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The one point missed in all of this is that Atlanta has already lost a team, and it was a pretty good team when they did. The Flames were one of the few expansion era teams to have a level of success early. And of course, up here, every pundit and ignorant fan to the game will say that ''if they had no MLB Jerseys then, no wonder it's failed." Problem is, back then there were fans, and several contributing factors out of there control, how very relevant. The lack of a TV deal, the competeing WHA, rising operating costs with stagnant draws at the gate thanks to a state of the art yet undersized arena for hockey. However, the Omni had amazing site lines as well as a fervent hockey fanbase around the team. Hell, the team made the playoffs in 6 of the 8 seasons while there. To think the city could lose a 2nd team, this time thanks to abysmal ownership, not due to lack of NFL Jerseys, is heartbreaking. I honestly don't care how excited those in Winnipeg and elsewhere in Canada feel. You lost the Jets for a reason, lack of proper facilities, lack of corporate interest, puny TV market and little local money. You also had plenty of opportunity to help save the team, but rather than rally early, there was this mindset that "the team won't REALLY be moved." Then at the 11th hour, there was a rally that put little dent into how much money was needed to be raised to keep them. Yet somehow now the circumstances are apparently better? A new arena, that at capacity actually seats less than the old one with no plans to add seats based on this idea that every game will be sold out, so those extra 2-3000 seats wouldn't matter....apparently. According to some 'Peg locals I've spoken to, the city has more money now to support a franchise. Well, news flash....SO DOES EVERYWHERE ELSE!!! It's this fascinating little thing called INFLATION. Back to every seat being sold for every game. Funny thing is, with a capacity at the MTS center of 15,015, and all 41 selling at 100%....had they played there for the 2009-10 season, the team would still come in at a league average of 26th. That's with 41 sellouts, behind such "underserving" cities as Anaheim (25), Raleigh (24), Columbus (23), Tampa (22), Dallas (17), Los Angeles (16) and San Jose (15). The only teams they would have placed above were, Nashville (by about 850 NBA Jerseys), Florida (by about 10 000), Colorado, ATLANTA, Phoenix and the Islanders. Hmmm, 2 of those are actually "hockey markets" by Canadian standards, curious. And Florida's totals did not include the 1 game overseas they were credited for a home game, considering they averaged 15 146 a game that season.....they to would have placed higher than Winnipeg. Just for an existing Canadian comparison, the Oilers who also play in an out-dated arena with a capacity of 16,839, played to 100% in 09-10.....and were 19th in the league. So yeah, there it is sell NFL Jerseys. With the surprising successes of the Coyotes and the better numbers out of Colorado, I highly doubt much would change to these number with Winnipeg in the league. No matter what, they would be looking at around 25th or lower each season. So while the arena may be nice, it's still not appropriate for NHL Jerseys. And if you think the league hasn't looked at this, then you're blind. The arena size will likely be the axiom behind the board of governors nixing the relocation of the Thrashers. With that small an audiance even with 100% capacity, then how much of a draw would the 29 visiting teams really be?Good luck Atlanta, I know it is a longshot, but I'd rather see the Thrashers coming to the Saddledome over the Jets or Moose, or whatever incarnation of Winnipeg team.