Comedy SILVER out of Calgary

[mattola]

Flames have re-signed Josh Jooris to a 1 year deal for $975,000 avoiding arbitration.

order the rings?


Im just joshin

 

[dash]

On Monday, the Flames re-signed Paul Byron to a 1 year deal worth $900,000 - With the new 3-on-3 OT rules coming on board, he could be a very useful player in those situations.

/Now Treliving just needs to find some one to take Raymond off his hands.

 

[mattola]

On Monday, the Flames re-signed Paul Byron to a 1 year deal worth $900,000 - With the new 3-on-3 OT rules coming on board, he could be a very useful player in those situations.

/Now Treliving just needs to find some one to take Raymond off his hands.

Where Burke managin... Oh wait ... Sorry typical reaction.

Nonis is back in Anaheim

 

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Sounds like AIK is clearing the way for Kylington to come to North America this season - Either Brandon in the WHL or Stockton in the AHL for Oliver.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Hey dash, what's the plan for Jankowski? He led his school to the NCAA title. Any chance he gets a long look or is he going to stay in school?

 

[dash]

Hey dash, what's the plan for Jankowski? He led his school to the NCAA title. Any chance he gets a long look or is he going to stay in school?

I think the plan is to remain patient with Jankowski, he'll likely head back to Providence to finish his collegiate career is my bet.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

 

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Sounds like new arena (and new stadium for the Stamps) plans will be unveiled in a presser today. Hopefully, shovels will actually be in the ground soon.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Sounds like new arena (and new stadium for the Stamps) plans will be unveiled in a presser today. Hopefully, shovels will actually be in the ground soon.

I'm always against public money for sports teams and their facilities, but I hope the provincial gov't funds the whole fucking arena after that Staples piece.

/Spending money on the Stamps is flushing money down the toilet, though.

 

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I'm always against public money for sports teams and their facilities, but I hope the provincial gov't funds the whole fucking arena after that Staples piece.

/Spending money on the Stamps is flushing money down the toilet, though.

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By the way, I wouldn't be surprised if the new stadium is not just for the Stamps, but potentially for a MLS team down the road (and I hope it has a retractable roof).

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

By the way, I wouldn't be surprised if the new stadium is not just for the Stamps, but potentially for a MLS team down the road (and I hope it has a retractable roof).

$200 million+ is just too much to be spending to house a CFL team.

 

[dash]

$200 million+ is just too much to be spending to house a CFL team.

Could also be housing a MLS team in 10 to 15 years as well (that was uttered at the presser today).

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Could also be housing a MLS team in 10 to 15 years as well (that was uttered at the presser today).

It sounds a lot like BC Place, which is a fine stadium (despite the turf) but also cost more than half a billion dollars and hasn't turned a profit since it re-opened.

Inside the $514-Million BC Place Boondoggle | The Tyee

 

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Eric Francis @EricFrancis
Well there it is. It's an $890 million stadium project: $200M from Flames, $200M from city, $240M Comm revitalization levy, $250M ticket tax

Don Braid @DonBraid
The total - $890 million - nowhere near cost. Doesn’t include West Village, infrastructure, creosote cleanup #calgarynext #chlive #yyccc

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Calgary Flames reveal $890M arena-stadium plan | Calgary Herald

 

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A track around the soccer pitch? Cathal Kelly would describe it as "high school like" in appearance.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

A track around the soccer pitch? Cathal Kelly would describe it as "high school like" in appearance.

Tracks around the pitch aren't usually included in new stadia. MLS would almost assuredly cite that as a negative should the issue of a Calgary team ever surface.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Essentially $700 million of this project is public money when you boil it down, and you have to figure the Flames' $200 mil share is coming out of ticketbuyers' pockets in the form of higher prices for tickets and concessions. And this isn't including costs of cleaning toxic contamination that could cost hundreds of millions more? For a province that for all intents and purposes is in a recession public money should be better spent regardless of which branch it comes from. How bad does this look when the Calgary School Board starts slashing teachers?

 

[dash]

Essentially $700 million of this project is public money when you boil it down, and you have to figure the Flames' $200 mil share is coming out of ticketbuyers' pockets in the form of higher prices for tickets and concessions. And this isn't including costs of cleaning toxic contamination that could cost hundreds of millions more? For a province that for all intents and purposes is in a recession public money should be better spent regardless of which branch it comes from. How bad does this look when the Calgary School Board starts slashing teachers?

I don't think it ever was going to look good BBB, but those cuts to education and health care are already happening and likely will continue to happen. For example, registered nurses in BC are being phased out and practical nurses are taking over. Why? Well, you don't have to pay a practical nurse with 52 weeks training at Sprott-Shaw as much as you do a 4 year university trained registered nurse.