Following that link got me down a rabbit hole
Washington is debuting a new scoreboard this year as well.
On top of that, both Chicago and Philly are updating as well, but theirs will include screens that can move to add an additional element
it'll be interesting to see how ours will stack up against the others.
Eh, that Chicago one just looks stupid to me (I like how those hanging boards block part of the ice with an angle from the upper deck). They're just too tall. I want a decent board for replays, but when I'm watching the game, I also want the option to not see the jumbotron shoved in my face- the whole point of going to a game is to actually watch the players actually do the things on the ice.
The Philly and Chicago ones have moving parts that activate after goals or during stoppages in play. Not going to lie, they do look really nice. But outside of the moving parts, it's not like they're really any nicer than the one we are putting in. Plus, with the smoke effects we put in last year, and some of the on ice effects we implemented, we are more than holding our own.
I think the biggest benefit would be that they might be able to have different arrangements for different events in the arena. Like, they might be able to have it set up differently for an NBA game than they would for hockey. I know the Wells Fargo Center also expands outward (the image above is already expanded) to make it wider, but could also shrink it for NBA games on the smaller court.
