‘“It was awesome to see,” said Sabres coach Don Granato. “First of all, the energy in the building was incredible. I even talked to the coaching staff, and we minimized our strategy going into the game just knowing the crowd was going to be as big as it was. The passion our guys have for being a Buffalo Sabre, being in our community, and I think that was, I felt that beforehand from our players. I could sense that energy. …”‘