2-hour commute away Avalanche fans who work near downtown can travel to the Pepsi Center and be parked in 30 minutes. Compare that to a two-hour commute for central Jersey fans to the Meadowlands and the sluggish Devils regular ticket sales start to make sense. The Avalanche has 290 consecutive sellouts since the team arrived in Denver in 1995. You know there's a difference when both teams are winning and only one is selling out. The Devils' owner, YankeeNet, wants to create a situation similar to the Avalanche's Pepsi Center by building a new arena in the heart of downtown Newark, about 7 miles southwest of the Meadowlands.
Fans can go to games after work, park their cars and go to dinner after the games.
If the arena is farther away, it can be a hassle. The concourses are narrow, and fans face long concession and restroom lines. There are no amenities such as the Pepsi Center's club-level seats. The Meadowlands has no train service, which would be available in Newark. There's a reason the Avalanche are always sold out, and its not just because the team is winning.