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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Because people aren't going to dedicate themselves to a team with no future. See also: Winnipeg's last year in 1995-96.
Keep in mind that you were an outsider. Your attendance was a one-off, and all you would care about is the production value of that individual game. But what the Coyotes need are more people dedicated to the team. People who care about them the way you care about the Flames. But you can't ask people to open themselves up to the potential heartbreak of caring about the team only to lose it. It just is not going to happen.
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Fair enough, people aren't going to buy 5 years of seasons tickets in advance or anything crazy, but the situation is that if people want to go to a hockey game because they like hockey then they'll go. If the Flames (or any other hockey market team) were in a precarious position I think you would see a full building more often than not, just because people would want to see games before they weren't able.
My point about the production value is more obvious though. I can only assume that every game was as fun and entertaining as that one; in that case they've had years of fun and entertaining hockey there and haven't made a dime. That is why things will look bleak going forward.