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Originally Posted by Bingo
Yeah I don't think the Flames are fearful of whether or not a die hard fan on a hockey website will support them in a rebuild.
They wonder how many people will put their money where their mouth is?
I've had season tickets for 27 years but I sell a lot of them because I find it a hassle more often than not and I get up too early!
If you have to sign up to spend $10K a year for 5 years and be faithful ... I'm not sure how solid that fan base is.
It's a real concern, and Calgary isn't immune to it.
You need to get bad, and then stay bad but exciting because of who you add, and then have it look like a light at the end of the tunnel early even if it takes 5 years.
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But would you not rather buy season tickets to watch a team with Smith/Celebrini/Misa, even if you miss the playoffs for the next few years? I feel like I would rather spend money to watch an up and coming team with elite talent.
Right now, we have no elite talent and on top of that play the most boring low event style hockey in the league. Isn't that an even tougher sell, to convince people that these vets who will be almost at retirement age are going to keep you competitive in 2 years?