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Originally Posted by GGG
This doesn't change with or without a new arena though. The owners can choose to spend to the cap or not. We as fans get to choose to buy tickets. We have no other say in the matter regardless of how this is resolved.
Based on evidence available to us today the Flames are not in any danger of being unable to spend to the cap. Ken King is misrepresenting the situation in order to further his bid.
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No. Today they are not.
Tomorrow, who knows? Yeah it is maybe a scare tactic, but that doesn't mean it isn't accurate either. If all of your 'competitors' are improving their revenue streams and you are not, projections for the future don't look good.
It's a vicious cycle. More revenue = higher cap = need for more revenue... with the fan paying for it all. The interesting part, when it comes to the NHL, is that only the players ultimately reap the benefit. The cap after lockout was 39M. It is close to double that now. And what is the gain, except increasing player salaries?
It has to stop somewhere. It's not sustainable. Maybe it starts to stop here?