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PHT Morning Skate: Kings give Bettman grief for his ‘tough shoes’

Gary Bettman

Gary Bettman

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PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what’s happening and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.

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As festive as it must have been when the Los Angeles Kings visited the White House, the most memorable thing to come from the photo op was probably Marian Gaborik giving Gary Bettman a hard time for his foot wear on Instagram.

Here’s the photo:

toughshoes

James OBrien

Gaborik’s caption reads: “Tough shoes Mr. Bettman at the White House @nhl @nhlpa.”

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