[CaptainCrunch]

I voted for an area of the 50 million but its dependant

I think the city can come up with the land and design the transit around it and then provide direct money that can be paid back to the city through a ticket tax.

Frankly sitting there and saying we should give them nothing if there is a threat to move is a fools game.

Beyond that we need new facilities, the Dome is pretty much on the bottom rung now as an NHL building and at some point there needs to be a new building.

The Flames have been a very good citizen to this city. How much money has this team provided through its charitable ventures for example. How much has the city benefited over the years for example in terms of taxes and transit revenues and employment?

As much as we say that the NHL won't let the Flames leave Calgary because of revenue streams, the building here will become a contentious issue because its at the end of being able to create new revenue streams.

As well, the Flames have to look at the deals that other cities and provinces gave for new rinks and feel like there has to be something there for their team. We know there's no deal like that on the table, but the city is going to have to act like a good partner, and the Flames like a good corporate partner and figure this out.