Pre-Game Talk: Predict the Crowd & Roll Call 2013-2014

[Devils Dominion]

A lot of Western PA natives living in the NY/NJ area and couple that with Crosby dickriders and bam, you have a nice presence in an away building.

Plus their AHL team is a short drive away.

 

[RandoDoomer]

Only difference I see is they don't have their routines on the jumbotron.
They are still around the same otherwise. And should be.

Seemed to me there were even more this year. They have a group stationed at every entrance, greeting people. A table of them posing for pictures on the concourse. Seems like every time I turn around I see some. There's a group that spends a lot of time in front of 225.

On the bright side, in terms of the low attendance numbers, I use it to my advantage. Spend the first period in my usual seat in 121, then the next two period wherever I want. I like the variety. Last night I had 3 rows to myself up in 226, watching the MSG feed on the TV's above.

If the new ownership is gonna cling to their box office prices and leave 4k empties, might as well make the best of it, right?

 

[Emperoreddy]

I got 20 bucks off face value on stub hub for tonight's game. Face prices are just to high right now. 50 bucks for an upper bowl seat isn't chump change.

 

[Czech Trio]

9875

 

[None Shall Pass]

Not even close to a sellout.

 

[ThePSEGPowerPoster]

They don't announce at the game anymore so I have no idea what it really was. From my vantage point it was no more than 13k.

 

[NJDevs26]

14,205 was the announced attendance which is pathetic for Pittsburgh on a Saturday night. The only reason I ever know the number is TG's tweets.

 

[StvBroDan]

14,750 Last nights game will have people saying the hell with killing a Saturday night to be disappointed.

Fairly close with my guess. I hope it increases. Needs to increase.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Looked about 14-15k

 

[NJDevs26]

And after seemingly toning it down last night, the Diablos had every noisemaker known to man tonight...the strong horn, the dying horn, the vuvuzela, the cowbell - for some reason it didn't bother me as much tonight though. Could be that it was more noisy in general and not the morgue it was the night it was giving me a headache a couple weeks ago. Maybe I'm developing a tolerance level I don't want to develop for superloud noise considering the Devils themselves jack everything up all over the place, starting with a dj in the main concourse.

I don't really get what's the point of having everything loud, louder and loudest - particularly in the intermissions when you might actually want to you know, TALK to other people and they're still playing loud enough music that you can't hear someone a seat or two over from you.

 

[devilsblood]

And after seemingly toning it down last night, the Diablos had every noisemaker known to man tonight...the strong horn, the dying horn, the vuvuzela, the cowbell - for some reason it didn't bother me as much tonight though. Could be that it was more noisy in general and not the morgue it was the night it was giving me a headache a couple weeks ago. Maybe I'm developing a tolerance level I don't want to develop for superloud noise considering the Devils themselves jack everything up all over the place, starting with a dj in the main concourse.

I don't really get what's the point of having everything loud, louder and loudest - particularly in the intermissions when you might actually want to you know, TALK to other people and they're still playing loud enough music that you can't hear someone a seat or two over from you.

I tend to think it's actually counter productive in that it persuades fans to not talk to each other.

 

[ThePSEGPowerPoster]

I tend to think it's actually counter productive in that it persuades fans to not talk to each other.

Wasn't this loud last year. It's to drown out fan chants they don't agree with. Goal song is exhibit A. "Let's Go Devils" is exhibit B anytime the whistle starts.

I didn't hear "If you're happy and you know it." tonight either.

I feel like an old man e-mailing the team and saying "Turn it down in there!"

 

[Emperoreddy]

Team needs to win consistently to get the crowd back, but these prices are just not helping matters.

 

[BenedictGomez]

And after seemingly toning it down last night, the Diablos had every noisemaker known to man tonight...the strong horn, the dying horn, the vuvuzela, the cowbell - for some reason it didn't bother me as much tonight though.

Holy crap, I'm watching the replay and it's even obnoxious on TV. What on earth?

Wasn't this loud last year. It's to drown out fan chants they don't agree with. Goal song is exhibit A. "Let's Go Devils" is exhibit B anytime the whistle starts.

If that's true, it's beyond pathetic.

A similar thing happened some years back with another section I wont name. The "Section Rivalry" thing is one of the most immature, pathetic, sad (truly sad) aspects of sporting events.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Jeff used to exaggerate attendance numbers on most nights.

Harris under reports.
I am curious to why (skeptical).

 

[sbresistor]

Jeff used to exaggerate attendance numbers on most nights.

Harris under reports.
I am curious to why (skeptical).

one guy trying to inflate the value of the team for selling it - other guy trying to save money on taxes or eventually have reason to move the team

 

[Lou's Koolaid]

Winnipeg on a Monday oh boy! 13,762 cause they might be padding this one with freebies?

 

[ThePSEGPowerPoster]

11002 if they count the hotdogs.

 

[Devils Dominion]

12,003

 

[NJDevs26]

Winnipeg on a Monday oh boy! 13,762 cause they might be padding this one with freebies?

They are, but they won't count toward the total. I'll say 11,784

 

[Benedict Parisechuk]

It will be a minor miracle if they somehow break 13K tonight, all things considered. I'll go with 12,520

 

[Nick0930]

11,340

 

[Devils Dominion]

12,253 official.

They are not counting comps this season, but paid attendance.

Most teams count comps and all distributed tickets.

No uniform method to announced attendance.

 

[Wingman77]

I was gunna say.....there were absolutely more than 12K there tonight - probably closer to 15K

 

[RandoDoomer]

I was gunna say.....there were absolutely more than 12K there tonight - probably closer to 15K

I would have guess 14.5K. Remember this was one of the cancer night voucher games, so if they don't count them, 12K sounds about right for paid admission.