Buffalo Sabres’ rebuilding project not cutting it - The Boston Globe
How bad are things in Buffalo? A local brew pub, Community Beer Works, offered up its pair of tickets for Monday’s matinee when the Capitals were in town. Good take, Alex Ovechkin, et al, right? Desperate for takers, they sweetened the offer by throwing in $10 and free parking. A few locals stepped up, though one offered to go only if the pub increased the cash to $50. Wow. Finally, someone grabbed the standing offer.
Online ticket vendors recently have been offering up weeknight Sabres games at KeyBank Center for as little as $6 apiece. It’s hard enough for season ticket-holders to stay loyal and re-up when a team is at Ice Station Zebra levels below .500, but it is flat-out painful when the secondary market turns the thought of gifting tickets into a potential insult.
How bad are things in Buffalo? A local brew pub, Community Beer Works, offered up its pair of tickets for Monday’s matinee when the Capitals were in town. Good take, Alex Ovechkin, et al, right? Desperate for takers, they sweetened the offer by throwing in $10 and free parking. A few locals stepped up, though one offered to go only if the pub increased the cash to $50. Wow. Finally, someone grabbed the standing offer.
Online ticket vendors recently have been offering up weeknight Sabres games at KeyBank Center for as little as $6 apiece. It’s hard enough for season ticket-holders to stay loyal and re-up when a team is at Ice Station Zebra levels below .500, but it is flat-out painful when the secondary market turns the thought of gifting tickets into a potential insult.