NHL commissioner Gary Bettman refuted reports Thursday that an announcement was imminent on the sale and relocation of the Thrashers to Winnipeg, according to an . "So people just make this stuff up, right?" said Bettman, who was attending Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks. "Where's the accountability from all the people who a month ago were saying that Phoenix was definitely going? Whatever is being written [about Atlanta] is being made up."