Btw, krutovsdonut, if you read this, whenever I criticize how a subsection of the fanbase (not necessarily everyone who's positive about the team's future) treats positivity as an inherent good rather than a logical conclusion based on observations, this mentality right here is exactly what I'm talking about. It's obviously rarely this egregious, of course (almost seems fake/trolling in this case), but I react when I catch glimpses of it slipping out of people's arguments every once in a while.
It's starting from the desired end point and moving backwards from that and thinking that the warmth of positivity justifies that. To me, that's way worse than simply overreacting when something is upsetting.
i don't advocate excessively negative or positive commentary here. i advocate maintaining perspective and keeping an even keel. i will concede thought that i particularly hate whining, negativity and lazy group think.
in that regard, to respond to your complaint, i would say many of the negative posts in here clearly "start from the desired end point and move backwards from that". for some posters here, everything bad that happens to this team is an opportunity to be frame events as the fault of current management as a hot take, or is an excuse to complain about them. that approach reflects lazy safe thinking and promotes negative reinforcement that distorts perception and leads to despair. it's as old as greek tragedy and the practice of scapegoating. of course bad things are going to happen to a bad hockey team. keep some perspective and stop assuming it is all due to jim benning.
i am not much of a fan of rah rah positivism either, but at least it has the advantage of maintaining a positive outlook. in real life i avoid people who are negative all the time. they suck the life out of everything. i can tolerate excessively positive people for far longer even if they are totally out to lunch.
anyway, the other issue here is i don't know what you are on about bringing this up in an attendance thread. i do not see what paid attendance has to do with the quality of this hockey team or its management so i do not understand why you are being so defensive about someone posting about it. the reality is that most businesses with season tickets and many die hard fans will bite the bullet and continue to maintain their season ticket seat locations during a bad period. it's an investment in the future. it has nothing to do with current performance of management.
the seats are empty because instead of using those seats to entertain valued clients, those seats are being distributed by businesses to employees who may not use them, and instead of selling off seats that cannot be used, die hard season ticket holders are having to eat them or give them away.
anyway, i hope i answered your question.
