I'd be surprised if the Flames had even a 5% market share of hockey fans in this country. They're not even the most popular team in the Province and it's not close. I really doubt one small market team moving would trigger any kind of renegotiation (because that's what it would honestly take for the BoG to deny) on a multibillion dollar deal that's signed until 2025, especially when the broadcast rights aren't just for Canadian teams, but for all teams.
It really speaks to how dire the situation here is that people's best argument against why the team wouldn't move is a hail mary clause in a tv contract that no one's ever actually seen.
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