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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I don't know why I keep coming back to this thread, it annoys me. Slow news day I guess.
I wonder how many people would continue to support the Flames if the team and city had a tiff, and the Flames sued Calgary for $200 million USD.
Not sure the Flames could make it 'work' in this city even if they had a brand new rink in a prime location. I for one would not support them.
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It seems like most of the people who are coming out in support of the Coyotes are not Glendale city taxpayers, so they aren't at risk of losing anything if the Coyotes win the lawsuit.
If you're a taxpayer in Scottsdale who is also a Coyotes fan, you're likely going to back the team in this fight because you don't want the team to leave the area and you have no stake in the well-being of the City of Glendale.
It would be like if the Flames decided to move their new arena to Balzac because the MD of Rockyview offered to pay for it. Then, a few years later, after the Saddledome had been torn down, the MD tried to change the lease agreement with the threat of eviction if the team didn't agree. As a Flames fan who lives in Calgary, I would definitely support the Flames in that fight (although, I'd be mad at them for making a stupid, short-sighted deal in the first place).