Who's team superstar did you wish to steal while prtoecting your team from losing its superstars. Why should you get to buy one? Who does that and succeeds?
I remember a few years when Ottawa ticket prices were about half what they were now, and the Sens were having no success, and everyone complaining about ticket prices. What if they go up to $100, was they cry. What family can afford that. No one will pay, the crowds will drop off if they raise prices anymore. Something has to be done about the CBA. At the time we had about a $28mil payrill. $40mil was inconceivable. Fans revolted, upset at the losing, threatening not to go to games until they bought some UFAs. But management knew better. They waited and developed and gave the young players time, and all of a sudden, everything changes. We have one year of success. Thosetickets are $150 now. We have more sellouts. Winning changes everything.
Calgary wont keep all its players if its losing. Why would they want to keep the player sthey are losing with. THey will have a lot mor emoney to sign them if they keep winning with them. And thats what you want isnt it? Not to makle it easier to get there, its equally tough for everyone, but to keep it once you earn it.
I remember a few years when Ottawa ticket prices were about half what they were now, and the Sens were having no success, and everyone complaining about ticket prices. What if they go up to $100, was they cry. What family can afford that. No one will pay, the crowds will drop off if they raise prices anymore. Something has to be done about the CBA. At the time we had about a $28mil payrill. $40mil was inconceivable. Fans revolted, upset at the losing, threatening not to go to games until they bought some UFAs. But management knew better. They waited and developed and gave the young players time, and all of a sudden, everything changes. We have one year of success. Thosetickets are $150 now. We have more sellouts. Winning changes everything.
Calgary wont keep all its players if its losing. Why would they want to keep the player sthey are losing with. THey will have a lot mor emoney to sign them if they keep winning with them. And thats what you want isnt it? Not to makle it easier to get there, its equally tough for everyone, but to keep it once you earn it.