NHL commissioner Gary Bettman once again dismissed any speculation of the Senators leaving Ottawa or the team being sold on Wednesday.

The Senators finished dead last in a season that saw the club trade away key veteran players on expiring contracts, fire head coach Guy Boucher and had plans for a new arena in LeBreton Flats fail.

While in Ottawa to discuss concussions on Parliament Hill, Bettman clearly stated that owner Eugene Melnyk isn't looking for buyer for the franchise.

“The team isn’t for sale,” Bettman said, per the Ottawa Sun.

When asked in the Senators would be relocated, Bettman gave a simple "No."

The commissioner added Wednesday that Melnyk is continuing to look at possibilities for a new rink in Ottawa.

“I believe that Mr. Melnyk is looking at all of his options, and deciding how best to proceed, with an eye towards keeping the team in Ottawa,” said Bettman.

Bettman's comments come less than two months after he said there's no reason for Senators fans to be concerned the team could be on the move.

"There's no reason to be [concerned]," Bettman said at the league's general manager meetings in March . "Teams go through ebbs and flows and with their fan bases and Eugene Melnyk is doing what he has to do as an owner in terms of meeting the team's obligations – and management, ownership for any franchise, at any given point in time, may think it's time for a rebuild and that's what has to be done and teams go through cycles.”