said it before, will say it again


the team has to work to get fans in the 20-30 year old range

since they were 6 to 15 this team flat out sucked

money is tight
tickets are more now vs 15 years ago

the old assumption, win and the fans will come back, well first they have to put a product on the ice to make these younger casual hockey watchers turn into fans
- homiedclown

I hear ya. Im in that range.

The organization sucks at marketing... The whole NHL does (apart from a couple teams) but this org is even worse

assuming tage, dahlin, tuch, skinner score like they did

over 60 power play goals

the 2 new d men can perform

team stays healthy

scoring stays up


bryson does not see the ice

etc
etc
etc


this team could just as easily slide to 10th in the east this season
- homiedclown

Right now I'm saying 88 points 10th in the east

Right now I'm saying 88 points 10th in the east
- Hank Balling

I see them in the 86 to 89 range as well

98 points needed to get in

we all can disagree on if this team is going to make the playoffs or not but clearly the bold move or 2 to compete for the cup has not happened so far this summer, and we lost quinn for a good chunk of the year

said it before, will say it again


the team has to work to get fans in the 20-30 year old range

since they were 6 to 15 this team flat out sucked

money is tight
tickets are more now vs 15 years ago

the old assumption, win and the fans will come back, well first they have to put a product on the ice to make these younger casual hockey watchers turn into fans
- homiedclown

There's also the arena "experience"

There's also the arena "experience"
- Hank Balling

CheezWiz is delicious

CheezWiz is delicious
- Buff36

A local delicacy

There's also the arena "experience"
- Hank Balling

I thought they put beer cup holders in the pissers?

I thought they put beer cup holders in the pissers?
- homiedclown

With the Marine Midland Logo! Pegula likes his Memories

https://youtu.be/T411ZQlJ_PA
Adams finishing Day Camp!! The Magic Conch has Spoken. "Where Screwed"

With the Marine Midland Logo! Pegula likes his Memories
- Buff36

Pegula doesn’t own the arena or control the co concession stands

Blame Erie county for both

With the Marine Midland Logo! Pegula likes his Memories
- Buff36

https://www.nhl.com/sabre...eremonious-start/c-563791


this did not age well

Pegula doesn’t own the arena or control the co concession stands

Blame Erie county for both
- Sabretooth9

Petro notes at this point, the county, which has an arena lease with the Sabres that expires in 2025, is "not planning to put any funding toward renovations at the arena.” Peter Anderson, the spokesperson for Erie County Exec. Mark Poloncarz, said, “Under the current lease, it is the responsibility of the team owner to do that.”

Petro notes at this point, the county, which has an arena lease with the Sabres that expires in 2025, is "not planning to put any funding toward renovations at the arena.” Peter Anderson, the spokesperson for Erie County Exec. Mark Poloncarz, said, “Under the current lease, it is the responsibility of the team owner to do that.”
- Stripes77

does the county profit from the gabriel, nicks, shania, or aerosmith concert coming soon to the keybank center?


someone is making money off the parking, 20-30 dollar drinks, etc

I mean venues require 20 percent of concert shirt sales are kicked back to the arena

does the county profit from the gabriel, nicks, shania, or aerosmith concert coming soon to the keybank center?


someone is making money off the parking, 20-30 dollar drinks, etc

I mean venues require 20 percent of concert shirt sales are kicked back to the arena
- homiedclown

Metamucil sales through the roof

Metamucil sales through the roof
- Wetbandit1

the money doesn't come from the rap shows at darien lake

the fights do though

Petro notes at this point, the county, which has an arena lease with the Sabres that expires in 2025, is "not planning to put any funding toward renovations at the arena.” Peter Anderson, the spokesperson for Erie County Exec. Mark Poloncarz, said, “Under the current lease, it is the responsibility of the team owner to do that.”
- Stripes77

So we're gonna buy them a new arena in 2025

So we're gonna buy them a new arena in 2025

- Hank Balling

Think there's any chance of back to back stadiums?

So we're gonna buy them a new arena in 2025


- Hank Balling

5. Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a team facing possible NHL relocation mostly because of the small market they’re in. The NFL’s Buffalo Bills have had a history of being in discussions for relocating, and the former team the Buffalo Brave played in the city for eight seasons before relocating in 1978.

At the end of the 2022-23 season the Sabres missed the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season. Having the longest playoff drought in NHL history isn’t going to help the Sabres’ chances of staying in the city and questionable draft selections has just made things worse.

While Buffalo still remains a hockey town a popular city for NHL relocation is nearby Hamilton in Southern Ontario. The Sabres are the third least valuable franchise making NHL relocation an attractive option for owners.


https://www.wolfgangsport...com/nhl-relocation-teams/

5. Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a team facing possible NHL relocation mostly because of the small market they’re in. The NFL’s Buffalo Bills have had a history of being in discussions for relocating, and the former team the Buffalo Brave played in the city for eight seasons before relocating in 1978.

At the end of the 2022-23 season the Sabres missed the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season. Having the longest playoff drought in NHL history isn’t going to help the Sabres’ chances of staying in the city and questionable draft selections has just made things worse.

While Buffalo still remains a hockey town a popular city for NHL relocation is nearby Hamilton in Southern Ontario. The Sabres are the third least valuable franchise making NHL relocation an attractive option for owners.


https://www.wolfgangsport...com/nhl-relocation-teams/
- homiedclown

Don't tempt me with a good time

Don’t know if you saw this 36, your boy is a devil now:

https://twitter.com/frank...&t=hqR9TYIpzRsCOAnvTWKdTw

#NEWS: We have signed forward Tomáš Nosek to a one-year, one-way deal.

Don't tempt me with a good time


- Hank Balling

"First-year head coach Phil Housley, the D-whisperer, has learned the hard way that things aren’t so easy when your lineup is filled with Redmond, Tennyson, Viktor Antipin and Josh Gorges instead of Mattias Ekholm, Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis and P.K. Subban."


https://thehockeywriters....sabres-sky-still-falling/

Don’t know if you saw this 36, your boy is a devil now:

https://twitter.com/frank...&t=hqR9TYIpzRsCOAnvTWKdTw

#NEWS: We have signed forward Tomáš Nosek to a one-year, one-way deal.
- washedup20

nosek 1 mil


jost 2 mil
girgens 2.5 mil


way to weaponize that cap Adams

"First-year head coach Phil Housley, the D-whisperer, has learned the hard way that things aren’t so easy when your lineup is filled with Redmond, Tennyson, Viktor Antipin and Josh Gorges instead of Mattias Ekholm, Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis and P.K. Subban."


https://thehockeywriters....sabres-sky-still-falling/




- homiedclown

The saving grace is that I think Terry knows the secret to getting a new venue paid for is on field success.

Eternal sucking is frowned upon by the taxpayers

the money doesn't come from the rap shows at darien lake

the fights do though
- homiedclown

I went to DMB like 18 years ago and saw many, many fights. People get liquored up and fight each other.

Right now I'm saying 88 points 10th in the east
- Hank Balling

I see 99 points

91 last year
+7 Levi factor
+2 Clifton factor
0 Johnson factor
+3 Bryson/Joker/Boosh not playing factor
-5 injury estimate factor
-2 Quinn injury factor
+3 cozens, Peterka, powers (young kid improvement)

Possible additions;

+2 Sign Tatar
+3 trade for a 1B goalie (Markstrom/Hart)
+3 trade for a 3D