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Originally Posted by 868904
That's not even what I said. I said in Ottawa, even during the off season, in the Summer, I will see more Flames gear than Sens gear.
Has nothing to do with what you see in Calgary right now or when the team sucks.
I'm in Ottawa all the time and over the years, be it good or bad for the Sens on the ice, you don't see much support at all.
It's a small population and City to begin with, then add in that many people are transplants from other Cities, and add in an owner that everyone hates.
There are lots of Leaf and Habs fans there. Leafs have always had Ontario and Ottawa is right on the Quebec border. Before the Sens came back, you were either a Leaf or Habs supporter, if you were even interested in hockey. Those loyalties don't just die and they also get passed on through generations.
The support for the Sens is weak. Of course they get support when the team is in the finals, every team gets that, but when they aren't, it's like they don't even exist. I know lots of people in Ottawa, most barely know of the team and those that do can only be described as casual or bandwagon fans who only care when the team is winning.
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Ottawa and Calgary are about the same size, 1.3 M metro.
My Ottawa cousins (in their 40s and 50s) probably would all list the Sens as their second favorite team. They grew up liking other teams - Habs, Leafs, Blackhawks, and one is even an Oiler fan. It could take a generation for the Sens to become most people's #1 team. Moving downtown to LeBreton would probably help with attendance.