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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Is Glendale/Phoenix that much more of an impoverished area than Winnipeg and/or Hamilton?
Winnipeg and Hamilton had a near-NHL arenas that was fully used paying its bills without an NHL team for years.
If the Jets were to leave Winnipeg next year (not going to happen) there would be no panic that the arena was going to sit empty.
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Economically the south west has taken an absolute beating over the last few years and then on top of that there is an excess of facilities in Pheonix, if the peg had 2 large arenas one would fail.