After everything that went down in Chicago, it won't be them. Bedard is a franchise-changing player, and Arizona is Gary (Bettman)'s baby
Then Biznasty, Paul Bissonette, doubled down, and confirmed these thoughts:
I spoke to Gary (Bettman) yesterday
You can listen to the whole clip here:
Without a new stadium confirmed, Bedard would be the piece that could turn Arizona's fortunes around. We all know that Bettman will do anything to keep that market alive.