Agree on all, especially the 'boring' part. If you're gonna stink at least try to put on a show.
That arena is so stale and dry on gamenight, has been for the last 4-5 seasons. I certainly won't pay to go to a Sabres game until they're at least semi-entertaining. Hopefully the new guy(s) bring a better style with them.
I also think part of this is the NHL being a very watered down product, in general. At least the regular season is. Come playoff time, I can't get enough because everything is better- the officiating, the storylines, the rivalries. Would be nice to have the home-team in the tourney, because nothing is like the streets of Buffalo during a playoff run. At least I think that's how I remember it, ha.