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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Where would you rather they set up shop?
I like the short travel up to the big club, especially over the next couple of seasons, when there will be players go up and down on a regular basis.
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Is short travel for a handful of players to come up to Calgary once or twice per year worth excessively long travel for every player 20-30 times per year? I say no. In fact, I say that the amount of travel is detrimental to our ability to develop our prospects. More flights, longer travel = greater fatigue and less practice time.
The Flames went into Abbotsford hoping to start a westward movement in the AHL. It failed. The only reason they are still there is the sweetheart deal with AESC and the city.