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Originally Posted by Fire
They were a revenue sharing recipient last season and they are bumping up against the ceiling on how much they can charge for tickets. Look at the resale market for the Flames. It's terrible. You can't break even on most games at season ticket prices. Besides small yearly inflation increases they are pretty much maxed out on the revenue they can get out of the Saddledome. The costs outside the realm of the CBA is going up drastically (coaches, management, etc).
Eventually they will to decide if they want to remain a cap team and lose money or decrease the amount they pay out on salaries. I don't think the fans will stick around if the Flames are consistently icing a sub-optimal team.
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Unless the economy rebounds, new arena isn't going to fix most of these issues.