Re: Chicago Blackhawks 2013 Playoffs

[Garwilly]

Of every game in every sport I have ever been to, last night was the first time I saw absolutely zero people in the opposing team's gear. Absolute silence when they scored. I'm sure they were around, but very weird. In fact, the only non-Hawks gear I saw was a guy in a Providence Bruins sweater.

 

Immense excitement in the city plus them not knowing they would be playing here plus a week night I suppose.

[Garwilly]

About 45-50 tickets are available for game 5, all in section 308 together.

[Garwilly]

100's available now. All 300 level goal, but entire rows.

[apete6]

100's available now. All 300 level goal, but entire rows.

 

I hope they don't sell. [expletive] are charging $125 for the worst seats in the house, up from $90 last year for first round.

[biittner77]

Yeah Keith was shaky. Seabrook was not. And Leddy and Oduya were solid as well.

 

And full credit to the fourth line. They had some great shifts. I thought Bollig might get his first goal for a minute there.

 

Oduya played very well and Leddy leading the offensive charge in the zone is fun to watch.

 

Unless you're a Wild fan, in which case it's a nut punch.

[kujay]

100's available now. All 300 level goal, but entire rows.

 

I hope they don't sell. [expletive] are charging $125 for the worst seats in the house, up from $90 last year for first round.

 

Blues were 2,000 short of a sellout for game 1. And they draw pretty well. Insane prices and I guess requiring STH to renew for next year to keep playoff priority pissed a lot of people off.

 

But it's a business...

[GammonsPocketTweets]

I don't get when people bitch about ticket prices

[Banedon]

I don't get when people bitch about ticket prices

 

Seriously? You don't get when people bitch about things costing a lot of money? Is it just ticket price conversations that are verboten, or discussions about prices of things in general?

[GammonsPocketTweets]

I don't get when people bitch about ticket prices

 

Seriously? You don't get when people bitch about things costing a lot of money? Is it just ticket price conversations that are verboten, or discussions about prices of things in general?

 

The Blackhawks are just pricing their tickets according to market demand. What's wrong with that? If they don't the secondary market will get those margins. It's nothing personal, it's just smart business.

 

Also, sporting tickets are luxury items. This isn't a gallon of milk, or gas. Things you need to live on a day to day basis.

[Banedon]

I don't get when people bitch about ticket prices

 

Seriously? You don't get when people bitch about things costing a lot of money? Is it just ticket price conversations that are verboten, or discussions about prices of things in general?

 

The Blackhawks are just pricing their tickets according to market demand. What's wrong with that? If they don't the secondary market will get those margins. It's nothing personal, it's just smart business.

 

If they aren't selling out the games, then they're priced over the market demand.

[GammonsPocketTweets]

According to ticketmaster they are almost sold out for tonight and game 5. I'd say there are pricing just about right.

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't get when people bitch about ticket prices

 

Seriously? You don't get when people bitch about things costing a lot of money? Is it just ticket price conversations that are verboten, or discussions about prices of things in general?

 

The Blackhawks are just pricing their tickets according to market demand. What's wrong with that? If they don't the secondary market will get those margins. It's nothing personal, it's just smart business.

 

If they aren't selling out the games, then they're priced over the market demand.

 

Not really. The goal isn't to sell-out, but rather to get the most revenue possible for the game. Making some tickets cheaper might lead to more being sold, but not necessarily more revenue.

[Banedon]

According to ticketmaster they are almost sold out for tonight and game 5. I'd say there are pricing just about right.

 

The post right before yours was about the Blues coming 2000 short of a sellout though.

 

Not really. The goal isn't to sell-out, but rather to get the most revenue possible for the game. Making some tickets cheaper might lead to more being sold, but not necessarily more revenue.

 

I suppose you're right. But you'd think there's still value in being able to brag about sellouts and show how "must see" the games are. But without knowing all the background numbers there's of course no way to say anything with any certainty.

 

Regardless, it's still perfectly legitimate to be unhappy about ticket prices. Knowing that it's a business, and that the tickets are priced at market value doesn't mean I have to be happy about it as a consumer.

[GammonsPocketTweets]

If you are a customer and unhappy about prices at your local grocery store, you can voice your displeasure by finding a store with lower prices. The Blackhawks have a rare product here and are doing what any smart business would do. They also aren't "pricing any fan" out of the game, a common argument I hear, as anyone can enjoy the game in stunning HD.

