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Originally Posted by CorbeauNoir
Quebec was moved almost literally overnight the moment it stopped making money, the fact it was in the black the entire time leading up to that moment meant nothing. The rhetoric that Calgary's ownership has been using sounds very familiar and leads me to believe they're contemplating a similar type of exit plan.
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I don't see the comparison, they had a very small arena in a small city(500K) that effectively had devalued an existing franchise's fan base. Quebec effectively took fans away from Montreal and then gave them back. The Habs owners were probably thrilled with Quebec's move.
That being said, i could certainly see the Flames being sold, but not for any similarity to the Quebec scenario.