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Heck no. A loss tonight coupled with a Vancouver win drops them from 29th to 31th. That is still 2 solid points ahead of Nashville. But a win, well that puts them only 6 points out a four-way tie for the playoffs (assuming a Detroit loss). They are just an 8 game winning streak away from solid contention! It can be done.

No one butchers the language more than you. So that was rich.

I don't think any one game is a defining moment in time for the franchise. IMO, a defining moment would be an ability to win consistently at or above .600 for a quarter of the season. Specifically, the first or second quarter of the season. It seems we have multiple "must wins" and "defining" games which just doesn't make sense to me. This team is so inconsistent in effort and execution that one single game does not define what type of team they are because the next game they too easily revert to garbage or be lights out. When there is no foundation there can't be any definition. I appreciate your optimism, and I really wish it were so, but this team lacks an ability to put individual skillsets together to form a team of players that compliments each other. Even if they win 10-0 tonight, it is not indicative of turning a corner. They have to win consistently for an extended period of time for that to happen. Unfortunately, it's something this team has been unable to do for years, and time is running out.

Would a loss tonight mark the lowest point in Sabres history?

This in bold, plus lets face it, he doesn't have a clue as to how to build a roster or hire a coach. He thought that "wants to be here" was a fix. "Wants to be here" just got him players that were ok with the status quo.

This feels like a pivotal game on the roady, a turning point for the season... or perhaps the franchise as a whole. Maybe they finally pull it together? UPL shines and with growing confidence they string together some wins, vaulting themselves into playoff contention by the turn of the new year.

Players who listen to and are actually affected by team folklore from the broadcast crew, trainers, and other staff members seems a bit far fetched. Frank and Rip would disagree with you. New Coaches have enough problems to worry about and cannot be bothered replacing trainers and equipment managers as you suggested in the past. That would probably be more disruptive than helpful. A modern day NHL coach has an average tenure of about 2 years.

Lindy put Greenway on the 1st line. What else do you want him to do?

The person that fixes it is the person who says “we know we owe the fanbase for what WE have put them through.” Only upon acknowledging the franchise they work for is one that needs a fix relative to what it has become *regardless of their presence* can it be fixed. The fix is relative to what the franchise *is*, no one gets to avoid that fact because they fancy themselves not a part of the original sins the franchise needs the medicine it needs. KA thinking a fresh plan could be instituted in 2021 without it being reflective of the mess it was being lumped onto was the key failing of this GM.

The New York Jets have been eliminated from the NFL playoffs for a 15th straight year. We can’t sit on our hands. We need to keep up. Have to let Adams steer this season into another elimination.

Game 29 and we are 8 points out with everyone ahead of us in the conference. The math is already becoming difficult to overcome without a near miraculous run the rest of the way.

this feels like a must win. i hope that the players/coaching staff have the wherewithal to realize that and act accordingly

No, you’re right I know for a fact they detail the stick salute fiasco to newcomers like Kesselring They don’t claim the drought. No one does. There’s a disenfranchisement made known to every employee who dons the logo

The only working theory I've come up for these phenomena (and some date back decades, like Buffalo's woes in Pittsburgh) is that each successive group of players is infected by those who stick around and are "in the players ears," like the broadcast crew, trainers, medical/therapy folks, equipment managers and the like. Is the chatter going into Pitt, "Oh man we never play well in that building." Not a great theory, tbh. As Rummy said, there are unknown knowns.

Post-Covid Sabres in Calgary 3-1-0 Post-Covid Flames in Buffalo 4-1-0 Last year was the only time they flipped the results. Don't know why the Flames tend to play well in Buffalo and the Sabres tend to play well in Calgary. They just do. Why did Buffalo go 12-2-1 over 11 seasons against the Snarks with the only drubbing against being the Thornton game? Sometimes stuff just seems to happen. Though really not happy UPL is getting the start. Maybe they SHOULDN'T win afterall. 😉

And if they win, maybe Adams’ plan is working after all like sand through the hour glass..

We’ve had 3 guys (and still have 1) that would have been everything we ever wanted had we built properly around them, which makes it so much worse

I miss Patty LaLa and Mogilny dancing around defenses. I miss Mike Peca blasting dudes with their heads down at center ice. I miss the 05-07 teams embodying what the league wanted to become even though they abandoned that philosophy the minute the Sabres were good at it. I miss the Ray, May Barnaby days. I miss Ryan Miller’s consistency. He had his detractors. I was never one of them. He always gave the Sabres a chance to win. The Sabres haven’t had consistent goaltending since his departure. They’ve been completely forgettable since 2011. Just no one that moves the needle at all.

UPL was in the starters net yesterday at practice....ugh But on the bright side that means he wont be playing tomorrow

Are they really?

The Sabre's are the better team. Should be an easy win....😂

You know you still lose at least 60% on a write-off, right? Usually a lot more too depending on the category.

Aside from Dahlin, I miss Eichel and Reinhart way more than I would miss any of the slags on this current team if they were traded.

Trade UPL Marry Levi **** Lyon