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Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988
No doubt Bettman is licking his chops at the potential of having another american team and getting rid of another Canadian one.
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I honestly don't get this.
Islanders, Carolina, Phoenix and Florida are all doing significantly worse than the Flames financially. What makes anyone think that a mid-revenue team like the Flames will have some sort of priority when moving to Seattle, when bottom 5 revenue teams are struggling to operate at a profit.
Why would the NHL BOG vote to move the Flames before any of these teams that will be lining up at the potential to move to Seattle? Why would they voluntarily reduce the total revenue of the NHL? Just not a smart business decision. Couple this with the potential for Rogers to reopen the NHL TV deal if an NHL team moves, which would be an insane decision. No one else is ponying up that type of money for a TV deal with one less CDN team.
Interest rates are continuing to rise in Canada, which will increase the strength of the Canadian Dollar. The Flames just increased their revenues and profit by doing absolutely nothing in the off season.