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Originally Posted by Joborule
With the arena the Islanders are moving into though, it's not ideal for hockey at all, and has lower capacity than a team the Islanders should be able to yield.
The new owner hopefully would have a plan to build a proper, new arena for the Islanders. That organization has been gong show for so long. As bad as the Flames fans have had it, Islander fans have had it the worse.
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Barcley's centre wasn't designed for hockey, but they will make some serious cash off the stunning, expensive suites at that arena. The capacity for hockey is 14500, I believe, so yes, they'll lose a couple thousand nosebleed seats that most arenas have. But this arena is a money maker for the high-end seats and luxury boxes, which is the direction most sports teams are going in anyways.
Even a team like the Flames is reducing capacity in their new arena, focusing instead on lower bowl/suite revenue. I realize going from 19289 to 18000 (or whatever they decide on) isn't as drastic as 14500, but like the Jets (15004), if the Islanders can sell out all the seats and luxury boxes, they'll be laughing.