[Harley613]

Originally Posted by phil235

I understand the sentiment, and hear it all the time, but it does strike me as a little odd. The current team has (arguably) the best defenceman in the world, and just went to within an overtime goal of the Stanley Cup final. If that doesn't get people out to the rink, I'm not sure what will.

The location definitely sucks, but that is the only real entry barrier they have. Ticket prices are much lower than in other Canadian markets (even factoring in parking), tickets are generally available, and $3 gets you there on the bus (and quite efficiently at that). Ottawa has had stretches of very solid attendance, but there is no doubt that this is a fickle fanbase.

Colour me fickle! Karlsson is the only household name on our team and as a disengaged citizen these days he's the only one I hear about. The buzz for one player alone does not get me excited to reengage. I did follow the playoffs last year, but that was very fluky.