Colin226
NJ Devils STH
I'll guarantee this was Patty's decision. You can't tell the guy being honored, who lives across an ocean, what day he should be in town. This probably just worked best for Patty.
There's also several easy ways the Devils can be sure only our fans are in the building:
- Jack up the prices. This game means something to Devils fans, and NYI fans likely won't want to pay the premium price.
- Offer STH and Flex Members the ability to buy extras first. They've done it before for major events.
- Only offer the tickets to people who buy smaller ticket plans (half seasons, "rival" plans, etc.)
Let's be real, there will be Islanders fans there. There was at least a few Oilers fans at Marty Night. But it won't be an easy ticket, and you'd have to have huge stones to be obnoxious during this given how heavily outnumbered you'd be. And you'd be ejected before the game even began, so why spend all that money just to be a jerk? Any NYI fans there are likely going because they respect Patty anyway.
There's also several easy ways the Devils can be sure only our fans are in the building:
- Jack up the prices. This game means something to Devils fans, and NYI fans likely won't want to pay the premium price.
- Offer STH and Flex Members the ability to buy extras first. They've done it before for major events.
- Only offer the tickets to people who buy smaller ticket plans (half seasons, "rival" plans, etc.)
Let's be real, there will be Islanders fans there. There was at least a few Oilers fans at Marty Night. But it won't be an easy ticket, and you'd have to have huge stones to be obnoxious during this given how heavily outnumbered you'd be. And you'd be ejected before the game even began, so why spend all that money just to be a jerk? Any NYI fans there are likely going because they respect Patty anyway.