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It's 2025. The Sabres don't have Esa Tikkanen. Pick a lane.

what else can be said?

Going to be a dog fight to make the playoffs. This is NE division now. Better coaching and they’ve probably got a better roster already.

I can't watch anymore of this. Hope JA is okay.

That will change in 2 weeks. The front 4 had to survive through the 2 players 6 game suspensions. The problem I see is the secondary, very weak and not just in personnel, but in play calling.

mixed messaging?

This is one of the worst Bills defenses in a long time.

@Thorny, totally OK to disagree. But how should it go tomorrow if everyone is fired tonight? What’s the plan?

Getting burnt out by sports. Thanks Buffalo

VERY sadly, we all know it's not limited to being "In the room"...

I'm not sure I can handle all this sports stress

Don't know about that. But in the Bills bye week, they play FLA, Detroit, and TO. Blow those 3 games convincingly and our long national, er, neighborhood, er SABREhood nightmare might mercifully start to end. Not rooting for any losses, but expecting there's a reasonable chance this might work out. 😉

I kind of want to see how early they can be eliminated from the playoffs... let it ride.

Maybe they'll get an Uncle Terry Pep Talk™ during the Bills bye week.

Going to be a long season ffs.

Sadly, doubt anyone even told Pegula the Sabres were playing today. He is certainly down in ATL getting ready for "a Monday night party." They need to stop playing the same day the Bills play if we're ever going to get any traction.

Fire Ruff and the other clowns on the bench, go get DeBoer or Gallant. Do whatever it takes to get an established coach with a strong resume. No more promoting from within or mediocre retreads. Hell, get Boudreau. He may not be a long term answer but he has a track record of quick turnaround and can start moving things in the right direction.

How can it be any more worse than it is now? The Sabres have the worst GM in the history of the NHL, and the owner doesn't seem to give a F. All this results in the most boring, uninspiring hockey that any fanbase has been subjected to. So, you know, good times

You mean the guy who scored today but not in the other three previous games? Oh yeah I guess I need to forget that he basically was absent those games. Maybe he should have said it differently but I took it as the media and the fans need to forget that the Sabres haven’t had a winning season for 14 years (six of which he was on the team for) has because it may bring him down.

I feel like a Broken record airing my Adams grievances, but give me a break; it's cathartic. 1) His entire plan since he took over was to build through the draft. Problem with that is 18 year old kids take several years to develop and inherently a good chunk of those picks are going to top out at AHL or JAG level. This is a foolish plan. 2) He blew a pretty decent opportunity to ride some momentum in the summer of 2023. The 22/23 Sabres finished very strong and most of our young core had really good/breakout seasons. We needed a couple of more good vets and a goalie and MAYBE they get over the playoff hump in 2024. Instead, Kevyn put all of his eggs in the Levi/UPL basket and his big additions to the roster were Connor Clifton, Erik Johnson, and Comrie. The young guys regress almost across the board, Levi isn't ready, the new additions add almost nothing. Again, his entire strategy is built around the younger guys getting better. They didn't. This was a huge missed opportunity. 3) 2023/24 goes tits up and his idea of getting a retread coach who has been a mixed bag the previous decade because...he was good here 15 years ago? Then he saddles the coach with mostly the same giggle ***** assistants the previous guy had. Oh, and brought up the AHL coach. 4) Late in the 2024 season, one of the supposed building blocks has regressed badly but still should have promise to another team. He trades him for...a guy that can't stay healthy to save his life. That guy plays 3 whole games and gets hurt AGAIN. 5) Summer 2025, same *****. Doesn't make any significant moves, just runs it back in the desperate hope the core gets better, trades away one of our best young goal scorers, and hangs his hopes that his fragile center he traded for can finally stay healthy. He gets hurt before the first game is over. Kevyn Adams is arguably the worst GM in sports. The proof is in the pudding. This team is poorly coached, lacks talent, and is going nowhere. I'm sorry, but it is hopeless until they get some real hockey people in here to fix this mess.

Um, what?

I'm not opposed to grit, just don't be a liability.