Buffalo's Hockey Fever
This town is buzzing. A lot of people equate Buffalo to snow. We do, however, get a lot of comments about our near-misses in sports- Super Bowl, Stanley Cup losses. But this city keeps plugging along. I think this time we "got it". The 2006/07 Sabres are on fire, now in their 2nd round of playoffs against the NY Rangers (at this pont we're 2-0). And everyone is excited. The HSBC Arena has been sold out since a few hours after tickets for the playoffs went on sale. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Arena now has the "Party in the Plaza" right outside the doors. Bands, celebrites, and, most important of all, the game in real time on a giant TV screen. The picture included here is from the 2nd night, 4/20 (big thanks to my friend Roza for the photo). There were 3,500 people there. Yes, Buffalo's a bit happy....
