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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
It has to do with what the right move is from a business perspective based on the specific situation. And this is where it gets muddy for people. If the city feels it's in the cities best interest to let the Flames leave and not build a new arena at any point down the road unless it's completely funded by private business, because they don't see the value, then it should be all on the Flames owners to pay for it. If the cities vision for Calgary includes an arena and a full time major league tenant occupying that building, and would pursue such a venture and try to attract another team here if the Flames didn't exist, then they have stake in this project and should be paying for some.
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