$2B Fee Dooming Atlanta's NHL Return Again?

Forsyth County's $3 billion Gathering project just got the green light, positioning Vernon Krause's group with an NHL-ready arena in their sights, but the league's ballooning $2 billion expansion fee looms like a salary cap overage nobody saw coming. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly makes it clear: they need a fully baked ownership plan before the Board of Governors even glances south, and talks with Krause's crew haven't matured yet despite the hype.