Atlanta Thrashers: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman Denies Sale Is Imminent

ESPN.com reported that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman refuted claims that an announcement was imminent on the sale and relocation of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg, Manitoba.

"So people just make this stuff up, right?" said Bettman, who was attending Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks.

"Where's the accountability from all the people who a month ago were saying that Phoenix was definitely going? Whatever is being written [about Atlanta] is being made