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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
Because moving a team out of those markets to more profitable Canadian markets has been such an easy task in the past.
Teams will not be moved from those markets to a Canadian market under any circumstance other than if the team has a receiver locking the doors to their rink like was about to happen in Atlanta when they moved to Winnipeg.
I'm not saying Calgary would ever relocate, but i'm saying this whole "If they leave, who cares, we'll just get another team shortly" sentiment is complete nonsense. If the Flames ever leave Calgary, I have a hard time believing they would ever get a team a back, and if they did, it would be a decade or two down the road.
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I have no doubt that another team would want to move here... but - and I'm just speculating here - what do you think #1 would be on the list of wants if a team did want to move here???
A NEW ARENA.
Do people really thing that there is a team that would want to move here, or equally importantly, be allowed to move here by the NHL, when the only arena choice is a 30+ year old option?
It's a bit of a cycle there...