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Originally Posted by pokerNhockey
I actually am pretty proud of Calgary for this. We offered to pony up money but pushed back when they tried to strong arm us into paying more. Katz did the same thing in Edmonton that the Flames did when they decided they didn't want to build under the terms agreed to. Edmonton threw in more money, we (so far) held firm and said we would look at other options.
Also, based on the Calgary negotiations, it was a $10mm rent payment that the team said they couldn't possibly afford that should be compared to their $80mm in salaries a year.
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The Flames have been unsuccessful in attempting to back puppet mayors, and that's good for the citizens. I wish more cities would push back sports owners in thee scenarios.