tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454714076560222437.post5218065961163756270..comments2009-07-05T17:36:58.817-04:00Geoff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068513118814114498noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454714076560222437.post-27966472768966148542009-07-05T17:36:58.817-04:002009-07-05T17:36:58.817-04:00Avalanche attendence has been on the decline the past few years - even with Sakic. <br /><br />When Forsberg and Foote came back, there was a temporary boost, and that&#39;s all there will be with a Sakic return or a Duchene debut.<br /><br />The only way to permanently fill seats is to win. <br /><br />Hopefully they sign a top-6 forward at some point, but I&#39;m not hopeful.GEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068513118814114498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454714076560222437.post-30174853826904478552009-07-04T15:56:43.317-04:002009-07-04T15:56:43.317-04:00I don&#39;t think this is the end of the Avalanche dealing, and I really don&#39;t think management would trade Smyth unless they knew they had another player (Sakic or Duchene) who would get behinds in the seats.Magnumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00538132499976249643noreply@blogger.com