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Originally Posted by BMStrikesAgain
montreal forum, joe louis arena, boston garden, Madison square gardens, Maple leaf gardens, the garden in my backyard. those are iconic arenas, the saddledome is not.
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Maple Leaf Gardens was a big nothing, a place to house a sucking Leaf team in the 70s,80s, and 90s. It was also a place where known paedophiles were protected.
The others I agree, but I think you sell the dome short. With the exception of the Forum, none of the other buildings hosted Olympic Games and the dome had much better sight lines then all but MSG.
From a hockey history standpoint, the Montreal forum is absolutely the top and also holds good memories for Flames fans. On top of that Sinatra, Elvis, the Beatles, and Led Zeppelin all played there.