tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332423160225511377.post3684763540504251980..comments2023-08-22T06:45:41.536-04:00Comments on Blue & Gold (of Buffalo): Why a Hamilton team would be good for BuffaloEbscerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06266235668412132764noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332423160225511377.post-35786853488387414132009-06-03T14:06:55.922-04:002009-06-03T14:06:55.922-04:00Good comments, and you are mostly right I think. T...Good comments, and you are mostly right I think. The Sabres problem isn't a team in Hamilton. It's Homeland Security and the macho customs guards on the US border. Not good for tourism when your heavily armed border guard treats all visitors like terrorists ("please," they must be thinking, "please let me shoot somebody!"). <br />It's also the fact that the American politicians can't build a bridge. No one wants to wait at the border two hours to see a hockey game, and another two hours to get home. The fact that another bridge hasn't been built is entirely the fault of the Americans; the contract on the Ontario side was awarded years ago. <br />Not good for trade or tourism, and as I said, not good for the Sabres.<br />Finally over 55% of Canadians have passports but only 28% of Americans. So fewer American hockey fans will be going to see the Hamilton Tigers (or whatever) than Canadians going to see the Sabres, unless Hamilton wants to pay for the American fan's passport applications when they buy their season's tickets (not likely). <br />A Hamilton team is good for Buffalo because the border issues are going to continue to hurt them, and this is a bunch of cash at just the right time to make up for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com