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waltdetroit

waltdetroit

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Yes, the big Red Barn where you can have a beer in the bar across the street & the goal horn would sound off when it was game time
 
cjm502

cjm502

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The Joe was a dump! The only positive is you could see the ice great from almost every seat. You can win a lot in a crappy building, but it's still a crappy building.
 
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FMichael

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cjm502 said:
The Joe was a dump! The only positive is you could see the ice great from almost every seat. You can win a lot in a crappy building, but it's still a crappy building.
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But it was 'our' dump...

I will say as a big guy (6'4" 260) my knees where on the sides of the person's head who sat in front of me...Calling the seating 'cramp' is a gentle way of putting it.
 
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newfy

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I'll take a venue that does what it was designed for well, and everything else poorly, than vice versa.
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You can have both though. The Joe had a lot of good memories but the concourse was tiny, there wasnt enough washrooms, there was nothing around the arena and the seats were pretty bad. LCA is better in every facet (exceppt maybe view in a very few spots) except the roster on the ice
 
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newfy said:
You can have both though. The Joe had a lot of good memories but the concourse was tiny, there wasnt enough washrooms, there was nothing around the arena and the seats were pretty bad. LCA is better in every facet (exceppt maybe view in a very few spots) except the roster on the ice
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I'll back you on this one. The Joe is nostalgia. That counts for something, but it's a purely emotional response.

The experience in new arenas is, by design, quite a bit more comfortable. I've been to many pro stadiums around the country, and while there can be a charm to the older ones, the overall experience of the new facilities is hard to match. I'd say the biggest advantage of new arenas is how well they lay out restrooms and concessions, so lines move dramatically faster (and are spaced out better) than their elder counterpart. And usually they are easier to get to via transit, having been designed around that from the ground up.

With the massive financial investment cities and teams put into these arenas, they better damn well be better, you know?
 
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chances14

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until the wings go on deep playoff runs and win some stanley cups in the new building, it just doesn't feel the same. Like the golden era of wings hockey died with the Joe
 
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chances14 said:
until the wings go on deep playoff runs and win some stanley cups in the new building, it just doesn't feel the same. Like the golden era of wings hockey died with the Joe
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LCA has been open for only one season. And they missed the playoffs the last season at the JLA....
 
chances14

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Tiesgo2vets said:
LCA has been open for only one season. And they missed the playoffs the last season at the JLA....
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yes that's why I said until they win in the new building i'm always going to prefer the memories of the joe over the fancy bells and whistles of LCA.
 
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