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Originally Posted by getbak

Last week, Mike Ilitch put forward a proposal to build a new arena complex for the Wings in downtown Detroit.

With the Rangers basically rebuilding MSG, and the Islanders moving into the Barclays Center, that means that the Flames now have the oldest arena in the NHL with no publicly announced replacement plans (although the Oilers and Wings plans don't mean they're necessarily closer to happening).

I have no inside info, but it would not surprise me at all if Calgary completes a new arena before Edmonton.