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Going, Going, Gone

September 15, 2007 |

9:00 AM this morning marked some brand new mayhem and hysteria for the world. Namely, Buffalo Sabres tickets went on sale. Judging by the selection of tickets earlier this afternoon, the team can carry on the tradition of selling out home games. Ticket prices are pretty high, according to the Tickets.com web site. Fortunately, other ticket deals will probably be available soon. No need to donate the extra kidney yet! There is also Replay, a resource to get seats from season ticket holders for individual games. It might not be a bad thing to rule out the former nosebleed sections either: Keep that HD scoreboard in mind!

Speaking of other things that are gone, or nearly gone, Teppo Numminen has been suspended by the Sabres, due to his surgery scheduled for Thursday. He has hopes of playing again, but will he still be a valuable player? His 18-year career in the NHL has been very impressive, yet there are a lot of doubts surrounding his impending surgery. More importantly, we hope that he recovers well from his procedure. Perhaps the preseason will help in determining who will make the best candidate for his replacement. He should, by the way, have a name comparable to Teppo Numminen’s, and the ability to come up with ridiculous nicknames, such as TNT.

Lastly, on the subject of that which is gone, are the “old” jerseys of last year. No need to panic: The logo and color scheme did not undergo another drastic change. Instead, new Reebok Edge uniforms will become the standard. The bottom line? They look very similar to last year’s jerseys, but absorb less water. So the clumsy ones can breath a sigh of relief, now that a spilled water bottle will do less damage. And no more sweaty jerseys! Just what we always wanted. One wonders if this has anything to do with the radical views on sweating held by Brian Campbell…


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