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Originally Posted by Vulcan
If the Flames go anywhere I'd guess it would be Kansas City.
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I don't think KC is a realistic possibility. Lamar Hunt Jr., the owner of the Kansas City Mavericks, an ECHL team was asked about it. He balked at the $500M expansion fee and indicated they'd need to generate at least 100m in revenue to make NHL hockey work in KC. He didn't think KC would be able to generate that kind of revenue.
I don't think the economics of the Flames moving would be much different than that of an expansion team. Also, the Spirit Centre is pretty busy and there's no way the Flames would have the control or get the sweetheart deal they get at the dome.
The Flame aren't moving. It's just not going to happen.