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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
It's good for the league when teams that have trouble drawing make the playoffs. If they can get fans back in the arena by having some success it helps to float all the boats in the NHL.
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Except that the Coyotes have made the playoffs before, many times, including in each of their first four seasons. This did not lead to anyone showing up to watch their games. Much of greater Phoenix appears totally unaware that they have a professional hockey team - probably because of the arena's location. I really think this is a situation where we it's just not going to get any better than it has been for the past two decades. Maybe you get a brief surge of popularity if they do something like what they did in 2012, but it'll just die down again.
Of course, the same can be said for the Panthers (only arguably more so), so I guess you guys are kindred spirits on this front.