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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
$170 million just from seat sales and we're talking about their viability as a market? Also, starting next year they'll be getting $45 million per year in TV revenue (national and regional).
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Yeah, viability is an issue. Everyone else is making more money and is more competitive. At some point that is going to wear on the fans and they will fall into the same malaise that gripped the team when it moved to Phoenix. Cheering for a loser is not fun and it will result in lost season ticket purchases and less revenues. When that starts to happen you can't blame an owner for looking at potential better markets. If Quebec or Markham became available as an alternative to Winnipeg you think there would be some consideration on the part of the current owner?