The real fans? Ok Fonz. I don't sit in the 300's, I assure you I am a real fan.
Well I did say 1/3...so you're one of the good ones! There's just not enough people that make noise down low.
Been to four games this year in & sat in 104, 212, & twice in 301. The volume difference is immense.
To each their own...but I like it LOUD! Home teams should be intimidating the opposition & encouraging our boys at the top of their lungs whenever possible. Far too many games where it's church quiet from the lower level. I'm not expecting every fan to be Crazy George, but I've seen entire rows from end to end dead quiet with no emotion at all. I don't have seasons tickets so I've moved around a fair bit and speak from first hand experience. I may have sat at least once it every section other than 118 & 119.
I've brought it up previously, but I hadn't sat in the 300's until two seasons ago having spent seasons since the Jets return wondering what had happened to the crowd noise as I remembered from the 70's thru 90's.
Turned out they were all upstairs! Preference now is upper deck as long as it's not past parallel the goal line on either side of the rink.