Night and day between Panther and Canes home games

[Jmac]

If you have never been, then you are missing out. Electric in the PNC arena and just a jolt of adrenaline. So different then a Panther game in so many ways. I know it's a closed arena and a smaller crowd, But the energy and excitement is night and day from BOA. 

Plus there are actually Cane fans filling the stands and not the opposing teams fans.

Best time I have had in years going to a sporting event in N.C.

[MillionDollarCam]

Not just Canes games… Charlotte FC games are more lively than Panthers games with half the support.

[Tbe]

The team has been a disappointment since 2015. What do you expect.

[w280sax]

Winning does that.  It was pretty electric during the last super bowl run.  However there have been 4 straight miserable seasons for the panthers. 

I'll admit I've been to most of our games and its hard to be excited given the teams we have fielded.

No doubt, the canes are exciting right now.  I hope they have a good run in the playoffs.

[top dawg]

Damn! The game already happened. I thought the game would be this evening. By the skin of their teeth too. I know it was a good one. Glad they won in the end.

[Adb6368]

I’ve been to a few playoff games and I beg to differ. Winning cures all problems 

[hepcat]

The Panthers are garbage that’s why

[MillionDollarCam]

4 minutes ago, Adb6368 said:

I’ve been to a few playoff games and I beg to differ. Winning cures all problems 

Ultimately this is the accurate statement. Canes games were the equivalent of going to a morgue just five years ago.

[TheCasillas]

I used to live in Raleigh and still went to canes games when we were going through our purge…. It was not electric, and they were giving out free beer vouchers at the time. 
 

it’s the just way of sports. Winning teams have fans in the stands, losing teams don’t.  It’s not a specific team problem. It’s just sports expectations.

Edited May 15, 2022 by TheCasillas

[panthers81]

I was at the car/seachickens playoff game and the 2015 nfc championship game and I will say the atmosphere was great.

I think the close confines of PNC arena make the difference. Little more up close and personal. Plus hockey is essentially non stop action. Tension builds until goals/big hits etc. Great time to be a Canes fan!! Let's go canes!

Hopefully soon we'll begin to have that "winning culture" Tepper talks about with the Panthers as well! 

[4Corners]

The hurricanes are a good team that compete for championships in a town that really has nothing else to do - The panthers are a terrible organization with no direction and no reason to be optimistic about the future and play in young city with ten thousand better things to do 

[w280sax]

16 minutes ago, panthers81 said:

I was at the car/seachickens playoff game and the 2015 nfc championship game and I will say the atmosphere was great.

I think the close confines of PNC arena make the difference. Little more up close and personal. Plus hockey is essentially non stop action. Tension builds until goals/big hits etc. Great time to be a Canes fan!! Let's go canes!

Hopefully soon we'll begin to have that "winning culture" Tepper talks about with the Panthers as well! 

Agreed on the Seattle game.  When Luke scored on the pick 6 after the offense had just scored was about as loud as I can remember a game being.  I know I was losing my mind.

I'm definitely a bandwagon hockey fan...I watch the playoffs when the canes play but don't watch the regular season.  Playoff hockey is intense and definitely fun to watch.

[LinvilleGorge]

When you've won 15 games over the past three seasons combined... yeah, the atmosphere is gonna be lacking.

[Smithers]

Winning breeds excitement.  The 2015 playoff game against the Seahawks was the craziest environment I’ve been at in any sports arena/stadium.  It was simply incredible to be a part of.