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Originally Posted by jayswin
There were more tickets available for this game, with many seats empty for the whole game. I'm thinking this was more of a "hey, I have an extra ticket(s) to tonights game if you wanna go" type of crowd, compared to game 1.
Which would explain more casual fans grabbing whatever jersey they had.
When the Flames used to charge semi reasonable prices for round 1 it was all hardcore fans, every game. Now that they're comfortable at the $400-$500 mark for lower bowl, most of the best and hardcore fans won't be in the building, and you'll get more random friends and family of wealthier people and employees that don't care all that much but got free tickets.
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Not sure how this problem can be solved. Maybe give season ticket holders first rights to buy tickets to not only their seats for playoff games, but a certain number of other seats as well. Plus, special discounts on those ticket purchases. Maybe that's how you get more diehards and less casuals into the building. Maybe it's not the best idea, I don't know. But something should be done, IMO.