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Originally Posted by Phil Russell
Me thinks a few posters here need to get out and travel a little bit. Every city on the planet has good areas and bad areas. And the bad areas, which dominate the crime stats, don't define an entire urban area. I have never visited Stockton but I am sure an AHL hockey player would have no problem living away from the gangs and meth addicts. And I am sure that an AHL hockey player, with a salary above the US median, will be able to find a nice safe and affordable condo to rent in one of likely a zillian such complexes around the city. Stockton may well be a dump--like I said I have never been there and the Central Valley of CA does have some crappy cities--but the characterization here of the scary American city is pretty comical.
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I think that's the whole point...
Besides, there are some unspoken perks to living with meth addicts: Cheap (no) rent, all the copper wiring you'll ever need and toothless BJs from women in the prime of their lives (though they may look a bit older – good for any MILF fans out there).
In all seriousness though, I imagine this is a very, very cheap option for the a Flames — an ECHL franchise in a bankrupt American city would cost them peanuts. Good investment from the team. Any investment in the community from a rich sports franchise is going to help the city. Plus in that part of California you're only ever an hour on the freeway away from pretty nice San Fran suburbs like Berkeley so if the boys are getting harassed by SAMCRO they can commute.