Do you remember when the Blackhawks were bad and the United Center was empty or when the Penguins almost moved to KC? It happens to every fanbase but Toronto.
A playoff game in Nationwide Arena is electric and there were some goals scored where I don't even remember hearing the cannon go off. Search youtube for Foligno's OT game winner vs Pittsburgh a couple years ago.
Nationwide Arena gets loud.
Well Chicago is a special case because they basically alienated their whole fan base by not televising half their games. I can't hold their fan base accountable for the worst owner in sports doing terrible things. But I do remember when the Rangers were awful and still had plenty of fans. Mind you, I understand that it's easier to fit an arena in NYC than Columbus. Still if that game that I went to wasn't a road trip with good friends I'd have wanted my money back and not because of the game itself.