Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said this morning that moving the Penguins "is not an option" even if the team is sold to new ownership.
"The Penguins are in Pittsburgh and that's a given," he said.
Mr. Peduto said the 30-year lease the Penguins signed in 2007 to build Consol Energy Center binds the team to Pittsburgh and also "guarantees that there are no options to break it."
But the mayor stressed that he has received no indication that Penguins and owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle are even entertaining such a thought.
He sees the situation as similar to that with the Steelers several years ago when they brought on additional investors to be part of the franchise while the Rooney family retained control.