I think he is saying that they are still relatively priced higher than the tickets for every other game, so less students will buy tickets. The break also means there will be less students in the first place. I assume most loyal fans will go.
Is the crowd going to be a factor? I can already see the complaints now. The students were gone. The season ticket holders need to get in the arena. REA sucks and ruins the atmosphere.
I think we all know that he has gotten away with several penalties. Plus, the main point was to not have a cheap goalie. UND goalies get run into enough as it is.