Terry Pegula's letter to Sabres season ticket holders

[AustonsNostrils]

lol what a friggin mess.

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[Not Sure]

fair enough. He stopped a mandated season ticket price increase which will end up costing him money. He seems sincere, don't see why this is a problem.

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

Great owner. Rooting for him

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

I don’t see anything wrong with the letter.

 

[Hospy]

What do you want him to say, "yeah, we're awesome, also the prices are going up suckers."

 

[LeonDraisaitl]

Seems like a genuine letter. Same with those guys I don’t see a problem

 

[Territory]

I don't see what the mess is?

 

[AustonsNostrils]

i wasn't criticizing the letter, i'm just saying when an owner writes a letter like that you know how big a mess things are

 

[ottawa]

Don't see how that letter is "a friggin mess."

Your OP is the only mess.

 

[Not Sure]

Seems like a genuine letter. Same with those guys I don’t see a problem

Right, he's not trying to justify or make excuses for how bad they've been. He outright says he's a fan and watches the games, and they're painful. That's about as real a letter as you're gonna get from an owner.

 

[RABBIT]

This is dope accountability. Sabres fans are lucky.

 

[BigEezyE22]

Thanks for linking to the letter.

 

[Kranix]

He should have mentioned Tim Murray by name.

 

[Fantomas]

fair enough. He stopped a mandated season ticket price increase which will end up costing him money. He seems sincere, don't see why this is a problem.

What does "mandated season ticket price increase" mean?

 

[Yatzhee]

He is a fan, as well as the owner. He was honest in his response to the expectations of the tear down and rebuild and what has actually transpired.
I strongly suspect the Sabres situation is about to stabilize and begin the long process of becoming playoff competitive again.
But, hockey fans in general, must practice their patience. This won't happen over night, but next season should show real forward progress.
Good for Terry for being honest with Buffalo Sabres fans. Good owner, Buffalo is fortunate to have him, even if he makes mistakes along the way.

 

[93LEAFS]

Sincere letter but I don't think he knows how to run a sports team. Maybe he eventually gets the hang of it. He probably needs a proper president to oversee the operation. I've also heard disputed things about why Babcock turned him down and why Lafontaine actually left.

 

[izzy]

Damn he really wants to fix this mess

 

[Not Sure]

What does "mandated season ticket price increase" mean?

season ticket prices increase every year to be compliant with the NHL's profit sharing. If he is withdrawing the price increase the team will be ineligible for profit sharing and lose the ability to compensate for losses due to the half empty building they've had the past few seasons. This move will hit him in the pocketbook, it's not a hollow gesture.

 

[valet]

I think the letter is fine, it's good to see him admit his mistakes, cause lets face it, after this season raising prices would be absurd.

Here's to a quick turnaround. Buffalo really comes to life when our team is good, one of the best fanbases of all time imo

 

[valet]

Sincere letter but I don't think he knows how to run a sports team. Maybe he eventually gets the hang of it. He probably needs a proper president to oversee the operation. I've also heard disputed things about why Babcock turned him down and why Lafontaine actually left.

The bills are the reason you're wrong. He was a rookie owner and made rookie mistakes. We've seen him learn, and rectify his strategy for hiring management. Between the old regimes of Murray/Whaley, it was like... two closeted narcissists with no long term outlook vying for daddy's attention

Anyways, he didn't make all that money or have the public image he does because he's dumb... I think things will be alright. I agree about the Pres or hockey ops thing, just need to find the right guy (Patty was a noob and was in way over his head)

don't even want to get into the Babcock/Patty stuff, it's all hearsay and the buffalo sports media is a complete joke

 

[Dr Pepper]

That takes balls.

Props to Pegula for stepping up and owning it.

 

[ck26]

This is dope accountability. Sabres fans are lucky.

Emotionally satisfying but shallow unless there's actually a plan.

Seems like a genuine letter. Same with those guys I don’t see a problem

Agreed; sounds un-polished, which is the right tone. The third paragraph ... "everyone needs to be better at everything" is kinda hopeless and silly ... be more specific, dude ... explain what changes you're making and give me some idea of what your plan is.

But yeah, can't hate that.

 

[Yatzhee]

Sincere letter but I don't think he knows how to run a sports team. Maybe he eventually gets the hang of it. He probably needs a proper president to oversee the operation. I've also heard disputed things about why Babcock turned him down and why Lafontaine actually left.

Read the quote below. Not Sure is correct. He's eating profit. And not just earnings gained, but he's going to lose substantially. He has his flaws, yes. But one hell of an owner.

season ticket prices increase every year to be compliant with the NHL's profit sharing. If he is withdrawing the price increase the team will be ineligible for profit sharing and lose the ability to compensate for losses due to the half empty building they've had the past few seasons. This move will hit him in the pocketbook, it's not a hollow gesture.

Head of Nail meet hammer. Spot on.

 

[justafan22]

It's a good letter unlike Molson's. This is probably done by himself and no PR firm.

 

[Mr Positive]

That's a really genuine letter

I wonder if the Oilers owner will freeze prices, or better yet reduce prices. We've got one of the highest average season ticket prices in the league