Empire Sports is done

[northernbillfan]

I just read that Empire Sports will be no more as of March 7th. Immediate layoffs for 30 of the 36 employees happened Wednesday.

10 years of broadcasting Sabres games is over with. Adelphia has been losing money with Empire for a while. MSGN will pick up the Sabres when (and if) they resume.

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[northernbillfan]

Oops wrong forum...I thought I was in the Sabres Zone.

[SabreEleven]

They should have never canceled the Jim Brinson show. That was their down fall

[SkateZilla]

anything is better than listening to the comcast announcers ***** about kalinin sneaking in from the point to score.. :)

[SabreEleven]

anything is better than listening to the comcast announcers ***** about kalinin sneaking in from the point to score.. :)

That only happened once a year.

[Myers57]

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

THIS IS TERRIBLE!

FIRST WNSA GOES, AND NOW THIS, WHY DOES IT ALL FALL APART?

[don137]

The worst part about no empiresports is no hockey hotline. That was one of the the best post game shows in hockey..Granted you need hockey to have a show but that is another story...

[Typ0]

If they get to pick up the broadcasts pretty soon they probably won't be that much different...if it's in two years who knows.

[The_Philster]

I could almost wish no one locally picked them up if WNSA folds so I could subscribe to the NHL package and see every game.

if WNSA folds?

[realmendontwearteal]

when the lockout ends RJ better be calling games

[Myers57]

RJ will be calling the games still, but they will be broadcasted over MSG netowrk...

[SABuffalo786]

How unbelievably depressing.

[fushetti]

Thank you John Rigas and sons.

I doubt i'll be able to see the Sabres on MSG living in Albany. I think i'm in Ranger, Islander, Devils country (Rangers on MSG)

I knew the writing was on the wall when Time Warner Cable stripped me of Empire at the end of 2004. It had really declined anyway with the exception of the ESR and a great program that had these karate guys breaking insane things with their bare hands and feet. I found that wildly entertaining... I'll miss it. It was my remaining link home.