PASabreFan Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 When I was there in 2006 (a few weeks after the Sabres got Hitchcock fired), they did it for the Flyers starting line-up, too. But, boooooo, they are bad fans, not like the GREATEST FANS IN THE WORLD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerme1 Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Goals will get the arena loud. Goals and wins. Enthusiasm returns when those products do. Last night had a good vibe and decent volume after we scored. That one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 At my age, I don't like to read about anything "sagging." Â :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 It really is goals. GOALS. Here in the Sabre fandom %1ers, we seem evenly divided whether a closely played 2-1 game is some great hockey or a 5-4 shootout is great hockey. The casual fan doesn't see it that way, they want to see goals, fights, and hits. If fights and hits need to be toned down for the safety of the players, there better be goals to make it up. Right now, the casual fans aren't getting any of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnkirishone Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 The nhl game is just not that exciting anymore. The whole concept of pass back to the point and wrist/slap a shot on goal for a deflection/screen does not make for entertaining hockey. The simple answer is make it easier to score goals. That alone may not fix the problem of unexciting hockey thou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 This. Â That Capitals team? Fairly fearsome. Â Am I to believe that the Buffalo fans can't hoot and holler like a D.C. hockey crowd? Talk about your Chet and Muffy corporate scene. Â We're also chasing our tails a bit. I've heard it various ways: Casual fans bring down the vibe; casual fans bring up the vibe; overly invested fans bring down the vibe; heavily invested and attentive fans are needed to create atmosphere; etc. Â I've been in that arena when the team was rolling. I look forward to doing so again. Goals will get the arena loud. Goals and wins. Enthusiasm returns when those products do. Last night had a good vibe and decent volume after we scored. That one time. Â Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. Â The fans, savagely and cruelly burned too many times already, aren't going to buy in emotionally until they believe that the payoff is coming in return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 TrueBlueGED, and anyone else who was at the game, what was the crowd like yesterday, in general and when Jack scored? And in any other game, is it louder when Jack scores than when other players do? Qualitatively people appear a little more excited when Jack scores, no clue if that translates to noise. I will say the entire nature of the crowd changed after his goal. It went from morgue to playoff-like for the rest of the game (until Detroit took that late lead). The nhl game is just not that exciting anymore. The whole concept of pass back to the point and wrist/slap a shot on goal for a deflection/screen does not make for entertaining hockey. The simple answer is make it easier to score goals. That alone may not fix the problem of unexciting hockey thou This is where I'm at. Even the good teams regularly produce a pretty bland product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Qualitatively people appear a little more excited when Jack scores, no clue if that translates to noise. I will say the entire nature of the crowd changed after his goal. It went from morgue to playoff-like for the rest of the game (until Detroit took that late lead). Â Playoff-like, really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Playoff-like, really? Exaggeration, of course. But there were dueling chants between Sabres and Wings fans. It was a legitimately good atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Exaggeration, of course. But there were dueling chants between Sabres and Wings fans. It was a legitimately good atmosphere.Neat. Glad to know we can break the mold every now and again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Goals will get the arena loud. Goals and wins. Enthusiasm returns when those products do. Last night had a good vibe and decent volume after we scored. That one time. Exactly. That place was buzzing when we scored, and when we had scoring chances in a close game. But after the 3-1 lead, everyone just died. Not their fault, they've seen for the last 4 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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