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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 11, 2020 at 5:43 a.m.
Thread: rant
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sabres89</b></div><div>This is a tricky year. The sabres need to sell tickets, the bills dont. There may be rules limiting attendance, which also would not help. It is good that about half the other teams will limit their spending, although lets be honest, its not like the sabres can do any further pr damage. We probably wont have to worry about any cap dumps coming our way, and you can rest easy if you were worried about adams giving out a stupid ufa contract to the second tier guys we usually get a look at. Theres no money and if they have an agent, they will probably suggest going to the khl before coming here.</div></div>

Really bad take. You can always do more PR damage. This is a crucial offseason as they can still sell hope to a point (new GM, promising coach, Eichel &amp; Dahlin, tons of cap space to remake the roster, etc.). If they CHOOSE so obviously not to be better because of money? That's new. It was hinted at in the O'Reilly deal but they spent to the cap and layoffs bht COVID. But refusing to spend on players is something no one can argue with.

There are a lot of advertisers and partners who haven't bailed yet. The fact that they are still getting reactions shows people do still care at least enough to watch/follow the team and be mad. For now. That's not going to last much longer. The brand is damaged but not beyond recovery. This could do it. Not wanting to pay for tickets is one thing, not paying attention or caring at all is another. That's how sports franchises die or move.

Here's hoping the Pegulas sell the team (they probably won't).
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 10, 2020 at 9:39 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 10, 2020 at 9:33 p.m.
Thread: rant
It's especially sad because now they're well positioned to take advantage of other cap strapped teams or those looking to shed good players they can't afford due to their own internal caps. They just don't want to.

The NFL is a money machine so they just have to show up to make money so from a short-sighted viewpoint it's easier to spend. Not so the NHL. Especially when a team has sucked and alienated fans for so long. The Sabres probably don't make money and this won't change that. Having an internal cap in terrible PR. The fans that haven't given up will. It's going to get BAD. Revenue will dive faster than cost. No eyes on the product, no advertising money. Someone playing the long-game now from a business perspective would spend to seize the opportunity to make the team competitive for sustainability's sake and start up the cash cow that is Buffalo sports culture when you win... The damage they do now on top of what has already been done over the past decade...might never recover. People (and a lot of businesses) have forgotten the Sabres.

You never make money cutting costs. Pegulas are panicking. End of story.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 10, 2020 at 7:47 p.m.
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