Hey Oiler fans, remember how Katz was jerking everyone around, first hinting towards Winnipeg in '09 and then Seattle last year? He's a economic genius, he's well educated and has a networth of 2.0 Billion (and rising). He's an owner, he calls the shots. He called the shots during the lockout and now he has the Conservative government by the vice, and is slowly turning the purple nurple driving machine. His son, who doesn't know how great his hair is (Cool Fro, Bro) is living the life of luxury. That kid could take Gary Busy crazy pills and still inherit every bit of the fortune.
Daryl Katz's last hurrah (before a cup) will be winning this giant flustercluck of a battle in the heart of Edmonton. The homeless driven, business selling, and frustratingly painful traffic jammed part that is downtown. The Bacarat is sitting there wondering when the hammer is going to strike them silly up side the head and force them out of there.
Like most owners in the NHL, Daryl Katz is a lawyer/was a lawyer. He understands the constitution and will make you look dumber than the dudes on wheel of fortune who can't pronounce Kelly Ripa. (youtube 'wheel of fortune kelly ripa and regis philbin' and laugh). He will get what he wants. the 400 Million LRT expansions and lord knows what other great hemorrhaging ideas our city has is only showing him that they have the money. Daryl Katz is awaiting crunch time, when the Oilers are truly in jeopardy and the execs in Seattle and salivating like me looking at Selma Hayek. The Oilers being at risk of moving is probably the worst thing to happen to Edmonton since..... Since.... okay. 'We' are the City of Champions, the heart of gold, what others shitty made up phrase they want to shove down our throats to go spend money we don't have.
Right now, we have a lot of that; with our ridiculously high rate of jobs available. (another thing that plays in his favor) Prices of material rise, and the city is waiting to see if it will fall. It won't. In fact if they had signed the dotted line from the beginning they would've paid only 12-17% of the cost of what it is now. That's a lot of keesh. As I last read about it the cost has been well over 600 million, and steadily increasing.
The arena's possibilities aren't really limited either. With the real estate they will get they could hold 17 monster truck jams at once, or something.
They can put hotels, concerts (multiple), restaurants, William Shatner, Art Garfunkel... Well maybe not those last 2. The biggest thing they can do? have a transportation hub inside or just outside of it, as to satisfy another LRT expansion and work with the city further. They can provide parking to surrounding businesses and help put back into the city's economy.
If Daryl Katz wants to at the end of the day. He probably won't, he shouldn't have to. It is only a matter of time before he makes them look silly for wasting time. Another glaring factor is looking at Phoenix, who lost $40 million dollars as soon as the CBA was ratified. In costs in equipment, management, maintaining and continuing the Coyotes dreadful existence. The city will not want to look at Rexall and watch it remain vacant when they can upgrade and continue to build our city (and surrounding areas such as: terwilliger and windermere)
They are just wasting time and playing a shot for shot game of politics, it is leaving a sour taste in the mouth of both sides. All the while people are opinionated on who is who again...Sound familiar?
Regards,
Devon (view from the west)
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