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I don't think its been mentioned, but the Colorado Avalanche didn't sell out their opener either. Could we be seeing a tremendous decline of interest in the NHL in the U.S.? I am sure the Canadian teams will sell out their buildings.

The article in The Detroit News where someone from the Wing's ticket office saying that the $44 seats aren't selling hit it right on the head. $44 for seats in the upper bowl all the way up to row 20. Its wrong. I pay under $20 to sit 11 rows from the field at Comerica Park, but you have to pay $44 to sit way up at The Joe? These seat prices need to be cut in half. Then, the upper bowl will fill up. Spare cash is tough to come by these days. Now, as for the lower bowl... How many of thsoe seats are company-owned? A bunch. How many of these companies have ties to the auto industy? A bunch I'd bet. And with the auto industry in a funk and places like Ford letting go of 35,000 people last Feburary, well, its easy to see why its not full.

That post was probably from me...I got an database/SQL error when I tried to post my first post. It took the topic header but not the message.

After 20 years of having season tickets, my brother and our two buddies and I gave them up. Why? Well, first off, I was out voted 3-1 and have since bought some tickets from some friends who sat in front of us. Secondly, we have been a bit bitter about the sickening gouging that takes place at playoff time. We haven't bought the playoff seats in years. Couple that, with what others have said about getting the payroll nearly slashed in half, yet ticket prices didn't get slashed. And schedule is terrible. We are tired of it. I'd rather see Toronto, Montreal, Boston, New York, Pittsburgth, etc., than Anaheim, Nashville and Columbus. I don't care if the Ducks are the defending champs. We need a new schedule. Heck, Illitch and Devellano were right on in their Detroit News interview -- we need to be in the East. It was a gravy train for Illitch. Time to lower the prices and give the fans of this economically depressed area a break. Honestly, when Ford bought out 35,000 employees last year, many from this area, it makes you wonder how that ripple effect hit the Wings. As for the Tigers success at the gate? This is a baseball town. It just hasn't had a "team" in the past 2 decades until last year. Plus, you don't pay $44 a seat to sit 4 rows from the top. My seats 11 rows from the field were $17 in my 27-game package. As for $9 tickets, honestly, how many of these will be available? If we could buy them online, i.e. Ticketmaster, then it'd be great. I am not driving down to the box office to fight for a few tickets. No way. I love the Wings and as I mentioned, have bought some seats to games this year, but still think changes are on the horizon. Its time to reward the loyal fans of this team.

Wings over Rangers in 7. How cool would that be? An Original Six matchup. Its something the NHL needs.