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Originally Posted by Jay Random
But the real goal of most owners is to make money, and deliberately wrecking your team costs millions of dollars a year. This is why no team goes into a full rebuild until it's forced on them. Think otherwise? Name one.
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It's essentially being forced on the Flames but instead of embracing it, they are trying the retool method. I disagree about the goal of most owners is to make money. It's a hobby for most of them and it's only teams like the Flames and Jets as far as I can see that try to run their teams like a for profit business. The reality is that even if they don't make money on a year to year basis (usually cooked books for tax purposes), the ascending value of the organizations totally negates those losses. Rich billionaires wouldn't be lining up to buy NHL teams if there was any risk of money loss associated with ownership. Say what you want about Katz but he's been willing to do whatever it takes to win a cup and now he's in the Stanley Cup final. It's the stark difference between Flames and Oilers ownership.