[The Sabre Report] Out of 177 votes cast by anonymous NHL players, Buffalo received 10.73% of votes for least favorite road city, good enough for 3rd most (only WPG & OTT received more).
Out of 177 votes cast by anonymous NHL players, Buffalo received 10.73% of votes for least favorite road city, good enough for 3rd most (only WPG & OTT received more).
"It just seems gloomy when you get there"
"There's not much in Buffalo"
Via @TheAthletic pic.twitter.com/kfg4EtC5jx
— The Sabre Report (@TheSabreReport) January 31, 2024
by seeldoger47
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I mean which serious franchise doesn’t have the cotton candy machine humming on kids day?
From [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/5239046/2024/01/31/nhl-player-poll-2024/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nhltw&source=nhltw)
>Buffalo? Same deal.
>“It just seems gloomy when you get there,” one player said.
>“There’s not much in Buffalo,” another added.
Hard to attract outside talent if the impression of the location is overwhelmingly unpleasant.
What’s up SEEL. I sent you a note a few mins ago. For some reason, my comment on your GC thread was removed, so I wanted to give you a heads up
And Winnipeg and Ottawa both get a bad rap too. I mean, the ‘peg is cold as shit, but good times can be had. Ottawa has a great downtown, very walkable. Amazing in the summer, which is obviously irrelevant for visiting players. But the arena is a million miles away. I’d bitch at the team mgmt for making them stay close to the arena honestly.
Wait until my home baked cookies and brownies make their way to the visitor locker room
You arrogant millionaires! How dare you! Clearly you haven’t tried beef-on-weck, sponge candy or Teds. You’d be begging to come to Buffalo.
None of them will care if the team is winning and they are getting paid. It’s about winning.
You’re there to play a hockey game. It’s your job. You’re mostly in a town for what 1-2 days at a time? What is it exactly you want from a place you’re visiting? Seems to me that if you have time and mental energy to whine about December gloom in the North you have time to work on your craft. And if that’s where your head is at and not focused on winning then I don’t know to tell you. Find a new job.
I read the full article, the most popular cities (Vegas, NYR, Montreal) obviously have lots going for them, but one thing the players consistently praised was the arena. This seems like one area where a rich owner could really give us an advantage in attracting free agents, but he’s done nothing.
I would imagine most cities outside of Boston and NYC in this part of the continent would be less appealing during the winter months.
No good nudie joints for the fellas ….
Come to think of it, who wants to open the old Club Marcella into an adult entertainment club. Close to casino, close to Marriott Harbor center for the 10% of NHL’ers who voted poorly.
Goldmine I say!
I visited Buffalo for a Canucks game and minus the state of emergency pending for road closures and thinking Walgreens was a grocery store I really enjoyed the city
The lack of road paint and weird street lights ABOVE the cars was kind of weird but overall I’d want to visit again.
That being said the arena feels VERY dated compared to other rinks I’ve been to.