Are the Coyotes headed for the Sin City? The New York Eric Wagaman Jersey Post reportedlate Tuesday the NHL , who wouldmove it to Las Vegas in time forthe 2016-17 season. MORE: | NHL commi sioner Gary Bettman, in a word,called the report "garbage." "The Post was told the story was completely untrue," le s than an hour after the report surfaced."They ran it anyway. The story is garbage. Team is staying put. Coyotes co-ownerAnthony LeBlanc also swiftly and adamantlyi sueda denial to Fox Sports. "The article in the Post is 100 percent false," he said. "No truth to it whatsoever. I'm not an unidentified source.I'm a principal, so I think I should know." It's an interesting time for such a report to surface, given the Coyotes' contentious situationwith the city of Glendale and the succe s of Foley's drive to bring hockey toLas Vegas, which has garnered commitments for more than 13,000 season tickets. The GlendaleCity Council with the Coyotes, inciting a legal battle that is just getting started. Meanwhile, majority owner Andrew Barroway, who was brought in to give the franchise stronger financial support, . The NHL it will begin accepting formal applications for expansion this summer. The league is expected to . The Post report said the NHL isalso eyeing expansion franchises in the Greater Toronto and Seattle markets for the 2017-18 season. As the third man in, NHL deputy commi sionerBill Daly called the Post report"the most ridiculous and irresponsible story Ive ever been a sociated with," . "(The idea) has never been contemplated or discu sed. Not evennotionally." A Coyotes relocation to Las Vegas has seemed unlikely for two reasons. First, in the event of relocation, the NHL would lose out onexpansion fees, which Bettman has said will "begin with a 5, as in $500 million or more. Second, Foley is in a precarious position, having committed significanttime and effort to bringing a franchise to Las Vegas. Would he jeopardize his standing by going against Bettman's public wishes to keep the Coyotes in Arizona at all costs? Then again, we've seen this before. The NHL of the Thrashers relocating from Atlanta to Winnipeg in 2011. Take everything with a grain of salt at this point. Jose Suarez Jersey