Commissioner: NHL 'exploring our options' with Coyotes

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Despite widespread reports that the Arizona Coyotes are set to be sold and moved to Salt Lake City, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman refused to confirm the transaction.

Bettman, speaking Tuesday at the CAA World Congress of Sports in Los Angeles, merely lamented the franchise's arena difficulties in the Phoenix area.

Earlier this month, Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo unveiled a pla