The importance of a high scoring team to attract fans is one of the key reasons why I don't think the QC owners did their homework when they began negotiating with the Flames. Looking at the goals for stats for the Knights, they were among the lowest scoring teams in the AHL both years. If they were expecting a higher scoring team, perhaps they should have held out for another team.
Also, the Knights had one of the worst home records in the league, even the year they won the conference, they set an AHL record for most wins on the road and stunk it up at home. The QC owners should have paid attention and realized this team doesn't win or score at home.
As it has been mentioned previously fans (particularly casual fans) want goals, fights and wins. The QC Flames don't score a lot and don't win a lot. If I'm trying to recruit a team to my town I do a little homework and look at the roster and potential roster players before putting up my money.
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