Lucky you!
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I got to go down there for a preseason game and it's wonderful! Lots of great free food (desserts are amazing), free house alcohol, some wine and beer. I'm guessing it's not the same food for every game, but they had this pineapple salad that was incredible!!
Really the highlight of the lounge is watching the players go out to the ice. It was awesome (I got 2 James Neal high 5's -wooo!)! If you have kids, they would definitely love going to see the players as they go onto the ice, seeing just how big they are and get a glove tap would be so cool to them (and really to all hockey fans)! If anyone is going down there for opening night, I'm assuming we're having player intros, so they would be lined up there waiting to go out and you could get some great pictures and high5s! As soon as they walk out and are on the ice, if you run to the glass you can stand there and watch the game (that period, anyway) right there. If you are short and aren't in the front row or two, you can't really see anything though.
Tons of tv's. Super friendly staff.
Go back down there after the game and watch some of the players walk by as they're leaving the arena all cleaned up.
I really can't believe they built that in the arena. Just shows how much empty space is still under there! If you get the chance to go, do it!