# Sabres allegedly for sale. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 8, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371 "2008-12-08T07:38:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/61 "2008-12-08T12:50:58Z")
Philly does suck but they’re pretty much an outlier. The teams below the sabres pretty much all blow. The best teams are near the top. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/62 "2008-12-08T12:53:13Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > :word: > > Look how we started this season off… **maybe coaching is the issue?** who knows… :bigclap: Been saying it for 2+ years. ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/63 "2008-12-08T12:54:32Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > Philly does suck but they’re pretty much an outlier. The teams below the sabres pretty much all blow. The best teams are near the top. there are a bunch of shitty teams above the sabres ex: florida Tampa bay and chicago ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/64 "2008-12-08T12:56:11Z")
most of the league is above them. naturally there are gonna be some shitty ones. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/65 "2008-12-08T13:00:27Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > most of the league is above them. naturally there are gonna be some shitty ones. You also have to compare market size and ticket price…weeeee ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/66 "2008-12-08T13:03:21Z")
> [@Paulo](#): > > Better? lol. Lmao MUCH BETTER!!! A little dramatic, but that was the original intent of the tread now wasn’t it… ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/67 "2008-12-08T13:03:22Z")
true that, but i honestly believe that if they made a commitment to spend to the cap contingent on raising ticket prices x amount and requiring x number of seats to be sold before the season, that Buffalo would pay for a quality on-ice product. The scalping prices during their playoff runs showed that. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/68 "2008-12-08T13:05:01Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > true that, but i honestly believe that if they made a commitment to spend to the cap contingent on raising ticket prices x amount and requiring x number of seats to be sold before the season, that Buffalo would pay for a quality on-ice product. The scalping prices during their playoff runs showed that. They don’t raise ticket prices because they wanted games to be “affordable” I don’t even know what ticket prices are…I just know they are supposed to below everyone else… ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/69 "2008-12-08T13:05:03Z")
> [@MOBOOST4U](#): > > Lmao MUCH BETTER!!! > > A little dramatic, but that was the original intent of the tread now wasn’t it… lol. Precisely! I’ll change it in a minute. ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/70 "2008-12-08T13:05:39Z")
I don’t want to be the next maple leafs ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/71 "2008-12-08T13:10:35Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > They don’t raise ticket prices because they wanted games to be “affordable” > > I don’t even know what ticket prices are…I just know they are supposed to below everyone else… Right. But I’d rather see expensive winners than affordable losers. A lot of people will pay for quality and a commitment to winning. We have great farm talent, and put all this effort into developing them, then they just leave when they get good enough to make real money. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/72 "2008-12-08T13:11:25Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > Right. But I’d rather see expensive winners than affordable losers. A lot of people will pay for quality and a commitment to winning Yea I think they try to keep the Sabres affordable for the “working man” but then again who actually pays for tickets :tspry: ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/73 "2008-12-08T13:14:02Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > You also have to compare market size and ticket price…weeeee BIINNGGGOOO!!! People are forgetting, even if the Sabres left, WE ARE A HOCKEY TOWN… Aside from the 6 Canadian teams, 4 of which are small market compared to the rest of the NHL cities, how many other locations can say they are a hockey town? Minnesota, Detroit, a few others maybe, but even if the Sabres left, it wouldn’t be long before we got a team back assuming the city could at least keep constant with our current economic condition. We have a semi-modern arena that is in above average shape. I would bet the next team to move would come to Buffalo. Look at it from an ivestors standpoint in the terms of risk… Would you rather have to promote Hockey itself in a larger southern city (look at teams like Atlanta or Carolina) or bring a team to a place that has proven it can support a team for many many years, dispite the absolute shitty quality of its economy. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/74 "2008-12-08T15:23:03Z")
LOL I just talked to some people…I heard Jim Kelley is pissed because he got fired from the Buffalo News…which is why he is trying to raise drama. btw same guy “One such individual was Buffalo News columnist Jim Kelley, who wrote a column which detailed Hašek’s injury and his conflict with Nolan, and questioned the goaltender’s mental toughness.[16] When Kelley approached Hašek for an interview after a loss in game five of the best-of-seven series, Hašek attacked the journalist[16] and received a three-game suspension and a $10,000 (US) fine as a result of the incident” ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/75 "2008-12-08T15:44:08Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > LOL I just talked to some people…I heard Jim Kelley is pissed because he got fired from the Buffalo News. > > btw same guy > > “One such individual was Buffalo News columnist Jim Kelley, who wrote a column which detailed Hašek’s injury and his conflict with Nolan, and questioned the goaltender’s mental toughness.[16] When Kelley approached Hašek for an interview after a loss in game five of the best-of-seven series, Hašek attacked the journalist[16] and received a three-game suspension and a $10,000 (US) fine as a result of the incident” haha that would be funny if true, i never really liked his articles ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/76 "2008-12-09T07:45:35Z")
omgz are they sold yet? ---
**Author:** ![IntegLS94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@IntegLS94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IntegLS94)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/77 "2008-12-09T07:57:27Z")
> [@Tunerfreak](#): > > haha that would be funny if true, i never really liked his articles it is true, I remember when it happened. Hasek strangled him in the hallway i believe. ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/78 "2008-12-09T08:15:40Z")
it’s purely speculation…but, Kelly was on S&R last night explaining the story, and he said his sources say it’s not Balsille, but someone with previous hockey experience looking to buy the team. They started trying to think of who has that kind of cash, and someone mentioned Scotty Bowman. Apparently a while back he mentioned wanting to buy a team, and supposedly had investors lined up for it. Now I’m sure this is all false, but imagine if that happened…could be a step in the right direction. ---
**Author:** ![StrokedZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/strokedz28/32/7592_2.png) [@StrokedZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StrokedZ28)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/79 "2008-12-09T08:48:03Z")
> [@Eazy716](#): > > it’s purely speculation…but, Kelly was on S&R last night explaining the story, and he said his sources say it’s not Balsille, but someone with previous hockey experience looking to buy the team. > > They started trying to think of who has that kind of cash, and someone mentioned Scotty Bowman. Apparently a while back he mentioned wanting to buy a team, and supposedly had investors lined up for it. > > Now I’m sure this is all false, but imagine if that happened…could be a step in the right direction. Well if it was Scotty Bowmen, then I wouldn’t be too worried, he’s not going to move the team either. ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371/80 "2008-12-09T11:44:06Z")
who is this guy, the guy next to golisano (on the other side, not quinn). every time I see quinn with golisano this guy is there ![http://cdn.nhl.com/sabres/images/upload/2008/09/Ownership2008.jpg](http://cdn.nhl.com/sabres/images/upload/2008/09/Ownership2008.jpg) [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-allegedly-for-sale/59371.md?page=5)