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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Source: Common sense.
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Common sense would dictate that in a market like Calgary, Johnny does very little to generate anyone any extra revenue. While I doubt he generates 0 incremental income for the Flames, I'm sure he sparks a handful of people to buy a jersey who might not, or taken in a game they might otherwise have not, but really in a hockey crazed market who fills the rink for the most part (with only minor blips that are more dictated by team performance or the economy than any one player) and almost every fan owns a jersey, Johnny doesn't exactly have much opportunity to grow the bottom line for a franchise like Calgary.