I was at Artpark last night for a concert and I ran into my friend that puts in the AC/Heat for the First Niagara Center(HSBC arena).. He and his family's business does work in every part of the stadium and is very familiar with the entire place(before remodeling and after).. He says it is INSANE what they are doing to the place and to just wait till the pictures and videos come out when remodeling is done.. Only one of the lockers is finished(Pominvilles) but it's as good as you can get.. Their is a raised area in the locker room where Lindy can stand up there and, as he joked, point at shout at the players.. Everything in the new place is the best of the best and he thinks no doubt this will encourage guys on other teams to want to become Sabres..

To say he was enthusiastic about the changes is quite an understatement.. Really can't wait to see the finished product..

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Miller, Myers and Greir are sick, but not Jesus Christ..

KILL OTTAWA

Arena, center, stadium? Pick one! (But don't pick stadium. That's just wrong.)

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Girgensons for captain. Team Keep Nick DesLauriers forever.

@TJLuckman550

It is called the center, but calling it the center sounds weird.. and it's not an arena anymore.. So stadium was fine.. Who cares though?

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Miller, Myers and Greir are sick, but not Jesus Christ..

KILL OTTAWA

It's not a stadium though. A stadium is open aired and much larger. FNC is an arena.

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Girgensons for captain. Team Keep Nick DesLauriers forever.

@TJLuckman550

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And now it's closed. Why? That's right. It was in-doors.

/sarcasm

Sorry, VanekKing. When I think stadium, I think open aired and large buildings.

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Girgensons for captain. Team Keep Nick DesLauriers forever.

@TJLuckman550

They should have a locker room tour when it's all finished.

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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hockey Night in Buffalo

i saw they painted the red wall inside the arena yellow. thatll look nice.

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I want a built in foot massage for my locker stall.

posted to the twits this morning
100 level concessions got a makeover.

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Hold my beer and watch this...

Ya no way you can call any building where NHL players play a stadium unless it's the winter classic of course.

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"If you want to know what I've been doing lately, I've been driving around from Tim Horton's to Tim Horton's, rolling up the rim. Haven't won anything yet. Thanks." - Lindy Ruff

Im pretty sure my friend said he took some pics too.. Ill see if he can email or text me them..

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Miller, Myers and Greir are sick, but not Jesus Christ..

KILL OTTAWA

Stadiums are in baseball and football and not hockey. You call them arenas in hockey

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just call me Brad

Twitter @BUrbanowicz13

I feel like I should go there soon and get my final picture with my mural pic. I have a feeling it will be gone soon.

If anyone gets their hands on video/photos of the new-and-improved FNC, please post them!

I never really have enough time to hunt them down, but I love seeing it.

need more pictures!

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Hold my beer and watch this...

i saw this earlier. i hope they sell those like they did with the logos on top of the old scoreboard.

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looks good, but does anyone know if the slugs are coming off of the jumbo tron?

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FIGHTER OF THE NIGHTMAN

"on the ice now for buffalo, looking for the pass, and gets it, afinogenov, couldnt get the shot away, now HE DOES, HE SCORES!!!! HOLY MACKEREL ROLE THE HIGH LIGHT FILM, MAXIM AFINOGENOV, WHAT A MOVE!!!!.... thats not fair... that was unbelievable"
-R.J. and Lorenz

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