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Well at least they didn’t lose again in OT. Hard to believe that just got shut out by the worst team in the NHL on the back-end of a road back to back with a goalie who had a 5.02 gaa. Truly a new low and that is saying something.

As it has for the past several seasons anyhow. Nothing new here.

HOW ABOUT PUTTING DOAN ON THE TOP LINE YOU ABSOLUTE BRAINDEAD MORONS?????????????????????? Our coaches are total ***** idiots.

An insult to baboons.

I understand not wanting to break up Tuch-McCleod-Doan, but throwing Tage with two rookies was a terrible idea. Other than Doan, who is “going” right now? It’s hard to watch. Everyone is a half a second late all over the place. Nothing is smooth and the subtle plays are routinely bobbled. No juice. The blue line was fine tonight, but the Sabres need more than just ‘fine’ given the forward injuries. Quinn deserves the heat he’s getting, but I’m annoyed with Krebs. At this point, he’s a guy who we are supposed to be able to move up the lineup when it is warranted, and he’s just a no show. He’s not a prospect any longer. And we are getting absolutely nothing from him. Just don’t know what to say about UPL. That soft second goal was a killer tonight. Lindy has to know he’s not good enough. I hope he still has enough pride left to let UPL rot for a while. It’s a good time to go on a road trip and break up the crappy routine we are in.

It is pretty hard to get shutout by this goalie but the boys rose to the occasion tonight.

Thank you for proving my point. Literallly nothing in there about day to day lineup decisions. Sounds like nothing more than the average input expected of any owner particularly when being framed against concerns he’s not involved enough again, are you in here praising TP after the wins because of his chosen line combos? You can’t have it both ways, and just attribute the ones you don’t like to him also you shouldn’t flood the board with AI jargon - write your own stuff (you didn’t even edit out the little link references at the end haha)

Statements from Kevyn Adams on Pegula's Involvement Adams has repeatedly emphasized Pegula's hands-on role, framing it as collaborative and supportive. These comments often come in end-of-season pressers or during slumps, where Adams highlights daily communication and Pegula's input on major calls. Daily conversations and strong opinions on roster/operations (April 2024): In a season-ending press conference, Adams pushed back on criticism of Pegula's visibility, saying, "Terry Pegula watches closely, talks to me every day, has strong opinions on what he sees, and we have great conversations." He added that Pegula would be "absolutely someone that I’m leaning on" for the coaching search, though Adams called it his "final decision." This was amid questions about the team's culture and failure to end the drought. wivb.com Endorsement of Pegula's engagement (April 2025): After another playoff miss, Adams reiterated their routine: "I have daily conversations with owner Terry Pegula about the direction of the franchise." He described upcoming meetings to "review everything, talk about the roster and everything in the organization in hockey operations, where we can improve," and stressed being "very honest in the conversations with Terry to say where I think I’ve made mistakes." buffalonews.com +1 Adams has echoed this "every day" dynamic in multiple interviews, including one where he said, "Terry and I always had a good back and forth," tying it to alignment on issues like puck management and special teams. nytimes.com Trade deadline input (March 2025): Ahead of the deadline, Adams quoted Pegula directly as asking, "What do we need to do to make this team better? Everything we should be thinking about is we need to improve, and what are those decisions?" Adams noted Pegula's empowerment but stressed keeping him "in the loop" on scenarios, saying, "I took in all the information, listened, made sure he was in the loop... it’s my call. But that’s what I love about Terry, because we do have that relationship where there’s true honesty." buffalohockeybeat.com This came during trades like sending Dylan Cozens to Ottawa, seen as a vote of confidence in Adams but with Pegula's clear oversight. Statements and Actions from Terry Pegula Himself Pegula speaks less often (his last full Sabres presser was in 2020), but when he does, he positions himself as deeply invested. His actions—like joining calls and hires—reinforce this. On the Taylor Hall signing (2020): In a team-released behind-the-scenes video, Pegula directly intervened during free agency, telling Adams, "We sign this guy, we’re not only trying to make the playoffs. We’re trying to win the Cup." This bold move (Hall's four-year, $45M deal) backfired with a last-place finish, but it exemplified Pegula's push for win-now decisions amid the drought's ninth year. nytimes.com On hiring Adams as GM (2020): Pegula bypassed a traditional search, calling Adams to Florida for an immediate promotion after firing Jason Botterill. He explained, "We felt like we weren’t being heard. We have a vision, and we want to see our vision succeed." Pegula added that Adams was an "in-house hire" they'd had "in mind very recently" due to nine years of knowing him, emphasizing loyalty and efficiency over external expertise. This led to Adams accepting a below-market salary and a staff overhaul (22 firings). nytimes.com +1 Broader historical involvement: Pegula has described crowding trade deadlines ("He was there every day," per a former scout) and drafts early in ownership. In 2023, after firing coach Don Granato, he stressed accountability "starts with me" and the need for "discipline, structure, and communication" in searches—qualities he said were lacking. nhl.com +1 More recently, in December 2024, he met players in Montreal during a skid, affirming faith in Adams and coach Lindy Ruff while ruling out big trades. @frank_seravalli Reporters note he "has influence on every consequential decision," from prospects to cap spending (the Sabres have been $60M under the cap over five years). buffalonews.com +1 Context and Broader Implications These examples align with a pattern: Pegula's passion for hockey (he built Harborcenter and scouts prospects personally) leads to heavy input, but it's often blamed for instability—e.g., no experienced president of hockey ops, rushed hires, and veto power on extensions like Jeff Skinner's. Adams' defenses (e.g., "Terry Pegula is as engaged as he’s ever been" in 2024) suggest loyalty, but outlets like The Athletic describe it as a "hamster wheel" where Pegula's vision overrides expertise, contributing to the drought. nytimes.com +1 In 2023, Pegula even named himself team president, dissolving the shared Bills/Sabres entity for more direct control. nfl.com +1

