Guys Bettman has already stated recently, as in the last two weeks, that in certain markets it might be better for teams to play in 15-16000 seat arenas as opposed to 18-20,000.
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Here's what Bettman told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday: "While we play to 93 to 94 per cent capacity, we'd like to play to 100 per cent capacity," Bettman said. "A 15,000-16,000 seat arena might work better in some markets than a 19,000-seat arena."
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Another argument about the construction of arenas is that the last 3-4000 seats are the most expensive to be built and the least profitable to fill. It can have an effect on mini-pack sales and season ticket sales. If you are not selling out every game this has an effect as it changes what you can expect for guaranteed revenue.
The fact of the matter is that until a solution comes up (and I doubt it is there right now between Chipman and the other owners) where a team can be bought and placed within the True North Banner it ain't gonna happen.
They need $100 average ticket price to make it work. That is out of the mouth of an owner. 15,000 x 100 x 41 is 60 million in gate revenue. They get all concessions, all licensing and a share of TV revenue plus sponsorship and box revenue.
The 60 million covers the players payroll cap limit- now what about the other 20-30 million in extra costs? They know where to get it but it doesn't matter if the corp structure does not fall into place and a $100 ticket average ticket price.