Other than being a billionaire, mandatory precursors to being an NHL team owner are one's love of the game and one's sincere commitment to treating the team as your community asset. Neither Meruelo nor Gutierrez seem to possess those qualities whatsoever. What's going on there is not at all surprising and, actually, was to be expected.
Honestly, I have zero understanding of Bettman's fixation on developing Arizona hockey market...
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