[truebluefan]

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman yesterday expressed optimism that the Penguins will get a new owner who will keep the team in Pittsburgh, and he put the onus on government officials to make sure the city gets a new arena.

"I anticipate that there will be new ownership, and I am anticipating and certainly extremely hopeful that a new building will be built in Pittsburgh because we all know the Penguins have to have a new building," Bettman said during a preseason teleconference.

"With new owners and with a new building, my belief is that the future of the Penguins in Pittsburgh is both warm and bright. We don't want to see that team move."

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