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I think the turning point for me was the stick salute fiasco the ultimate “we don’t claim the drought” moment (a topic they’ve reiterated multiple times). They’ve always made the fans hyper aware of the difference between the 2 parties. The drought is for the fans to worry about, for the fans to suffer through, waiting for the eventual end. That’s not THIS group, the fans are just angry and are taking it out on this poor regime that’s only missed a mere 5 years straight They don’t claim the history of the crest - I think that’s quite telling. Buffalo Sabres aren’t in their blood. They are paid mercenaries

Yeah.. I'm out. I ultimately decided that taking time to drive to Buffalo, spend money on tickets, etc. is not worth it. I know it's chance to meet up with people, but the misery of this team is too much for that to overcome. Ultimately it boils down to spending money in support of Pegula and I just can't do it.

I'm so glad i turned this game off when they disallowed the first goal. By virtue of the Sabres I am now just getting tired of the NHL as a whole. I'm tired of goalie "interference". It's worst than what constitutes a completed catch in football. Oh well.. more of the same. Time to check out.

I mean, I can't think of a time when I've ever hated this team more. Just an astonishingly unlikable collection of players, coaches, management, etc. ***** em.

Prob cause they’ve missed the playoffs for 95% of the lifetimes of those posting The board isn’t negative or positive, it’s reflective assimilate to the board we are the borg

And if that's the case.. and because of Pegula it all circles back to.. we're doomed as long as Pegula owns the team. Also.. well done!

UnFortonately he’s a lifer

I’d imagine there’s communication to Adams that he cannot save his job by making the playoffs in year 6, therefore to approach the roster as if the long term aim is what matters If he’s as much of a puppet as everyone says, he should have no problem attempting to operate under those parameters. Success rate another issue

Next year is an evaluation year

The playoffs are the theatre of Will. Everyone is talented, the difference is the men from the boys the regular season is a showcase of who’s talent shows up more on a random Wednesday in the dog days of the marathon, cold, regular season The regular season is about your lowest common denominator output, that you can’t help but serve up because you are inherently skilled and apt

It’s essentially the same logic point as injuries re: excuse making the idea isn’t to construct a team that doesn’t get injured it’s to build one that has the depth to win anyways if you need your roster going balls-to-the-wall to scrape Ws in November, you’ve already lost

Hence the "the Sabres have the talent" to win, they just don't try hard enough all the time.

A common denominator with all 3 of his GM hires is a low expectation to win in the now

It’s largely a commentary on the roster i think people forget sometimes that this isn’t the nfl. In an 82 game season the bad teams win a lot of games, it’s that simple And the good teams lose a bunch. It’s why I am always poking fun at the extreme nature of the GDTs Like the players recently said, it’s an 80% league. Of course no one gives full effort every shift, every night. That’s pie in the sky, it’s not human the functional difference is the teams with the talent and roster construction to win when they play at 80. That’s not us

I talked to Don Luce at firehouse subs on transit road.

Sabres need to fire Wilford now, and evaluate the D before the deadline.

Some of this is probably the symptom of a GM who has overstayed his welcome in the sense that his original plan and core (cozens, Peterka, Quinn) is gone or sort of fallen by the wayside at this point, whatever his vision was whether we like it or not is essentially long gone in favour of whatever the current mish-mash of players is. I don’t think we have a coherent team build right now, it’s a salient thing you touched on there Why would they feel they are accountable when the owner has proven management is not

Peterson was ok, but I'll take Don Luce on the dot for a key face-off under pressure. I will go on to add that the Selke voting in the early days of that trophy was a joke. A big injustice was Bob Gainey winning the first 4 Selke's. Look at the voting in those years and look at the stats of the top vote getters. Luce and Ramsey had multiple years in that stretch that were statistically better than Gainey. One year Gainey even won it as a minus player, while both Luce and Ramsey had 20+ goals and over +20 in +/-. I think the voters today are more accurate today than back then. Gainey was a very fine player but the Montreal/Canada hype machine helped him with the voting.

Ron Rolston’s gardening gloves would like a word

I was thinking plastic to put us out of our misery.

I forgot Bylsma. He turned out to be a mediocre HC, but he has a Cup in his resume. He was hired because of the Pittsburgh connection, as were a lot of front office strap hangers in the tank era. I did not include Ted Nolan because LaFontaine put him in as HC, and Terry did not listen to Nolan or support him in any manner.

Luckily the Sabres are pretty much out of nostalgia hires. Although I think it'd be funny if after Adams is canned Pegula goes out and hires Darcy.

Well you have been around for as long as me... I was a kid at a sports night at the knights of columbus... Rick Martin and JVB were there when the sabres called Martin to say they traded away Gare, Schoenfeld, Sauve and Smith for Peterson, McCourt and Foligno... He got up and told us that there was pressing team stuff and he had to leave.... never said what it was... we didnt find out till later... McCourt was the big nut in the trade but flamed out, Clearly Foligno was the ultimate prize but Peterson hung around for awhile winning face offs... thanks for bringing back memories of a happier hockey time...