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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
Teams are bought and sold and relocated. It is somewhat amusing that there is this perception that the Flames are unique within the NHL. Brian Burke publicly said without a new arena the team would leave without any fanfare.
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Without any fanfare? I seem to remember burke being criticized pretty soundly for those remarks.
$$ talks and the flames in Calgary are worth more than 5-10 teams in the league right now being where they are. The BOG isn't going to do it just to line Murrays pockets when they have lucrative Canadian TV deals and a rabid fan base.