HENDERSON, Nev. -- The NHL needs a "fully baked plan" from an ownership group in Atlanta before having its board of governors consider bringing an expansion team to the city, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN on Tuesday.

Daly said the NHL met with multiple groups in July who are seeking to make Atlanta the league's 33rd team. Daly said those talks haven't "matured to the point where we have a proposal."

Krause Sports and Entertainment is behind one of the bids. Forsyth County has approved plans for a $3 billion development called The Gathering at South Forsyth that includes an NHL-sized arena. There is a competing bid from the Alpharetta Sports & Entertainment Group that seeks to develop the North Point Mall site in Alpharetta, located about 30 minutes from where the Thrashers us

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