GAME DAY: Ottawa Senators vs Montreal Canadiens - 7:30pmET - FRI Jan. 21 2011

LethalLehner wrote:I agree. For me, I buy season tickets because I love hockey and the Sens. If they make it to the cup and win then that is all gravy to me.

I like gravy.

Mmmmm poutine.

wprager wrote:I like gravy.

I too have a lot of love in my heart for gravy.

We tried the new Five Guys Burgers and Fries that opened up here last night. Awesome! Portions are ridiculous, particularly the fries, but alas, they do not have gravy.

It's easy to say all you're buying is entrance to the game and suck it up Season ticket holder but when you're shelling out the money and deep discounts occur for non season seat holders it's hard to remain detached.

It's a risk you take when you, yes invest in your seats, because the value could go up or down depending on the season. If they're having a great season then no discounts are offered and selling your seats at a premium is always a possibility. I'm sure Scalpers would agree they're an investment.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:It's easy to say all you're buying is entrance to the game and suck it up Season ticket holder but when you're shelling out the money and deep discounts occur for non season seat holders it's hard to remain detached.

It's a risk you take when you, yes invest in your seats, because the value could go up or down depending on the season. If they're having a great season then no discounts are offered and selling your seats at a premium is always a possibility. I'm sure Scalpers would agree they're an investment.

There are benefits to having season tickets (e.g. your specific seats, discounts at the sens store, etc). I don't sell my tickets very often so for me I enjoy knowing I have the same seats in a great location. Sure the discounts are hard to swallow at times but season ticket holders also get discounts for buying a half season or full season package. We don't pay what the general public pays for either the tickets or parking. If they drop the prices to crazy lows then sure I am probably paying more. At the end of day each person has to decide why they are buying tickets. For me it is because I love the game, love the Sens, want to support my team, and I enjoy the season ticket holder perks I get (e.g. meeting the players) and I like having the same great seats for each game.

LethalLehner wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:It's easy to say all you're buying is entrance to the game and suck it up Season ticket holder but when you're shelling out the money and deep discounts occur for non season seat holders it's hard to remain detached.

It's a risk you take when you, yes invest in your seats, because the value could go up or down depending on the season. If they're having a great season then no discounts are offered and selling your seats at a premium is always a possibility. I'm sure Scalpers would agree they're an investment.

There are benefits to having season tickets (e.g. your specific seats, discounts at the sens store, etc). I don't sell my tickets very often so for me I enjoy knowing I have the same seats in a great location. Sure the discounts are hard to swallow at times but season ticket holders also get discounts for buying a half season or full season package. We don't pay what the general public pays for either the tickets or parking. If they drop the prices to crazy lows then sure I am probably paying more. At the end of day each person has to decide why they are buying tickets. For me it is because I love the game, love the Sens, want to support my team, and I enjoy the season ticket holder perks I get (e.g. meeting the players) and I like having the same great seats for each game.

I agree with you it's just hard to detach yourself from it at times.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

LethalLehner wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:It's easy to say all you're buying is entrance to the game and suck it up Season ticket holder but when you're shelling out the money and deep discounts occur for non season seat holders it's hard to remain detached.

It's a risk you take when you, yes invest in your seats, because the value could go up or down depending on the season. If they're having a great season then no discounts are offered and selling your seats at a premium is always a possibility. I'm sure Scalpers would agree they're an investment.

There are benefits to having season tickets (e.g. your specific seats, discounts at the sens store, etc). I don't sell my tickets very often so for me I enjoy knowing I have the same seats in a great location. Sure the discounts are hard to swallow at times but season ticket holders also get discounts for buying a half season or full season package. We don't pay what the general public pays for either the tickets or parking. If they drop the prices to crazy lows then sure I am probably paying more. At the end of day each person has to decide why they are buying tickets. For me it is because I love the game, love the Sens, want to support my team, and I enjoy the season ticket holder perks I get (e.g. meeting the players) and I like having the same great seats for each game.

I agree with you it's just hard to detach yourself from it at times.

Agreed. It is not a trivial amount of cash we are talking about (at least not for me!!).

I've been a season seat holder since the lockout and I have my seats because I love the Sens and love watching them live. I like the seats I have as well.

Actually I was hoping that some people would not renew their season tickets so that I could try to move closer to centre ice. Is that wrong?

LethalLehner wrote:Actually I was hoping that some people would not renew their season tickets so that I could try to move closer to centre ice. Is that wrong?

One half season set (I have two sets) I have are in 319 Row A, Seats 16 and 17. You can't get any closer to the straight stretch without actually being on the straight stretch. Saves me a tonne of money and I'm close. That is what sucks the most is it took me a while to score such awesome seats and I'm going to have to give them up because with two kids in full time daycare in August I can't fit it in the budget.