Game Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins(1) vs. New York Rangers(2) | Round 2

[pixburgher66]

The New York Rangers trail the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals as Game 4 gets underway Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. Despite a competitive series thus far, average home ticket price has dropped for both teams in the last 24 hours, according to TiqIQ.

The Rangers have a significantly higher price for NHL playoff tickets price at home than the Penguins, with the average price of New York Rangers playoff tickets currently at $452.76. The Penguins, who hold a 2-1 series lead, average just a $276.06 ticket at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, the lowest among the remaining teams in the playoffs.

Okay, but lets take a gander at the teams left, shall we?

LA and Anaheim: they're going to out price Pittsburgh on everything that isn't topped with fries and coleslaw.
Chicago and Minnesota: big city and hockey starved not sure this will happen next year city.
Boston and Montreal: big city and "will sell first born for tix" city
NYC: It's NYC...you pay for the honor of being there.

Ticket prices in the postseason have been pretty high in Pittsburgh since their relatively recent renaissance, and I think it's just burning people out. Not as big of a crush to get the tickets as there once was. *shrug* Unless they start handing 'em out for $20, I sure can't go!

 

[pixburgher66]

Cheapest to get in for game 3 on Monday was $275 and to sit in the 400's, yeah, no thanks I love my team, but when you're buying for you and your girl, i'm gonna pass. Rather just go out and watch it, cheaper.

Only way I pay that much is if the Cup is in the building.

 

[dash]

My post was not intended to take a shot at Pittsburgh or the Penguins, on the contrary, I think it's good that they're keeping playoff tickets reasonably priced compared to other teams.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Only way I pay that much is if the Cup is in the building.

Agreed. I'd put myself in debt to see the Cup on the Garden ice.

 

[dare2be]

Postmaster and I went to a Tampa - Pittsburgh playoff game in 2011 in Tampa. Total cost of both tickets, with Ticketmaster fees?






















$71.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

WOW. I wish. Sadly, that's what I spend on beer alone at MSG

 

[pixburgher66]

My post was not intended to take a shot at Pittsburgh or the Penguins, on the contrary, I think it's good that they're keeping playoff tickets reasonably priced compared to other teams.

I know, I almost edited my post because it came across snarky...but I was being lazy.

 

[pixburgher66]

Postmaster and I went to a Tampa - Pittsburgh playoff game in 2011 in Tampa. Total cost of both tickets, with Ticketmaster fees?






















$71.

Not going to lie, I'm sincerely looking to move to central FLA, and that may be one of the reasons I want to go...

 

[dare2be]

I know, I almost edited my post because it came across snarky...but I was being lazy.

And my post was a preemptive post to fend off any potential snarkiness.

 

[dash]

In 2007, I along with the missus attended game six of the first round series between Calgary and Detroit - 7 years ago, two tickets in the 200 level, $560 ($280 each)

 

[forty_three]

Not going to lie, I'm sincerely looking to move to central FLA, and that may be one of the reasons I want to go...

And there are around 57,000 reasons not to.

 

[pixburgher66]

And there are around 57,000 reasons not to.

Hey now, CENTRAL FLA. I'll stay far, far away from south FLA.

 

[mattola]

In 2007, I along with the missus attended game six of the first round series between Calgary and Detroit - 7 years ago, two tickets in the 200 level, $560 ($280 each)

I did a st louis at canucks when the canucks swept them. lower bowl 2nd row. cost $375 I think (company paid)

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Cranking up the way-back machine, when Buffalo made the Cup Finals in '99, a few of us priced it out and determined that we could buy tickets to a game in Dallas and the flight for less than what we could get tickets for in Buffalo.

Mind you, this was entirely resale because all three games in Buffalo sold out in seconds.

 

[Jims_Doors]

 

[pixburgher66]

Orpik is warming up. *sigh*

 

[Darkstone42]

Orpik is warming up. *sigh*

As long as he's replacing Scuderi, I'm all for it. He's got much better speed than Scuds, even though he has all the same weaknesses, overall it would make him the more effective defenseman.

 

[pixburgher66]

@NYP_Brooksie 2m
Knee-on-knee alert....Orpik taking warmups for Penguins....


Such professionalism. Pittsburgh has Dejan for this crap, but come on man. The weird thing is, I have zero recollection of him doing this?

 

[Darkstone42]

@NYP_Brooksie 2m
Knee-on-knee alert....Orpik taking warmups for Penguins....


Such professionalism. Pittsburgh has Dejan for this crap, but come on man. The weird thing is, I have zero recollection of him doing this?

There was one against the Rangers, but it looked like he just fanned on a hit attempt and the knee-on-knee appeared accidental to me. I remember it being at the blue line, and I want to say Stepan was the victim.

 

[element1286]

This Orpik - Scuds pair is gonna be a disaster.