Original sentence: Bettman has also been criticized for selling broadcasting rights to NBC for 3 years at $70 million, which will not guarantee any revenue upfront, then allowing NBC to dictate the scheduling.Bettman was also largely held responsible for aggressively pushing the game into non-traditional markets at the expense of traditional ones, supposedly for major American television contracts expansion fees.Bettman's tenure as NHL commissioner has come under criticism by fans and the media.Consequently, Bettman implemented numerous rule changes to speed up the game and increase scoring oppourunities for the upcoming 2005-06 season.Defenders of the NBC contract argue that it was the best TV deal that the NHL could have gotten, as ABC/ESPN was only willing to renew for 2 years at $60 million per year.He oversaw work stoppages in 1994, and 2004.Many suggest that the result is declining TV ratings.Nashville was unable to draw 14,000 in paid attendance during the 2006-2007 season even though the Predators were one of the top teams in the league.Previously, Bettman had signed a $120 million per year over five seasons contract with ABC/ESPN from 1999-2004, with ABC executives later conceded that they overpaid for it, so their offer to renew the TV rights was much more tepid in 2004.Though the expansion plans were set in motion before he became commissioner, most of it was implemented when he took office.including a catastrophic 1.1 rating during Game 3 of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals between the Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators, lowest in NBC broadcasting history
Edited sentence: As the NHL commissioner or assistant, he oversaw work stoppages in 1992, 1994, and 2004.Bettman has also been accused of aggressively pushing the game into non-traditional markets at the expense of traditional ones in order to chase his dream of a major American television contract and to chase expansion money.Bettman has also been criticized for selling broadcasting rights to NBC for zero dollars, then allowing NBC to dictate the scheduling.Bettman's tenure as NHL commissioner has come under heavy criticism by fans and the media.Many suggest that the result is declining TV ratings, including a catastrophic 1.1 rating during Game 3 of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals between the Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators, lowest in NBC broadcasting history.The biggest disaster seems to be Nashville, a team that couldn't draw 14,000 in paid attendance during the 2006-2007 season even though the Predators were one of the top teams in the league.This accusation does not come without merit