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Go ahead foot
What you'd see is better food and drink. What you'd see is better in-arena entertainment. What you'd see is a better "experience".
When the team is doing well, we get overpriced hotdogs with Cheese whiz. When the team isn't doing well, we get "The Steamer"... hot dog wrapped in bacon! Same price of admission.
There are ways to maintain high ticket sales, even if the Canucks suck as badly as you want them to during a possible transition, the next few years. The team can be a cash cow, even if the on-ice product sucks.
Don't believe me? Ask Jon Spoelstra: http://www.amazon.com/Ice-Eskimos-Market-Product-Nobody/dp/0887308511 . He's made a real good living generating lots of revenue for sports franchises that suck.
We're seeing it even with the latest summer summit - signed big name "free agents" bartender and executive chef. The Aquillini's will open their wallets to maintain high ticket sales. They are not just going to let the season ticket holders go. They're going to provide as best as they can buy on-ice product, and as best as they can buy off-ice experience... and that golden day, when the two mesh at the same time, ticket prices go through the roof. The new "experiences" is to justify maintaining the current ticket prices, while there are current questions about the on-ice product. After things are comfortable again that the Canucks are likely an annual playoff team, major jump in price.
The Aquillini's may or may not be a lot of things... but stupid isn't one. Cheap isn't one either.
So what you are saying is the Aquilini's will spend a dollar if they think it gains them two