Not strictly on topic here, but I went to the game last night, and some interesting fan tidbits.
First, I opted out of going to games this year. Turns out, 92% of Stars fans opted in. For the lower deck, that was too many, so those who wanted the full season only got half, or 14 games. There are far fewer upper deck STH, so all of them got all 27 games.
They also relieved the congestion somewhat by offering discounted suites to STH with long standing. A friend of mine took that deal, and asked me to go to his suite. First one free, LOL, then I have to pay going rate for 2 of his 8 seats, which turns out to be $500.....even at the discounted suite rate.
Lastly, and I haven't checked this out, I was told I was an idiot for not opting in, since demand for Stars tickets on Stub Hub drove prices up, especially for Hawks, Wings, etc. I could (they said) paid for this season and next by simply keeping my seats and selling them off. I did look, and the seats just above mine were occupied, so one of them or me would probably have had to move.
Funny item, but the e-tickets said "Dallas Stars vs. Red Predators." I guess that wasn't the real NSH NHL team out there, LOL.