Maybe a noob question from someone overseas who's never been to NHL game but I'm curious and don't see it discussed or documented anywhere... Can someone explain or provide an educated guess on why the upper bowl is "broken up" on one side? Also, assuming it's the side where stage would be located during concerts, I'm wondering if it can be somewhat related or if it's just planned for additional premium suites.
That said, capacity wise, 18,400 is perfectly fine (especially when compared to some more recent 17k arenas in New York and Vegas), it's just the empty space seems to be too big for my taste. I guess it may be matter of personal preferences but for me, aesthetically, it's a minor glitch in an otherwise perfect design.