That's just part of the deal... Pre-season in my opinion should be free for STH but I try to focus on the deal we get in the playoffs. The problem is when they miss the playoffs there is no upside.
The two cup run years I spent almost nothing on playoffs. I was in school in 11 and traveling in 13 so I sold roughly four home games each year and my profit period for almost everything.
On topic mine ashtrays charge saying season tickets so that's strange.
You must not have Loge seats if you think playoffs are a 'deal'. The Bruins have done wahtever they can to ensure the tickets are no longer a deal and they get everything they can.
Already expensive 95 dollar tickets were 170 for 2nd round and 220 for ECFs off the top of my head. 1st round being a little more and finals being expensive whatever but those were punitive prices fans better have deep pockets and not barely be able to afford their seats like me if they are on the hook for paying 400 bucks for a game 7 with 2 games of a more expensive round to follow if we win along with payment on next years seats looming. That is monopoly money and pricing. Lots of people with good seats declined playoffs last year.
When I made a payment this week it brought me up to my daily limit and another purchase was declined so I had to call my banks customer service. The lady who helped me out was a season ticket holder who had just dropped her seats. I asked where they were and they were virtually same as mine but shoot 1x end. Didn't blame her. Shame she was upset and going to miss having them.