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I'll be in buffalo in two weeks and am targeting tickets for the Feb 12th game against the islanders. I'm hoping some local types can give me a few pointers on where / how to find tickets for a good price. IE would you recommend paying face value on the Sabres website, going through a third party resale site like Ticketmaster, scalping or just scouring craigslist. Open to any and all tips. Go Sabres!!!

So WGR550 just brought up changing the goal song and also questioned what happened to the Siren that used to play after players scored along with the horn. Do we need a new goal song? Should the siren come back?

John Vogl’s Latest Article for Athletic was above how Stadium have evolved over the past few years and how newer stadiums are designed to be used throughout the year and not just on game days. He did speak to Bruce Popko from PSE about how both the Bills and Sabres will need new or upgrades to their existing homes. One of the ideas being floated in the article is a joint facility that will serve as Stadium for the Bills and Sabres as will as a convention center. https://theathletic.com/698678/2018/12/07/how-the-next-generation-of-arenas-will-flip-the-script-bringing-the-outside-in-and-the-inside-out/ From the article While The Sabres have been innovators for players, the arena has fallen behind for fans. It’s one of 16 NHL buildings that’s at least 20 years old, and there have been no substantial makeovers. “There is a laundry list of things that we can go through with a 23-year-old building like we have here,” Popko said. “We’re ready for the next phase of development.” It’s a major development. The Sabres’ arena opened in 1996, and the Bills’ stadium first welcomed fans in 1973. Pegula Sports announced last week that is beginning a comprehensive study to determine whether renovations or new buildings are the best option. The study, which is expected to last six to nine months, will include preliminary sketches from Populous. “We’re really excited about the opportunity to do work up there and help reimagine what the arena can be,” said Clark. Buffalo’s also in the market for a convention center, which could be tied to a new downtown football stadium. “It’s all on the table,” Popko said. Though it seems unimaginable, Buffalo could construct just one building for a hockey arena, football stadium and convention center. The building would transform itself from a sprawling 60,000-seat stadium to a more intimate 20,000-seat arena in a matter of hours. Instead of having two facilities that sit empty most days, the city would have one multipurpose, high-tech marvel that would attract concerts and retail opportunities to go with the games. “It definitely can be done,” Singaby said. “We’ve studied and explored many design solutions that combine the stadium size with the arena size, and we are very excited about the potential.” He pointed to Pierre Mauroy Stadium in France. It’s a 50,000-seat soccer stadium with a retractable roof and dual-level floor. The grass field sits on hydraulic lifts, which raise and move the playing surface to reveal a subfloor that is used for everything from tennis to hockey to motocross. As the grass field is hauled away, a huge curtain narrows the building’s appearance, and tier-level seats are brought in to flank the rink or court. It’s a huge engineering and coordination effort to pull off both into one transformable building and it comes with a premium price tag as well,” Singaby said. “The benefits of combining may include maximizing the use of less land or that one transformable building is cheaper than two standalones in the case of one owner.” The Bills and Sabres do have one owner, so the study may show that a superstructure is the optimal solution. While it seems far-fetched and futuristic, it wasn’t long ago that a ticket merely got people into the game. Now some arenas don’t even take tickets, ushering fans into a world of concourse bars, rooftop patios and stat-laden LED screens through their phone. That world will keep changing. “We’re always looking at ourselves and saying, ‘What’s the next thing?’” Benge said. “We’re trying to figure out what is that next thing that we need to do to either be out in front of somebody or catching up to somebody.”