LAS VEGAS (AP) — While the NHL may soon expand to Houston or Austin, Texas, the road to adding a 33rd team still has some obstacles to clear.

With the league in the middle of a process of exploring possible expansion with billionaire Dan Friedkin and his family, Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said Wednesday the Board of Governors still needs to be fully sold on the idea.

“I don’t want to get ahead of the board,” Daly said at the annual North American preseason player media tour. “I don’t want to treat it like a done deal because it’s not. It’s not a done deal on the Friedkin side, and it’s not a done deal on our side. And that’s why it’s kind…

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