DD,
Glad you enjoyed the atmosphere (except for the bonehead Sabres fans!
). I too enjoy the HSBC arena; big corridors, nice views of the ice surface, etc. You are right about the small seats, although I haven't had the privilege of going anywhere else with bigger seats (for instance, in Toronto at the ACC, seats are about the same size but with no cup holders...oh yeah, they're also $120.00 per ticket more expensive there too!).
Yeah, the Bruin/Sabre game was crap...but that's my Sabres for ya!
NoSkillz