Houston has become the perfect city and arena for Bettman to move his most troubled team — the oasis in the desert for a troubled NHL franchise that won’t ever be viable in its present market. Your guess is as good as mine as to who that will be, though. Is it a team that begins with an “A” or a “C” or an “F”? We won’t know until the commissioner wants us to know.

Because you see Bettman, who I worked almost five years for and someone who is revered by billionaires, has a plan.

-John Shannon of Sportsnet where you can read more on this plus Seattle, Carolina and Quebec City too.