Monday Morning Fly By: (Some) Tickets on Sale

I called the box office to see when they go on sale. It’s the 10th but the guy made it sound like they’ll be sold out to most of the games. I guess everyone wants to go see the Flyers now that they’re defending Eastern Conference Champions.

I’m not sure about this Hartnell thing.

Also I never knew Harts had a NMC, I always thought it was a NTC (and capgeek agrees with me). I think that may be a mistake on the part of Puck Daddy or something, but I guess it’s a rumor to make some noise. I’m glad we didn’t get Souray at all.

The Puck Daddy comments are crap, they’re only good for a laugh.

I keep hearing about Carter and other player’s wives. Where are these rumors coming from? I heard this about Upshall and Hartnell’s wives. And since I’ve never seen him with a black or swollen face I can’t see them being true.

agreed

Lover Lever is overrated in.

What?

That’s completely false. I sit in both areas. I have had season tickets with my mother,who is handicapped for about 10 years now. Our normal tickets are upstairs 224, last row right on the blue line, but when she makes the games, we get reassigned to a handicapped section, usually in 124. The row behind us is so much fun, I’ve never had more fun watching a game with anyone else. If you are ever watching a game on TV when the Flyers are playing Pitkanen’s team and you hear boo’s, that is literally just one guy in the crowd, in section 124, his name is Kevin, and he is hilarious. When she doesn’t come to the games, I sit in my normal seats in 224. It’s usually not the same people up there from game to game, and there isn’t much conversation going on between whistles. The sections itself just isn’t as lively as it is down in 124. Granted this is just 124 vs 224, specifically the rows I’m around, but saying the lower level is overrated is just wrong IMO.

Kariya wil always be one of my all time favs though. Even with the Pens, you never want to see a great player go out like this.

(Potentional) Penguin or not… Anyone who suffers from post-concussion syndrom has my sympathy.

They may have raised prices, but not nearly as much as the Capitals have. Take a look:
Capitals: http://www.channel1media.com/capitals/seatviews/
Flyers: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=35701

I love going to see the Flyers whenever they are in town, or will sometimes just go to a random Caps game with my coworkers (who are all Caps fans). But their pricing has gotten absolutely out of hand. The top two rows all the way around the building used to be called the “Eagles Nest” and were $10 each. Now, they have a convoluted pricing scheme that varies by opponent (you can guess where the Flyers fall), and the cheapest seats at the cheapest game are $40. Lower level seats were ~$90 and are now in the neighborhood of $150. They used to have family four-pack and student night deals ($10 upper level, $25 lower level!!!!!), but those are all gone now. This has changed over the course of only 2 years. It’s stupid. Thanks bandwagon fans!

On the bright side, now I can tell my wife (also a Caps fan) we have to drive to Philadelphia to watch the Flyers/Caps games this year because it’s cheaper…

Oh, on an unrelated note, I told my wife, whose name is Shelley, that the Flyers acquired Jody Shelley and I should buy her a nice orange jersey. She replied “or they should trade him to the Caps, so I can get that jersey.” Be careful what you wish for, dear… :-p

I’m seeing $96 in their seating chart pricing guide.