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Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow
Let me get this straight. You guys wouldn't pay a fee to have an NHL team in the City of Calgary?
I say fee because the rise in taxes for an arena would be likely less than what you pay on starbucks in a year.
I'm sure it'll be awesome to watch the Oilers in Edmonton while The Flames are in Houston.
It's a privileged to have a pro sports team in the city, not a right. I see MOST Calgarian's online want nothing to do with contributing in regards to taxes to make it happen, some prefer to see the team leave. WTF???
What the hell is going on up there?? Such a huge piece of pride and a true gift that the team exists there.
I'm awaiting, Coyotes, glendale blah blah blah.. I personally see the Coyotes gone barring a miracle so spare me.
I really don't understand it. So what if The Flames owners want a Katz deal? Guess what? HE GOT IT! and people in Edmonton seem pretty happy about it
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I'm sorry but that Edmonton deal is embarrassing for the city especially when that same owner goes and buys the single most expensive personal property acquisition in the history of the city of LA ~ total cost is basically 2 thirds of any arena deal in the league at this time. Good on the city of Calgary for sticking to their guns and trying to find common ground here so that there is a benefit for both the citizens and the team. To me, seeing 7 high multi millionaire and billionaire owners squabble over what amounts to a spit in a bucket for them honestly with regards to initial costs in order to have the general public 'pay for the dinner and the tip' is ridiculous and insulting; and to use pompous figure heads like Ken King and obnoxious media personalities like Francis to deliver this 'poor owners' jargon is getting old.