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Originally Posted by Northendzone
So one thing I can't help but wonder - bet an has seemingly fought for a decade to keep the Yates in Phoenix, given that, then how long would he fight to keep the flames here in Calgary?
That being said, it would be nice if the flames could enter into a dialogue with the city and province to get a firm picture of what each party is willing to bring to the table and what each party needs.
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Apples to oranges. The NHL wants to keep the Coyotes in that US TV market. The Flames could leave Calgary and it would not at all change the Canadian TV market and if anything they could sit on Calgary as the next place they could use as a threat of relocation for franchises. Gary has always been tight with Flames ownership and there's no way he would stand in their way and Seattle is a market the NHL has always been interested in and what better owners than stable ones the Flames to assume that market.