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Bleeding Red · 04-20-2023, 10:56 AM

An expansion team is a pipe dream!

How many cities have expressed a desire for a team:
Houston, Atlanta, Quebec City, Portland, Kansas City, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toronto 2nd team (I have seen mentions of Salt Lake City, Jackson fla, and Indianapolis).

3 of those have modern arenas. How does CGY get to the top of that list?

Also, to get an expansion you need an ownership group with cash for A) the fee $650m USD and b) the Arena $500m USD. If I am a billionaire looking to get into the NHL and want any hope of increased franchise value I am going to Houston. CGY isn't on the list.

If there was a billionaire willing to get into the CGY market, they would just offer money to the current group.

Move the Flames back to Atlanta, get an expansion team that is contender ready. Yeah, let's make the NHL give us Bedard and force Fox to play here and strip the oil of 1st rd picks for three years while we are wishing.

04-20-2023, 10:56 AM	#179
Bleeding Red Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	An expansion team is a pipe dream! How many cities have expressed a desire for a team: Houston, Atlanta, Quebec City, Portland, Kansas City, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toronto 2nd team (I have seen mentions of Salt Lake City, Jackson fla, and Indianapolis). 3 of those have modern arenas. How does CGY get to the top of that list? Also, to get an expansion you need an ownership group with cash for A) the fee $650m USD and b) the Arena $500m USD. If I am a billionaire looking to get into the NHL and want any hope of increased franchise value I am going to Houston. CGY isn't on the list. If there was a billionaire willing to get into the CGY market, they would just offer money to the current group. Move the Flames back to Atlanta, get an expansion team that is contender ready. Yeah, let's make the NHL give us Bedard and force Fox to play here and strip the oil of 1st rd picks for three years while we are wishing.