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Originally Posted by BlackRedGold25
How would it be devastating? The Oilers have been a joke of a franchise since their dynasty ended.
If anything a hypothetical loss of the Oilers (I really don't think there's much chance they'll ever leave Edmonton) would help the Flames since they'd have their broadcast region all to themselves which would translate to richer broadcast deals.
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A strong rivalry revived courtesy of a few playoff series may be more beneficial to the Flames (and Oilers of course) since it would generate even more interest in the teams province wide. You may be able to generate more revenue from the casual fanbase that gets interested in a heated Battle of Alberta. If it was just Flames alone, they should generate a greater fanbase province wise, but maybe not that much that's far out of the Calgary region.