Lol, that was actually pretty well done. It carries a harshly worded message that I definitely agree with too.
Last year was my first time at the Dome, and we got to see a bunch of games there - so I got a pretty good look at it. From a fan perspective, I loved it. We went to Edmonton as well, and it was really nice, but it really missed a lot of the 'hockey vibe'. It felt more like a really cool airport than it was a hockey arena. A lot of this is design mind you, as Detroit built a great hockey building (I was lamenting the loss of the Joe as well). It's definitely going to be an upgrade over the Dome, but I don't get the rush and hostility it's created in such short order. This video carries a lot of those notes which was good to hear.
He may also gloss over the specifics of player value, but his high-level evaluation was pretty spot on from an outsider perspective. I think a lot of that (didn't get into Sutter trades even) was sacrificed to spend a lot more time on the arena.
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