Why doesn’t it work in Miami?

[Fenway]

Looking like a just-started game of minesweeper tonight

 

[ForumNamePending]

Toronto has no NFL team, otherwise this would not be the case.

 

[GordieHowsUrBreath]

the marlins games seem to draw less fans

 

[pbgoalie]

Q What time does the Panthers game start?

A what time can you get here?

 

[c9777666]

One Florida team is seemingly always struggling to fill seats, the other is not.

Even when the Lightning weren't winning frequently, they weren't dealing with THIS many empty seats- even the Barry Melrose debacle didn't kill off attendance to this degree.

 

[These Are The Days]

The Lightning had probably the greatest dynamic duo of the 2000's not named Sedin even when they were bad. Lecavalier and St Louis were worth the price of admission alone

 

[iam76]

Success, location and ownership

 

[TheAngryHank]

Tampa has the most lightning strikes in America . Probably people getting shelter from the danger.

 

[Seanaconda]

One Florida team is seemingly always struggling to fill seats, the other is not.

Even when the Lightning weren't winning frequently, they weren't dealing with THIS many empty seats.

This would probably be better from a local but isn't tampas arena in a better location ?

Otherwise they won a cup and then got a first overall pick , players got some individual hardware during their down years .

Then lately other than that blip the other year where they just missed the playoffs they have gone to the ecf a couple times and have generally been a good team

 

[PhysicalGraffiti]

Bandwagon is huge for the Bolts for the past few years. They love the winning, and that's about it. They don't know a ton about the history of the team, previous players, anything like that. They know their local team is winning and that's what they want to see.

When they weren't winning there were a lot of empty seats. I don't recall seeing it as bad as the Panthers though, but it was bad.

For how pathetic and fickle the Tampa Bay area sports market is, the Miami area sports market is even worse.

 

[Frenchy]

ok guys , play nice

 

[Il Stugotz]

It had to be demoralizing for them to see three of their guys get to the Finals with Vegas.

I hope they get Panarin and Bobrovsky and they become a playoff team. If they then still have issues drawing crowds, then it might be time time to consider alternatives

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

Because Florida is Cursed for taking the state Namesake when they were not the first team in Florida tbh.

 

[PhysicalGraffiti]

Because Florida is Cursed for taking the state Namesake when they were not the first team in Florida tbh.

I could get behind Ft. Lauderdale Panthers, or Sunrise Panthers. Now that the Miami Marlins exist they can't say that area uses the Florida name for teams.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

tampa has a good team and also i had a really good time at amalie when i watched a game (more enjoyable than the other two ive been to) so the experience helps bring people in as well

though parking was a bit of a cluster **** i found

100% true

 

[IslesBro715]

Every team has a hard time getting fans in south florida; even the Heat had a hard time getting people to come to games prior to LeBron coming and the arena is located in the middle of Miami. Even Brons 1st year here, I remember paying $35-40 for 100 level seats. Even paid $150 for game 1 of the finals vs. the mavs.

The Panthers are located across the street from literally one of the largest malls in America and still have a hard time getting fans to come to the games.

The bottom line is that most people living in Florida are not originally from down here, hence the abundance of away fans during Rangers, Maple Leafs, Canadians, and Flyers games. On top of that College Football is the big sport, with so many UF and FSU alums living in sofl and UM being here.

 

[MessierII]

According to forbes the Rangers, Leafs, Canadians are worth way more and the Blackhawks slightly more

Last asking price for the team was 1.6 billion. What NHL team is worth that?

 

[Beezeral]

I remember paying $35-40 for 100 level seats. Even paid $150 for game 1 of the finals vs. the mavs.

here is a straight up lie. I had season tickets during the lebron years. I had 100 level Tix and rarely got less then 2x face value when selling the games I couldn’t go to on stub hub. Sold game 1 against the mavs and paid off the entire post season with the profits.

What N odd thing to make to try and take a dig at the SFL fanbase

 

[Gentle Man]

Shit.

It worked BETTER in Miami.

 

[Beville]

It's been mentioned but yeah the Panthers do not play in Miami. They are in Ft. Lauderdale which is known for beaches, one of the biggest malls in the US and the fact that it is an unfortunate amount of time and traffic outside of Miami.

Winning consistently also helps with the whole popularity thing.

And SPRING BREAK BABY!

 

[ayoshi]

Have they considered doing some gimmicky celebration after wins?

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

What if they reallocate and play out of Orlando?

Or based themselves in Sunrise but play 10-20 home games in Miami at the arena downtown.

 

[member 305909]

Is there any similar talk with any other team in the other major North-American professional leagues that they dont "belong" where they are located?

 

[Asheville]

They WORKED in Miami.

They DON'T in Sunrise.

Muuuuuuuch more to do in Miami, especially with the development of Wynwood and the Design District.

 

[GuinosWin71]

What if they reallocate and play out of Orlando?

This wouldn’t work. I live in downtown orlando. I can walk to the Amway. They don’t even sell out magic games, but everybody loves orlando city soccer.

My girlfriend’s family lives 1 mile outside of the arena in sunrise. I was just down there this past weekend. Her father said he only goes to games when the bruins are in town. The location isn’t central by any means. Ft lauderdale is still a 30-35 minute drive from sunrise without traffic. Add in the fact that the team hasn’t been good in some time.