how many years in a row did the Flames increase prices? It had to have been something like a decade? Holding the price is...ok... they should've considered reducing which, I know, preposterous right?
Here's the thing. With the Canadian dollar the way it is, the Canadian economy the way it is... if I was an NHL player, I'd be concerned but overall league-wide revenues given Canadian markets drive most of the high value franchises. Calgary is going to see a significant softening, and I think other markets will too like Edmonton for example.
That's one thing, the other thing is the problem as i see it with the game. The NHL today, is not what it was a few years ago. It's not a massive problem, but it's just not what it used to be. They took out the physical edge of the game, and by extension, some of the competitiveness. Night in and night out, the games are just not that interesting anymore. Of course this isn't every game, some games are still good. But on the balance of the whole... not as good a product as it used to be.
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