NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was in Calgary, Alberta, this week, and he was there to do what he's done in so many other markets: pressure local government to accept an arena deal that includes massive amounts of public money.
In a chamber of commerce event covered by TSN, Bettman said he was "having trouble understanding" why there hadn't been more progress on the project, dubbed CalgaryNEXT. He said the cost was never going to be lower, that it was necessary and put the onus for progress squarely on Mayor Naheed Nenshi.