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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Why? You really think it will become a major political issue that some music acts skip Calgary?
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Yeah, that's one of many things that the "It'll eventually need to be replaced anyways" crowd constantly neglects to mention... sure the Saddledome will eventually need to be replaced but once you remove CSEC profit margins from the equation "eventually" transforms into 'whenever the Saddledome becomes structurally unsound' or 'whenever it's more fiscally sound to replace rather then maintain' I imagine both of those dates are decades away.
Even setting that aside if you adjust your thinking to the "with or without Flames in town" you can realize that not having to accommodate an NHL team can dramatically reduce the price on the complex... I mean MTS place 'only' cost $133.5M and it's an NHL arena (albeit a borderline one).