2008 Buffalo Sabres

The 2007-2008 season wasn’t kind to the Buffalo Sabres, who finished fourth in the admittedly brutal Northeast Division. The team has learned from its mistakes though, making the 2008-2009 season look bright. Center Paul Gaustad agreed to a four-year extension, goaltender Ryan Miller agreed to a five-year extension, and combined with the signing of Patrick Lalime to back Miller up, things are shaping up well for the Sabres. Much will depend on whether “dynamic duo” Thomas Vanek and Derek Roy keep playing as well as they did in the second half of last season – rather than the less than desirable performances they turned out in the first half. One thing Buffalo really has going for it are die hard fans, and despite last year’s less than stellar performance, attendance for games at HSBC Arena was over 100%! So if you want to see the Buffalo Sabres on the ice, don’t wait to get your tickets. You want to be able to say that you were there when the Sabres turned it all around, don’t you?

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The Buffalo Sabres were part of an NHL expansion for the 1970-71 season. By 1974-75, the team had the best record in the NHL and went to the Stanley Cup finals, where they lost to Philadelphia. This series included the famous Fog Game, played in a Buffalo heat wave that produced fog over the ice and made the game virtually invisible to the fans.

The Sabres returned to the Stanley Cup finals in 1999, losing to Dallas in six games on a disputed goal by Brett Hull in triple overtime.

Playing in the HSBC Arena in downtown Buffalo, the Sabres look to build on more than 30 years of successful hockey. Buffalo is the main sports city in western New York. The Buffalo Bisons (Dunn Tire Park), a minor league baseball team that traditionally draws a million fans (and outdraws certain Major League teams), keeps people busy in the summer months. Yet for others, it isn't until the fall, when the Sabres and the Bills (at Ralph Wilson Stadium) begin to play that sports really return to western New York.