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Why doesn't Seattle have an NHL franchise yet, and why is Houston probably going to get one?
Because one didn't pass the Gary Bettman Test when it needed to, and the other very well might when it has to.
The Bettman Test has been applied to a dozen markets throughout his tenure as NHL commissioner.