It sucks that ownership stooped to posturing at election time, but that is all it is. It may force Nenshi (and all mayoral candidates) to more transparently state their bottom line on an arena deal, but that will be about it. Nenshi wins and CSES will need to reevaluate how it plans to finance a new arena, given the mandate that the mayor will have. It doesn't make sense for the Flames to move, unless another city provides a sweetheart deal. I don't see that deal forthcoming. The Stamps, on the other hand, might well fold if they are not profitable (no idea how their bottom line looks).
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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