Breaking: Huge indication that Arizona relocates after this season!

There are a lot of conflicting reports out there regarding the state of the Arizona Coyotes. Will they stay or will they go - that's been the age-old question for several years now.

A report coming from The Fourth Period and Darren Dreger indicates that the Coyotes have been essentially given a timeline to resolve their arena situation, if not, they're gone.

A statement from Gary Bettman earlier in March read the following:

“The simple truth? The Arizona Coyotes must have a new arena location to succeed,” he wrote. “The Coyotes cannot and will not remain in Glendale.”

The order was clear - a new arena deal must be in place for the Coyotes to stay in Arizona. There were discussions that they could move back to Phoenix and share an arena with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA.

That doesn't look to be panning out - and there has been no progress in other initiatives to get an arena built.

Dreger spoke on TSN Overdrive recently, and had this to share.

“Powerful owners that I’ve talked to in the last couple of days, maybe they don’t stand up in the room and stamp their feet and say ‘enough is enough,’ but they want a real hard read this season as to where this situation is at in Arizona,” he said. “They want an arena deal in place at the end of the season, or it’s time to move on.”

Finally, according to a league executive, The Fourth Period reports that "if the Coyotes cannot lock in a new building 'by the start of next season' and be prepared to call that building home for the 2020-21 season, they may be forced to move."

These are some major hints that Arizona is on its way out. Now - where do they go? Hard to say. Seattle is due for a franchise by 2020-21, and it's more likely than not that they become the league's 32nd team via expansion rather than relocation. Calgary is another team on the hot seat with an arena deal needing to be put in motion. Houston and Quebec City appear to be cities primed for NHL teams in the future - we could very well see Arizona and Calgary get new homes in the next few years.