'Of more immediate concern is what the Time Warner-Comcast deal could mean to the Buffalo Sabres' plans to send its games to Rochester and Syracuse through its deal with the Madison Square Garden Network (MSG). Time Warner has dropped MSG from both cities in a financial feud. Once the Adelphia deal takes effect, and if MSG stays off the Rochester and Syracuse systems when the Sabres start playing again, the NHL team will be out in the cold in those markets again.'