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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
Next time you visit Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver ask around about the local teams there and you're likely to get a similar opinion. A flashy new stadium might turn this around when it's the talk of the town for a few years, but after that it will be the same old tried and true Stamps fans going to games. The scenesters who are too important, too sophisticated, and too cosmopolitan to go, won't.
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So they should focus on people that want to go but can't. What percentage of fans are watching the game at home because of the weather and how many of them would love to be at the game? How many more would there be if it wasn't during the nhl season? How many more if it was a bit cheaper?
These are all things the league has chosen to ignore, so who's fault is it when attendance isn't where it could be?
Also the league is only considering putting at team in the maritimes. Why not? Smaller communities have the strongest fan bases. Look at Saskatchewan and Green Bay. Making the league into a 14 or 15 team league makes it even more relevant when you make the playoffs.