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Originally Posted by tomthumb2
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.
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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"
... what a goddamn dumpster fire...
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Oooh, scorched earth tactics! Either the city falls for it and suddenly a deal gets done, or the team threatens to move. Hopefully it is the latter and the city doesn't cave in to demands, so that all the bluffing by the ownership is revealed for what it is.