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Originally Posted by 101st_fan
I'm glad somebody commented on that article with facts .... the city pays for the operation of the arena not for the team to play here. If the team disappears, the city ends up spending a lot more.
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Yeah...the article is very misleading, which is why I had to pull out some of those quotes. It constantly refers to the team receiving the subsidies which is not true.
As a side note, Edmonton is trying to get similar subsidies for their proposed new arena too.