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Originally Posted by getbak
It's still going to be years before the Stamps are in a new building. I wouldn't be surprised if they prioritize the construction of the arena ahead of the stadium, so if it's a minimum of 5 years before the Flames are in a new building, it will probably be longer for the Stamps. If the arena opens in the fall of 2020, the stadium likely won't open until the summer of 2021 or maybe even 2022.
So, even best case scenario, they'll still get 7 or 8 seasons of use from the new scoreboard. Then, once the new building is open, they can either move the scoreboard to the new building, or sell it to another facility that needs one.
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I think all indications are one of the biggest reasons the timelines have been pushed back 2-4 years (depending on who you listen to) is that they have a least been considering a Mega Complex to house the entire organizations, Flames, Stamps, Hitmen, Roughnecks, Concerts, and the capability to add other field or arena sports in the long run if the opportunities make sense.
If that's what they are looking at then the 5 year timeline was probably for the entire complex, which makes more sense than just a hockey rink.
Just for example once the Financing was in place the construction on the Edmonton arena will have been less than 2 years from contract to completion.