People act like staying would show support to the team, when it's most likely the team dont really care at 5-1 anyway. Its just normal for people to go out earlier if they have a job in the morning or whatever.
I personnaly would have stayed because I would be miserable to think I would missed a comeback and want to experience every minute of hockey, especially in the playoffs. But that's just me being a little try hard with the Habs, there's no fault in them leaving early
Is sitting in an empty arena while your team gets bagged and the opponent skates out the clock really worth any money to you, though? Like would you pay a prorated sliver of a ticket price to watch that portion of the game in person?
Regular season game… yea I’m probably leaving. Playoff game, when I know how much those tickets in that particular section cost? Yea I’m staying till the last damn second and the staff may have to ask me to vacate so they can clean.
I'm a season ticket holder for the panthers I don't know what's going on with prices this year. Last season we played Boston round 1. Resale value for My seat upper deck at a angle row 2 were going for 180 dollars.
This season for a round 2 Boston game. You can get tickets for 60 dollars for my seat.
I stick around till the end for college sports no matter the outcome because I want to show support to the student athletes. The pros can deal with empty seats if it’s a blowout.
Lol I would’ve stayed. But with this arena you either likely parked at the Sawgrass Mall because they charge way too much for parking so you have a 30 minute walk, or you’re going to be in gridlocked traffic leaving the stadium parking lot for 30+ minutes. But if you leave a tiny bit earlier you can get a head start on your walk or skip the traffic.
Monday 8:00 PM start is late, especially if you have work the next day. If you attended you likely weren’t getting home until 12-1 AM.
Man you’ve had too many playoffs, if I’m at a playoff game idc if it’s 15-0 for the other guys I’m staying to the end lmao- especially if it’s lower bowl.
For sure. What if there's that "one goal" or that "one hit" that you miss that becomes legendary. Is there gonna be a comeback down 5-1 at that point in the game? Certainly not.
But what if this is the one time in NHL history that there's a big post game brawl and everyone takes off their helmets and just starts headbutting eachother and you missed the great "Forehead Fiasco of '24"? Not on my watch. I'll chill for an extra 30 mins for that .001% chance.
(Though I do understand that it's Monday night and people have shit to do in the morning, so no hate there all jokes aside)
> But what if this is the one time in NHL history that there's a big post game brawl and everyone takes off their helmets and just starts headbutting eachother and you missed the great "Forehead Fiasco of '24"? Not on my watch. I'll chill for an extra 30 mins for that .001% chance.
😂 I'm with you there bud! Forehead fiasco fucking hilarious
My dad had tickets to the 1980 USA vs USSR game. Bought the fucking tickets, was already in Lake Placid, had no other commitments that day. Went to the biathlon or something instead.
Can't let myself miss out on something like that.
Keep in mind this is florida also. Your an Oiler fan and the person you responded to is a Calagry fan. Attending a game in Canada and leaving early would be like leaving a 3 day vacation early. Lol if your 2 grand into a night out with your family dont let your teams shitty performance ruin that. Your invested lol.
With you completely. I'm 40 and have only seen 2 playoff games in person (both in 2004) because of both price and availability. If I'm lucky enough to be at a game I'm staying just because it doesn't happen for me often - and even if the home team is losing game 1 there's a good chance I'll get to see some "setting the tone for the next game" shenanigans.
But I don't blame people for leaving to try and beat the traffic either (it is easier for me since if everyone leaves the traffic for me won't be that bad anyways). Especially on a weeknight game that is out of reach - it is their money, they don't need to be forced to sit there and watch their team take the L.
You never know what you could see. Sure a comeback ain’t happening but you could be a big hit, a beautiful goal, a scrum, a brawl. Tons of bullshit had happened in the dying seconds of games, especially the playoffs.
Even if my team is down by 5 I’m staying til the final buzzer (up in my 300s seat)
besides, sitting up there you’re still not gonna beat traffic unless you leave like halfway through the third. May as well sit and relax while everyone else leaves
For pro sports where I probably paid a handsome amount? Yeah I’ll stay no matter what, when I have to drive 2 hours each way + sit in traffic.
For the local MILB and OHL team 20 minutes from me? I’m leaving in this situation most times, I’ve spent $20 on worse things, and I’ve probably got work in the morning.
