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Originally Posted by Bonded
This educated fan base thing just isn't true. Heck, there is a large contingent of posters on this site that think a rebuild is crazy talk and shouldn't happen and this is a cross section of the most diehard fans.
Casual fans will for sure check out during a rebuild but they are already checking out now because the team is full of vets and bad. The Flames should still do it but you can't wrap it in the soft blanket of the 'educated' fans will come out and pay big dollars to watch bad hockey. Thankfully the team is in no danger of relocating so bottom out hard and can sell some cheap tickets for a few years.
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I sit beside fans in pretty expensive seats who clearly aren’t knowledgeable or strategic in their views on the Flames, based on what I overhear. Same goes for people I overhear in pubs. They are just there to see games and they hope the Flames win those games. They have superficial opinions on players and the team. A multi year rebuild isn’t something they think about.