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| - Really, I don't have much to compare it to other than the Civic Arena... er, Mellon Arena so I gave it four stars due to lack of comparison. But it seemed so much BRIGHTER and more open than Mellon Arena, which I always thought was a little dreary...
But the seats in the upper deck are STEEP, so rather than the higher rows going BACK, they go UP. Basically, even if you're in the top row, you aren't so far back that you get a bad view of the ice, and the tall guy in front of you doesn't obstruct your view. My brother's seats (VERY top row, handicapped seating) are great. I've become spoiled by sitting in his handicapped seats at sporting events though... they put you in a folding chair (nice cushioned ones too!) with lots of space and legroom if you're not in a wheelchair. But, even though we were in the top row, and even though I was wearing my glasses instead of my contacts, I could see the puck perfectly the whole time... which was especially nice the 8 times it made it into Tampa Bay's net!
Take 10 steps backward from my brother's seats and you're right at a concession stand. The barbecue place behind section 204 is pretty good. I got the standard arena-food stomach ache after I had their BBQ chicken nachos, but they were good going down. All my family members have come to agree that the food in the Consol Center is much better than at the Civic Arena. Oh, and they have Tim Horton's coffee and donuts too. I'm neither a coffee fan nor a fan of donuts, but my brother sure does love them.
Can't wait to come back!
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