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Bruins125 t1_ixooc7r wrote

Reply to comment by Money_Whisperer in We really had to let the Whalers go? by Money_Whisperer

Big difference is distance between other major sports teams. It's arguably far easier to get to NYC from Fairfield County than it is to get to Hartford via MetroNorth, which is especially important as those would be the fans with the highest disposable income, plus Boston and Foxborough really aren't that far either. Detroit isn't nearly as close to other sports teams as Connecticut is to Boston and NYC. Also, contrary to popular belief, plenty of well off people live in the Detroit area, and when the Red Wings are good they have zero issue selling out their Arena, something the Hartford Whalers never were able to do. Hell the Whalers struggled to sell out playoff games.

I'd love to bring the Whalers back to CT, I'm wearing a Whalers shirt right now, but I've resigned to the fact that it isn't happening.

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Money_Whisperer OP t1_ixopk93 wrote

You raise a good point regarding our proximity to NYC. Detroit does not have any nearby cities to cannibalize its sports fans, we have the biggest city in the US a short distance from our most financially prosperous county. I hadn’t considered that point. Had a (slightly inebriated) debate with a family member regarding this issue today over thanksgiving and you raised a much better point than he did so kudos.

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Bruins125 t1_ixoq6od wrote

Ah the wonderful alcohol fueled Thanksgiving day arguments, gotta love them lol. Happy I was able to give you a reasonable point of view man, enjoy the rest of your turkey day!

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