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Originally Posted by troutman
Besides the location of the arena in Kanata, I think one thing that has always hurt the Senators, is that so many people in Ottawa are really fans of other NHL teams. Tons of Habs fans and Leafs fans.
You see lots of fans in Ottawa wearing the visiting team's jersey.
If I look at my cousins there - Oilers fan, Hawks fan, Habs fan. It may take a generation for the Sens to become everyone's favorite team in Ottawa.
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Yeah there's not a lot of tradition there and it's going to take a few generations of young Senators fans coming of age to purchase season tickets. It's bad enough in Calgary that had a team for over a decade longer where there are lots of fans of even rival teams like the Oilers and Canucks. Still though it's really tough to defend that attendance in the 2nd round of the playoffs.