That's kind of the organization's approach to everything, innit?

I don't ever want to see upl in net again. Great move kevi boy

I only caught the 3rd tonight. From that period alone my big gripe was that this team lacks top end talent, and what top end player we do have have to start burying the puck on games like thought. Tommers and Tuch playing like top end players every night give us an extra 2 points in a couple of our 6 game OTL's. I know everybody hates Lindy right now, but this team is bottom of the league, as bad or worse than STL with a different Adams HC hitched to this staff and FO.

How anyone disagrees here is amazing im serious considering just skipping the next week of Sabres hockey if they get a win in their next 3 , maybe I'll watch the game against the wings fully expect them to go 0-3 though

Coughcoachingcough And yet Appert makes no changes.

This fella looks way more competent than our baboon.

UPL ONLY gets going when there is no one in his way to the starter's role and everyone is pumping him up. He tends to run out of gas after 2-3 months, but he seems to be the Sally Fields of goalies - he gets into his grove when he feels the love of those around him. When he doesn't have it, he plays without confidence; and when you play without confidence you are slow moving across the crease on a breakaway where the shooter has limited options because he does have a chaser close by and when you play without confidence you flat out miss unscreened pucks from 40' away that should be easy glove saves and when you play without confidence you can't keep a leg along the ice when having to track a puck from behind the net to the front of it and can't get the leg back down onto the ice regardless of how slow the puck has been kicked at the net. He isn't moving ahead of Lyon unless Lyon really falls on hard times and he SHOULD be behind Ellis right now. This team needs wins to stay in the chase. They don't have the luxury of letting UPL play his way out of his own head.

Terry Pegula isn’t phoning in starting goalie decisions. Are we in the GDT’s congratulating him when Lyon plays well because he called those ones in too? he’s a terrible owner. He’s not the variable x in every equation to determine the root cause of a bad team decision - He facilities the environment. That’s really enough to lambast him. He’s at fault. Just not in cartoonish way often portrayed

And it's only that high because of two hot games in a row against Ottawa (3/5) and Florida (2/4). After tonight, we're 8/45 (17.8%). Outside of those two games, we're 3/36 (8.3%). We have one of the worst power plays I've ever seen. It's a total mess. I cannot believe that they practice it at all.

Ruff sucks and needs to be fired tonight. What a disaster this team continues to be. They’ve had a ton of home games, so the easy part of the schedule is over.

you can’t assume anything the Sabres do in October. They inevitably will blow it up with a multiple game losing (or winless) streak in November/December.

Be specific. There are three "things" there.

Their start of the season

Do you have a dog???

There is literally zero chance this is a thing

What made you think that?