From the LetsGoSabres.com site manager…
After a few e-mail conversations with Sabres and MSG-TV officials, I was able to learn that HD telecasts of Sabres’ home games are not just exclusively for Time Warner Cable customers.
Currently, only Time Warner Cable plans to broadcast the Sabres’ home games on a separate HD channel; however, I was told by two separate sources that MSG is in talks with Dish Network and DirecTV. Announcements could be forecoming in the coming days.
So there is hope for us anti TW people yet. 