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I'm just gonna assume that's a typo and you forgot the 'F' :D
 
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Of course, no coincidence of this announcement with the news out of Seattle today...

Eric Francis‏ @EricFrancis
Breaking: Ken King drops bombshell, saying owners no longer going to pursue new arena in Calgary.

Eric Francis‏ @EricFrancis
King: "It's time we stopped pretending."

Eric Francis‏ @EricFrancis
King: "we will operate as long as we can."

Eric Francis‏ @EricFrancis
King spoke to Mayor and determined the city has no genuine interest in helping build a building. Talks over.

Eric Francis‏ @EricFrancis
King re future of Flames in Calgary: "I don't know what this means."

Eric Francis‏ @EricFrancis
King on the city's stance re a new rink: "their message is it's not going to work"
 

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Of course, there is a municipal election upcoming in Calgary, looks like Flames ownership is hoping that a mayoral change could be the ticket to send public money be allocated towards a new arena.
 

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I read this reply to the tweet above in Donald Trump's voice...

 

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I've seen some opinions that the city needs to recognize they aren't Toronto or Montreal or NYC etc. and a smaller market susceptible to a move regardless of anything else and therefore pitch in.

A reminder:

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lol - Davis Cup tennis at Northlands this weekend, Shapo got Gretzky's stall.
 

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Based on some of the things I have read, the two sides don't seem very far apart. Barring a miracle, Mayor Nenshi is going to win the civic election next month thus Ken King and Flames ownership are going to eventually strike a deal with the city on a new arena.
 

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Based on some of the things I have read, the two sides don't seem very far apart. Barring a miracle, Mayor Nenshi is going to win the civic election next month thus Ken King and Flames ownership are going to eventually strike a deal with the city on a new arena.
My ultimate question is which genius in the Flames camp came up with the brilliant idea to try and influence the re-election of a popular mayor of a city that currently has the second-highest unemployment rate in Canada and 25% office vacancy rate by publicizing that he wasn't giving enough millions to billionaires?

As usual, I'm blaming bloody Burke.
 
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