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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The reality is that this isn't about bending over. It's about how bad a city wants to keep its team. People talk about the bad deal in Edmonton but I don't see any indication of the hardships going on right now up there because they put money into an arena. In fact things have never been more positive up there in regards to downtown development and vibe. The bottom line is that if the mayor and this city want to to pound on their chests and say; "See we showed them. We stuck it to those billionaires and didn't cave in. We are a smart progressive city." then they also have to live with the indignity of being the largest Canadian city without an NHL franchise.
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You're right, maybe we as a municipality should offer something like a 1/3 of the costs, free land - suggest continued negotiations. If only.
