Still think this is a bad idea.
Staying in the East would be more beneficial to the team in my opinion.
Even more beneficial would have been a move closer to a city with a major airport in the East.
Playing more games against 4-5 opponents in California is sort of a help I guess...but wouldn't it be better to be closer to the other 25 teams in the AHL?
I think they should have waited until other teams tried this first, and maybe made the move in a few years when/if there was a greater presence out west.
It's still 1600 km away from Calgary.
And I'm not even mentioning the supposed terrible reputation of the city itself.
Anyway, hope for the best...
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