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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Instant the Flames get a new arena - the team's value increases by a ton which is why they want the damn thing so bad.
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Based on the experience in Vancouver, Montreal, and Ottawa, the value of the franchise does not go up enough to compensate for the loss on the arena. The Molsons had to throw in 80 percent of the Canadiens to get back the construction cost of the Bell Centre.