Show me a team that would do well in attendance if they:
-Missed the playoffs 20 out of their 25 years of existence.
-Had have twice+ as many coaches as they have had playoff experiences.
-Made bad trade, after bad trade, after bad trade
-Got rid of star players for pennies on the dollar
-Have had multiple, cheap owners who committed little to the organization, financially
-Lied to their faithful season ticket holders
-Spent money on 2nd and 3rd tier UFAs, and tried to sell them off as something more
I can go on and on, but you get the picture. Aside from a handful of teams, every team in the league would have issues with attendance. Hell, Chicago had attendance problems before their Cup runs, and there were talks of a Penguins relocation before they were gifted Crosby.
And this crap about the Panthers not working in South Florida because its a non-traditional hockey town is exactly that, crap. Go look at the videos when the team was in the playoffs, the building was as crazy as any in the league. There were weekday games in the middle of March, when the team was fighting for the playoffs, where the building was rocking. They will never be a top team attendance wise, but if they become a consistent playoff team, there is no reason why hockey couldnt work in South Florida. And consider the fact that the team has a real shot to jump to the top spot in terms of teams in South Florida. The Heat arent very good, the Fins are rebuilding, and the Marlins are trash. The Q signing alone has been a boost to the team, with a 200% jump in new partnerships and tickets since the same time last year.