‘While the “Next Chapter” of Sabres hockey was supposed to start with the opening faceoff at 7 p.m., it took nearly 50 minutes of game time — two hours, 15 minutes real time — for Buffalo to give its faithful anything to cheer about. Like a crowd awaiting the first familiar note of the main act at a concert, those packed into the First Niagara Center on Thursday hung on every play, ready to jump at their first cue.’