Sabres Tickets - Shockingly Cheap to Start the Year

[Mango]

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. 
 

[pastajoe]

Pretty soon the concessions will cost more than the tickets.

[SABRES 0311]

They also don’t have any shiny new objects this year. We pretty much just added a second pairing dman and are making a 2C play 1C.

Edited 7 hours ago by SABRES 0311

[dudacek]

It remains utterly shocking to me that the Adams regime wasn't flushed in April.

Never mind the hockey reasons, the business of the Sabres is absolutely gasping for it.

The most likely scenario for this season remains a ***** start, followed by boos, paper bags, a bloodletting, followed by the 4 months of empty seats, 'who cares?' hockey and another 8th overall pick.

Edited 7 hours ago by dudacek

[Weave]

58 minutes ago, dudacek said:

 

The most likely scenario for this season remains a ***** start, followed by boos, paper bags, a bloodletting, followed by the 4 months of empty seats, 'who cares?' hockey and another 8th overall pick.

Groundhog Day.

I agree with you re: Adams.  How he didn’t get let go as a business move alone is surprising to me.

[Malazan]

What's shocking about it?

[LGR4GM]

13 minutes ago, Malazan said:

What's shocking about it?

[mjd1001]

Im surprised it took this many years for tickets, even for a home opener, so be so far behind the rest of the league.

Lets see, at $33 per ticket (I'm assuming no taxes/fees on that?)

If I wanted to go with one other person, wife, kid..whoever.  $66. Add in parking (is that up to about $20 now?)  Lets assume not much in the way of concessions and certainly no full meals, but maybe one drink and one snack per person. At arena prices that is another $30-$40 for 2 people?

So, for the team that hasn't made the playoffs in a decade-and-a-half, in one of the 'worst' arenas in the league, getting some of the worst seats in the house and having some pretty undesirable food, I might still be looking at $150 per night or more? On a weeknight/worknight/schoolnight?  When I could watch it at home for free and if the game is awful tune into the Thursday nigtht NFL game instead?

I'm not a person that goes to games anymore, but even if I was, between the quality of the team, the quality of the Arena/Arena experience, they would have to give me SOMETHING for me to spend any money to support them.

[Taro T]

Tix on the resale market are NOT moving.  Might be making a lot more weeknight games than expected.

Not sure how much Pegula "saved" by essentially bringing back the entire FO and coaching staff; but uniess they get out of the gate REALLY quickly expect that'll have been a negative NPV decision by the end of October at the latest.

[Porous Five Hole]

It might be related that Bills tix are shockingly (but not surprisingly) more expensive this year.  The cheapest ticket for week four against the Saints in the upper bowl is $300.  Taking my family to this game blows out my ticket budget for a while.

[PASabreFan]

Seems high to be honest. Where is the seat? I'd expect to pay under 20 to sit up top.

[Mango]

4 hours ago, Taro T said:

Tix on the resale market are NOT moving.  Might be making a lot more weeknight games than expected.

Not sure how much Pegula "saved" by essentially bringing back the entire FO and coaching staff; but uniess they get out of the gate REALLY quickly expect that'll have been a negative NPV decision by the end of October at the latest.

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.

3 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:

It might be related that Bills tix are shockingly (but not surprisingly) more expensive this year.  The cheapest ticket for week four against the Saints in the upper bowl is $300.  Taking my family to this game blows out my ticket budget for a while.

Dude just wait until 48 hours before. You'll get to $200.

3 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

Seems high to be honest. Where is the seat? I'd expect to pay under 20 to sit up top.

I bet it is by the week of.

[Cascade Youth]

Pegs seems to be just letting the org die.

[Palm Trees And Taxes]

Sabres / Mammouth tickets for Nov 4th are going for as little as 14 dollars. JJ Peterka's emotional return to Keytank, get em while they are hot!

[Demoted]

7 hours ago, pastajoe said:

Pretty soon the concessions will cost more than the tickets.

They could go the Lions route and you get a free beer with your ticket.