Two or less Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Will we get over 16,000? I was looking on sabres.com and tons of tickets remain. Attendence has been dissapointing, but theres always excuses for bad attendence. However, if we don't get a real nice crowd for tomorrow, it'll be VERY disappointing. It's a Saturday Night game, it's a UB student discount night, it's a Pizza Hut night AND it's Canadian at par night. If we can't get 16000 fans tomorrow i will seriously start to wonder about the future of our club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTS Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I think attendance tomorrow will be the highest so far this season. However, if it's low again I wouldn't worry too much. This team isn't going anywhere. People will come sooner than later. We're still in the midst of Bills season but if the Sabs keep winning, people will start to notice and attend. Buffalo always responds to a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenThePipes00 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Also let's not forget that somehow Bills season ticket sales went UP this season ... I know they expected to be pretty good, but I have to believe part of that was because no one knew if there was going to be hockey or if the Sabres would suck if there was hockey ... only so much money to spend and people decided to spend it ... I think it will get better as the season goes on ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted October 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Yeah but Bills didn't play since last sunday and we're off til like mid-november. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Will we get over 16,000? I was looking on sabres.com and tons of tickets remain. Attendence has been dissapointing, but theres always excuses for bad attendence. However, if we don't get a real nice crowd for tomorrow, it'll be VERY disappointing. It's a Saturday Night game, it's a UB student discount night, it's a Pizza Hut night AND it's Canadian at par night. If we can't get 16000 fans tomorrow i will seriously start to wonder about the future of our club. It's also a silver game, so window prices are $11 - $40 cheaper than for the Pens game. Still $10-$26 more expensive than "value games", but I don't expect price to be as much of a factor if the attendence is low again. (The 1st 2 games were also Silvers; Ottawa on Wed 11/2 is the 1st Bronze game.) As others posted, IF the attendence is low; I'd chalk it up to it being Bills season and people already having spent/budgeted their October / November entertainment $'s as they didn't know what to expect from the Sabres (or even if there'd be hockey at this point). I won't worry about the team pulling up stakes. (If it's February, the Sabres are playing as they are, and people STILL aren't coming; THEN I'll worry.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenSabre Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Attendance will hopefully be good. but im not betting anything on it. i dont think deals are the reason no-one's turning up. nor our performance. perhaps people have forgotten the sabres. you lot are better judges than i am tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 The Bruins had a little over 14,000 for their Sabres game. No one is talking about moving the Bruins. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 The Bruins had a little over 14,000 for their Sabres game. No one is talking about moving the Bruins. PTR They also had half price tickets in the upper bowl for students. That's how I got in (even though I graduated two years ago). Of course, it was a Thursday night. That definitely hurts ticket sales (probably the main reason that every Thursday is a student night at Bruins games). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor32 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Seems to me that Sabres season really doesn't begin around here until December or January, when the Bills are finished (or eliminated from playoff consideration). If we keep up our winning ways (and the Bills keep up their mediocrity), I think we'll pack the place beginning Thanksgiving, and get 15,000+ every game thereafter...if we don't, the WNY economy is worse than I thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seannie34 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I go to UB and I had no idea it was student discount night. I went on the website to see if I could get a discount there for the game tmw but I didnt see one. I just bought a 6-game minipak tho so im not too worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarrytown Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Nobody is worried about the Bruins moving b/c the owner of the team owns the building! And it's freaking Boston - TV market and all. You can't be worried about moving the Sabers now, ownership is stable and the season is young. That being said...I think that it does say something about the Buffalo market if we can't support to Sabres just becuase of the Bills...maybe Buffalo is a one sport town. The Bills only play 10 games a year at home...and the prices are dirt cheap versus the rest of the league. Plus if we are such a great sports town than none of that should matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 The Bruins had a little over 14,000 for their Sabres game. No one is talking about moving the Bruins. PTR Boston also has the Pats, Celtics and Red Sox to contend with. Plus, have the Sabres even gotten 14,000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenThePipes00 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 All right ... I'm all for looking at the team with a critical eye and not looking at things with rose colored glasses, but can we give it more than 3 home dates in October before we declare the city unfit for two pro sports teams? They averaged more than 15,200 the last full season they played with higher ticket prices and a team that got off to a horrible start and missed the playoffs ... there's no reason to suggest they will not get to that level again and beyond if they stay in the playoff mix. I don't know, just seems counter-productive to complain about the crowds at this point. Not sure why this bugs me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 All right ... I'm all