The Puck Stops Here

Al Strachan writes that the NHL is trying to produce an idiot-proof league with its new CBA. They want to create a league where no matter how poorly run a franchise is, it will still be successful both financially and on the ice. Probably the reality is that if you make something idiot proof, they come up with a better idiot. Teams will find new ways to lose on the ice and lose money under any CBA. Isn't the real problem that the people in charge of the NHL are idiots? Shouldn't that be what is being fixed? Instead they try to set up a system where even an idiot can succeed. Don't idiot proof - replace the idiots with qualified people.