PLUS THREE FROM PATRICK
• Winter Classic. The NHL broke out the successful outdoor game on New Year's Day in 2008. Now, the whole thing has been made silly with repeated outdoor games.
• NBA on Christmas Day. The NBA started with home games for the Knicks and Lakers in 1983. Now, it bores the Hades out of people with non-stop (five) games.
• NHL 3-on-3. "Hey, our fans seem to like 3-on-3 overtime; let's play 60 minutes as our All-Star event.''
— More silliness from the Brain of Bettman.
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