Gary Bettman believes Sabres’ Terry Pegula is a ‘terrific owner’

The Buffalo Sabres have not had an easy go.

With the longest active playoff drought in North American sports at 14 years and a painful home-opening loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday night, you can forgive Sabres fans for the angst directed at the management and ownership group for the decade-plus of mediocrity.

But NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is backing the Western New York team and its owner, telling reporters in Buffalo that Terry Pegula is “committed to getting it right.”

“By the way, I remember when he first bought the Bills, initially there was a lot of criticism and it took three or four years for that team to get good,” Bettman continued, per Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic. “This is taking a little bit longer, but the commitment should never be doubted. He’s a terrific