Birds of a Feather

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman came to the aid of an owner in distress Friday, which is exactly why professional sports have commissioners in the first place. Speaking at a news conference part of All-Star Weekend, Bettman said the Kyle Beach situation “has been very emotional, frustrating and draining for the Blackhawks and Rocky [Wirtz] in particular.” Wait, there’s more. Bettman termed Wirtz’s meltdown during Wednesday’s town hall meeting an “emotional moment which Rocky promptly apologized for.” Yeah, right, and I bet it was heartfelt, too. Or maybe Wirtz got confused and though he was at work, where a boss displaying his SOB personality gets his way without question. If Bettman needed, I’m sure he could’ve had Rob Manfred fill in for him. Manfred would’ve have been happy to say the exact same thing, no doubt. Birds of a feather and all.