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Originally Posted by heep223
Fair. But Calgary is 2.5hr flight to Vegas, LA, San Fran, Palm Springs. 90mins to Seattle, Portland. Direct access to Hawaii comparable to Caribbean from Ontario.
I guess it’s kind of a matter of taste and preference but IMO it’s not all that different in regards to proximity to “fun” American cities.
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I think for Canadian players like Huberdeau and Weegar, the ability to quickly and easily get home is an advantage more so than “we’re close to American tourist traps”.
Specifically in Calgary, we may not have great weather, but our division has California, Vegas, and Seattle/Vancouver - there’s lots of time to party on the road, if that’s what you’re after.
There’s lots of time to party here, too, but by that same token, these are 28 and 29 year old men. If they need to be out bumping and grinding at the club every off night, they have a drinking problem.
Beyond that, there’s an entire off-season to go on holiday; the Flames are about to pay these two somewhere between $130-$140M combined.