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Originally Posted by transplant99
IIRC they outdrew Edmonton last year.
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Which doesn't actually mean much, since the Predators have much lower ticket prices. Forbes.com calculates their gate receipts at $29 million in 2011-12, compared to $60 million for Edmonton (and $51 million for Chicago).
It was those relatively cheap tickets that encouraged Chicago fans to travel down to Nashville to see the Blackhawks play. No tickets, no trips. I don't suppose the city of Nashville will be particularly happy to see the team pissing away all those tourist dollars on its behalf.
As for this:
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"Our objective is to give our team the best home-ice advantage each and every game," said Gerry Helper.
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That's an obvious falsehood, since there are 82 games in a season and only 41 of them are at home. Surely the best advantage you could give your team for all 82 games is to put the best possible players on the ice. That means having money to spend. Since the Predators have been spending below the cap and still losing money, they need to be bringing in more revenue, not turning it away.
An appallingly stupid decision, this. It appears to me that Mr. Helper and his superiors are thinking with their gonads instead of their heads.