So this team gets a pass because they're owner isn't the best, this team gets a pass because their arena may not have the nicest jumbotron, this team gets a pass because the times have changed.
Let's narrow this down to only the teams that support your arguement.
Just FYI, Nashville sold more season tickets after the playoffs last year than they ever have, so their attendance would have been back up around the mid 16k mark again, like it was their first couple of seasons.
I could also make the arguement Nashville's ticket sales dipped because of poor marketing (remember the Playoff Pledge) as well as not meeting the expectations the owner set out (5 year plan).
Washington did struggle with 9k, 11k, 10k in the 80's.
You have to give a non-traditional market time to grow it's fan base.
Minnasota knows what it's like to lose a team, they're not going to let that happen again.
Let's narrow this down to only the teams that support your arguement.
Just FYI, Nashville sold more season tickets after the playoffs last year than they ever have, so their attendance would have been back up around the mid 16k mark again, like it was their first couple of seasons.
I could also make the arguement Nashville's ticket sales dipped because of poor marketing (remember the Playoff Pledge) as well as not meeting the expectations the owner set out (5 year plan).
Washington did struggle with 9k, 11k, 10k in the 80's.
You have to give a non-traditional market time to grow it's fan base.
Minnasota knows what it's like to lose a team, they're not going to let that happen again.