Archives for March 15, 2020

'To keep pushing revenues, the league undoubtedly would like to play at least some of the remaining 189 regular-season games (the Sabres have 13 left). That would help the players too in areas such as escrow from their paychecks and next season's salary cap. But it's going to be tough. Unless there's a serious push to start camps in the next two or three weeks, the sense here … [Read more...] about While we await the next faceoff, the Sabres and NHL face lots of questions

'Meanwhile, the Central Hockey League has suspended its season, jeopardizing a potential long playoff run for Dylan Cozens and Matej Pekar. Teams also aren't able to to properly scout players overseas because of travel restrictions and season cancellations, which will have a significant impact on the draft and scouting combine.' … [Read more...] about Sabres mailbag: How will coronavirus impact offseason plans?

'"Our gameday employees at the arenas in Buffalo and Rochester will be paid for any lost wages due to regular season game cancellations," Pegula said in a statement. "They are part of our PSE family and even though we expect that the games will be played, we want to assure them they will be paid in the event that is not the case. We are grateful for the gestures from our … [Read more...] about PSE to compensate arena employees if games are canceled