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Originally Posted by New Era
I'm betting Houston or Portland comes calling. There is a reason why two groups paid the huge expansion fees they did. There's money in the NHL.
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Looking at a recent Forbes list of franchise values, the Flames are worth $480 million. The team could probably be moved to Houston and gain $100 million in worth immediately.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeoza...h=221557e070dd
I don't if Edwards would actively try to sell, but if the arena falls through, the sharks may start circling. Edwards can always just say no, but I agree that phones will be ringing.
Side question, it is interesting that the Flames operating income is $400K while almost every team is several million. Most are in the 10s of the millions. Ottawa and Vancouver are the next lowest at $2.9 million. What is that number exactly, and why are the Flames so low?
Edit: Nevermind, I just realized some of those are negative numbers. I guess the Flames pretty much break even.