Sabres back on TV
MONTREAL -- Sabres minority owner Larry Quinn emerged from the board of governors meetings and announced four upcoming games previously destined for radio only will be aired on TV. The team reached an agreement with MSG and the NHL to make it work.
The Sabres and MSG are splitting the costs of the NHL Network feed, which had to cover the game anyway. The games will be shown on MSG or an alternate station. Quinn had coffee this morning with a league representive and an MSG exec to make it work. It was a good move.
Now, everybody can relax.
Quinn told me this morning that the team was basically trying to save a few bucks on production costs, which are expensive enough and even more on the road in the West. Another reason he struck the deal was because so many fans were upset upon hearing the games were radio only.
The people spoke, and the team reacted. Good job all the way around.
--- Bucky Gleason
