Wrack your brain on this one: When was the last time a team put a tarp over empty seats at their arena?If you can't figure it out, you'll find out soon. It'sabout to happen this season Scotty Washington Jersey .The Florida Panthers are doing exactly that thisseason in the upper deck at BBT Center. The NHL team finished second-to-last in league attendance last season and team ownership does not expect bigger crowds this year despite having a decent team on the ice.Last season, BBT Center looked like this at times.Seconds before puck drop. Bonk's Mullet (@BonksMullet Cincinnati Bengals Women Jersey ) The club has eliminated the free tickets and deep discounts on ticketscampaign that upset season ticket holders last year. By discounting tickets, the Panthers effectively devalued their tickets, allowing single-game tickets to be sold at deep discounts while season ticket holders still paid face value.We want people who are there to be paying a Sam Hubbard Jersey fair price, the same price and enjoying a great product on the ice," owner Doug Cifu. "We can get 15,000 in there if we gave away 5,000 seats. We dont want to do that. Its not fair.The team is prepared for a significant drop in attendance due to the reduction in the number of ticket Cincinnati Bengals Accessories promotions.In a building that seats 19,250 for hockey, tarping off seats will cutarena capacity down Stanley Morgan Jersey to about 15,000. The team's average attendance last year was slightly above 14,000.The teams even used tarps to than the actual attendance numbers.It's nothing new in south Florida and other warm-weather NHL markets where teams have struggled to draw fans for years.