‘Mayor Byron W. Brown of Buffalo, who has been flying a Sabres flag in front of City Hall, said: “The interesting thing now, people who were not hockey fans, people who never liked hockey, some people in the community who don’t even understand the game, are major Sabres fans, wearing Sabres jerseys, talking about games. They have really transformed and transfixed this community. Sabres fever, and Sabres mania, is in full effect right now.”’