Not Even a Sellout?

I mentioned earlier today that Val and I watched New Jersey defeat Tampa Bay, 3-2, to win their first-round NHL playoff series, on DVR because we were busy most of the day.
As soon as we began to play back the game, I started making dinner, so I was just out of hearing distance. I heard Val remark, "You've got to be kidding me. Honey, come here," and when I did, she mentioned that the announcers just said that the game was being played before a "near-capacity crowd" at Tampa.
Can you even imagine a Sabres' home playoff game not being sold out? And with Tampa Bay winning the Stanley Cup in 2004, there is really no excuse.