Kritter471
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People mentioning the Red Wings clearly don't remember/know about the Dead Things era.
Would not suffer at all: Toronto, Montreal
Would suffer minimally: Philly, New York
Have suffered under those conditions in the past or currently: Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Detroit, Minnesota (NS era), Pittsburgh, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Carolina, Washington, Florida, Tampa, San Jose, Anaheim, Dallas, Phoenix, LA, Colorado, Buffalo, Islanders, Devils, Atlanta, Nashville, Columbus, Vancouver
Seriously. You can point to a period of prolonged futility leading to attendance issues in almost every market in the league with the exceptions being ridiculously huge markets with at least 50 years of history, and even that is not enough in some cases (Chicago, Boston, St. Louis, LA). The "dearly departed" markets of Hartford, QC and Winnipeg also really struggled to draw under these circumstances.
People who think attendance issues for bad teams are new or somehow limited to non-traditional markets haven't paid enough attention to NHL history.
Would not suffer at all: Toronto, Montreal
Would suffer minimally: Philly, New York
Have suffered under those conditions in the past or currently: Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Detroit, Minnesota (NS era), Pittsburgh, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Carolina, Washington, Florida, Tampa, San Jose, Anaheim, Dallas, Phoenix, LA, Colorado, Buffalo, Islanders, Devils, Atlanta, Nashville, Columbus, Vancouver
Seriously. You can point to a period of prolonged futility leading to attendance issues in almost every market in the league with the exceptions being ridiculously huge markets with at least 50 years of history, and even that is not enough in some cases (Chicago, Boston, St. Louis, LA). The "dearly departed" markets of Hartford, QC and Winnipeg also really struggled to draw under these circumstances.
People who think attendance issues for bad teams are new or somehow limited to non-traditional markets haven't paid enough attention to NHL history.