g2k wrote on Mon, 04 March 2019 16:11

Rocksteady wrote on Mon, 04 March 2019 09:35 Adam wrote on Mon, 04 March 2019 08:55 Quote: Paying the price of a ticket is one thing. It’s THEN getting hit for a small fortune for a beer that really hisses people off when the team has a losing record at home and is in NHL Draft Lottery Contention again. An $8 beer would be a welcomed statement. Oh right...cheap beer. That's the meaningful change we've all been waiting for. https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oiler s/jones-fans-cant-compare-daryl-katz-to-eugene-melnyk/wcm/4d ad84eb-d5a7-4ea0-9b63-9c15291a873a Well to be fair, the prices at Rogers are abhorrent, but completely in line with other NHL arenas. Opposite to that is deals of the day of specific items you can get in the arena, I visited Tampa last week and they had a packed arena, $10 beer but their deal of the day is 2 decent sized drinks, two hotdogs and two medium popcorn for $10. So a couple going to the game is going to get fed a decent amount of bang for their buck. When was the last time Rogers had a decent sale on food? *crickets* Yeah, I think we both will agree it will never happen. OEG wants every nickel they can pick up off the Rogers floor. This is a team after all, that sells tickets for people to run around in the concourse during playoff games. How pissed would you be if your were a season ticket holder and you have to deal with even more people as you wait in line to piss and grab a beer during intermissions? It’s not fair the the tier ones. It really isn’t though. That’s garbage.

Although if they iced a good hockey team, I think the market would willing to put up with a lot of profit seeking activities. The team is much more mercenary than it used to be and it does seem like there's less community involvement than ever, but all those things aren't that important if the team wins...

The problem of course is that they suck. Constantly. No matter who's on the team.

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