 

You can voice your displeasure, though it comes off as a bid nonsensical.

[Banedon]

If you are a customer and unhappy about prices at your local grocery store, you can voice your displeasure by finding a store with lower prices. The Blackhawks have a rare product here and are doing what any smart business would do. They also aren't "pricing any fan" out of the game, a common argument I hear, as anyone can enjoy the game in stunning HD.

 

You can voice your displeasure, though it comes off as a bid nonsensical.

 

Yes, it's a rare product. Yes, they can charge whatever they want. And yes, as a fan I can be upset that it costs too much for me to be able to afford to take my family to go see.

 

But come on now lets not pretend that watching at home is equal to watching it live. Speaking of nonsensical...

[GammonsPocketTweets]

I never implied it was equal.

[jersey cubs fan]

If you are a customer and unhappy about prices at your local grocery store, you can voice your displeasure by finding a store with lower prices. The Blackhawks have a rare product here and are doing what any smart business would do. They also aren't "pricing any fan" out of the game, a common argument I hear, as anyone can enjoy the game in stunning HD.

 

You can voice your displeasure, though it comes off as a bid nonsensical.

 

Yes, it's a rare product. Yes, they can charge whatever they want. And yes, as a fan I can be upset that it costs too much for me to be able to afford to take my family to go see.

 

But come on now lets not pretend that watching at home is equal to watching it live. Speaking of nonsensical...

 

If it was impossible for most normal people to afford to bring their family to a regular season game I could see the point.

Not being able to take the family to see a playoff game at a reasonable cost rings a bit hollow to me though.

It's not just a rare product but playoff hockey is a special addition of a rare product, a fine wine maker's premium release. I don't really think fans should expect to be able to attend playoff games without paying a pretty penny. And regardless of what the team is charging, it will be expensive unless you get through on their initial sale. The tickets are eventually going to cost the same on the resale market, so why not have the team being the one making that money?

[Banedon]

If you are a customer and unhappy about prices at your local grocery store, you can voice your displeasure by finding a store with lower prices. The Blackhawks have a rare product here and are doing what any smart business would do. They also aren't "pricing any fan" out of the game, a common argument I hear, as anyone can enjoy the game in stunning HD.

 

You can voice your displeasure, though it comes off as a bid nonsensical.

 

Yes, it's a rare product. Yes, they can charge whatever they want. And yes, as a fan I can be upset that it costs too much for me to be able to afford to take my family to go see.

 

But come on now lets not pretend that watching at home is equal to watching it live. Speaking of nonsensical...

 

If it was impossible for most normal people to afford to bring their family to a regular season game I could see the point.

Not being able to take the family to see a playoff game at a reasonable cost rings a bit hollow to me though.

It's not just a rare product but playoff hockey is a special addition of a rare product, a fine wine maker's premium release. I don't really think fans should expect to be able to attend playoff games without paying a pretty penny. And regardless of what the team is charging, it will be expensive unless you get through on their initial sale. The tickets are eventually going to cost the same on the resale market, so why not have the team being the one making that money?

 

Yeah, I'll agree for playoffs...that is a very different beast. If GammonsPocketTweets was specifically talking about people complaining about playoff hockey ticket prices, then I'll concede the argument, because yeah...not really a lot of good reason to complain there.

[Banedon]

http://deadspin.com/blackhawks-raise-ticket-prices-for-the-fourth-time-in-s-487229659?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

 

The team announced the season-ticket price increase this morning, supremely odd timing—the playoffs started two days ago. It'll be a 16 percent increase across the board

 

And the season tickets won't include the outdoor game.

[Banedon]

http://i.imgur.com/bXHi2cw.jpg

[UMFan83]

Good start. Too bad Kaner kicked that one in.

[Banedon]

Playing the role of Susannah Collins is Chris Boden tonight. Serious downgrade in looks.

[UMFan83]

FROLIK!!

 

Wait...Frolik?

 

There are those juicy rebounds I was waiting for in Game 1

Edited May 4, 2013 by UMFan83

[Banedon]

Who had Frolik with the first goal? lol

[MWV]

frolik. With his stick. so it counts.