MayDay
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One could also argue that Buffalo may be hit the hardest out of all the American teams with a declining CDN dollar.
Buffalo relies quite a bit on Canadians crossing the boarder and coming to home games. Not only those who come to see the Leafs and Habs but the Canadian Sabres fans, some of whom, are season ticket and flex pack holders.
So while perhaps the Sabres may gain an advantage based on capitalizing on the cap constraints of some teams, they may in fact take a hit in terms of generating the same revenue from Canadians compared to what they have in the past few years.
Ehh..it's not that big a percentage (I think like 12%?).
And remember, the Blue & Gold Club waiting list is thousands of names long. Even if some Canadians decide to give up their season tix because of the exchange, their place would quickly be taken by American fans on the waiting list.
But I don't think the exchange rate will have much impact even on the numbers of Canadian fans who come. Fans from southern Ontario have shown themselves to be rather price-insensitive - particularly the Leafs fans. Look how much they pay now to go to games at the ACC! Even if the CAD$ continued to nosedive, games at FNC will still be far cheaper than the price-gouging the Leafs commit for their home games.