Comments on: Florida Panthers to use tarps to cover seats, save attendance

By: Back to school? Panthers offer college hockey-like “home fans only” seating | ProHockeyTalk

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:01:03 +0000

[...] exactly bad off at home, they weren’t packing the place out either, especially with tarps covering up many seats in the upper deck and lowering the BankAtlantic Center’s capacity for many [...]

By: Atlanta Goes 0 for 2 with the NHL | Sports Jobs News Blog

Atlanta Goes 0 for 2 with the NHL | Sports Jobs News Blog — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:59:35 +0000

[...] the South. Of course, this is assuming you ignore Miami where the Panthers play games in front of more square footage of tarp covering upper level seats than they do paying customers. But Miami is a tough market for all professional sports, unless of [...]

By: Brent Hoven

Brent Hoven — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:33:48 +0000

The Metrodome (Minneapolis, MN) did that for the Twins for the last few years. They had sorts of wall-hangings of great Twins players, covering much of the upper deck. It was embarrassing.

By: GL26

GL26 — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:31:32 +0000

Now, if the Panthers could only put a tarp over the team, they would be in good shape!

By: Donny Rivette

Donny Rivette — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:12:13 +0000

It's not terrible. And our polling - so far - has the concept rated at least "Favorable": http://www.litterboxcats.com/2010/8/25/1650472/poll-the-tarps-have-arrived