Don't Blame Dolans for Rising Prices in Garden

What True Blue NY Rangers fan cares about Club’s and Restaurants in MSG? You want to enjoy fine dining go t oone of the 100 restaurants around the Garden I don’t care if I had to sit on a milk crate and eat $hit on a Shingle it’s all about winning a Stanley Cup.

The reason MSG has lost it’s luster is due to the emenities your praising Dolan about, you don’t sound like a real Rangers fan to me

This post fails to mention many things not the least of which is one tiny, little, small, miniscule point…the friggin’ ECONOMY!! Hello??!! People in the tri-state area, like the rest of America, are very much out of work, or barely hangin’ on to their jobs, esp. the true, blue Ranger fans and we’re the ones who are supposed to take pity on the Dolans, et al for “having” to raise prices to see a team either in person, or only sometimes allowed to watch on TV, that has not even reliably demonstrated it can MAKE the play-offs, let alone win a Cup…C’mon! Are you kidding me? Basically what’s been posted is that I, the loyal, diehard fan living paycheck to paycheck, am supposed to eat the cost of million dollar mistakes made by a clearly out-classed, out-dated, out-maneuvered GM who repeatedly overpays and under delivers and then gloats when he manages to “fix” his errors by “hiding” then in the minor leagues or trading them away? OMFG!…This is not how you run a business during trying times?? If anything, you offer more mini-plan reduced-price packages to the fans, or giveaways or whatever low-cost options to attract both the loyal and casual customer..not RAISE prices.

As for the cost of the renovation, are you telling me that MSG brass can’t procure money from other for-profit and non-profit organzations or corporate sponsors to cover the costs? I mean, we do all this amazing charity work on and off the ice; that’s gotta be a huge selling point to a potential sponsor or two instead of some beer manufacturer…What about Trump, for example? For those who may not have caught a recent “Apprentice” episode, The Donald clearly stated on his show that MSG was achieving the entire renovation “on its own dollar!” That was a mere days after the ticket hike was announced so what gives? (I know, the show is taped, but still..) Raising prices is a lazy, short-sighted way to get the money needed to build, maintain and draw what the building is going to need and warrant to stay current in today’s and tomorrow’s sports and economic market.

As for the Isles proximity, this is a non-issue as far as Ranger fans are concerned. I’d still think Potvin Sucks if they moved to the Czech Republic! Plus, it’s not like Uniondale is that tough to get to by LIRR, so there’s no real difference being there vs. Bklyn or Queens or anywhere accessible by mass transit. And, do we really care about the Isles or Devils or even Philly or Buffalo’s effect on us? Just look at this year and our undying devotion while the other two metro-area teams have basically wallowed in non-playoff neverland for the entire year! If anything, WE help THEM!

Anyway, I will likely continue to go to my 1 or 2 games per year at MSG and luckily – for now that is – watch them on Comcast or NBC. But if Dolan – yes, Mr. Jim Dolan – actually took a step back and really considered what was best for the team, the fans, the building and the city of NY, I’m sure he could’ve come up with other more reasonable alternatives…that’s for sure!

i think you’re gonna need a bigger box

When I see that I want to put some water and a fish in it. Or maybe a bug and a twig with some leaves on it.