Confirmed with Link: Sabres to Play Outdoor Game vs Leafs in Hamilton

[Bones Malone]

I will tell you for a fact that there were a far higher percentage of Isles and NJD fans at those games than there will be Sabres fans at The Donut Box. And comparing that to this is apples to oranges.

Not really the Pegulas fault that Sabres fans won't buy tix to this game or will resell them to toronto fans if they do and this absolutely compares to the Isles who were still playing in Nassau at the time to this.

This game could be at Highmark and it would still be full of Leafs fans

 

[sabremike]

NYR is only allowed to play their home games at MSG per their contract which is why we were the "home" team for that outdoor game.

I am well aware of this fact. That "home" game could've been played in say Hamilton but instead was played a 20 minute drive from MSG.

 

[sabremike]

Not really the Pegulas fault that Sabres fans won't buy tix to this game or will resell them to toronto fans if they do and this absolutely compares to the Isles who were still playing in Nassau at the time to this.

This game could be at Highmark and it would still be full of Leafs fans

Actually it IS the Pegulas fault that Sabres fans won't buy tickets to this game or resell them but that's another story.

 

[Bones Malone]

Actually it IS the Pegulas fault that Sabres fans won't buy tickets to this game or resell them but that's another story.

Well, lol, you got me there

 

[brian_griffin]

It hit 20°C in Hamilton on March 10/11 this year

And it was probably 20°F in Buffalo on the same day...

I've seen snow in the southern part of WNY (~2000 foot elevation) the first week of May or later about every other year, or every third year, going back over 35 years.

I've lived in North Carolina for years, and the highest actual temperature I've ever experienced in North America, outside of Las Vegas and Phoenix was >/=40C in Toronto on several occasions spread over decades. Hotter dry bulb temp than anything I've experienced in the USA southeast (although just last month there was heat index of 118F several times factoring humidity, for temps in the mid-90F).

 

[Chainshot]

Will the Sabres be wearing their commemorative Washington Generals jerseys for this one?

 

[yahhockey]

How many tickets can they sell for this game?

Regular seating is ~24,000 with talk being that seating could be expanded as high as ~40,000 for a Grey Cup (aka Canadian Super Bowl) mostly due to temporary bleachers in the endzones but not sure if 40k is actually possible for football. Usually some seats are covered due to sight line issues however with the first rows being elevated they may not need to leave many, if any, seats unsold. They may be able to sell them as obstructed/partial view.

 

[sabresfan3383]

IIRC, when the league buys the game from the home team, the team selling gets their sellout attendance, at the highest ticket cost too. So getting 19,070 times whatever it costs for the highest STH in the 200 level is kind of a no brainer for the franchise at the moment.

That's not factoring whatever revenue they'll get from the game, in terms of concession split with the Leafs, the inevitable crush of specialty merch, etc.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Wonder if they'll alternate Leafs and Sabres colored tarps over the empty seats

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Willgamesh]

Kinda hate the weird iron plating.

 

[Jim Bob]

Kinda hate the weird iron plating.

I think that is just the way he rendered the way the adidas jerseys look on the shoulder:

 

[ThatsAud]

Is this the Sabres' Heritage Classic Jersey? I don't remember there being an official reveal.

**Pre-Sale** Buffalo Sabres Adidas Heritage Classic Lettered W/Twill Numbers Jersey

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Is this the Sabres' Heritage Classic Jersey? I don't remember there being an official reveal.

**Pre-Sale** Buffalo Sabres Adidas Heritage Classic Lettered W/Twill Numbers Jersey

Ew that’s ugly if so.

 

[BuffaloGooner]

Ew that’s ugly if so.

I actually really like them.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I actually really like them.

I don’t. It means cream gloves, pants, and socks.

Try something using this (obviously different colours).

 

[ThatsAud]

Is this the Sabres' Heritage Classic Jersey? I don't remember there being an official reveal.

**Pre-Sale** Buffalo Sabres Adidas Heritage Classic Lettered W/Twill Numbers Jersey

Looks like the link doesn't work anymore. I'm guessing it was accidentally published on shoponebuffalo.com before it was meant to be. Here's a screen shot.

 

[brian_griffin]

Looks like the link doesn't work anymore. I'm guessing it was accidentally published on shoponebuffalo.com before it was meant to be. Here's a screen shot.

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Props for the username.
After averaging 4 posts a year since joining, two posts in one day, You must be exhausted.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

Kinda hate the weird iron plating.

It's like an old Sega NHL hockey game

 

[Jim Bob]

It would appear that the game jerseys might have felt numbers and the ones that fans can buy will have twill numbers.

 

[UnleashRasmus]

To be honest, it will be cool to be involved in any event considering out stature and where we are. Has Buffalo ever been involved in the Heritage Classic series. I could google, but I suppose just easier to be brought knowledge here. In addition, if we can swipe any win from Matthews, I'm good.

 

[brian_griffin]

To be honest, it will be cool to be involved in any event considering out stature and where we are. Has Buffalo ever been involved in the Heritage Classic series. I could google, but I suppose just easier to be brought knowledge here. In addition, if we can swipe any win from Matthews, I'm good.

It's been all Canadian teams to this point, and this is TOR & BUF's first appearance for each.

 

[Jim Bob]

They look better in the official pictures. But, I do wish they had done a little more with the jersey. I really like that shoulder patch and I would probably have liked the jersey better if that were the crest as opposed to the regular crest.

 

[Jim Bob]