This entire same argument happened while they were in the QC, because Chicago did the same thing as Winnipeg as far as paying some vets to have a winning AHL team rather than just worrying about the big club. Its understandable, and as a baseball fan it would be unheard of for a minor league team to bring in some has-beens to help. That said, fans (here at least) don't get excited about a team that loses all the time, so we didn't have the attendance, so they moved the team... So there's also some argument for putting a little effort towards a winning AHL team.
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