I can see someone wanting to stay to feel like they’re getting their money’s worth, or just in case the game ends chaotically, or any sort of reasons. Personally, I look at staying as a sunk cost, but it’s all so small potatoes that I can’t blame folks for staying.
There are chuds out there who think “you’re not a true fan” if you didn’t spend $150 in front-section seats to an NHL club with only 37 points in late-March as they’re getting torn 9-1 in the 3rd period.
Yeah I used to clown on stadiums being half full when I was younger but now that I'm paying for the tickets myself I don't blame anyone for not wanting to pay a premium to see their bad team get the shit kicked out of them on a regular basis.
I think it's just personal preference, some people are "leave early to beat the traffic" people and some people are "I'm staying every minute I can to get my money's worth" people. I'm personally the second type and wouldn't have left early, but I really don't think it's that deep.
I also generally stay till buzzer but people on here are acting super high and mighty about it. If you’re getting your shit kicked in, the games over, the other team’s got their second unit power play in, and you’ve got work tomorrow.
Feel free to go the fuck home, nobody’s keeping track. Except for whoever posted this apparently.
exiting this particular arena is somewhat annoying, Sawgrass Expressway is minutes away but there are so many cars it takes forever.. Something that should take less than 5 minutes can take 1 hour+ due to the sheer number of people leaving at once.
I leave early if its a week day.
Aint nothing wrong with that.
If it's a work/school night and your team is getting dumpstered I don't think there's any problem with leaving early. Personally I would feel like I wasn't getting my full moneys worth but I get why people do it.
It's a time vs money thing too, especially in arenas where parking sucks. There are a few stadiums around me where if I leave 10 minutes before the game is over I'm home before midnight, but if I watch that last few minutes I'm not home until after 1am.
My time is valuable too, and watching the last half period of a game where my team is getting smashed isn't worth an hour of sitting in the parking lot and being exhausted all day the next day.
I'm both. I've happened upon free tickets several times and sometimes during the week I'm fucking exhausted from work, so it's just a good decision all around to go home early and get some sleep.
I love my team, but I love my health and well-being more.
> "I'm staying every minute I can to get my money's worth"
Personally, when my team is losing 5-1, I'm not getting my money's worth by sitting there and continuing to watch. I find it unpleasant to watch my team get its ass kicked.
Some people are downright obsessive with leaving early. On a weekday in an already decided game, sure, I get it. But I’ve been to pro games in multiple sports on weekend nights, and close/enjoyable games, where people I’m with start discussing plans to leave like 2/3 of the way through the game. I’m like tf was the point of even coming lol
Oh yeah don’t get me wrong I fucking love it and as the team that chased the home fans it’s gotta feel incredible and give you a big confidence boost but it’s not exactly unprecedented behavior regardless of fanbase
i went to a devils-canes playoff game last year, we scored the first one and then gave up 6 unanswered. i left with my buddy at like 3 mins left in the third to beat the traffic. no shame.
Totally, and I say this as someone who hasn’t/wouldn't leave a game early (I’m too paranoid about missing an all time great comeback lol). Some people have work the next day, others have kids with a sitter they need to get back to - the team is the one who let them down by not gluing them to their seats, not the other way around
The worst fans in the sport got what they wanted with Arizona so now they have their crosshairs on Florida. Prepare for more posts like these in any hockey space online. So predictable.
You have to understand how much playoff tickets cost up here. You paid a lot of money for that seat and by god you’re going to sit there and soak up every minute of hockey you paid for.
Florida is not much of a hockey state even by US standards, much less compared to a Canadian team. The only reason we have two teams is because there’s 20 million people here and 65% of them are from out of state.
It’s a lot better than it used to be, but IMO the credit for where it’s at now goes mostly to the Bolts. I’d bet the Panthers “home game playoff crowd” is about 30% fans, 50% “wait, we have a hockey team *and* they’re in the playoffs?!?!” people, and 20% people that don’t even give a shit and just want to post pics of themselves at the game on social media.
Of course they do. But people love to criticize the Panthers fans.
I’m a stay till the end no matter what kind of person. But it was 5-1 and past 11pm on a school/work night. If there were families they probably wanted to get their kids to bed because it’s also State Testing time for most schools right now.
I know all the comments are pointing this out but I don’t get the point of these posts.
