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And he plays it so well. I don’t know a thing about the guys running baseball and bouncyball these days, but Bettman was the first one to show some personality.

Trump used this whole thing to gain votes and it worked to an extent but now those people want answers and all the problems that came out have not helped. Doctored video of Epstein's cell Pam Bondi saying "I have the list right on my desk" Kash Patel "We have thousands hours of video to go through" All he sudden now it was a democratic hoax when the democrats never once talked about it. Just makes Trump look just as guilty as he actually is.

I still can’t get over his gaslighting over the animated board ads. Boo Bettman

As much as I harbour sports-hate for the guy ... I have to admit this is correct. He became something like a pro wrestling "heel" in a suit.

For me, the lowest point has been an ongoing saga. My interest is basically at the bottom of a reverse plateau. That depth was hit quite some time ago. I can’t really define when the bottom of the trench was reached, but my god its been a long damn trench to trudge through. Furthest point from the last drink of water resonates with me however.

We're projected to have the same point total this week and your team looks fine. If anything, I should be the one wanting trades as I sat through the whole draft and made those picks myself 😂😂

The Sabres are the fans. That’s what I always say. We are the sabres. And WE have shrunk to a smaller entity than I’ve ever seen, under Pegula, and it shrinks by the year How could it not be the lowest point if the fanbase has been eaten away at, literally? Looking at it from only one’s personal perspective and mood is myopic. The base is at its weakest right now - not sure that’s arguable: regardless of what any one person tells themselves. That’s why it’s the lowest point: because most people will tell you that I’m not prophesying impending doom. I’m just listing to the chorus

The Sabres certainly haven’t advanced beyond his shadow while he’s been here so until I see otherwise I can’t agree

Personally, my premises would be different: 1. Success is defined by how much entertainment (good feeling?) the team generates. That is predominantly fuelled by wins and losses, but also influenced by things like the when and how of those wins and losses, the play of individual players, off-ice news and moves, and interactions with other fans. 2. The further away success feels the lower things get. This isn’t a looking back to my last hit thing. The future and the past matter, but the most important element here is the present. 3. Every season (really, every game) offers a new set of circumstances and a chance at a different outcome. The Sabres are bigger than Adams and Pegula.

Poyer was already re-signed. Sal talked about it on wgr this morning. They signed Davis at 3:59, assigned him to p-ir at 4:00, and re-signed Poyer at 4:01 This was done so the league had the info before 4 for Davis which ends the league day.

If Rasmus Dahlin leaves, that's the lowest point... we're here:

Further clarification on the Gabe Davis saga. REALLY wish the initial reports had made clearer that the Bills INTENDED to sign Davis to the PS AND that there would necessarily be intermediate moves made to effectuate that. He now finally has actually been added to the PS and Poyer was released. When he gets moved to the PS/injured list then Poyer will be re-signed.

That may be the first time I've ever heard it. But as for Bettman, the moment he became self aware, he became the greatest commissioner in sports. They're all so boring, but at least he played into the booing.

Not necessarily, the way you explained it just didn’t make very much sense to me. What you feared needed not be the case and it only was because of the people in charge - and they are still here, 5 years later, while not having deviated from their modus operandi Others have explained their stance in a way that makes sense to me even if I don’t share the opinion - I didn’t understand yours it’s not a matter of right and wrong - it’s a matter of me being legitimately confused and asking if you could explain it in a way that illuminated my thinking - - - I do think that, for me, your layout above is fairly close. As mentioned, for me, the lowest point is most akin to being the furthest from your last drink in the desert. That’s when your body and mind feel it the most, and it’s when the solution (a drink of water, finally) becomes ever more likely to be “too little too late” for a barren corpse we aren’t “closer to the finish line” cause as mentioned: it’s only, ever been a year away, for a decade. A year away with competence. It’s the continued lack of competence that’s troubling *the hurdle has never been high.*. The particular struggle with the sabres drought has ALWAYS been our inability to clear a *low* hurdle. We’ve never needed a 5 year plan. No team does.

So the logic should go something like this? 1. Success is defined as making the playoffs 2. The longer you go without making the playoffs the lower things get 3. The Pegula/Adams combo offers no reason to believe things are going to change Therefore it’s logical that this is the lowest point?

Just be sure to elevate Gabe for the KC game and have the Chiefs suffer from PTSD.

Indeed. I do sorta hope that he occasionally gets lustily booed by a group of rabid hockey fans when he's out to dinner, at the golf course, etc. p.s. Why the hell is "lustily booed" a common turn of phrase?

I was born and raised on the blue and gold (which, to my surprise, was fairly non-standard throughout the 70s and 80s). I've come to like the red and black, and I enjoy the devotion it inspires in fans of certain vintages. In all events: Go Sabres.

He’s 73 years old. Go enjoy your life and all that money you’ve banked over the 32 years he’s had that job.

I recall a report about this from earlier this year - January/February. The report was that Bettman had told the governors or their executive committee that he planned to retire some time in 2026. Is there anything new?

I am a Blue and Gold diehard, but I have to admit, I certainly don't mind the Black and Red as much as I used to. About a third of the home games are Black and Red, that's fine.

I was graded at D-. 🤣. It didn’t like me picking so many RBs.

Bettman retiring!

AI liked my draft. But this write up is corny as hell.

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