Phazon 24 Report post Posted May 2, 2009 So childish. Nashville fans did it, and now ducks fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacAttack25 44 Report post Posted May 2, 2009 I'll personally take some empty seats at the Joe over the empty rafters at the Honda Center. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MotorCityMadness 388 Report post Posted May 2, 2009 and how many cups do the Ducks and Preds have between them? 1...I'll take a few empties if it means adding a 12th cup this year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blikst 1 Report post Posted May 2, 2009 Things you learn after wings win a game: 1) Wings fans are the worst in all sports. (One evidence being the empty seats.) 2) The refs (and Bettman) want the wings to the cup. 3) It was only luck. 4) Wings are soft p*****s. (How dare they fight Perry who can't fight.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NGKEIB 32 Report post Posted May 2, 2009 Haha, that's great. Empty seats vs. empty rafters... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MannyK 16 Report post Posted May 2, 2009 Things you learn after wings win a game: 1) Wings fans are the worst in all sports. (One evidence being the empty seats.) 2) The refs (and Bettman) want the wings to the cup. 3) It was only luck. 4) Wings are soft p*****s. (How dare they fight Perry who can't fight.) clearly this is the first red wings game you've ever seen... and it's hard to tell that you even watched it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cboth686 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2009 I'll personally take some empty seats at the Joe over the empty rafters at the Honda Center. That is classic!!! I'm gonna use that from now on! I live in Calgary, and all my friends think the Flames are the greatest team in the world. "Detroit never sells out their games, they always have empty seats! That's so terrible." I usually just point out that Detroit is 3rd in the league in attendance, higher than Calgary. BUT NOW! Wooooo boy, I'd rather have empty seats than empty rafters, tooo good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ms_Hockey 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2009 (edited) Just want to take this bit from a Wings blog that I read and I'm sure they'd be interested to read it, too. The Joe Louis Arena experienced an 11 YEAR SELL-OUT STREAK which ended on April 12, 2007. Know what has happened that changed – our economy went down the toilet. You know what else? Tickets that normally cost $44 jumped to around $200 in the playoffs. Nice, huh? Check out the last eight years of average attendance throughout the NHL. You’ll see that the woes are only as of late in Detroit. Here’s our ranking for average attendance numbers: 2001 - Detroit #2 behind Montreal 2002 - Detroit #1 2003 - Detroit #2 behind Montreal 2004 - Detroit # 2 behind - you guessed it! - Montreal 2005 - lockout 2006 - Detroit #3 behind Montreal and Tampa Bay 2007 - Detroit #2 behind Montreal 2008 - Detroit #7 Michigan's unemployment rate is the highest of any state. At 7.7 percent it is a full 1.6 percent higher than the next closest state of Alaska! Also, are they aware they BOTH home games 1 and 2 are entirely sold out? Standing room tickets were being sold for about $300 a piece. Edited May 2, 2009 by Ms_Hockey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maltbymaniac 13 Report post Posted May 2, 2009 I'll personally take some empty seats at the Joe over the empty rafters at the Honda Center. amen to that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Never_Retire_Steve 35 Report post Posted May 3, 2009 It's just jealousy and they are looking for anything to use as an excuse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vincanni 1 Report post Posted May 3, 2009 MacAttack25 ended this thread with one post, everything else is effectively nothing more than bumping up this thread so everyone else can see how awesome of a response it was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mule 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2009 I'll personally take some empty seats at the Joe over the empty rafters at the Honda Center. Hahahaha. Just wonderful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwings4life 3 Report post Posted May 3, 2009 According to the Vs game i was watching in round one they said that the ducks didnt' sell out game three so i don't know what they're talking about empty seats for....people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SetecX 139 Report post Posted May 3, 2009 This lame attempt at taking a jab can be countered with one simple word. SCOREBOARD. Mix in a STFU for added effect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComradeWasabi 109 Report post Posted May 3, 2009 The Ducks don't sell their arena out either, so the can shut the f*** up about that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
numberthirtynine 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2009 That is classic!!! I'm gonna use that from now on! I live in Calgary, and all my friends think the Flames are the greatest team in the world. "Detroit never sells out their games, they always have empty seats! That's so terrible." I usually just point out that Detroit is 3rd in the league in attendance, higher than Calgary. BUT NOW! Wooooo boy, I'd rather have empty seats than empty rafters, tooo good! Oh man I hear ya. I live in CGY too and can barely take it sometimes. Loud fans don't automatically equal good knowledgable fans. It's likely an unfortunate side effect of having a team that's been horrible for awhile prior to 2004 but still. No one here was a Flames fan until that year. No one. Bandwagon jumpers, the lot of 'em. The whole "empty seats" thing really serves to expose those who are a little less enlightened on just how bad things are in Detroit. To have as many fans as we have at these games is amazing. Urban blight and joblessness are punchlines to people from this city, where we're all so damn spoiled with oil money that our biggest problem is finding a really great job instead of a great job to live in our new super fancy condos that overlook the other condos! Hell with 'em. Like was said, empty seats > empty rafters. Detroit's economy will be back and they'll have to conjure up more stupid new excuses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyMountainWingGal 108 Report post Posted May 3, 2009 The Ducks don't sell their arena out either, so the can shut the f*** up about that. Exactly - whatever idiot resorted to that conveniently has no idea the Pond doesn't sell out either.....ignore them and point to the scoreboard... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown Red Wings 245 Report post Posted May 3, 2009 (edited) There were empty seats? Hmm, ok. Looked pretty packed to me. I especially noticed a lot of people when they started jumping up and down as Lidstrom raised his stick of glory and the Ducks skated dejected back to their bench. Maybe that was just me though. And one more thing, Detroit Stanley Cup parades? 1,000,000+. Anaheim's? 15,000. I believe an LOL is in order. Edited May 3, 2009 by Hockeytown Red Wings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrie 900 Report post Posted May 3, 2009 So childish. Nashville fans did it, and now ducks fans. The also start talking about the state of Michigan Economy when they can't beat us. Even more childish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weGotTheCup89 41 Report post Posted May 3, 2009 The also start talking about the state of Michigan Economy when they can't beat us. Even more childish. I really don't know why people are concerned what anyone else in the world thinks of us? If they have to complain/insult/feel threatened by us, it's obviously because they know we have something they haven't got. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puckbags 863 Report post Posted May 3, 2009 I would love every seat at the Joe to be filled every game but as long at the people who are in those seats are making a s*** load of noise its all good with me. As far as I've seen so far in the playoffs this has been the case !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pjgj13 30 Report post Posted May 3, 2009 and how many cups do the Ducks and Preds have between them? 1...I'll take a few empties if it means adding a 12th cup this year And 5th in 12 years!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingfan13 44 Report post Posted May 3, 2009 There must be something about empty seats at the Joe that makes it show up more on TV. It pisses me off when people see the end or beggning of a period when people are up getting food, going to the bathroom etc and are not in their seats ignoring later on in the period when the seats are filled. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grindlinelove 0 Report post Posted May 4, 2009 Whenever you hear these desperate, jealous souls barking the party line, just think about: The packed JLA rafters The history The Hall-of-Famers The fact that we have what is really the best and most storied NHL tradition in the octopus The intensity of our fan-base The hockey-knowledge of our fan-base compared to the majority of others The SIZE of our fan-base and how far it goes Sit back and smile, and revel that there will be a thousand red jerseys at PONDA Tuesday night. WE ARE EVERYWHERE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
