BOCA RATON, Fla. -- NHL commissioner Gary Bettman explained the reasoning behind a letter he sent to the Arizona Legislature, warning that the Coyotes cannot make their long-term home in Glendale.
"I don't want it misconstrued. We are not giving up on the Coyotes in the greater Phoenix area," Bettman said Wednesday, after the NHL general managers meetings wrapped up for the week.
"The fact that the Coyotes are even having discussions about moving out of Glendale is because the city of Glendale chose to terminate the long-term agreement they had with the team. Had they not terminated that agreement, we wouldn't be having this discussion.