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- Sep 28, 2005
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http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2015/12/23/despite-sabres-upgrade-in-talent-attendance-levels-lagging/
The shift in attendence is really minor, but it feels like the atmosphere and the resale market have taken a nosedive. You can go onto stubhub and buy tickets to a lot of games for below STH cost (and that includes stubhubs fees).
Is the problem specific to the Sabres coming out of a tank, is it part of an overall problem with the NHL product, are tocket prices too friggin high, or a combination of all?
I'd like to think that winning will fix the issue.
Though the Sabres boast an impressive 16,000 season-ticket holders for their 19,070-seat arena, empty seats show hundreds if not thousands are staying home nearly every game....
.....Buffalo’s attendance (which is totaled by tickets distributed rather than tickets used) has dropped through 19 home games. While it’s not a big slip – 18,245 this year compared to 18,324 last year and 18,402 in 2013-14 – it’s still surprising given the rise in competitiveness on the ice.
The shift in attendence is really minor, but it feels like the atmosphere and the resale market have taken a nosedive. You can go onto stubhub and buy tickets to a lot of games for below STH cost (and that includes stubhubs fees).
Is the problem specific to the Sabres coming out of a tank, is it part of an overall problem with the NHL product, are tocket prices too friggin high, or a combination of all?
I'd like to think that winning will fix the issue.