‘Why do fans like me put up with the antics of the NHL? Because the NHL has our beloved Buffalo Sabres, and life without the Sabres would be downright unlivable. When you bail the NHL out of jail at three o’clock in the morning, you make him promise that he will still get up for work in the morning and give us our Sabres. When you get up in the morning and the Sabres aren’t there, then you feel cheated. You want your bail money back, but you know you are not going to get it. Sometimes you just want to punch the NHL in the mouth.’