Sabres Tickets - Shockingly Cheap to Start the Year

[JohnC]

1 hour ago, JoeSchmoe said:

The problem is, he's not actually silent. His hands are all over this team given hockey is his main passion. 

Football on the other hand was never his main sport. For that reason, he's happy to let the experts run the team. 

To the public/fans he certainly is silent. When's the last time you heard him make public statements about the direction of the franchise and his expectations? He's not a good public speaker so I don't expect much eloquence commentary from him. But that doesn't mean that he can't communicate his thoughts about his failed hockey team and what he is going to do about it through surrogates. When's the last time you seen him be interviewed or take questions from members of the media? It's not unusual for some owners to stay in the background. However, he's taken that invisible act beyond the boundaries of what is normal for a sports franchise owner. It's outright weird.

[JoeSchmoe]

2 minutes ago, JohnC said:

To the public/fans he certainly is silent. When's the last time you heard him make public statements about the direction of the franchise and his expectations? He's not a good public speaker so I don't expect much eloquence commentary from him. But that doesn't mean that he can't communicate his thoughts about his failed hockey team and what he is going to do about it through surrogates. When's the last time you seen him be interviewed or take questions from members of the media? It's not unusual for some owners to stay in the background. However, he's taken that invisible act beyond the boundaries of what is normal for a sports franchise owner. It's outright weird.

Rightly or wrongly, I think he's figured out that pretty much anything he says comes back to be used against him. Better to keep his mouth shut. 

In the meantime, any little insight we get into the hockey ops workings of the team all show Terry's fully in command of the ship. Unlike with Adams, I'm quite certain Brandon Beane does not talk with him daily... Or if he did, Terry would not be providing any real input.

[Mango]

On 9/16/2025 at 1:17 PM, mjd1001 said:

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.

That's fees included. Lol

[OrangeSeatVertigo]

On 9/16/2025 at 5:49 PM, Cascade Youth said:

Pegs seems to be just letting the org die.

he sees what everyone sees.   this is a dead organization with no real way out.  the ghost of Punch Imlach could come back and FA still have the Sabres at the top of their contracts' no trade list.   

[Pimlach]

On 9/17/2025 at 7:50 AM, Weave said:

Lol an arena beer has 1/2 the value of a ticket in the top section.

Good job, Terry!

Must be some good beer

[Pimlach]

On 9/16/2025 at 12:17 PM, mjd1001 said:

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.