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Originally Posted by JTSMOOTH
they still drew 13k fans a night on average. Not great, but I don't think thats terrible either.
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I think most people would consider 13,000 fans a night as terrible. ESPN shows that the average attendance numbers this year were 14,875, that's 85% of capacity. Leaving 15% of the building empty every night, in addition to the horrible lease agreement they have... how is the team supposed to be successful, even under new ownership?
I'm sure a lot of this can be placed at the feet of bad ownership over the years, but when you're in a non-hockey market there is no room for mistakes.