the sell out streak will end a year after it should because almost the whole arena is sold on a season ticket basis. they'll get a one year grace period during which they can make themselves relevant again.
and i'm not so sure people will tune out because of the skins and nats success. nats fans who experienced the playoff atmosphere might be looking for their live exciting sports fix before next october. that is kinda how i got into united after the caps 2008 playoffs. i couldnt sit idle. i needed a distraction until next hockey season while the nats and their atmosphere blew
I could see people able to only support one team from a financial stand point (which is what Ted cares about). What I'm surprised about is how little any media outlet seems to care about this lockout
