PITTSBURGH – The late-night flight from Philadelphia landed and the Buffalo Sabres’ bus rolled toward downtown and the famous three rivers here early Wednesday morning. Dan Bylsma knows the trip well, from the far-off airport down the Parkway to Green Tree Hill until you enter the Fort Pitt Tunnel.
When you emerge, the city where Bylsma built his career explodes into view with a picturesque flood of light shining upon the city’s skyscrapers and network of bridges. But on this night, no such luck.
“I was disappointed the tunnel was blocked last night,” a smiling Bylsma said here Wednesday afternoon.