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Originally Posted by FlamesAllTheWay
Went to my first game there just a couple weeks ago actually, Coyotes vs Senators. Game was actually pretty entertaining, arena is great, the immediate area around the arena was awesome (resteraunts and bars and such).
Honestly I think it's just the location of the rink that's the biggest killer. There's no apparent public transit that I could see and the rink seems to be at least a half hour away for most people to drive. And driving really is the only way to get there so people are going to need a vehicle and a lot more time on their hands to go see games on a regular basis.
Poor, poor choice for an arena location. Makes me hopeful the rumours of a potential new location for the Flames new rink around Balzac will never become more than just rumours.
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Honestly, I didn't like the arena at all when I was there for a pre-season game. I don't like the cut off corners in the upper bowl, and it seems like it would be a difficult arena to get from lower to upper level when busy.
Agreed on location. It helps that the arena is right on their ring road freeway, but even from downtown on a Sunday, it took me about 25 minutes to get there. From the east side you're not looking at a short drive.
Still, people would go if they were more interested. That is something the owners have to work on encouraging. But in year one, a non-draw like Nashville on a Halloween Thursday is going to result in bad things.