Comments on: Entertain Us

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:29:26 +0000

I think we should hire bears for entertainment. More coordinated bears than the one in the video.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:10:55 +0000

I agree with doubled. We need to lose “Sweet Caroline” and the Buffalo centric version of “Dirty Water” for that matter. We need to do our own thing.
For the record, “Cracklin’ Rosie” is a better song in my opinion anyway.

By: markb

markb — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:49:21 +0000

@chris: love the idea of a sabres museum. maybe when the aerospace museum finds new space on canal side that could happen. get at mr.quinn!

By: lulu

lulu — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:00:52 +0000

I am all for entertainment as long as it is hockey focused. We should have local kids playing between the first and second every home game. How about highlights of other games being played that night (perhaps copyright issues here). Show classic clean hits and/or historic fights. Show player profiles. Show clips of the Portland Pirates. Show practice video. Show crowd shots from the Winter Classic and outdoor HSBC during playoffs.

By: Mox

Mox — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:08:38 +0000

I’m going to agree with Markb. Going to games in South Florida gets really irritating with all the gimmicks during stops in play. My trip to HSBC was a breath of fresh air. It was about the hockey and in my opinion that’s how it should be. Games in South Florida feel incredibly minor league, with their announcers that never shut up, dumb gimmicks, and the Ice Dancers. I’d take in a game at HSBC any night over St. Pete Times Forum or Bank Atlantic Center.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:44:31 +0000

Jonny’s an idiot. Tell him to read a damn book.

By: doubled

doubled — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:21:50 +0000

I agree about the replays and little feature like player trivia but I hope never to hear Sweet Caroline again at the arena. It makes us seem like we are wannabe massholes.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:20:12 +0000

I don’t need “Star Wars” night, just a little spice when nothing else is going on in the arena, you know?

Even a real Sabres museum would be cool. It wouldn’t be as elaborate as the one in Yankee Stadium obviously, but it would be a nice feature. My brother is 16 and had no idea who the Knoxes were until he asked me who those two banners on the other side of the arena were for. There are few things that celebrate the team’s history in that arena.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:54:33 +0000

We went to the game in Philly last weekend and they do a lot of things between periods. Some of it was amusing (an old-school photo of Dave “the hammer” Shultz leading the fans in a “Let’s Go Flyers” chant) but most of it was corny. I like the presentation at HSBC arena, they mostly keep it focused on the hockey. But a skating bear would be fantastic.

By: markb

markb — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:54:53 +0000

after years of sun-belt hockey, the bland, basic presentation of HSBC arena games is a nice relief for me. One of the few US NHL arena experiences where its like “just watch the hockey and STFU”