Arena negotiation discussion. UPD: Flames release their proposal

[N-E-B]

Originally Posted by Jbo

Francis (ugh) weighs in

http://ow.ly/OhDz30h9NkE

TL;DR

Flames will be in Houston within three years because Houston wants the team more.

[Strange Brew]

So in the last section Francis says the Flames will be in Houston in 3 years. Not a risk, or a maybe or a concern. He is on record saying that is what he believes will happen.

I hope people throw that at him down the road.

[Table 5]

I'm open to the idea if they promise to take Francis with them.

[sureLoss]

Well according to Francis, the Flames were picking 1st OA in the 2016 draft and Bruce Boudreau is the head coach, so start buying your Houston Flames gear.

[Looch City]

Seeing $240 million spent on a downtown library and exorbitant amounts spent on controversial roadside art isn’t helping the mayor, who only got 51% of the vote in October.

Guys we're comparing arenas to libraries again!

Oh and also a potshot at Nenshi, the NDP, and the Liberals all at once:

Maybe this formerly progressive city of 1.4 million is in fact reflective of the anti-business leadership at all three levels of government, driving entrepreneurs like principle Flames owner Murray Edwards out of town.

[Toonage]

If there is a negative or contrarian approach to a subject you better be sure Eric Francis is taking up that side.

[InglewoodFan]

I say this somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but does anyone else get the vibe Francis' Christmas bonus check was cut by CSEC?

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

I hope people throw that at him down the road.

The shameless don't feel shame.

I'm sure Ken King will throw him a milkbone for being a good lil' lapdog.

[stone hands]

Originally Posted by InglewoodFan

I say this somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but does anyone else get the vibe Francis' Christmas bonus check was cut by CSEC?

Francis is one of the most transparent shills i have ever seen in my life, no tongue in cheek needed

[Jbo]

In the comment section, someone said that Ken King is in Houston today? Any truth to that?

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by InglewoodFan

I say this somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but does anyone else get the vibe Francis' Christmas bonus check was cut by CSEC?

Well, he ain't getting one from Postmedia. They stopped doing that years ago.

[Infinit47]

Interesting that he comes the the completely wrong conclusion about what a $650 mil expansion fee means.

It's $650 million reasons why he NHL owners would not allow a relocation, and instead would opt for expansion. That's $21mil per owner for doing nothing.

At this point the threat to leave is just blowing hot air. Once the expansions are maxed out and the weak US franchises are sorted (looking at you Carolina and Az) there might be a problem.

[Toonage]

Originally Posted by Jbo

In the comment section, someone said that Ken King is in Houston today? Any truth to that?

Probably. And I would expect him to show up in Seattle too. Maybe even Kansas City or Quebec. Thats the tried and true playbook is it not?

[The Fonz]

Originally Posted by InglewoodFan

I say this somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but does anyone else get the vibe Francis' Christmas bonus check was cut by CSEC?

Or maybe they bought him a new scooter

[FBI]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Well according to Francis, the Flames were picking 1st OA in the 2016 draft and Bruce Boudreau is the head coach, so start buying your Houston Flames gear.

Don't forget to mark his words that Cammalleri WILL be traded at the deadline.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Jbo

In the comment section, someone said that Ken King is in Houston today? Any truth to that?

Now that there's no more talking between the two sides, Ken King's primary duties for the next few months probably involve a continuous loop of flying from one potential city to the next, wearing a loud hawaiian shirt.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by The Fonz

Or maybe they bought him a new scooter

Oh yeah, wasn't it confirmed that "scooter" was Eric Francis' CP account, or am I thinking of someone else?

[d_phaneuf]

James Mirtle
@mirtle
Here's the thing that's mistaken in this piece:

Flames ownership do not, based on the precedent set in Atlanta, get to sell to whatever market they want and profit hugely. Atlanta's owners received only a portion of the sale price to Winnipeg.


This is because Bettman explicitly said the Atlanta ownership group didn't own the rights to the Winnipeg market. Just as Murray Edwards and company don't own the rights to Houston.

They can't cash out of Calgary for $600-million U.S.

took about 10 seconds to be proven false

[_Q_]

Weird article.

Because the Flames are worth a lot, Houston is more likely to buy them? Which school of economics says that?

[Robo]

God I hate this crap I haven't given hockey priority over anything this year I watch a game when I have nothing else to do which is not normal at all for me. Crap like this is why the nhl in general is turning into a joke and this arena crap is just embarrassing as a fan.