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Originally Posted by Cali Flames Fan
NFL has 32 teams. We would be matching that if this is true.
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Sure. But does anyone think the NHL is remotely as popular or healthy as the NFL?
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Originally Posted by Cali Flames Fan
Fans will show up if they are in the playoffs, or right on the bubble, but it has to be done year over year.
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While I agree the Panthers have a good shot at real improvement this year, the year over year thing is the real problem. In the last 12 years the Hurricanes have won the Cup once and been to the finals another time, but they still haven't seen any sustained popularity. At some point these markets need to show they have a large base of fans of the sport, not just fans of a temporarily successful team.