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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Not directed at your post, but at all posts citing high prices and other options...
If those were the driving forces, the attendance issues would be league-wide. They are not.
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Yep. In most NHL cities attendance has stayed the same or increased. In Calgary and a handful of others, it has dropped.
I expect what we’re seeing is a consequence of the circus around Gaudreau, Tkachuk, and Sutter, the bad and boring team last season, leaving fans pessimistic about the future. So the same things this board complains about.
The question is how Edwards responds. Many of us hope it will force his hand to move assets, suck for a while, and stock the cupboards. But I’m not confident that’s the case. He could take the attendance decline as evidence that this city won’t support a non-playoff team.