NHL commissioner Gary Bettman (L) talks with Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, June 26, 2009. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman (L) talks with Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, June 26, 2009.

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  1. PITTSBURGH - OCTOBER 2: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is shown in a video camera screen as he addresses the media before a game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers on October 2, 2009 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  2. PITTSBURGH - OCTOBER 2: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman addresses the media before a game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers on October 2, 2009 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  3. PITTSBURGH - OCTOBER 2: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman addresses the media before a game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers on October 2, 2009 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  4. National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman answers questions during a pre-game media availability before the Pittsburgh Penguins season opener against the New York Rangers in a NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  5. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks at the Reuters Global Media Summit in New York, December 1, 2009.
  6. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks at the Reuters Global Media Summit in New York, December 1, 2009.
  7. Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Garnet Exelby, left, skates over to Maple Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson, of Sweden, after losing to the Buffalo Sabres in overtime in the NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Buffalo Sabres' Chirs Connolly scored the goal in overtime to win 3-2.
  8. Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Niklas Hagman, left, is congratulated by Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle, right after Hagman scored a goal in the third period of a NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. The Maple Leafs won the game 6-3.
  9. Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle, of the Czech Republic (15) is congratulated by Maple Leafs' Lee Stempniak, left, after Kaberle scored a goal against the Anaheim Ducks in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. The Maple Leafs won the game 6-3.
  10. Toronto Maple Leafs' Nikolai Kulemin (L) battles for the puck with Ottawa Senators' Chris Neil during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto, October 6, 2009.
  11. Toronto Maple Leafs' Nikolai Kulemin (L) battles for the puck with Ottawa Senators' Chris Neil during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto, October 6, 2009.
  12. Toronto Maple Leafs' Nikolai Kulemin (L) battles for the puck with Ottawa Senators' Chris Neil during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto, October 6, 2009.
  13. Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, left, serves a hot dog to 7-year-old Mason Dietrich, from Waterloo, Ontario, before the Maple Leafs' NHL hockey season opener against the Montreal Canadiens in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
  14. Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, right, watches as 7-year-old Mason Dietrich, left, from Waterloo, Ontario, eats a hot dog served by Burke before the Maple Leafs' NHL hockey season opener against the Montreal Canadiens in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
  15. Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, left, and newly-acquired player Phil Kessel pose for photographs during a news conference in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. The Leafs acquired the rights to Kessel after months of talks with the Boston Bruins and then signed him to a five-year deal Friday.
  16. Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke speaks at a news conference about signing NHL player Phil Kessel to the hockey team in Toronto September 19, 2009.

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