Look at any sport anywhere, people leave early when their team is down unless it’s the finals. If it’s between watching my team lose by 3 in the dying seconds vs leaving 2 minutes early and not being stuck in the parking garage for 40 minutes I’m leaving early every single time. As are most fans everywhere
Never understood why people care so much about people leaving early. If my teams getting stomped I’m not staying the last couple minutes especially if I have work the next day.
Lol holy shit you were not kidding. There are TONS of tickets to game 2 for less than $100. I'm sure they are shit seats but the same seats for Boston are ~$300..
Cmon bro at least look at the app for coupons or something
Also, I've been noticing that some different locations downtown (PMT food court, for example) have been jacking up prices while others haven't, at least on the app. Might want to consider checking before you commit to going out.
How many apps are we supposed to have? Should I just delete all my pictures, games, chat logs, and social media apps, and turn my phone into a glorified fast food coupon book?
We have more computing power in our pockets than NASA used to land a man on the moon, and all its good for is trading my location data to Subway for $1.49 off a BMT?
I hate it here.
No, I find it really not a big deal to keep just a couple apps of restaurants downloaded. If your phone doesn't have space or something then that's unfortunate.
If it’s 5-1 with the other team on a powerplay with a minute left… like what are you waiting for? Everybody’s miserable and your team is barely even playing those last few minutes anyways.
Every single barn would be emptying out at that point and you’re goofy if you think otherwise. Nobody likes seeing their team getting waxed.
Being at a game like that is not fun. I feel bad for the fans. I do understand that this is a gag. I attended the Antti Raanta implosion game vs Tampa in Raleigh (8-2 with only 14 SOG), it was brutal. I stayed for the entire game because I am a masochist, and I do not blame anyone that left early.
People in here arguing about whether to stay or not and whether people are acting high and mighty when they judge Panthers fans and whether “if you think rationally, every arena would look like this given the score” as if there is any logic or reasoning or sense at all in being a sports fan and the mental hula hoops we all jump through
Any one that expects fans to wait two extra minutes to watch their team lose by four is an idiot. These guys are starting to sober up and have work tomorrow. Let them go home.
When I was in Arizona in 2021 when the Suns were in the NBA Finals the vibe seemed to be “We have a team that’s doing well. Cool!” They’re at the game for a fun time, not for a hockey game. As soon as the game isn’t objectively fun they’re out.
yall need to move that section to under the cameras, not opposite.
Like, i fucking hate Florida Panthers Hockey team.
but i empathize with the shit you have to put up with as fans. but it's hard to change the narrative when there's like 4 dudes in the crowd.
It's a stupid design flaw but, there's no way the cameras would move to that side. There's a big glass staircase outside that 'club' where the cameras are on the opposite side. And the reason the club is on that side is because the valet is right outside of the nearest entrance, which explains why the club isn't on the other side of the arena. It's complicated but I hate that fucking club, it haunts us lol
Man, Canes fans are always the most empathetic when the Cats get the invariable 4 posts like this a year. Yall get, the region locking on ticket sales, having to explain stupid stadium quirks.
They started leaving when it was like 3-1 with 8ish minutes to play. Like you paid for playoff tickets and a two goal lead isn't that big especially with that much time to play, so why would you leave?
I don't even like when people dip in the regular season. But a two goal game in the playoffs? Come on dude ride it out for your boys.
> They started leaving when it was like 3-1 with 8ish minutes to play.
Did we watch the same game? Maybe a small handful were leaving but I watched until there were 5 minutes left and most of the arena was still full, I know it's cool very funny to make fun of us for "haha 7 fans" but you don't gotta make shit up either.
The only time I would stay in this scenario is if it were the knockout game. Gotta stay to salute the boys for the season, but yeah, game 1 of the series? I'm so gone.
Idk why we’re acting like this isn’t a completely normal thing. People have jobs to be at, sometimes beating the traffic is better than watching your team get blown out.
After a 5-1 game on a weekday, id definitely be leaving too. And I know its playoffs, but regular season im probably leaving if its 5-1 and we're up lol.
I never understand why people care about this. When the game is over and you have to be up early, what's the point in staying until the end? I'd rather get home earlier and get a decent night of sleep than sit there miserably watching my team lose.
Isn't florida the stadium with all the "lounge access" seats in plain view of the camera? Those seats are usually empty because the owners are pounding all you can drink bud lite upstairs
Where I’m from this means their fans are getting sushi with a business client and looking for a Japanese baseball star at the restaurant.
🤣 oh man this made me laugh. Also I'm sorry that's true.
