The Free Press is advising WIN to temper expectations:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/bre...117507898.html
There will not be any announcement at Portage and Main this week to reveal news that the NHL is returning to Winnipeg.
If you're hoping for that — stop. You'll only be disappointed.
There is, however, a chance that the NHL will determine it has exhausted all avenues to keep the Phoenix Coyotes in Arizona and begin to look at other options.
Lawsuits are beginning to stack up while Bettman spins his Rolodex looking for risk-taking financiers. Media across the country are split on the issue -- some say Bettman will get a deal in Arizona while others say he's already looking for an exit strategy.
The next 48 hours should be telling.
No one can say for certain how this will all end but thankfully for all involved, and that includes Winnipeg hockey fans, resolution appears imminent.
One way or another.