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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
The Oilers only did it because of the 04-05 lockout to mitigate the risk of having absolutely nothing going on in Rexall for a year. They couldn't bail on the AHL fast enough when the NHL returned. In Calgary, there are already three tenants here. The Dome simply can't handle a fourth.
And that is a possibility, SCH, but not a huge fan of jerking Glen Falls around like that. The timing is a catch-22 for the Flames. We're already out west, so if we want to move into somewhere like Salt Lake and still be an island for a season, that is fine. But if the Pacific Division fails to materialize, then we're stuck looking to move again.
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Originally the Phantoms were supposed to be a one-year proposition in Glens Falls, also. I think they would prefer that to no team, especially with an extra year to try and find a permanent tenant.
Judging from the article it sounds like the Pacific Division plans will be shored up by the end of this summer so I'm guessing that the powers-that-be already know whether it will or won't happen.