I hate the way this is going and am nervous but I don't see the BoG green lighting a move. Calgary is the 4th biggest city in Canada now, pulling in $130 mil in operating revenue... someone out there is going to look at the business and take a stab at it if Edwards takes off - those are viable numbers maybe just not eventually as a max payroll team.
For me this is where Murray Edwards measure as a man gets taken though... people have suggested he left Canada because he didn't want to pay higher taxes and contribute more of his wealth to our society and now the Flames are in hard times, if he hightails it again his legacy in Canada will be nothing more than a selfish villain.
Harley Hotchkiss never would have abandoned ship here, time for Edwards to show that he's worthy of carrying Harley's torch. Stick it out, cut payroll if you have to. The Flames are a Calgary institution. Eventually Nenshi will be gone and/or you appoint neutral negotiators and something gets hashed out, this is never going to be a permanent impasse.
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