Gary Bettman sounded a little like a real estate agent in his state-of-the-league address. "The market is not flooded" with teams for sale, the NHL commissioner said Friday at the United Center, a day before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals between Chicago and Philadelphia. He was doing his best to quash or at least downplay reports and signs that several NHL clubs are unstable in this shaky economy. Bettman said the league is "not now dealing with any franchise going out of business or moving," and he expressed hope that such speculation will soon stop. The commissioner also confirmed Pittsburgh as the next stop for the Winter Classic and seemed worked up about the NHL's relationship with the International Ice Hockey Federation. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=5230301
