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Originally Posted by Bunk
How would they know - no one has talked in several months.
What seems lost is that the City/Mayor never discussed their offer as any sort of final offer. In fact, they explicitly said it was not a final offer and remained “at the table” open to talking to the Flames anytime. Flames left in a huff, lost election, haven’t returned. Just start talking again, it’s a new Council, a new time, new factors at play, including the Olympics bid becoming more real.
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The Flames aren’t interested in doing a deal with how the City wants the deal structured. The Flames have walked away from the city, and the arena issue is dead as far as they’re concerned. King isn’t talking about it.
If the city of Calgary wants a new arena, they have to go out and find investment partners. Maybe when the city gets to the point of deeming an arena a point of interest, they’ll cycle back to the Flames (if the Flames are still here).
As far as I’m concerned, the Flames used their language (and their ongoing lack of communication regarding the issue) very carefully. They’re done.
They’ll play here in the Saddledome as long as it makes financial sense for them. Either the city will approach them, or someone else for investment in a new arena in the next 2-6 years, or I imagine the Flames will leave - and at that stage, it’ll likely make financial sense for them to do just that.
I don’t think there’s anything malicious or misleading happening on either side of this deal. Sometimes things just don’t work between two groups.