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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Thanks.
They are however, budget teams that are in pretty tough economic situations of their own.
Calgary's revenues will destroy both of theirs.
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It's pretty clear that the owners of both the Jets and Hurricanes are willing to lose money indefinitely. The Thomson family appears to be bankrolling the Jets as a matter of civic pride; I don't know what motivates Peter Karmanos.
The Flames' owners have never been keen to sustain losses on their hockey operations, which led them, in the past, to penny-wise but pound-foolish decisions like hiring Craig Button as GM, or gutting the scouting department in the late 1990s. Right at this moment, their other businesses are suffering badly enough that they may not even be able to sustain any serious losses without selling off assets.