‘Having lived out of the area for five years, I was well aware of how the Buffalo Sabres’ on-ice product was in the gutter, but it was baffling that an area less than 30 years old was left to decay in such spectacular fashion. The next question became, “If the Sabres stink on the ice and the environment to watch the game isn’t any better, what’s the point of buying a ticket?” The most important question was, however, “Where was Terry Pegula?”’