No doubt Bettman and the Flames will be back with palm outstretched, but Nenshi doesn't have to budge an inch. All the threats to leave Calgary are empty rhetoric. Are they really going to make more money in Seattle? It's a big city, yes, but has nowhere near the intensity of love for hockey that Calgary (or any Canadian city) has.

And in the interim, it is a nice mental image to see Bettman chowing down on a heaping plate of crow..... how's it tasting, Gary?