Over the years, the Flames have been a poor investment for this ownership group and I know this for a fact more or less (mods can PM). The Flames owners can and are making excellent returns in their operating businesses and investments...the Flames are NOT one of them. Though I believe they're doing better now in large part due to the strength in CAD.
I'm not saying anything about the private vs. public funding debate. All I'm saying is I don't think polarizing this issue is constructive and it's simply not the case that owners in Calgary are making piles of cash on the Flames. The truth is somewhere in the middle of the two extremes, as is the case usually in these types of contentious/emotional debates.
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