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"Honestly? I see the Browns precedent in the NFL as coming into play in these situations. I agree that Katz was essentially blackmailing the city, but at the same time there was no way the NHL was going without a team in Edmonton and - as far as I am concerned - there is no way Canada would allow the legacy of Wayne Gretzky to be moved to Seattle. So, even if Katz ripped the roster away, I never saw \"The Oilers\" leaving.  The fact that the City backed down as much as they have - as many American cities have - is disgusting. One of many things to admire in Ed Snider is that the Spectrum was built privately and the current building was built privately (city donated land and site prep). He just removed the Spectrum privately and built Xfinity Live privately. The Philly Sports Complex (baseball/basketball/hockey/football all across the street from each other) could arguably make the list as best sports complex in the world, too.  We are pretty darn awesome, after all  \n"
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