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Originally Posted by getbak
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.
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You are correct but history supports my argument better seeing that market has never filled a smaller arena. I watch a lot of sports and all I see is plenty of empty seats in the NHL, NFL, NBA, etc and I feel MLB and the CFL are ahead of the curve in making reducing capacities in newer facilities as the landscape is changing with HD TV and internet streaming. I personally don't believe the Islanders could ever sell out an 18k building on a regular basis. Even the Rangers aren't putting 18k in MSG. Winnipeg's arena is still a little on the small side but the plus is that atmosphere is much better than most larger buildings with thousands of empty seats.