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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
Edmonton public funding contribution deal is so far more beneficial to Oilers, it's not even a fair argument here. Flames' proposal was much more modest in comparison. The "why" question has been answered. A reasonable offer requires a reasonable counter-offer to keep the negotiations alive. There has been no publicly-expressed movement on the City's side acknowledging even a possibility of non-refundable public contribution to a new arena suggesting that the City places zero value on the franchise presence in Calgary. You can agree or disagree with this premise (there is enough evidence suggesting that a lot of Calgarians agree with it and don't care enough). But I don't understand how could anyone see it otherwise.
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The flames have yet to move on their proposal as well. They were also the party that walked away from the table. It makes no sense for the city to approach the flames with a new offer at this stage. The city wants the team to stay and right now they are staying, until that changes I highly doubt the city is going to change their current stance unless the flames show a willingness to negotiate in good faith.