I'm in favor of using some public money for the new arena. That said, the Flames have once again bungled this process up. Bringing in Bettman in the US might help things, but here in Canada it can only hurt. The casual fan associates Bettman with lockouts, stealing Canadian teams, and propping up sunbelt teams at the expense of Canadian teams. Heck, most hardcore fans feel the same. Very few actually acknowledge the good he has done for the game. Bringing him in just hurts the Flames position more. But that's par for the course with this process, unfortunately.
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