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Originally Posted by Jiggy
KK just said on the radio they would never threaten to leave. He also said he feels they have been baited on trying to say that.
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That's funny, because I just heard him say "if the people here decide they don't need the team in this city..."
Sure sounds like an implied threat to me.
The whole interview was condescending, smug, and frankly dishonest.
He complains about how far Edmonton is ahead of Calgary with their new arena for the Oilers. Whose fault is that? The Flames could have been opening a new arena this year if that's what they wanted. The owners have the money. The only thing stopping them has been a desire to spend less of their own money on their private facility.
And that was another doozy. King had the gall to say that Calgary needs this 'public' facility and the Flames are willing to contribute towards it. A facility owned by the Flames will not be a public facility. Calling it that is completely dishonest.
I'm not a fan of Nenshi. But if that's the kind of smug, deceptive, and self-serving dialog they're getting from the Flames, them I'm glad he's putting up a confrontational front.
Oh, and I know they're just sports reporters, and they have a vested interest in keeping the Flames and Ken King happy. But that was one of the most craven, soft-pedalled interviews I've heard. So many important and obvious questions they could have asked. Instead it sounded like it was conducted by PR flacks for the Flames rather than journalists.