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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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Has a more lucrative location come up for availability before? Exactly. There isn't precedence to speak of. Yet, a less viable comparable just happened a few short years ago.
Just like it was mentioned previous, the Oilers comparable -- Katz had no desire to move, and was simply disrupting the market conversation, with his communication strategy.
Winnipeg, & Quebec City are not Calgary in terms of profitability. Less seats, with considerably less corporate support.