Good column and right on the money.  North American players, Swedes and Finns are really a bunch of overpaid athletes that are only interested in the money.  We know Bettman and the billionaire owners don't love the game they love the money, pure and simple.  But to realize the players are in the same category is disturbing and disheartening and only further shows that NHL hockey is slipping down the road to irrelevance as ex-fans like me turn to other venues.