So when NHL commissioner Gary Bettman invited Barkley to come down and watch Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final in Nashville on Monday, he jumped at the chance. After all, as Barkley joked, it couldn’t be much worse than watching the NBA final. “The best thing about my job is when I’m in work for two straight months, like the NHL playoffs, I’m in a room with 20 televisions. I think we showed the stat: we’ve only had four basketball games in the playoffs that were less than double-digits. The NHL playoffs, including the Stanley Cup final, have so far been more exciting than what the NBA has had to offer.

Source: National Post June 06, 2017 21:00 UTC