“There are a couple people who have complained on other teams about some of the things that Pittsburgh players have done. Some of that goes in the category of gamesmanship. Some of that goes to the fact that we need to be vigilant as a league to make sure that players aren't unnecessarily and inappropriately hurt.”

American sports executive

Gary Bruce Bettman is an American sports executive, born in 1952, best known as the commissioner of the National Hockey League. He has held that role since February 1, 1993, making him one of the longest-serving league leaders in North American professional sports. Before joining the NHL, Bettman was a senior vice president and general counsel for the National Basketball Association. He studied at Cornell University and New York University School of Law, and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.