Interesting article... apparently the Flames wanted a "huge transfer fee" to move on from Abbotsford:
http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Ut...228/story.html
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t’s true, the Flames were willing to move on, and leave their sweetheart deal behind. The Calgary deal has six years left and guarantees the team will receive $5.7 million a year in revenue.But the Flames were not eager to jump. They wanted money in the form of a transfer fee to bow out of the region. A lot of money.
The Canucks weren’t willing to pay the price to buy them out, and neither was Abbotsford. Maybe that changes in the future. Abbotsford taxpayers sure hope so.
Right now, however, it’s hard to envision the Flames cutting down their asking price by much. It’s equally difficult to envision the Canucks or Abbotsford paying Calgary’s price.
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