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Old 09-18-2017, 12:18 PM   #1505
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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy View Post
I really do believe Ken King as the lead on the Flames negotiating team has damaged the Flames position, at least in the eyes of the public (and several season ticket holders). Obviously his bosses disagree. I know I sound like a broken record on this point, but often times the personalities at the table do make a real difference to getting a deal done.
Nenshi isn't at the negotiating table though. Agreements such as these are almost certainly negotiated by senior staff (probably with some marching orders from the CAP based on his or her sense of what City Council would accept). Once an agreement is reached, it goes before Council for a vote. So I don't see how Nenshi's personality has much influence, if any, on the actual negotiations?
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