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Originally Posted by New Era
St. Louis, San Diego and Oakland fans were all saying the same thing. Don't discount the desires of an owner to make a quick buck. Calgary is very fortunate to have the owner group they currently have. That ownership group can change so nothing is guaranteed, especially if a better offer comes calling. Calgary is a great market, but so are a lot of other markets. I seriously doubt Calgary could compete with Markham if that was a possibility, especially if the potential for a new building dies.
See, I don't care where the team is. I don't live in Calgary so it doesn't matter to me where the team was. In fact, if the team were south of the border it would probably mean I could attend more games as travel options would increase substantially. Calgary is the one that could be the biggest loser here, no one else. Quote all the studies that suggest the city should tell the Flames to #### themselves all you want, but if the owners tire of the crap they have plenty of options to satisfy people that share your interests. I'll still be cheering for the Flames, where ever they are, but you'll be crying because you lost your team. Ask the Jets fans how hard it was to see the team shuffle off to Phoenix and how lucky they feel to have the team back again. Then ask them if they want to go through that again.
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I'm a Calgary resident, not born and raised. Have always been a flames fan. In reality I highly doubt they would move to another city. But if they did move it would be a huge loss to the city. However as mentioned we are lucky the owners are local and dedicated. That's would certainly help in keeping them here despite an outdated arena.
Truth be told, in the sports realm for the city, it's the only one I actually care about and support In this town. I'd still be a flames fan regardless, wherever they move. Heck, if a new team replaced the flames after a move, I'd still be a Flames fan wherever they are located over any new franchise anyways.
Get the arena built as we will need a new one eventually sooner or later.