*cries in flight tracking*
*Cries in getting duped by official reporters*
I believe you've posted a picture of a regular season game by mistake.
L M A O
No. There are way too many people in the crowd for that to be it
Lmao
What's the difference? 🤣
Tbf the game was extremely over. I would've left too
People act like staying would show support to the team, when it's most likely the team dont really care at 5-1 anyway. Its just normal for people to go out earlier if they have a job in the morning or whatever. I personnaly would have stayed because I would be miserable to think I would missed a comeback and want to experience every minute of hockey, especially in the playoffs. But that's just me being a little try hard with the Habs, there's no fault in them leaving early
Hell if Tkachuk and Cousins can leave when there's two minutes left every time they are losing, why can't the fans?
LOL
When I go to any pro sport event I stay to the end to spite the expensive tickets lol
Seriously Im getting my moneys worth
Is sitting in an empty arena while your team gets bagged and the opponent skates out the clock really worth any money to you, though? Like would you pay a prorated sliver of a ticket price to watch that portion of the game in person?
Yeah their logic screamed sunk cost fallacy lol
To each their own. I value my sleep and I’m not losing sleep over a game that is wildly out of hand.
Depends when they stop selling beer.
Honestly, fair.
Regular season game… yea I’m probably leaving. Playoff game, when I know how much those tickets in that particular section cost? Yea I’m staying till the last damn second and the staff may have to ask me to vacate so they can clean.
"Fuck off! I'm staying till game 2!"
It’s the Panthers. Their playoff tickets were probably distributed in a batch of Cracker Jack boxes.
I'm a season ticket holder for the panthers I don't know what's going on with prices this year. Last season we played Boston round 1. Resale value for My seat upper deck at a angle row 2 were going for 180 dollars. This season for a round 2 Boston game. You can get tickets for 60 dollars for my seat.
Where tf are you seeing $60 seats? My tickets row 6 in the 300 section were $100/ea
I stick around till the end for college sports no matter the outcome because I want to show support to the student athletes. The pros can deal with empty seats if it’s a blowout.
My attitude is if I’m paying that much money I’m staying in case anything interesting happens.
Plus it takes 20 minutes to get home from the bell centre. No one drives to a habs game
My thinking is I paid to watch the entire game so I'm going to stay and watch the entire game.
I'm fine with people ignoring logic to shit on the Panthers
Irrational hatred and chirping should be embraced in sports
Lol I would’ve stayed. But with this arena you either likely parked at the Sawgrass Mall because they charge way too much for parking so you have a 30 minute walk, or you’re going to be in gridlocked traffic leaving the stadium parking lot for 30+ minutes. But if you leave a tiny bit earlier you can get a head start on your walk or skip the traffic. Monday 8:00 PM start is late, especially if you have work the next day. If you attended you likely weren’t getting home until 12-1 AM.
I didn’t realize people in Florida walked
You would too if parking was $60 but for a 3/4 mile walk it’s free. I would ride my alligator to the arena but service animals aren’t allowed.
Man you’ve had too many playoffs, if I’m at a playoff game idc if it’s 15-0 for the other guys I’m staying to the end lmao- especially if it’s lower bowl.
For sure. What if there's that "one goal" or that "one hit" that you miss that becomes legendary. Is there gonna be a comeback down 5-1 at that point in the game? Certainly not. But what if this is the one time in NHL history that there's a big post game brawl and everyone takes off their helmets and just starts headbutting eachother and you missed the great "Forehead Fiasco of '24"? Not on my watch. I'll chill for an extra 30 mins for that .001% chance. (Though I do understand that it's Monday night and people have shit to do in the morning, so no hate there all jokes aside)
Forehead fiasco for the win
> But what if this is the one time in NHL history that there's a big post game brawl and everyone takes off their helmets and just starts headbutting eachother and you missed the great "Forehead Fiasco of '24"? Not on my watch. I'll chill for an extra 30 mins for that .001% chance. 😂 I'm with you there bud! Forehead fiasco fucking hilarious
My dad had tickets to the 1980 USA vs USSR game. Bought the fucking tickets, was already in Lake Placid, had no other commitments that day. Went to the biathlon or something instead. Can't let myself miss out on something like that.
