The Buffalo Sabres are scheduled to open the 2025-26 NHL season with a home game against the New York Rangers on Oct. 9. Although a team's Home Opener is typically one of its biggest events of the campaign, it appears fans aren't rushing to buy KeyBank Center tickets.
On Tuesday, the Sabres posted a message on Twitter/X offering tickets to the season opener for just $25 as part of a flash sale:
It's a moment that highlights the current sad state of the franchise, which finds itself in the midst of a 14-year playoff drought, the longest in NHL history.