“Can the Buffalo Sabres Break the Cycle of Heartbreak? A Fan’s Tale of Endurance and Hope”
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“I understand our fan base, and I would like to think that people will give up some suffering in order to win a Stanley Cup,” he said.
“I’m willing to do it. I believe our fan base is willing to do it. We certainly don’t want to extend it for a long period of time. We want to make it as short as possible, and that’s the goal.”
Sabres fans bought into that concept. Two years later, on March 26, 2015, the Sabres hosted the Arizona Coyotes with the two teams neck-and-neck in the lottery odds. The prize of that year’s draft was Connor McDavid, but a top-two pick would at least guarantee Jack Eichel, another franchise pillar to build around. That night in Buffalo, Sabres fans became Coyotes fans. Arizona’s goals elicited cheers from the home crowd. When the Coyotes won in overtime, Sabres fans celebrated.
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