Poll: Best Panthers game-presentation addition (or subtraction)

It was great to see all of the improvements. Other than the Redline Lady Panther’s costumes being cheesy (now mind you, I’ve liked previous years outfits), nothing was outlandish to me.

The first three items. Also the skating Lady Panthers, which didn’t quite make up for the Stanley of recent years not being able to skate, but it’s a start…

Thought everything was great, the return to Metal and Rock arena music from Pop music was the best new addition to me. Interesting that they put the Panther head that they used to skate through near the front of the building for. Should’ve had them skate through it again and bring back that tradition, but whatever. Save that for next season I guess.

Loved the new Rat Pack outfits, they look insane! Kinda wish I was still on the team so I could get my hands on a pair of slacks like those lol. Other than that, the overall pre-game was insane, although I live in Syracuse, NY so I don’t have much to say on the organ, other than it’s awesome that they brought it back! Curious on what everyone has to say about the organ…

Im all about the organ, folks. Brought a tear to the eye.

still the only thing missing in my eyes is a lack of replays. The plays are quick and exciting. A 2nd look would be much appreciated over a camera on someone oblivious to the fact that they are on the screen until the split second they notice.

With that said. The presentation is much improved. There were no weird people dancing in the middle of the aisles gaining more attention than the on ice product. Also, a plus on David Booth saying PUMPERRRRRNICKLE.

Can they just play that sound bite every time he scores?

I liked a lot of the additions! The organ is a classic (It’s actually been in the building for years), and It was a very nice nod to traditionalism.

I loved the appearance enhancements to the scoreboard. The red eyes, and even the Lexus Rink advertisement hanging from the bottom of it are impressive.

The new LED boards are also impressive, but they were more of a distraction than they are in other arenas because they were constantly running advertisements, even during play.

I was sincerely disappointed with the utter lack of crowd participation during player introductions. I could literally count the people standing and cheering as players were being introduced. I felt embarrassed for our crowd because our players have already seen two other teams’ home openers and they’ll see another one tomorrow night. By comparison, we were pathetic. You can bet that there won’t be a single butt in a seat in Tampa 22 hours from now. They’ll all be standing and cheering their boys as they make their first appearance at home.

While not a part of the game presentation, the stick salute at the end of the game nearly brought tears to my eyes. After years and years of watching seemingly arrogant players ignoring our cheers as they skated off the ice after rare wins, it was so humbling to see our boys show appreciation for our fans. I loved it. I hope they continue it. It was truly chest-swelling.

The good by FAR outweighed the bad… But even though the PA’s were moderately better than they were during the preseason (how could they not be), they were still a major distraction to me. The timing, intonation, volume-control, and slow pace were grating and frustrating. It’s hard for me to realize that we are stuck with this guy and are going to be forced to endure his very slow learning curve (and he will only learn if he’s taught) as he gains experience at his job at the NHL level. I’m so sick of hearing how honored we should be that we have UM legend on the mic. I couldn’t care any less about the University of Miami and its sports program. I just want a hockey-knowledgeable person doing the job, and that is the diametric opposite of what we’ve been given.

I was happy with the overall game-presentation…

Just sayin’. :o)