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Originally Posted by cam_wmh
hahaha. That "We'll move" threat is adorable, it really is.
Firstly, the Flames will move, and fracture the CSE? I imagine, that'll bode well for the Hitmen, Stampeders and Roughnecks.
Secondly, and amusingly, the backdraft of the Flames moving, will be so swift that a new ownership will fill that void like industrial suction.
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I disagree. Right now expansion fees are insane. Plus an expansion franchise is very much a poor product right away. It took the Jets 20 years to get their franchise and that was a league decision to move them from Winnipeg to begin with. Chapman needed 150 million in a relocation fee plus the cost of the franchise. If Winnipeg had a poor barn that generated poor revenue, 500 million dollars is a massive risk. For years, hockey team owners were handing over the keys left and right.
Imagine if Calgary snubs an NHL owner. You think the league will reward the city with another franchise anytime soon? The biggest sales pitch that the league has when selling it's franchise is that it has all the leverage. There's no way they would let cities control them.