for looking at the team with a critical eye and not looking at things with rose colored glasses, but can we give it more than 3 home dates in October before we declare the city unfit for two pro sports teams? They averaged more than 15,200 the last full season they played with higher ticket prices and a team that got off to a horrible start and missed the playoffs ... there's no reason to suggest they will not get to that level again and beyond if they stay in the playoff mix.I don't know, just seems counter-productive to complain about the crowds at this point. Not sure why this bugs me ... I posted this before. I think there is so much more the Sabres could be doing. This may sound corny. OK it is corny. How about giving away 2,500 tickets to single women for a 'Ladies Night'. Single guys would sell out the rest of the tickets. Then you would have a full house spending $7.50 on a beer. Maybe even pass out condoms wrapped like hockey pucks :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenThePipes00 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I agree, I think all NHL teams should be trying any wacky thing that they can as if they were minor league baseball at this point. I just don't want to kill any excitement with a "eh, the crowds suck, let's not go to the game" vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I agree, I think all NHL teams should be trying any wacky thing that they can as if they were minor league baseball at this point. I just don't want to kill any excitement with a "eh, the crowds suck, let's not go to the game" vibe. The truth is the truth. Fans call out players all the time. What's wrong with calling out fans? You can see the Sabres for the price of 4 Burger King value meals. This is either a hockey town or not. Tommy G. stepped up and signed the check. The Players stepped up to a tune of a 5-2 record. Their playing the top scorer in the league in Jagr and a team that they need to beat for playoff spot. It's time for the Sabres fans to step up. That's all we are saying. Step up to the ticket window and say "I'm a fan. I'll take one". Peace ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenThePipes00 Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 Step up to the ticket window and say "I'm a fan. I'll take one". I hear ya ... and oh, how I wish I could. Instead, I need to settle for the Preds and Hawks Tuesday night at the GEC ...still, so happy to have NHL hockey to go to again ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 I hear ya ... and oh, how I wish I could. Instead, I need to settle for the Preds and Hawks Tuesday night at the GEC ...still, so happy to have NHL hockey to go to again ... At least you're going. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 betweenthepipes, Do you live in Nashville? I'm at Ft Campbell. Well, actually I'm in Iraq, I'll be back in Campbell in late nov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenThePipes00 Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 Yes I do, and get your butt back here safely. But thanks for doing what you are doing. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 You go to many preds games? I have part of a mini pack, I think the seats are in the 330 section. I'll be in the buff in december so I'll hit whatever games I can over the holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenThePipes00 Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 I think I will go to a few ... I just moved here summer of 2004 and obviously there was no season last year ... so this is pretty much my first chance ... so far they seem to have played home games the same nights the Sabres are on Center Ice ... but not Tuesday. I hope to get to a game in Buffalo over the holidays also, but definitely let me know when you are back in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 Will do. I like to hit eddies place across the street from the GEC before the game. I forget the name of it right now but theres a blues club on 2nd I like to go to after. Too bad the Sabres dont come to town this year :-( I'll shoot you an email when I'm going to a preds game, wont be until early Jan though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 The truth is the truth. Fans call out players all the time. What's wrong with calling out fans? You can see the Sabres for the price of 4 Burger King value meals. This is either a hockey town or not. Tommy G. stepped up and signed the check. The Players stepped up to a tune of a 5-2 record. Their playing the top scorer in the league in Jagr and a team that they need to beat for playoff spot. It's time for the Sabres fans to step up. That's all we are saying. Step up to the ticket window and say "I'm a fan. I'll take one". Peace ;) H*ll yes. Call them out. The thing is, you have to remember, you are starting from ground zero or from below ground zero due to the lockout. People not showing up in October this year, while it is annoying, is not terribly troubling. (As I said previously, if they don't show up in February; that is when the Sabres have a problem.) As the Sabres keep playing well and the league keeps playing at a playoff level pace IN OCTOBER, fans will come back. A lot of people already had their entertainment $'s spent/budgeted before they realized that SABRES HOCKEY IS BACK! Another part of the reason fans aren't back yet (IMHO) is because a lot of fans did not see the Sabres making a lot of moves this off-season. They didn't think that the reason was because the Sabres already had a pretty good team and had more players signed than many others; they just assumed it was more of the same old - same old Rigas penny pinch. Rigas no longer owns the team, he is in jail; and the Sabres were one of the few teams that had a full roster essentially signed before the season started. This IS a hockey town. The last time the Sabres had a consistantly exciting team, the rink was sold out for about 7 years straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 This IS a hockey town. The last time the Sabres had a consistantly exciting team, the rink was sold out for about 7 years straight. Are you sure about that? I don't remember ever being turned away. Maybe in the 70's. You're taliking 420+ straight sell outs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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