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Even their most optimistic fans know that the Buffalo Sabres, skating into tonight's game against the New York Islanders with a 9-0 record, aren't going to finish the season unbeaten.
But Sabres officials expect to accomplish something that would have seemed almost as preposterous a few years ago.
They expect to sell out all 41 home games.
That's a far cry from even last season, when the Sabres sold out 18 of their 41 home games.
Fewer than 45,000 individual game tickets are available for the remaining 37 home games - an average of about 1,200 per game. And only single tickets are left for the next few home games, including the next two Saturday nights.
"We're basically sold out, or down to single seats, all the way through November," said Daniel J. DiPofi, the team's chief operating officer. "In December, there are still some pairs left."
As with any hot ticket, a shortage of tickets is feeding the demand.
The Sabres began individual game sales 51/2 weeks ago, making about 150,000 tickets available at the box office.
The team has sold more than 105,000 of those tickets, leaving fewer than 45,000 available.
"We're still selling 1,200 to 1,300 tickets per day," DiPofi said. "We could be done selling tickets by the end of November."
But Sabres officials expect to accomplish something that would have seemed almost as preposterous a few years ago.
They expect to sell out all 41 home games.
That's a far cry from even last season, when the Sabres sold out 18 of their 41 home games.
Fewer than 45,000 individual game tickets are available for the remaining 37 home games - an average of about 1,200 per game. And only single tickets are left for the next few home games, including the next two Saturday nights.
"We're basically sold out, or down to single seats, all the way through November," said Daniel J. DiPofi, the team's chief operating officer. "In December, there are still some pairs left."
As with any hot ticket, a shortage of tickets is feeding the demand.
The Sabres began individual game sales 51/2 weeks ago, making about 150,000 tickets available at the box office.
The team has sold more than 105,000 of those tickets, leaving fewer than 45,000 available.
"We're still selling 1,200 to 1,300 tickets per day," DiPofi said. "We could be done selling tickets by the end of November."
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