GDT: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Buffalo Sabres Tuesday 4/15 7pm ESPN+ & MSG

[HOUSE]

Tonight is the invasion of the Toronto Maple Leaf fans, well....maybe 

Edited April 15 by HOUSE

[OverPowerYou]

Will this be as bad as the game last year where it was a sellout with 90% leafs fans? 

[That Aud Smell]

14 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said:

Will this be as bad as the game last year where it was a sellout with 90% leafs fans? 

Check available tickets on Tickemaster. Leafs fans are weirdly staying away. This is a potentially ominous sign for the Sabres, Bills, the hospitality industries of WNY, ADK, parts of Florida, and so on.

[HOUSE]

5 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

Check available tickets on Tickemaster. Leafs fans are weirdly staying away. This is a potentially ominous sign for the Sabres, Bills, the hospitality industries of WNY, ADK, parts of Florida, and so on.

I am 25% sure they will show up

[Jorcus]

19 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said:

Will this be as bad as the game last year where it was a sellout with 90% leafs fans? 

 

2 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

Check available tickets on Tickemaster. Leafs fans are weirdly staying away. This is a potentially ominous sign for the Sabres, Bills, the hospitality industries of WNY, ADK, parts of Florida, and so on.

 

A few differences. Last year was a Saturday night game so lots of people could make a weekend of it. Matthews was going for 60 goals. ( he got it). The stupid boarder situation. Last years game sucked for Sabres fans. Sabres power play was 0 for 6 I think many with no shots on goal. Some jerk Leafs fan threw a Skinner jersey on the ice. Thompson got in a fight out of frustration. It was a rough game to attend.

[LGR4GM]

19 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

Check available tickets on Tickemaster. Leafs fans are weirdly staying away. This is a potentially ominous sign for the Sabres, Bills, the hospitality industries of WNY, ADK, parts of Florida, and so on.

Weirdly? I'd stay away too if my next door neighbor said he was gonna take my property and then started an economic war with me. 

Edited April 15 by LGR4GM

[Flashsabre]

Yeah Americans still don’t seem to get that Canadians have said “F$&k You” to them.

With Trump in power and his rhetoric and the huge hassle at the border now and checking phones for any messages against Trump, Canadians aren’t going to the U. S.

”Come for a game and end up in a South American Super Prison” No Thanks

[mjd1001]

8 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

Yeah Americans still don’t seem to get that Canadians have said “F$&k You” to them.

With Trump in power and his rhetoric and the huge hassle at the border now and checking phones for any messages against Trump, Canadians aren’t going to the U. S.

”Come for a game and end up in a South American Super Prison” No Thanks

Isn't El Salvador in North America?

[_Q_]

15 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Weirdly? I'd stay away too if my next door neighbor said he was gonna take my property and then started an economic war with me. 

Especially when that neighbor additionally cut off your $200 billion a year welfare check!

[JohnC]

24 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

Check available tickets on Tickemaster. Leafs fans are weirdly staying away. This is a potentially ominous sign for the Sabres, Bills, the hospitality industries of WNY, ADK, parts of Florida, and so on.

It’s not weird that a number of Canadians are not crossing the border. When you treat people disrespectfully, you are going to get less patronage.

On the other hand, it won’t be surprising that a lot of Canadians come to the game and take over the building. It’s embarrassing! It’s a disgrace how much our obtuse owner has gutted his toy franchise. I wish he would sell the franchise and get lost!

 

[spndnchz]

There’s a club for the politicians. Plz use it. 

[Big Guava]

I am pretty sure it's not Saturday today...just a thought.

[SwampD]

 

[steveoath]

Boo stupid leafs. 
 

Go sabres. 
 

 

[That Aud Smell]

2 hours ago, Jorcus said:

A few differences. Last year was a Saturday night game so lots of people could make a weekend of it. Matthews was going for 60 goals. ( he got it). The stupid boarder situation. Last years game sucked for Sabres fans. Sabres power play was 0 for 6 I think many with no shots on goal. Some jerk Leafs fan threw a Skinner jersey on the ice. Thompson got in a fight out of frustration. It was a rough game to attend.

