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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
I’d love to know more about how Katz “calls that in”.
Hit squads? Bribes? Blackmail photos?
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He bought the team under certain financial conditions, even though he was a fan. He said day 1 for it to make financial sense for him long term, the team needed a new building. If those conditions weren't met/was being ignored, he'd then have to explore all options at his disposal.
That day, every fan and probably Edmonton city councilor had delusions of mutiple Cup parties on Whyte, now being a cap team (forgetting Lowe was still in charge and driving the club into the toilet) and dimissed or at least kicked the arena issue can down the road for another day... assuming Katz wouldn't really dispose of a team he liked so much in a few years.
However when he started actually following through on his promise to get cooperation for building for it to make the finaical sense that he personally needed and stated from the start, and got nowhere with the powers that be in the City of Edmonton, he made the Seattle trip, annoying/shocking all those that didn't listen to him that first day.