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Originally Posted by browna
With Seattle missing out on that NBA franchise, and a building on its way to being ready needing a tenant, and, Seattle being closer to Katz then Edmonton is, I wouldn't be surprised to see those avenues explored, though likely a little less public, in the months ahead.
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Ya, its obviously a messy situation, but I would say there is about a zero percent chance that serious avenues of moving the Oilers to Seattle are explored. Not saying that Katz won't stage another sideshow to squeeze a little more juice out of the dirty unkept lemon tree that is the city of Edmonton, but there will never be a serious discussion of moving the Oilers.
I am not convinced that there won't be a buyer if he decides that the team is a dead end without a fully paid grossly overpriced arena.
Likely he or someone else will realize that this is a profitable endeavor with a cherry arena deal, the catch is you need to build a cheaper rink.