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Originally Posted by Northendzone
maybe this is just because i am a pessimist by nature, but it seems hard to imagine sitting in a new facility in calgary for at least 8 more years.
as it seems we will need to wait another year or so to see what happens with covid, then you need to find some folks with a couple of hundred million lying about, then you may need to go back to the drawing board.......but who knows, maybe thier is a group out there who can make the msot of this moment and swoop in and seal the deal and get the shovels in the ground
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I’m trying to really understand what the grand benefit of having the new arena is, and I haven’t really been presented with a lot of compelling reasons. My wife’s family came to town in December for the Bruins game and wondered why we needed a new building. Here’s what I am under the impression on the “need” for it, is this an accurate fulsome list or are there more?
- bathroom lines are faster or negligible
- roof maybe doesn’t collapse one day? Maybe? Is this true? Read something about the roof crumbling
- building is nicer to look at
That about sum it up? And for this we get wildly increased ticket prices (see: Oilers), less parking, and more construction for a few years.
Seems like the Flames and their owners get a lot of cool stuff but just not sure what average Joe guy gets.