SantosHalper
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Nah, we don't need help. Help is for the expansion teams, the league needs our help to keep this league alive.Maybe you guys can ask the league to help them with your attendance problems
Detroit Red Wings Couldn’t sell-out home opener.
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JimmyApples
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SantosHalper
Get off my lawn
Packed enough and LOUD. But i was referring to TV, no Red Wings on TV, no viewers.
https://thenhlzone.com/red-wings-have-returned-to-ratings-prominence/
tarheelhockey
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It’s more about damage to the fanbase. In recent memory, the Wings had arguably the strongest fanbase in America. In distant memory so did Buffalo. It would be nice not to see those narratives dovetail.
JimmyApples
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Well, don’t think we’ll have to worry about the Tigers stealing any fans from the Wings
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newfy
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Oh no, a Detroit sports team lost in the second round of the playoffs lol... Maybe the sens will finish within 10 points of playoffs this year so sens fan have something worth watching after january.Well, don’t think we’ll have to worry about the Tigers stealing any fans from the Wings
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Even the Redblacks are pathetic lol
bellringer77
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They were sending out a bunch of emails saying to call off work to go to the game. The first one was sorta funny but they sent it out probably close to everyday the week of and it was sorta cringe.
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Damage to a fanbase?
When teams win a long time, they become more popular. When they haven't been winning for a long time, they become less popular. This isn't a new phenomenon.
tarheelhockey
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Nobody said it’s a new phenomenon.
People are simply observing the reality of another bad sign for a team which has been slipping in attendance for a little while now. The bigger picture question is whether the front office has put the team in a position to generate some momentum going forward, or if this is going to be more of a Buffalo-like situation.
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Attendance was up last year. But keep making something out of nothing if you want.
tarheelhockey
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It’s been hovering below sellout levels for several years, and thousands of empty seats at the home opener suggests the foundation is starting to drop away. Or maybe not. We’ll find out in subsequent games, and the team’s performance will be a big factor.
Be defensive about it if you like. Winnipeg fans were defensive about empty seats and then their owner came right out and said what they weren’t willing to admit.
