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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Can you provide evidence they have ever supported the Islanders to the tune of 18k? Hard to say without any doubt a fan base that's never put an average of 16k into a building even when they were winning Stanley Cups can do 18k.
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That's impossible, just like you can't prove they wouldn't have had that level of support if they had an appropriate venue. They've never played in an arena with that capacity. They were selling the place out when they were winning Cups.
The Nassau Coliseum was a cramped dump. Its concourse reminded me of McMahon Stadium with less room. Imagine if the Corral had twice the capacity, with the same concourse. Add on top of that, the closest railway station was 2.5 miles from the arena.