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Originally Posted by Jiggy
I know a few people in the Flames organization. The players are spoiled. They get breakfast made for them at the Dome. On the road they get per diem, plus the team makes sure breakfast and lunch are provided for the players. The players like doing their own thing for dinner. All pro athletes are spoiled and if they complain they don't get enough free swag that fans pay hundreds of dollars for they can get lost.
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The question is if they are cheap relative to other teams , not if they are “spoiled” on your opinion
Per Diem is a CBA negotiated right, so that is consistent across every team and part of their employment agreement
The Flames are competing against every other NHL team for a small number of specialized employees . The small things do matter .
Now I have no clue where we ranked on the employment intangibles but having the oldest arena as a start would lead me to believe the facilities are in the bottom of the league , and if the team is looking to save costs elsewhere the combination could certainly leave them at a competitive disadvantage when attracting / retaining talent