Carolina has the best building lease in the NHL. That means they really don’t have to draw that many fans to remain profitable. They are not going anywhere for the foreseeable future.

On a personal note, that’s good news for me because I have some very good friends (including my college roommate) who live in that area and I enjoy heading down there for hockey or college football or basketball games.

When the NHL realigned the divisions, and college football realigned as well, it really worked out for me because I went to college in Ohio and have several close friends in Columbus, Raleigh and Philadelphia. My sister lives in Manhattan. It’s awesome! I can go see my Penguins play divisional games or my Panthers play conference games pretty much anytime I want.

I have some little ones, so I don’t get to take advantage of it like I once could but in future years that’s going to be a phenomenal thing