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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
I’m trying to really understand what the grand benefit of having the new arena is, and I haven’t really been presented with a lot of compelling reasons. My wife’s family came to town in December for the Bruins game and wondered why we needed a new building. Here’s what I am under the impression on the “need” for it, is this an accurate fulsome list or are there more?
- bathroom lines are faster or negligible
- roof maybe doesn’t collapse one day? Maybe? Is this true? Read something about the roof crumbling
- building is nicer to look at
That about sum it up? And for this we get wildly increased ticket prices (see: Oilers), less parking, and more construction for a few years.
Seems like the Flames and their owners get a lot of cool stuff but just not sure what average Joe guy gets.
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Improved "end of trip" facilities for the players...aka gym, dressing room, etc.
...but yeah they're going to decrease the number of fans in the building from 19,289 to something in the 18,000 range. The revenue goes up 50%+ though.
That revenue is coming from somewhere and the fans are a big part of it. There's a reason the ownership wants the city to pay for a good part of the building, instead of just letting the city buy part of the team to subsidize operational losses and keep the 'Dome.