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Originally Posted by nik-
And Edmonton has given their infrastructure allotment to it, not a new fund. Nenshi has stated there won't be any city money for it, and I hope he stands firm.
I guess we'll see the true colours of ownership if they start threatening the fanbase with moves if they aren't given money. I hope it doesn't go that route.
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Flames will get public money one way or another. They may not have the move city (LA) leverage like NFL teams got, but they can still choose to move to Seattle or Quebec City (or Toronto) as a threat. Plus could use the "we've stuck around when it was tough" card. They could make this turn ugly politically.
If the city wants to have a top tier professional sports team, they're gonna have to pay their share for a new building. No owner is going to pay for everything, even though they could. That's stupid when it's been proven over and over again that you can get public funds.