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Hockey helps the healing as tourists, expats hit Vegas for Sabres’ first visit

‘”This community is still hurting, really hurting,” said Brian Blessing, the longtime Buffalo television broadcaster who has been a sport talk radio host here since 2005. “It’s not one of these things that happened from afar. It was in your backyard. When this first happened, people are still walking around in a funk and now you’re trying to talk sports on the radio, but what do you do? You can’t because it’s about life, but eventually you have to ease back into what you do. You have to.”‘

Sabres Notebook: Carrier, McNabb thrilled by Golden Knights’ fast start

‘”Those Buffalo fans will be out. I know that,” said McNabb. “It’s different because you know there will be a lot of tourists. Especially Original Six teams and other places that have been around a while. But our fans are loud. They’ve been tremendous for us. The city is really behind us and we want to give that back to them.”‘

Bailey has the right attitude

‘Many thought Bailey would be mad he got sent down, but he said he had a much more positive exit interview than he ever had with Tim Murray, “In years past, two training camps ago, the message wasn’t the same and for me it was great to hear that. I felt like I gave them everything I could and I didn’t have any regrets, so for me it was all positive.”‘