It was a clever move by the flames in my opinion.
1) First, they got the city to acknowledge scale benefits from integrating the field house facility into a multi-purpose facility. As a result, when the field house gets built in the next 10 years, the stamps will have a place to play. Free stadium for the stamps? Check
2) the city has propsed the stampede grounds for the new stadium. So now the flames have basicly been offered free land on the grounds.
Free land? Check
4) an olympic bid? That would require a new facility for ceremonies, speed skating, curling. That could all fit into a field house!!! Could that go on stampede grounds? With transit connections?
Downtown stamps stadium? Check
Free land for stadium? Check
Free stamps stadium? Check
Free transit connections? Check
5) the province and feds have said theyd look at subsidizing a stadium. Both subsidized vancouvers olympic bid.
Pathway for subsidy for flames stadium from province and feds? Check
Where do we end up: flames get a free fieldhouse, transit connections, free land and provincial and federal subsidies for a new flames stadium. The flames probably end up paying less than C$200m up front, with some additonal money coming from a CRL and ticket tax.
The total cost is probably near $700m
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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
The fact Gullfoss is not banned for life on here is such an embarrassment. Just a joke.
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