OT: Erie County to allow control of Key Bank Center to revert to the City of Buffalo at the end of the current lease

[Brawndo]

4 hours ago, pastajoe said:

 

From the same interview-The Sabres are responsible for any upgrades to the arena which is why they paid for the scoreboard and roof.

There is an option to extend the existing lease by 5 to 18 years per Guelli. 

[LabattBlue]

20 hours ago, thewookie1 said:

The city would be idiotic to let the Sabres leave as its one of the few draws to downtown 

The City of Buffalo is in no position to help in any way keep the Sabres here.  They not only have a long list of problems to deal with, they are cash poor. 
 

Help from the county or the state?  Only time will tell.  

Edited Wednesday at 08:10 PM by LabattBlue

[thewookie1]

2 hours ago, LabattBlue said:

The City of Buffalo is in no position to help in any way keep the Sabres here.  They not only have a long list of problems to deal with, they are cash poor. 
 

Help from the county or the state?  Only time will tell.  

The city has been in debt for decades, they’ll likely see it as a vital asset for revenue. That being said I think they’ll just sell it to Pegula

[PerreaultForever]

I hear Phoenix is looking for a team. 

[PromoTheRobot]

4 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

I hear Phoenix is looking for a team. 

Wrong conference. But Atlanta?

[PerreaultForever]

3 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Wrong conference. But Atlanta?

Aren't they considering expansion there?

[PromoTheRobot]

31 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

Aren't they considering expansion there?

Yes, but moving a franchise would be a shortcut. The NHL can still charge a fee like they did with Utah. The only knock with Atlanta is they haven't built their arena yet. Houston does have an adequate arena and could probably play in the East for a few years if they had to.