The Flames are a pro sports team - of course they will up and move if they think they get a better deal somewhere else. That's all the owners care about and you see it in every league time and time again. Especially if they think they can move to a bigger and better market with better facilities (paid by the public) that will significantly increase the value of the franchise over time.
It might be a dick move a lot of the time, and the owners get villified (ie Art Modell), but if they get rich off it I doubt they care.
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