I don't really feel ill will for the Thrashers/Jets. Thrashers had absolute dogshit owners who just didn't care about the team and did the whole oh look we're bad oh no what will I do type thing. And the Flames were ramshackle from the start, so hard to feel too much ill will there.

The primary purpose of the Flames were to keep the Omni Center and the market out of the WHA. In that regard they were successful.