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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Yes but all I see is plenty of empty seats in the NHL, NFL, NBA, etc and I feel MLB and the CFL are ahead of the curve in making reducing capacities in newer facilities as the landscape is changing with HD TV and internet streaming. I personally don't believe the Islanders could ever sell out an 18k building on a regular basis. Even the Rangers aren't putting 18k in MSG. Winnipeg's arena is still a little on the small side but the plus is that atmosphere is much better than most larger buildings with thousands of empty seats.
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Yeah but I think the point is more the other events than the Islanders. Let's say the Islanders draw 15-16k for most of the season with probable sell outs for playoffs. That revenue is made up by the extra 3000 seats they get for concerts and other events that they will get which Nassau never had.