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Fan who missed out on finals tickets invited to Preds' home opener

Christopher Hanewinckel / USA Today Sports

Good things come to those who wait.

Andrew Fudge, the Nashville Predators fan who missed out on free tickets to the Stanley Cup Final, received a solid consolation prize Tuesday.

Upon learning of his misfortune, the Predators invited Fudge to next season's home opener, when fans will witness the raising of the team's first Western Conference champions banner.

Fortunately this time, Fudge had turned on his Twitter notifications.

"I thought that if I can get to a game next year, if it's not a playoff game, I want to go to game one at home because I want to see the very first banner in team history," Fudge told the Predators' website. "That would be pretty awesome to see it get raised to the rafters."

The next season in Smashville kicks off Oct. 10 against the Philadelphia Flyers, and, this time, Fudge will be in attendance.

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