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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
The problem is in the end it doesn't matter what the 500 or so hardcore fans on a site like Calgary Puck will say.
The is lots of evidence that attendance will drop if the team has a prolonged time period out of the playoffs, and that is what ownership cares about.
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No doubt in most markets attendance would take a hit but you can’t let it drive mediocrity to the point we’re at now. Fans want to see a light at the end of the tunnel instead of being guided to bull#### which is what they’ve been fed for years. Sure Sutter and Co can talk up a big game of unfinished. Sounds great but the fans see through the emperors clothes. When fans see a light at the end of the tunnel they’d naturally come back. But that short term sacrifice needed to be done yesterday. Now we’re left holding assets with diminishing value.