People hate on Bettman but he for sure had a contingency plan here.
And I have a feeling he has a couple of these things mapped out.
I feel like Salt Lake or Portland was potentially always the contingency plan for Arizona. I've always felt like Quebec City is the contingency plan for if things ever go poorly in Florida/Sunrise.
They've always wanted to keep the higher profile markets (Vegas, Seattle, Houston, Atlanta, etc) available for the big expansion fees.
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