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Originally Posted by Bingo
Agree to disagree.
The Flames are from Calgary, and are part of Calgary's identity but they're owned by people with capital like every sports franchise.
It generally works because for the most part the fans and the owner want the same thing ... to win.
Even in Calgary right now I've never seen proof that Murray Edwards wants anything other than to win. Many just disagree on how that should be done.
We've seen owners that run teams into the ground in order to move a franchise or just because they're cheap ... that can happen. But it's more the plot for Slap Shot or Major League than something actually happening now. For the most part if you don't spend to the cap it's because your team isn't generating enough revenue, and that could be market or poor ownership creating a chicken/egg situation.
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I would have to disagree with this belief entirely. The fans want to win, the owners want as much money as possible by whatever means necessary. If the flames lost every game last year but landed Bedard (and the windfall of cash that comes along with him), I highly doubt ownership would care at all.