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Originally Posted by Table 5
This line of thinking assumes that this is a negotiation. The Flames are the ones who need a new hockey rink or football stadium, not the City. The City already had plans for a fieldhouse and rejuvenation of the West Village, and could do it without any Flames involvement whatsoever.
The Olympics do present an interesting wrinkle, but at the end of the day in regards to a new rink/stadium, the Flames need the City much more than the other way around. The onus is on the Flames to woo them.
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Disagree. There are several markets the Flames could move to if the city/province doesn't help at all. There's a brand new arena in Quebec City as well as several less appealing options. But they will seem a lot more appealing the longer this drags out. Obviously that isn't what they want to do but at the end of the day this is all mostly about money. Sentimentality, history, culture, etc. all eventually lose out to the need for more money.