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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I can see someone feeling this way if they visited for the first time, or once a year or whatever. Because in that case, the only thing that really matters is sightlines - and the sightlines are good.
But if you're a STH, paying for 45 games a year, there is a lot more to it than that.
Washrooms matter. Food concession options matter. Space in the concourse matters. Size of the seats matters, as does legroom.
I have been to 15-20 rinks around the league, and the Dome is the worst in each of those categories. By a LOT in some cases.
I know that some people don't care about those things - younger people especially, budget-minded, and occasional patrons - but the people paying the bills definitely do care, to a much greater extent.
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Wait a minute...you start by saying that someone who visits an arena once or twice isn't entitled to much of an opinion on the quality of a building...Then you say that you've been to 15-20 other rinks (presumably once or twice at most), and proceed to state how much better they all are than the Dome?
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Originally Posted by _Q_
I've been to 4 NHL rinks (Toronto, Washington, Ottawa and Calgary) and one NBA arena (New Orleans). Not sure what kind of mind blowing, orgasmic, arena experience y'all are having where bathroom lines are 10 seconds long during intermission. Most arenas are almost identical from a fan perspective in my mind.
With that said, I'm all for a new arena in Calgary. I just don't expect to have my brains blasted every time I watch a Flames game.
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It's almost like there are ~18000 people in the same place at the same time in all of these places?