Probably (justifiably) thought "Eh, they're just gonna get their asses kicked for 60 minutes"
Keep in mind this is florida also. Your an Oiler fan and the person you responded to is a Calagry fan. Attending a game in Canada and leaving early would be like leaving a 3 day vacation early. Lol if your 2 grand into a night out with your family dont let your teams shitty performance ruin that. Your invested lol.
With you completely. I'm 40 and have only seen 2 playoff games in person (both in 2004) because of both price and availability. If I'm lucky enough to be at a game I'm staying just because it doesn't happen for me often - and even if the home team is losing game 1 there's a good chance I'll get to see some "setting the tone for the next game" shenanigans. But I don't blame people for leaving to try and beat the traffic either (it is easier for me since if everyone leaves the traffic for me won't be that bad anyways). Especially on a weeknight game that is out of reach - it is their money, they don't need to be forced to sit there and watch their team take the L.
Absolutely no reason to stick around.
You never know what you could see. Sure a comeback ain’t happening but you could be a big hit, a beautiful goal, a scrum, a brawl. Tons of bullshit had happened in the dying seconds of games, especially the playoffs. Even if my team is down by 5 I’m staying til the final buzzer (up in my 300s seat)
besides, sitting up there you’re still not gonna beat traffic unless you leave like halfway through the third. May as well sit and relax while everyone else leaves
Excuse me! The goalie hug is worth the price of admission
apparently not if you're ESPN.
I’m not sure why people think anyone wants to stick around when it’s beyond over no matter what they paid.
Idk it’s one of these weird superiority things, like when people brag about how much their teams playoff tickets cost
Or when they keep forking over money to support dogshit organizations that refuse to put in effort for years and years.
I’m in this picture and I don’t like it
For pro sports where I probably paid a handsome amount? Yeah I’ll stay no matter what, when I have to drive 2 hours each way + sit in traffic. For the local MILB and OHL team 20 minutes from me? I’m leaving in this situation most times, I’ve spent $20 on worse things, and I’ve probably got work in the morning.
I can see someone wanting to stay to feel like they’re getting their money’s worth, or just in case the game ends chaotically, or any sort of reasons. Personally, I look at staying as a sunk cost, but it’s all so small potatoes that I can’t blame folks for staying.
There are chuds out there who think “you’re not a true fan” if you didn’t spend $150 in front-section seats to an NHL club with only 37 points in late-March as they’re getting torn 9-1 in the 3rd period.
Yeah I used to clown on stadiums being half full when I was younger but now that I'm paying for the tickets myself I don't blame anyone for not wanting to pay a premium to see their bad team get the shit kicked out of them on a regular basis.
Nothing like having bills in your 30s to be like "oh that's why dad was a casual fan"
Foolish thing to say, may the hockey gods smite your team
I think it's just personal preference, some people are "leave early to beat the traffic" people and some people are "I'm staying every minute I can to get my money's worth" people. I'm personally the second type and wouldn't have left early, but I really don't think it's that deep.
I also generally stay till buzzer but people on here are acting super high and mighty about it. If you’re getting your shit kicked in, the games over, the other team’s got their second unit power play in, and you’ve got work tomorrow. Feel free to go the fuck home, nobody’s keeping track. Except for whoever posted this apparently.
Yeah I mean when they threw Pat Maroon out in the Ovi spot I think it was safe to say they games over lmao
But it was glorious
exiting this particular arena is somewhat annoying, Sawgrass Expressway is minutes away but there are so many cars it takes forever.. Something that should take less than 5 minutes can take 1 hour+ due to the sheer number of people leaving at once. I leave early if its a week day. Aint nothing wrong with that.
If it's a work/school night and your team is getting dumpstered I don't think there's any problem with leaving early. Personally I would feel like I wasn't getting my full moneys worth but I get why people do it.
It's a time vs money thing too, especially in arenas where parking sucks. There are a few stadiums around me where if I leave 10 minutes before the game is over I'm home before midnight, but if I watch that last few minutes I'm not home until after 1am. My time is valuable too, and watching the last half period of a game where my team is getting smashed isn't worth an hour of sitting in the parking lot and being exhausted all day the next day.
I'm both. I've happened upon free tickets several times and sometimes during the week I'm fucking exhausted from work, so it's just a good decision all around to go home early and get some sleep. I love my team, but I love my health and well-being more.
> "I'm staying every minute I can to get my money's worth" Personally, when my team is losing 5-1, I'm not getting my money's worth by sitting there and continuing to watch. I find it unpleasant to watch my team get its ass kicked.
