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Originally Posted by Mike F
An NHL team could potentially generate so much more money elsewhere.
There's no shortage of potential gold mines that have dried up when the team actually set up shop, and there's no guarantee that a team going into Seattle would be a financial success if it struggled on the ice.
Fan support in Edmonton is essentially guaranteed.
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Katz has got the city of edmonton right where he wants them. He's convinced them they're on the verge of a dynasty. Now he's going to attempt to blackmail the city into building him a sports palace or he's going to pack up his dynasty and move.
If the NHL allowed a move to ever happen, which I doubt they would in the next 5 years, coming on the heels of a labour dispute, it would damage hockey in Canada. That would be the tipping point for me for sure.