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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
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I think one guy, mr. 100 million is looking for concessions, either real-estate or financial, and jumping on this bandwagon is a good way to get it.
For instance, the Acquilinis just got a nice 30 million dollar subsidy from the City of Vancouver to build new condos. Being the owner of a city sports franchise is a good way to grease the wheels.
Why have one arena when you can have two for twice the price and not have to be the little sister to the main owner?
I don't think the league will go for it, but it's puts him on the radar and gets his name associated with this project.
I think Bellevue is bad, too. I know some people will argue that it's not too far of a drive from Seattle etc, but I think most of those people are the same people who say it only takes 15 minutes to get from Bum-Fark-Nowhere, Suburb of Calgary. Seattle traffic is awful, having an arena in the city, preferably near the water/industrial area, and approving rapid transit projects is the ideal way to go, in my opinion.
Some civic planner will probably chime in and make me eat my shorts, but, makes sense to me.
Bellevue might as well be Airdrie in my mind.
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I think it's stupid to have an arena away from the core and transit. If you have a winning team, sure it might be ok, but if your team sucks, good luck filling those seats.
I think the Senators had that problem for years with poor attendance and a losing team situated out in Kanata. Only in recent years have they developed an actual devoted fan base that is willing to attend games to support a competitive team.
As for Phoenix, need we say more? Even with a winning team, they still can't draw.