It didn’t get a lot of attention, but Commissioner Gary Bettman promoted four people on Thursday. The name most may recognize is Steve Mayer, who’s been on the podcast twice. He’s now President of NHL Content & Events. Also: Steve McArdle to COO, Keith Wachtel to President of NHL Business and Julie Grand to Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly’s Chief of Staff. This is purely my opinion, but among these names are potential clues to what the league will look like in a post-Bettman, post-Daly world.