Over the past 14 years of Sabre suckitude, Leaf fans have reliably, inevitably packed the arena on any day of the week.

2 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Weirdly? I'd stay away too if my next door neighbor said he was gonna take my property and then started an economic war with me. 

"Weirdly," of course, is being measured here against the past 25 years or more.

[That Aud Smell]

I don't intend to precipitate a political debate. I'm just addressing a fact: Fewer Canadians - perhaps a lot fewer Canadians - are crossing the border for a host of things happening in the U.S. - the Sabres' home games among them. If the considerable pro hockey/Sabre fan base in southern Ontario stays away, that is going to be a monumental problem for our hometown team.

[Weave]

2 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

I don't intend to precipitate a political debate. I'm just addressing a fact: Fewer Canadians - perhaps a lot fewer Canadians - are crossing the border for a host of things happening in the U.S. - the Sabres' home games among them. If the considerable pro hockey/Sabre fan base in southern Ontario stays away, that is going to be a monumental problem for our hometown team.

Yup.  Way bigger risk to the Sabres staying in Buffalo than a change in ownership.

If this becomes chronic, I would expect it resulting in a sale AND a move.

Oh, what would I do with the social media vacuum?

[That Aud Smell]

Just now, Weave said:

Yup.  Way bigger risk to the Sabres staying in Buffalo than a change in ownership.

If this becomes chronic, I would expect it resulting in a sale AND a move.

Even absent the recent developments in U.S. foreign policy, this has been a franchise teetering on the edge for a while now. Add the local effects of that policy to the mix and I very much view our Buffalo Sabres as confronting an urgent existential threat.

[Big Guava]

6 minutes ago, Weave said:

Yup.  Way bigger risk to the Sabres staying in Buffalo than a change in ownership.

If this becomes chronic, I would expect it resulting in a sale AND a move.

Oh, what would I do with the social media vacuum?

Winning would fix all of that.

[That Aud Smell]

2 minutes ago, Big Guava said:

Winning would fix all of that.

This is true.

Which brings me back to having a sad over Owen Power reportedly being out in the ~6+ month range.

[LGR4GM]

 

[dudacek]

Interesting we're seeing a visible manifestation at the ticket window of what anecdotally I'm hearing from so many friends and neighbours.

Over here in BC, southbound border crossings were down 25% from what is typical this time of year.

2 hours ago, _Q_ said:

Especially when that neighbor additionally cut off your $200 billion a year welfare check!

As long this post remains up I can't leave it unchallenged.

That $200B is as much a welfare cheque as the money you give to your grocery store.

It is money Americans were freely choosing to spend on Canadian goods and services because they thought that's where they were getting the best bang for their buck. It's about as far away from welfare as one can get.

If you want to spend that money on more expensive American goods and services, I can respect that choice.

But don't justify it with lies.

[That Aud Smell]

24 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Interesting we're seeing a visible manifestation at the ticket window of what anecdotally I'm hearing from so many friends and neighbours.

Over here in BC, southbound border crossings were down 25% from what is typical this time of year.

I'm waiting on a thorough treatment of the border crossing data here in Erie/Niagara. I've seen things informally reported that it's way down when compared with this time over the past few years (post-COVID, anyway).

26 minutes ago, dudacek said:

It is money Americans were freely choosing to spend on Canadian goods and services because they thought that's where they were getting the best bang for their buck. It's about as far away from welfare as one can get.

"Went down to Buffalo for a hockey game. And sure gas is cheap, but you can't even get all-dressed chips in that sh1t hole."

Let alone a Coffee Crisp bar!

[That Aud Smell]

2 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

"Went down to Buffalo for a hockey game. And sure gas is cheap, but you can't even get all-dressed chips in that sh1t hole."

 

[PASabreFan]

3 hours ago, spndnchz said:

There’s a club for the politicians. Plz use it. 

Quite a quaint notion. That what's happening in our country can be tucked away in a club under the title Those Darned Politicos. Right above the Sewing Club.

Posters have every right to infuse whatever post they want with their heartfel feelings about this slow moving coup. Trump won't run for a third term. He won't have to.

Edited April 15 by Stoner