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LeBrun: One year later, expansion buzz has died down

Pierre LeBrun and Craig Custance report from Pebble Beach, California, and look ahead to the NHL board of governors meeting.

MONTEREY, Calif. -- Remember the buzz from a year ago before this meeting?

Who soon will forget NHL commissioner Gary Bettman after the opening day of the board of governors meeting last December in Boca Raton, Florida, announcing to a room full of jaw-dropped reporters that the league had agreed to allow Bill Foley from Las Vegas begin a ticket drive to gauge market interest for an expansion team.

No promises, Bettman was quick to add on that evening of Dec.