Bettman skeptical of new potential Coyotes owner

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is skeptical of Jim Balsillie's offer to buy the Phoenix Coyotes , saying he isn't sure the BlackBerry boss could gain approval of league owners.

[BKL]

Good job Balsille, nothing makes me happier than to see Bettman pissed off.

[Jack Tupp]

BKL wrote:

Good job Balsille, nothing makes me happier than to see Bettman pissed off.

I second that.

[Paul]

Only with Bettman can a franchise file B/R and he's not aware of it...they must have announced it on versus.

[Guinness Drinker]

geez, I don't know, he didn't seem too concerned over John Spano

[socalgawfer]

He's pissed because Balsille knows the rules better than he does.
Buy the team in BK get the judge to sign off on it, and n way does Bettman work a relocation or franchise fee.
If this works out, wait until this team starts playing in their new city, Bettman and his crooked cronies will see to it that they become the first team in league history to play their entire season short handed

[NYStateOfMind]

Guinness Drinker wrote:

geez, I don't know, he didn't seem too concerned over John Spano

That's exactly the reason he's concerned. Bettman took a while to get the egg off his face from the Spano fiasco...