'The optimistic forecast for a 33-year-old team that has an all-time record of 1,193-951-392-6 (with only seven losing seasons and seven non-playoff seasons) is to somehow finish around .500 and squeeze into the playoffs. Will that best-case scenario be enough to satisfy Buffalo hockey fans and attract enough of them to assure the long-term future of the franchise? We’ll find out in the next six months.'
Sabres open, but who will watch?
Source: D and C