Seth Lake
Registered User
There was speculation that they might have played all 7 in San Jose - with Nashville being "home" and getting the gate for three games.
A neutral site would be more competitive, but an away "home" game would likely generate significantly higher revenues. Could the Preds have sold out at playoff prices in Miami or Atlanta or ???.
There was no decision obviously made because we didn't advance, but internal discussions were pointing to playing the entire series at the opponent's facility because Atlanta had already melted their ice for the season and the travel would have been prohibitive.
The Bridgestone Arena repairs and renovations were not complete in the Predators locker room until basically Opening Night. The team conducted all of training camp at the practice facility. The teams new meeting/film and workout areas were not completed until after the season began...