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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Francis cites the 100% taxpayer funded Videotron Centre (Which does not host an NHL team) as a reason for the Flames to build a facility.Quebec City, Winnipeg and Minneapolis lost their teams because their capacities were all under 16,000 and unfit for the demands of modern NHL hockey.
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Francis is a complete moron. The new Quebec arena replaced the 66 year old Pepsi building that was falling apart.
Zero chance they would have built a new barn if they had our 34 year old Saddledome
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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
The Flames made $18M in Forbes' most recent evaluation. Tough to argue you can't make it work when you're coming out $18M ahead. Oh, but you'd like to be $40M ahead? #### you.
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After seeing their proposal my trust level on their version of truth is very low, I would like to see the breakdown of earnings between the three teams they have in that building.