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Originally Posted by RM14
Flames have become a revenue sharing recipient team and probably need to increase revenue to keep up. Is the cap cap going up again next year?
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That's a BS excuse. Half the teams in the league are revenue sharing recipients, including last year's Western Conference Champions.
Rising ticket prices increase HRR, which increases the cap. They don't need to raise their prices to keep pace. Ticket prices set the pace.
The Flames play in one of the smallest markets in the league. They should be a revenue-sharing recipient. Revenue sharing money should be coming to Calgary, not going out to help prop up the garbage franchises like Arizona, Carolina, and Florida.
Last year was a 5% increase for a playoff team with a winning record at home. Two years ago, there was a price freeze for a bottom-five team that still had a winning record at home. This year, a 17-win home record is worth a 5.6% increase, apparently.