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Originally Posted by New Era
It isn't just about revenues, its about expenses. The cost of doing business keeps going up too. As that cap rises, it puts pressure on the Flames spending to keep pace. As the league changes, the Flames have to keep up to remain competitive. Players have greater demands for training now than they have in the past. New facilities are needed to support this. Hockey operations is becoming more expensive in that scouting requires more investment. Player development is more expensive with changes in those leagues. Costs continue to increase and the team needs to continue to find new ways to generate revenues.
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Why do we need a new arena to raise ticket prices? If the Flames need more revenue to keep up, seems plausible that a ticket price increase would still get them there?