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Originally Posted by Frequitude
Ken, why do you think the Stampede needs to be convinced of Plan A? Why wouldn't they love the idea of Plan A?
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Just my gut, but I would think the Flames would have pitched an idea like this to the Stampede, and instead of money from condo sales they would have been looking for other ways the Stampede Board could have benefited. A few off the top of my head- parking, an entertainment district, possibly even a hotel. Basically assuming the city would give $200M for a fieldhouse, the Flames are still short another $200M.
5500 parking spots for 45 Flames games per year at $20 a pop is just shy of $5M per year. Add another 36 Hitmen games, assuming 2500 spots, and 10 Stamps games at the full 5500, and that's another $3M. That's $8M per year in parking money alone.
I don't have numbers for anything else, because that is obviously far less tangible. But there is money on the table, and it is quite likely that both sides with their own wants couldn't leave enough for the other party.