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My spider sense tells me the Jets are going to absolutely annihilate the Sabres tonight after the beating they took on Monday.

Looks about the right time to win one and get back to NHL .500 and out of last place in the East for a day.

Emperor Sheevyn needs to go bye-bye.

Well there aren't a whole lot of billionaires lining up to not only fund the Sabres but keep them locked in Buffalo in perpetuity

I understand the frustration with ownership. GMs and coaches are replaced all of the time in pro-sports, and fan dissatisfaction can even play a role in such changes. Ownership is different though, and changes at that level are comparatively quite rare. I think once I get to the point of thinking it is hopeless with Pegula as the owner, it will be time for me to take a break from following the team closely. I will always be a fan, but the Sabres are probably one more bad GM/HC hire away from that being the case. So, ownership aside, in the long-term the Sabres need a new GM and HC. While I have opinions on who the candidates for those roles should be, the reality is that when that time comes it is most likely that the new GM and HC will not be people with histories of overwhelming success. It will be people with histories of middling success (Jarmo), or a relative newcomer. I have no faith that Pegula will make the right decision, but any change will give me at least momentary hope, if only because the current GM/HC combination, based on their track records, could not realistically be worse. In the short-term, if the Sabres were a real NHL team and did not start the season with a lame-duck GM, replacing Ruff would be a no-brainer. The single thing that the Sabres could do that would potentially reverse their fortunes this season, is replace Ruff. It happens in the NHL all the time and it is often the case that such a move has at least a short-term positive impact. We should ask ourselves why Granato was fired and Ruff was hired. The rationale laid out by Adams was that the team was needing (craving) structure and accountability. The clear implication, though Adams has always been reluctant to plainly state it, was that it was time to win and Ruff was the guy who could take the team to the next step. Ruff has failed across the board. No structure. No accountability. They win less than they did under Granato. Replacing Ruff mid-season would guarantee nothing, but staying with him seems pointless. Lastly, a prediction. If Adams is fired or promoted at year-end (and I'm not certain that will be the case), the new GM will be Jarmo and the HC will be Pascal Vincent.

How many times has the Sabres home start against the Jets (7:30 pm a few days ago) been later than the game in Winnipeg in a single season?

How many times have the Sabres played in Winnipeg with a 7pm EST start time? I feel like these games are always 8-9 oclock.

Oh no, its the Buffalo Sabres again... Quick, hide

I am not sure that Pegula ownership helps those that care for an NHL team in WNY.

I agree that Benson is not fully developed. I'm also confident he'll get there...needs to work on his shooting ala Reinhart, but he'll never be a big time goal scorer, more a playmaker of course. Doan however has been very productive and a play driver every game he's been in our top 6. Lindy started him lower in the lineup and as soon as he was moved up he's been consistently productive. Again, he should NOT be the most skilled player on his line but he is a creative player in his own right and makes the smart possession-keeping play 9 times out of 10. When you compare that to guys like Tage and Tuch who are lower IQ/hockey sense guys, it's much needed. That was the problem with Peterka in this lineup, he was another who seemed to lack hockey sense. You can only have so many of those guys clogging up your top 6. Personally, I think we still have one too many. One or Tage or Tuch will need to go and be replaced by a smarter skilled guy to get over the hump. That's an entirely different conversation however.

How about Terry transferring managing control of the team to one of his children? What’s the worse that could happen? They fail to qualify for the playoffs for a decade +? I am not sure a sale of the team helps those who care for a NHL team in WNY.

It genuinely feels to me like the only way out starts with a new owner. Outside players don’t respect the team. We fear every good, established player on the roster is on the verge of bailing out. Our stars aren’t star enough to carry the team for more than a game or two. The coach isn’t the answer. The AHL coach isn’t the answer. The GM is over his head. We have quite a few good, young kids, but none of them project into stars.

I think you are right, though UPL’s hold on the role still seems precarious. Arbitrary lines in the schedule can always be drawn to support that one player is currently playing better than others. In UPL’s case, there is a legit argument, I think, for drawing a line after the Toronto game, which was his first NHL game of the year, coming off an injury and brief rehab stint. He was not good in that game. Since then he has a 2.31 GAA, a .907 save%, has saved 1.54 goals over expected, and has a 4-3 record. That’s pretty similar to what he was in 2023-24. Obviously a small sample though. If UPL can be the starter and provide that over 40 of our remaining games, we might slowly crawl back in it. I think he’s the best of some not great options, only because he at least did it once before and fairly recently.

It’s always a little dubious to blame poor development for a player failing to thrive. There is just no way to know how the player would have turned out on a different development path. In Levi’s case, though it is certainly too soon to write him off as a prospect, he has not been helped by the development path that Adams has put him on. It’s incredible that Adams is still an NHL GM.

Crazy...Leafs score on first shot of the game in four straight games. They are often out played and outshot but goalies keep them in games. Goaltending is so important with every team now capable of winning on any given night.

After all these years of no playoffs, I LOL'd at the mention of " Patience " .

8 degrees this morning. My dog peed immediately and ran back to the door.

It’s Friday!

It is also used in hockey

Levi has been an outright liability in Rochester this season, calling him up would be absolutely insane. He would get eaten alive.

Same one that saved the Blackhawks a few decades back.