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Old 12-15-2013, 11:23 AM   #51
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Originally Posted by Jason14h View Post
David Johnson is worth north of 20 billions and the Jets are part of an operation including a Casino and sports bars.

Trust me, the Jets will be just fine even if no one shows up for their games.
Bull####. These guys become billionaires because they recognize a losing proposition and dump it. If the Jets can remain self-sufficient he will do what he did to become a billionaire; find another sucker to buy them or move them to another city (hello Quebec City!).

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I do think the Flames are in much more dire need of a new rink than the Peg.

Winnipeg is not a great place but their sports rink, ball park and stadium are much better than Calgary's situation.

Calgary always wants to be considered a world class city but when we have people whine about an expensive footbridge it sure makes getting the bigger ticket items like new arenas look a long ways off.
Yeah, the Flames can seat an extra 4,000 people per game, and do, and they are the ones in dire need of a new building?? Get serious. The Jets' average ticket price is a whopping $276.69 per seat, and that's down 20% from last year. Average price for the Flames is 262.10, up 25% from the previous year. The difference in revenues, just in seat sales, is almost $43M a season. Who needs the new rink?

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