Where's the passion? Where are the fans?

[tiff_luvs_homer 5]

lol

[miller76 463]

Have to comment on this one as I did in another post...

First of all the fan base this year is the one of the worst I've ever seen since I've been a Ducks fan and that's because of the Ducks' management decision to sell 2 season tickets and then give 2 away with their playoff package last year. Lots of bandwaggoners did take them up on that offer. That left about 1.500 affordable tix for the regular, non-fairweather fan to buy each game this year. Those two extra seats were almost always empty since the "fan" that got them tried to auction them off at a ridiculous price to pay for the two he did sit in and this year's or last year's playoff tickets. This was the first time in 10 years that I couldn't get a ticket for the opening game that wouldn't have cost as much as a playoff ticket so I didn't go. The management isn't doing it this year though and I don't know how many "fans" from last year will renew their tickets.

And Orange County isn't as rich as last year at this point in time either. The subprime market that was once king here has ruined a lot of people's lives. I was one of the few Ducks posters last year that defended the non-sellouts in Detroit because of the economic issues keeping fans from buying tickets and now it's hit Orange County. The only buzz here right now is the price of gas, food, and how much value your house has lost.

Orange County may never be the hotbed that Detroit is for hockey and you can continue to hold that over our heads for as long as you want to, but hockey is alive out here...it's just that people like Marcia Smith won't comment on that part of it. A week ago, there was a team from my son's hockey club, LA Selects out of the LA Hockey Club, that beat your Detroit Honeybaked team for the National PWAAA Championship. Four other teams from the club also made it to the National Championships as well. Those of us who are real fans of the game know what inroads are being made here in SoCal with hockey even though it is taking time.

It really is unfortunate about the housing market and our local economy here in southern California. I live in Riverside County. I know that living in Riverside County is a step lower then the prestigious OC. I know this because the residents there wear that like a badge! I have never met more stuck up, yuppy people in my life. I work for a Harley dealer that serves OC partially. It's a "I have to have it now, and I dont want to pay for it" type of mentality. And for hockey being well and alive in youth ranks, that is very true. I have two sons that play. I guess I cant say that they have won some high and mighty tournament, maybe eventually they will. But I can say that they are good sports, and learning discipline, and it's helping them socially as well.

As for the Ducks and their fans, well I can't really think of much to compliment on. They take that OC mentality right into the Ponda Center. They praise their team with paying extremely high ticket prices, praise thugs like Pronger, who is a disgrace to the game of hockey. Praise part time players like S.Niedermeyer and Selanne who couldn't possibly endure the grind of the regular season. If anything is more "Honeybaked" then those two, it would be news to me. I actually do laugh at the fans at the PC, because there are a ton of guys/gals in business suits that couldn't tell the difference between icing and off sides.

And as for the OC not being as "rich as they were last year". Let me tell you something, most people are not as rich they were last year. But don't give me this were hurting too crap. Look around to other states are seriously hurting.

Look at this link, and lets feel sorry for OC.

http://www.dqnews.com/Charts/Monthly-Chart...ZIPOCR0802.aspx

And if you are actually considering comparing Anaheim to Detroit in a hockey sense, I would just stop right there. Concentrate on getting out of that 0-2 thing your in against Dallas. Your team likes to play dirty and take lots of penalties. Guess what? Their little system has been figured out and is no longer effective!

[ILWingsFan1 0]

lol

That's downright frightening.