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Originally Posted by photon
I chose fear of losing season ticket base, but I agree it can be a combination of many factors, but ultimately I think it's a business level decision rather than a hockey decision.
The only question I have is can they trust the fans?
When the team was going through its rough patch in the 90's and the team's viability in Calgary was at least discussed as being at risk, wasn't attendance and support evaporating?
Wouldn't that suggest to the owners that they can't trust the fan base?
I don't know because I don't recall enough from the 90's to know if the situation is comparable to trusting the fans now to be supportive through a rebuild.
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The way I look at it is that the difference in the 90s was that they were not only bad but had no hope. If we could build a good team through the draft we couldn't afford to keep it.
Now I think they have exactly the opposite problem. They have too much money to spend and try to build the team by buying it. It didn't work that well in Toronto or in NY and they didn't have to deal with the cap.