Agreed. I don't think Flames and Oilers would care too much about Jets coming back. Eric Francis is just trying to look like he's an insider and knows whats up to the nation.
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Originally Posted by Mad Mel
True enough. They've tried it already twice, failed miserably on one count, and the second's 84% attendance and mediocre television ratings aren't exactly an indicator of resounding success. If it doesn't work in Vancouver and barely works in Tronna, smaller cities won't even be on the radar.
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The NBA scenario is similar here with struggling NHL teams. With the Grizzles they sucked balls so little interest in them. And Toronto supports everything enough that even if Raptors were god awful they'll still get enough attendance wise. Win more and they'll get more attention.