Some people are downright obsessive with leaving early. On a weekday in an already decided game, sure, I get it. But I’ve been to pro games in multiple sports on weekend nights, and close/enjoyable games, where people I’m with start discussing plans to leave like 2/3 of the way through the game. I’m like tf was the point of even coming lol
In this situation you’re probably beating the traffic if you DONT leave
At this point, I think leaving at the end of the game is the best way to beat the traffic!
It’s all fun and stuff to dunk on teams when this happens but let’s not pretend every barn in the league wouldn’t look the same way given the score
I just think it's funny two seperate Boston teams made this sort of thing happen within the past few weeks of each other.
Last year 2 different Florida 8-seeds also did something funny within few weeks at the TD Garden too.
Well.... yeah
Oh yeah don’t get me wrong I fucking love it and as the team that chased the home fans it’s gotta feel incredible and give you a big confidence boost but it’s not exactly unprecedented behavior regardless of fanbase
I bet you don’t laugh when you think about both South Florida teams last year
I was going to say, I've seen a few Heat games end like this.
I mean...definitely not "every" barn
i went to a devils-canes playoff game last year, we scored the first one and then gave up 6 unanswered. i left with my buddy at like 3 mins left in the third to beat the traffic. no shame.
Totally, and I say this as someone who hasn’t/wouldn't leave a game early (I’m too paranoid about missing an all time great comeback lol). Some people have work the next day, others have kids with a sitter they need to get back to - the team is the one who let them down by not gluing them to their seats, not the other way around
Lol, nah man. A few people might bounce early, but nothing even close to that.
I’d leave early to beat traffic and go to bed.
If the entire place empties out you're not really beating the traffic when you leave with them
In fact they *are* the traffic
Do you see the attendance in this shot? Staying until the end *is* beating the traffic.
Yeah I remember when a ton of Bruins fans left when the Leafs were up 4-1 in the 3rd…
The worst fans in the sport got what they wanted with Arizona so now they have their crosshairs on Florida. Prepare for more posts like these in any hockey space online. So predictable.
Jets got their shit pushed in for 2 of 3 home games and there were basically no empty seats for the whole 60. Yay us?
You massacred them, I wasn't surprised, but I was a little shocked.
OP acts like the six of us panthers fans aren’t in this photo. Nice try Princess
Don't fans do this in every stadium?
Every fanbase across the four major US sports does this. I never understood how this gets posted as a "gotcha" as often as it does.
I've seen people leaving midnight Christmas mass early to beat the traffic.
there’s post-midnight mass traffic where you are?
There isn't! That's why I thought it was so funny.
The empty netter was the communion wafer...you don’t need to stick around to hear Father Swayman wrap it up
I’ve been to many Jets games over the years and there’s maybe 10% that leave early in Winnipeg. Everyone else stays to the final minutes.
Well to be fair, the alternative is going outside in Winnipeg, which, as Kyle Keefe once reported, is “a nightmare”
I feel like the awkward silence of a full stadium after a 5-1 loss would be worse than seeing the crowd disperse early
You have to understand how much playoff tickets cost up here. You paid a lot of money for that seat and by god you’re going to sit there and soak up every minute of hockey you paid for.
Florida is not much of a hockey state even by US standards, much less compared to a Canadian team. The only reason we have two teams is because there’s 20 million people here and 65% of them are from out of state. It’s a lot better than it used to be, but IMO the credit for where it’s at now goes mostly to the Bolts. I’d bet the Panthers “home game playoff crowd” is about 30% fans, 50% “wait, we have a hockey team *and* they’re in the playoffs?!?!” people, and 20% people that don’t even give a shit and just want to post pics of themselves at the game on social media.
not that ive seen in the playoffs at least
Of course they do. But people love to criticize the Panthers fans. I’m a stay till the end no matter what kind of person. But it was 5-1 and past 11pm on a school/work night. If there were families they probably wanted to get their kids to bed because it’s also State Testing time for most schools right now.
something, something "true fans" something something gatekeeping and whinging.
Gatekeeping is unreal in this thread
They do, it's just that we got our asses kicked so we're today's "r/hockey blindly shit on them over everything" team
Oh no. Anyway.
