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Originally Posted by Fire
Calgary is not a top ten market without a new arena. The Flames could move to Seattle, pay the relocation fee. Once the city of Calgary wakes up and builds a new arena on their own dime, a group will surface willing to pay for an expansion team or have another team relocate back to Calgary.
I doubt the TV deal that Rogers sign has any out clause. It's only a 12 year deal. If the Flames move it might not be until that is deal done or basically done anyway. It's a non-factor. The naming rights for the new arena would probably fall in the $5-$10 million/yr range. This isn't Toronto, they are not getting anything close to that deal.
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Why would the NHL let any team move to Seattle? They want a 600 million expansion fee not a 200 million relocation fee. This is greater than the difference between the city and the flames
Calgary also is currently a top 10 market for revenue without a new Arena. It is also competing with other teams with new Arenas. With he Saddledome as is revenues remain stable plus inflation so do all other teams. Unless other teams who already have modern arenas find new places to get revenues the list will be relatively constant minus the ebb and flow of team success.
The value of the Flames market in the next Rogers national deal is about 15-20 million. (Assumes that you lose half of the Flames market). This is greater than the difference between the city and the flames
Seattle is not a credible relocation threat. Quebec City might be as it preserves the potential on a rogers TV deal.