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Originally Posted by Jordan!
How proud will you be when The Flames pack up and leave town? That was the best deal for both sides. period.. next deal will absolutely be worse for both sides.
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Personally, I think that is an empty threat. Through the Bankruptcy in Phx we know that the team was losing $50mm a year and yet the league refused to move them. Everything I have seen suggests the Flames are decidedly middle of the pack to above average for revenue even though they are one of the worst teams over the past few decades (by playoff performance -> which the league says is critical for most teams to make money), so the market out performs the results by a lot.
If they do leave, it is to send a message, not because Calgary is nonviable. My personal view on that is I will be sad, but if they choose to do that over all the teams that have far worse economics simply because we won't pay for their shiny new phallic object they can pound sand.
Also, the only reason the Flames cancelled the building was because they think they can get a better deal. If they thought it would be worse for them they would have gone ahead with it.