Comments on: The Good and the Bad of the Penguins New Consol Energy Center http://www.penguinpoop.com/2010/the-good-and-the-bad-of-the-penguins-new-consol-energy-center/ Pittsburgh Penguins News - Blog Fri, 24 May 2013 23:13:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Penkey http://www.penguinpoop.com/2010/the-good-and-the-bad-of-the-penguins-new-consol-energy-center/#comment-3463 Penkey Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:31:26 +0000 http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=5309#comment-3463 That’s cool having the ol’ Arena right outside the window. The only reason they don’t want to keep it around is that they know that it could cut into profits if they keep using it for concerts. It would be cool if a Pittsburgh Museum would buy it.

]]> By: RBMH http://www.penguinpoop.com/2010/the-good-and-the-bad-of-the-penguins-new-consol-energy-center/#comment-3462 RBMH Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:18:29 +0000 http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=5309#comment-3462 I hope they have more than 1 guy cutting brisket – I doubt he could cut enough for 18,000 in 3 hours. I think they should have the benched players cutting it during the game to increase arm strength.

]]> By: Sammi http://www.penguinpoop.com/2010/the-good-and-the-bad-of-the-penguins-new-consol-energy-center/#comment-3461 Sammi Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:38:48 +0000 http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=5309#comment-3461 I’m hoping the food places can handle a large amount of people – I hate going to the Pirate games when there is only 5 thousand people there and waiting in line at Primanti Bros for 15 minutes.

I only go to a few Pens games a year, but I can’t wait to see the new place.

]]> By: Pensrock http://www.penguinpoop.com/2010/the-good-and-the-bad-of-the-penguins-new-consol-energy-center/#comment-3459 Pensrock Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:07:13 +0000 http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=5309#comment-3459 It does make sense you get what you pay for, my new seats are way better than my back of section D seats at Mellon!

]]> By: Alan http://www.penguinpoop.com/2010/the-good-and-the-bad-of-the-penguins-new-consol-energy-center/#comment-3457 Alan Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:06:41 +0000 http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=5309#comment-3457 I really love the new CEC also, and was very excited that the Penguins management let us come down and view it before it opened for the McCartney concert. There are way too many upsides to mention, but after thinking about it, a bunch of the cool upsides don’t really effect me, like the “Lexus” club for instance, it is amazing, yet I will probably be in there as much as I was in the Igloo club which was once. The interactive Stanley cup and player things that are big enough for maybe 50 people to see at a time.

Food and bathrooms are really the things I thought were most important and they are awesome.

My seats are further away also, but I’m reserving opinion until I see some on ice action. Can’t wait!

]]> By: Phil Krundle http://www.penguinpoop.com/2010/the-good-and-the-bad-of-the-penguins-new-consol-energy-center/#comment-3456 Phil Krundle Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:35:55 +0000 http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=5309#comment-3456 I agree that the new CEC is going to rock. I think the new work out rooms, locker rooms and player amenities will really help the team play less worn down towards the end of the season.

Once you get past it seeming like you got a free ticket to the sports history museum (which I’ve never been) and the fact that when your running late and cannot get a seat at a local bar to grab a sandwich, you will have the option of eating at the arena. (Don’t expect the sandwiches to be all neat and prestine as they were on media day, once they pile a hundred of them wrapped in tinfoil on top of each other in the warmers, they will be like the ones at Heinz Field) The fact that there will be a bunch of food options is great.

The only important part will be the game. I think that the people who sat in the F section and many that sat in the E section are not going to be as happy with their seats as they were with them at Mellon Arena. It has always been a known fact that the E and F balconies were way better seats than the D section. That will no longer be true. At the CEC it will be a more correct you get what you pay for seating. While there may not be limited view seats like at the arena, There are many seats further away from the action than any at the arena.

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