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Originally Posted by Adult Rental Chris
That would mean Ballsilly would be tapped as an Owner, but Bettman seems to have an agenda against him specifically. Also if it were up to Bettmen, which to a point it is, Canada would get no further teams and could easily snowball the Winnipeg deal.
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Balsile pissed off Bettman and most of the NHL owners by thinking he could push his way into the most prime hockey market through a backdoor - there are plenty of people who would pony up as much cash as Balsile for a new team in Southern Ontario.
Winnipeg is definitely getting a team even if Bettman doesn't really want it - he can't have the NHL having to take over another team like it's done with Phoenix. There are American owners who are ready to just walk away from their franchises like Atlanta.