I know all the comments are pointing this out but I don’t get the point of these posts. Look at any sport anywhere, people leave early when their team is down unless it’s the finals. If it’s between watching my team lose by 3 in the dying seconds vs leaving 2 minutes early and not being stuck in the parking garage for 40 minutes I’m leaving early every single time. As are most fans everywhere
It's just an excuse to dunk on a fanbase while they're down. Nothing more.
I think the let's go bruins chants in the second period are worse.
Never understood why people care so much about people leaving early. If my teams getting stomped I’m not staying the last couple minutes especially if I have work the next day.
How can you be mad about it when the team never showed up?
It was a Monday night, most people work the next day. Why stay for this Florida Dumpster fire game?
They got 4 tickets for buying a 12 inch at subway i dont think they care
Lol holy shit you were not kidding. There are TONS of tickets to game 2 for less than $100. I'm sure they are shit seats but the same seats for Boston are ~$300..
It is currently far cheaper for me to take my kid to game two or five in FL than it is for me to go to a game at the garden 15 minutes from my house.
That's..yeah that sounds about right
Goddamnit why do I live in Montreal. I just spent 14$ for a sandwich at Subway today for lunch, I should move to Florida lol
Cmon bro at least look at the app for coupons or something Also, I've been noticing that some different locations downtown (PMT food court, for example) have been jacking up prices while others haven't, at least on the app. Might want to consider checking before you commit to going out.
How many apps are we supposed to have? Should I just delete all my pictures, games, chat logs, and social media apps, and turn my phone into a glorified fast food coupon book? We have more computing power in our pockets than NASA used to land a man on the moon, and all its good for is trading my location data to Subway for $1.49 off a BMT? I hate it here.
No, I find it really not a big deal to keep just a couple apps of restaurants downloaded. If your phone doesn't have space or something then that's unfortunate.
Hey, hey. It wasn’t *that* simple. They had to use the Subway app to get those tixs!
Don’t really blame them. I’d be pissed if I paid money to watch that effort too
It was also a late game, if you are staying up you want it to be worth it
I was at the game as an out-of-town neutral fan. That 8pm on a Monday start sucked. I didn't blame anyone for leaving.
Looks bad but honestly smart move to beat the traffic, I’ve done that at Bs games where it’s a blowout
Hard to beat the traffic when 85% have the same idea
Thats why you leave before puck drop *taps noggin*
**That’s** why you save money by not buying tickets in the first place. *taps noggin*
Tampa Bay Rays fans playoffs strategy
This is why venues should be built with decent public transport connections in mind... don't have to beat traffic if you're not gonna be in traffic..
Seeing how empty it is, the better bet to beat traffic would have been waiting until the end of the game.
Waited till the end, coasted home easily, can confirm lol
In the playoffs?
If it’s 5-1 with the other team on a powerplay with a minute left… like what are you waiting for? Everybody’s miserable and your team is barely even playing those last few minutes anyways. Every single barn would be emptying out at that point and you’re goofy if you think otherwise. Nobody likes seeing their team getting waxed.
honestly I want to shit on Panthers fans, but yeah most fanbases would start to leave too. Maybe not to this extent, but a decent chunk would
Empty netter was appropriate time to leave
It's 5-1 on a monday night who gives a fuck
how tf is this the top of the sub
I mean yeah the game was over, they got bopped
Being at a game like that is not fun. I feel bad for the fans. I do understand that this is a gag. I attended the Antti Raanta implosion game vs Tampa in Raleigh (8-2 with only 14 SOG), it was brutal. I stayed for the entire game because I am a masochist, and I do not blame anyone that left early.
People in here arguing about whether to stay or not and whether people are acting high and mighty when they judge Panthers fans and whether “if you think rationally, every arena would look like this given the score” as if there is any logic or reasoning or sense at all in being a sports fan and the mental hula hoops we all jump through
like you’ve never done it before
It was 59-1
They were losing 5-1 you stupid fuck
What kind of post is this? "REAL fans would've known a 4 goal comeback on the last minute is possible, it's the playoffs..." give me a fuckin break
Any one that expects fans to wait two extra minutes to watch their team lose by four is an idiot. These guys are starting to sober up and have work tomorrow. Let them go home.
It was 5-1. Can you blame them?
Down 5-1 on a Monday night. Who fucking cares.
5-1 is a fair time to leave any day of the week
It was 5-1 for an 8pm start game on a week night… let’s not do this. 🙄
I would've stayed. But that's only because I've never been to an NHL match before.. let alone a playoffs match.
