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Plett25 · 12-23-2021, 04:38 PM

The Flames aren't moving. At least not according to Forbes.

At $680 million the Flames are the 18th most valuable franchise, despite playing in the worst building in the league. They're sandwiched between Vegas in a brand new arena at $710M and Minnesota in a 25 year old arena at $675M. Dallas is at $720M.

Edmonton in their new arena is the 7th most valuable franchise, at $1.1 billion.

Get a new barn built in Calgary and you'll end up with a $1 billion asset. OTOH, you could buy the Flames, pay a $200 million relocation fee and for a total investment of $880 million, you can own the Houston Flames with a valuation somewhere around $720M just like the Dallas Stars.

That doesn't make any sense. Edwards, Bettman and the other owners want to turn the Flames into a billion dollar franchise, not one worth $720 million.

12-23-2021, 04:38 PM	#811
Plett25 Scoring Winger Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: 780 Exp:	The Flames aren't moving. At least not according to Forbes. At $680 million the Flames are the 18th most valuable franchise, despite playing in the worst building in the league. They're sandwiched between Vegas in a brand new arena at $710M and Minnesota in a 25 year old arena at $675M. Dallas is at $720M. Edmonton in their new arena is the 7th most valuable franchise, at $1.1 billion. Get a new barn built in Calgary and you'll end up with a $1 billion asset. OTOH, you could buy the Flames, pay a $200 million relocation fee and for a total investment of $880 million, you can own the Houston Flames with a valuation somewhere around $720M just like the Dallas Stars. That doesn't make any sense. Edwards, Bettman and the other owners want to turn the Flames into a billion dollar franchise, not one worth $720 million.