Mango

I can't believe he is here. I mean this with absolutely zero judgement on Rasmus. But if this was my wife and I had "never work again money" you would be hard pressed to get me back to "the office". It certainly takes a lot of strength and resolve to show up to work thousands of miles away from your recovering wife.

If I were Tuch I wouldn't sign here at all. He is an A+ player who would be a valuable addition to every roster in the NHL. With likely my last ever NHL contract I would be chasing a cup not ending a historically bad playoff draught.

That's fees included. Lol

Vivid. I was actually just going to check the schedule and ESPN links the ticket prices next to each game. The opener is actually down to $30. https://www.espn.com/nhl/team/schedule/_/name/buf/seasontype/2

Right, there is no more face value, pricing is dictated by current demand. This is right around when most tickets are peak-ish pricing. If they're $33 today they'll be near $20 by puck drop. Dude just wait until 48 hours before. You'll get to $200. I bet it is by the week of.

I was just curious what the ticket situation was this year. $33 for the home/season opener. Every away game through November is 2-3x more expensive. That is about as bad as it gets. We have bottom of the barrell attendance these days, and based on prices to start the year it looks like it is about to get a whole lot worse. They better get off to a fast start or the Sabres are primed to have the most contentious fanbase they have ever had.

This cannot be driven home any harder. For a roster built on vibes, Tuch is the damn holding back all the water. If he doesn't re-sign we are 100% losing Dahlin and Thompson in short order and then there goes our best 3 players by a country mile.

If you told me that in a job interview with any seriousness I would decline the offer letter (assuming I could get an offer letter of similar value). There is no real world applicability to this for anybody's resume is in demand. It is like Westinghouse telling you to ignore the fact that they have been trash for eternity, knowing full well you could just go make the same money at LG, Samsung, Sony, etc. And frankly it is a total bottom tier move for anybody to try and ernestly sell an employee otherwise.

I think the thought is that if Tuch is extending, there has to be some hope and positivity to turn this thing around. Outisde of Terry stepping away or selling the team, Adams being pushed out is the next best thing by a country mile.

Honestly, maybe I'll hate them less if they leave and come back. Unsure if three years is enough time for that.

Where is Daddy Danny Wegman?

The team sucks, nobody goes. I don't believe the attendance reports. The place looks 25% full for any game not against a Canadian team. Just move the games to the Harbor Center until the thing is knocked down and rebuilt. But seriously, maybe play at BCA in Rochester temporarily?

And nobody should ever ignore the fact that Pegula has been responsible for the maintenance for 14 years now. He's a huge part of why the infrastructure sucks.

They're one of the biggest problems with the Adams era. They perform near the bottom rung but they're amongst the most expensive in the league. They're a terrible unit and they suck up more resources than like 30 other teams across they league.

I think it was purposely misrepresented to casual fans as a 10 year agreement to extend the lease on the arena. They called a full county presence and put on a drone show as if the Sabres committed themselves to Buffalo for 10 years. They didn't.