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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Yes these deals happen frequently. Why not look at merits of each situation? This is not a typical head office situation, as NHL teams are the most inefficient employers imaginable. A few extremely high paying employees who spend their money elsewhere.
This is about the intangible benefits of having a pro hockey team. It’s a shame the deal is so one sided compared to most others but Edwards was in a great position given who was across the table. Still, it will be great not having to talk about the team leaving so hoping they just put this to bed and get it done.
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Spend their money elsewhere? Strange, I thought the Flames and their families spend more than half the year in Calgary. What about the alumni or even the players who spend time here during the offseason? Doesn’t Koenekny spend time here? It didn’t really occur to me the other day when I crossed paths with Mikael Backlund, his wife and his daughter at my kid’s daycare that he must be getting free service there.