This raised the total capacity of the arena to over 17,000 for basketball and 15,858 for hockey, making it a more suitable home for the NBA and NHL.
[2] For the second consecutive season the Sabres had a breakout rookie performance by their first round draft pick.
[3] Despite the efforts of their young phenoms the Sabres would finish with a worse record than their inaugural season and again miss the Playoffs.
In the team's inaugural season they would post a 30–28–18 record placing 3rd in the West Division which would secure a playoff berth.
In the second round the Swords faced off against the 1st seed Baltimore Clippers losing the series 4–2.