Living on the west side of Kanata was the sweetest thing. Could literally walk to the games and pay 10.00 for a cheap ticket in the 300s (wayyyyyy better sight lines than the dome's 300s). But man that rink was in the middle of nowhere. It would be practically impossible to convince people from Orleans or Gatineau to make the trip on a regular basis seeing as it's some 70+ kms each way to Orleans.
That location is killing the Sens. But make no mistake, the Sens are absolutely loved in Ottawa. You have to remember that before the Sens, Ottawa was either Leafs fans or Habs fans. When you drop a new team in it doesn't just flip a switch in everyone's brain and they start cheering for Ottawa. They've literally had to develop their fan base from young kids up to today. Now that its been 20+ seasons since Ottawa came to be, I think you'll find that there's a lot more interest in the Sens as younger people start to spend some disposable income on going to see games.
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