No shit , it was 5 to 1
Not sure what folks expect outta the fans when it's 5-1 at that point.
4 goal game on a week night.
It was 4-1 in the 3rd and Boston scored an empty netter at 3 minutes. It makes sense.
Why wouldn’t they?
And that's what you call dedication to a team
The real dedication were the fans getting a ‘let’s go Bruins’ chant going when people were still there.
Heard that shit on TV when it was still 1-1 lmao
Bro it's a weeknight. If it's that big a deficit and 10 minutes gone in third period I'm outta that bitch.
When I was in Arizona in 2021 when the Suns were in the NBA Finals the vibe seemed to be “We have a team that’s doing well. Cool!” They’re at the game for a fun time, not for a hockey game. As soon as the game isn’t objectively fun they’re out.
Most of them just became hockey fans last season
Ah yes, here comes the gatekeeping “Not real fans because they didn’t want to follow a perennial loser”
If you didn't watch all 82 game start to finish every year they're at the bottom of the standings you're not a real fan!
It’s a school night and the section behind the benches is the all you can eat/drink section that costs a ton.
yall need to move that section to under the cameras, not opposite. Like, i fucking hate Florida Panthers Hockey team. but i empathize with the shit you have to put up with as fans. but it's hard to change the narrative when there's like 4 dudes in the crowd.
It's a stupid design flaw but, there's no way the cameras would move to that side. There's a big glass staircase outside that 'club' where the cameras are on the opposite side. And the reason the club is on that side is because the valet is right outside of the nearest entrance, which explains why the club isn't on the other side of the arena. It's complicated but I hate that fucking club, it haunts us lol
Man, Canes fans are always the most empathetic when the Cats get the invariable 4 posts like this a year. Yall get, the region locking on ticket sales, having to explain stupid stadium quirks.
They started leaving when it was like 3-1 with 8ish minutes to play. Like you paid for playoff tickets and a two goal lead isn't that big especially with that much time to play, so why would you leave? I don't even like when people dip in the regular season. But a two goal game in the playoffs? Come on dude ride it out for your boys.
> They started leaving when it was like 3-1 with 8ish minutes to play. Did we watch the same game? Maybe a small handful were leaving but I watched until there were 5 minutes left and most of the arena was still full, I know it's cool very funny to make fun of us for "haha 7 fans" but you don't gotta make shit up either.
The only time I would stay in this scenario is if it were the knockout game. Gotta stay to salute the boys for the season, but yeah, game 1 of the series? I'm so gone.
Idk why we’re acting like this isn’t a completely normal thing. People have jobs to be at, sometimes beating the traffic is better than watching your team get blown out.
Looks like a coyotes game now
Mullet Arena has every seats filled up tho
*had 😥😥😥
By fans of the visiting team.
The sooner you move on from a loss, the better.
"Are you not entertained?!"
Is there a fire drill?
Isnt sunrise like 45 minutes away from the burbs
Can’t blame the crowed. The team was getting dog walked most, if not all of the 3rd.
I, for one, am stunned they didnt want to soak in every second of a loss
It was 5-1, who can blame them?
Yea, and? A game that late on a Monday, the crowd would do the same in Boston if they were down 5-1.
After a 5-1 game on a weekday, id definitely be leaving too. And I know its playoffs, but regular season im probably leaving if its 5-1 and we're up lol.
What happens when you have a late game on a work day
The game is 5-1 I don’t blame them for leaving
I would leave early too if my team got embarrassed like that on home ice
I never understand why people care about this. When the game is over and you have to be up early, what's the point in staying until the end? I'd rather get home earlier and get a decent night of sleep than sit there miserably watching my team lose.
Lol, so every game ever? There's like 20-25% of hockey fans who are actually fans. The rest just want to beat the traffic.
Means nothing
Isn't florida the stadium with all the "lounge access" seats in plain view of the camera? Those seats are usually empty because the owners are pounding all you can drink bud lite upstairs
I mean. I would have too. I think its safe to say: most fan bases would have
Well it was 5-1...Every city has this happen.
Once the band wagoners leave you’re ultimately left with the Original 6
An above-average 2nd period crowd of the Coyotes while in Glendale. /s
lol. Lmao, even. This sub sucks.
real talk the team on the ice has to earn my time. florida played like some fuckwits today so i don’t blame the fans at all
Circa 2015