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Originally Posted by Okotokian
I'm personally wondering how Winnipeg will be able to afford a team. Why did they leave in the first place? The had an old arena, now they have a new, small arena. I guess they could make it if the had no intentions of ever going near the cap.
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The main reason Winnipeg could not keep a team in the 90s was because the Canadian dollar was worth about 60 cents US, and the players all get paid in US dollars.