Empty seats at First Niagara Center tell the story of falling attendance even though the Sabres have added more talent to the team.
Hockey is Joe Short’s game of choice. He has traveled to see the Bills play in two Super Bowls, but he’d much rather attend a Sabres first-round playoff game. Despite his love of the sport, his Sabres season tickets have gone unused four times already this season, five counting the time he went to a game but never reached his seat.
Louie Gott is a Buffalo comedian whose nighttime gigs often conflict with the puck drop.