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Originally Posted by Bingo
They way I see it they started the negotiation with the exact deal the Oilers got which is a pretty logical place to start in my mind.
That doesn't mean they are going to get it, but wouldn't you want and expect the same thing if you were an owner?
If they had doubled the Edmonton City offer as a starting point I think you'd be spot on, but they didn't.
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Okay, now this is a fair point. I think this is important.
As a business you'd point to the Edmonton deal and say: "This is what a comparable entity received and we are using this for a starting point."
And thats fair.
But as non-connected individuals we know that the City of Edmonton made a stupid deal. I still dont really know why. They didnt have to capitulate like that. But they did.
So you've got the Flames who obviously want to start there and you've got the City who are saying that the Flames' opening stance isnt even on the map.
Extreme to extreme. Its not one-way traffic.