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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
Not that I think the Flames would leave, but there isn't a single solitary team that would move to Calgary if the Flames left without a new arena, and even if there was, the NHL would never allow it without a new arena.
Tack on the CDN dollar, to the arena issue, and the likelyhood of the Flames every getting another team if the Flames left is slim to none.
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If a building is 500 million the flames only need to be 25 million to 50 million per year more profitable then the team wanting to move. So are we 25 million dollars per year after the construction of a new arena than the Coyotes, Hurricanes, or Panthers?
The second thing around leaving is that for the flames to leave we only need to be more profitable by the difference between the other cities subsidy plus the relocation fee. So Seattle for example gives them a free building and they pay 200 million to relocate. Would Calgary be 15 to 30 million more profitable than Seattle? I would say probably. And in a Seattle scenario it really means selling the team to whoever buys the basketball team as you cant do it without the other ancillary revenues from an arena.
So until a city with a free arena that is within 15 to 30 million in additional profit potential emerges the flames aren't moving and any threat should be ignored.