Dan,
 
You make good points!  But as far as I'm concerned, leaving the arena before
everyone is off the ice is like leaving a movie 10 minutes before the end.
 
Just my humble opinion.  :-)
 
As for "beating the traffic", why not relax in the Dexter Lounge, have a cold
drink, and watch all those cars leaving instead of fighting them?
 
And I do realize that people in my section have been STH for eons.  So what?
They shouldn't laugh at us for wanting to be loud participants of the game.
How can that be called being a real fan?
 
In a perfect world, we'd get to sit with all our friends and we wouldn't be
"bothering" anyone else.
 
Carol