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Originally Posted by strombad

Plus, places like Florida or Long Island weren't included, and those are constantly rated at the bottom of desirability polls.

Calgary is an excellent place for the affluent. I can't imagine they are top ten in the league or anything, but I'd bet good money they rank 5 or more places higher than Winnipeg at very least, likely in the 15-20 range even in a rebuild. As well, unlike Edmonton and Winnipeg, Calgary is currently on the upswing, while Winnipeg is trending down and Edmonton is currently stagnating.

Edmonton still has a lot of potential, they could be a talented contending team which would certainly help their shortcomings and move them much higher on the desirability list. Winnipeg is likely to remain low for quite some time. Similar climate to Edmonton, not quite as comfortable for the affluent, almost none of the pedigree, and trending downwards.

Regardless, teams outside of the Original Six and in a much lesser sense outside the 67 expansion teams are going to have a hard time cracking the top 10. Most everyone else just jumbles around based on quality of management, quality of team, and the city's quality of life. Plus, throwing money around helps.

I wish before I went down the conversation road with you that somebody would have told me that you like to just pull things out of your ace. it would have saved me a lot of time.