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Originally Posted by dino7c
Well I certainly never said it would be dead...I said its busier, it is
playoffs you can times that by 10
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Well my original comment was directed at this silly comment
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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
17th Avenue and Stephen Avenue would be ghosts towns without the Flames.
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That comment is clearly false IMO. Saying the busiest restaurant/bar/pub section of the city would be dead without the Flames is ridiculous. The comment assumes that only Flames fans go out and they only go out when the Flames are playing. Two assumptions that are clearly false.
Obviously 17th ave as a whole is busier in the playoffs. That cannot be questioned.
I've worked in many places where the Stampede was a much bigger difference maker in driving sales and revenues than Flames games.
The last restaurant I worked in the owners actually wanted the Flames out of the playoffs as soon as possible. The only additional business it would bring would be post-game drunken idiots who'd have to be turned away at the door or kicked out because they were too drunk to be in a real restaurant. Every restaurant has different clientele and AlpineOracle's comment showed a real lack of understanding of the different types of restaurants/bars/pubs and the different clientele that visit 17th ave regularly.