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"During our last trip — as Kennedy detailed in his roundup column — the energy in HSBC Arena, which was so rampant and almost palatable in seasons past and made taking in a Sabres game such a special experience, had dropped like Max Afinogenov's 2008-09 production."

"The arena, though near capacity, is often lifeless," Vogl wrote. "There are just as many doubters as diehards. The Sabres must inspire their fans again."

my immediate reaction is to call bull shit but i dont know. has the electricity at HSBC died down? it seems that around here most people are optimistic about the team and how they are playing but living outside of Buffalo i dont get a good feel for the city. how is it there?

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Its definetly not like it was a few years ago. It's not like the place is dead, but normally Buffalo fans are very loud and get into the game very easily. It seems this year the crowd is very mundane, especially for how well the team is doing. I'm sure it will pick up closer to the end of the season though, when people finally realize this team is a legitamate contender. I think the past 2 seasons have alot of fans tentative to really get excited again.

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It was a very offensively exciting team after that lockout...but once the playoffs roll around, the energy is going to pick up.

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Yay.

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