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Originally Posted by jayswin
Cali, what's the attendance been like during this winning streak? I noticed nearly 16k announced for a recent home game I checked. That's got to be nice to start watching games amongst strong crowds.
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I have to say, It's been noticeably more full. It might be a little longer before they sell out every game, but they're still getting nearly full buildings every night. Usually, you might see jerseys on 10-20% of the crowd. Now I see jerseys on about 75% of the crowd. And they're cheering loud too. Last year, when the Habs or Rangers came, the few Panthers fans who chanted were quickly drowned out by the opposition fans. That's no longer the case. Even in those games where there's a lot of rival fans attending, the Panthers fans are louder and cheer more consistently throughout the game.
It's a big shift that I've seen, and I think people in the area are starting to recognize that this is a pretty good team that deserves their support. If they do this for 3-4 years consistently, the Panthers will have a strong fan base to support them going forward.