Inside the NHL: Wins have sparked Sabres' economic rebuild and long-term goals

Defendseman Radim Mrtka, the Sabres' first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, talks about his stint with the Rochester Amerks for the Calder Cup playoffs during a session with reporters at LECOM Harborcenter on June 30, 2026. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. You don't have to go far back to think about how dark things used to be around the Sabres. It only requires a five-year memory. In the fall of 2021, with captain Jack Eichel in limbo prior to his November trade to Vegas and the Sabres coming off a last-place finish in the shortened Covid season, the season ticket base had cratered to a franchise-low total of 6,500 that was the worst in the NHL.

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