1.   Along the way, clubs would continue to lay off staff, including scouts.

2.   Buffalo General Manager John Muckler sat with Lamoriello on Saturday night and the crowd at the game included scouts from Detroit, Calgary and Chicago.

3.   But the number included NFL scouts.

4.   Indeed, executives from virtually every entertainment company have come through Metreon since its opening, including scouts from Disney and Time-Warner, MacLeod said.