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Anonymous
I'm a Panthersfag...yeah, with a 7 season playoff drought, we are this generation's Hartford Whalers, but unlike some people, I am not a bandwagoning faggot...there's about 5 Panthersfags on this board.
Although support for the Cats is the smallest of Miami's major sports (football, basketball, baseball, college football, etc), plenty of people still show up to games (attendance averages at about 17,000 for a 19,500 seat arena, which is actually not all that bad). Sure, they're ridiculously gimmicky when it comes to getting people through the doors, such as free gifts, cheerleaders, and post-game meet and greets, but people do show up. Games only sellout when a Snowbird team visits the Bankatlantic Center (esp. the Habs and the Leafs). The Cats have a very tight budget, but they've never been in such dire straits to contemplate moving or even disbanding (with a state-of-the-art arena and a 30 year lease, the Panthers aren't going anywhere even with new owners).
I'm from Fort Lauderdale, I've lived here all my life, and of the "big four" sports, hockey is my favorite. I'm glad that South Florida has a hockey team, and I support them 100%. Sure, they've let me down several times, but I'm a true fan. I do have hope for the Panthers to be a truly competitive team in the NHL, as they were in the 90s (back when people actually have a damn about the Cats).
So fuck all you anti-Southeast faggots. I'm not much of a fan of Bettman either, but I am happy with my Cats. The Bolts (with their big checkbook and their high attendance numbers) can seriously go fuck themselves.
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