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Originally Posted by DiracSpike
You can make the exact same case about Quebec City. Except they have a ready arena that any new team could pay 0 dollars for. They’ve been waiting for years and are gonna keep on waiting.
Nobody is moving a fresh team here without a new arena. Not a deal to build to one where the new team pays half. Not happening. That’s where people have the leverage all wrong, it’s all on the teams side and not on the city. The city needs a new arena much more than a potential NHL franchise does because they have options and we don’t. Maybe you don’t care about Calgary having a team, which is fine, but if you do then we need a new arena within the next 5-7 years.
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Is the Quebec City take serious or are you joking? It has to be a joke right?
A City that isn’t even half the population of Calgary is a market that will attract owners because they have a building? Maybe if we were Winnipeg that argument could carry weight but Calgary is a far bigger market, with a far bigger corporate backing.
Very weird to say “maybe I don’t care about Calgary having a team” when I post about this team on this forum for 14 years and also have mentioned numerous times I have Season Tickets. Clearly I care but I don’t think the threat of moving is a real one. The city hasn’t scrapped the deal they are willing to make one. If there wasn’t a willing partner in the city then I would have concern.
End of the day the timing is awful as many trades are seeing massive increases in material and shipping costs that are already pushing a tight budget over the limit. I do think this deal gets done eventually and both sides agree we need a new rink.