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Goalies don't seem to go as early in drafts so maybe there was some hope they'd slip. Or maybe they were trying to negotiate a trade of reinhart for a 1st that would have potentially netted a goalie. Or they were doing nothing, which is also very possible and likely.

I just feel so sad and defeated as a fan.

Lyon or Ellis? It doesn’t really matter who plays behind this team. Feeling the team is at a new low right now.

Same with Rosen. They don’t need too be ruined

Why bring Östlund back up into this ***** show? He’s not saving the day so unless you want him to learn how to be a loser, then keep him in Rochester. Bring up some other scrub that has no chance to ever make the NHL.

Of course Zucker is hurt. Not a bit surprised. Bring up Rosen.

No doubt another rebuild is upon us. Which means no more Lindy Ruff, please. Not as a coach or FO advisor. Just go. Tage Thompson will be asking for a trade, I can see it and hear it.

Per His Radio Appearance on WGR550 Östlund is not eligible to return until he plays one game with the Amerks in Belleville tomorrow

0-3-0 so far. Three road games to go. Last night was so aggravating to watch. Two terrible teams were out there, but the Sabres were definitely worse. Watching the interviews, they think they played good enough to win, the problems run deep. The coach and the “best players” don’t get it and are in denial.

They are. But there is no reason for a full teardown before beginning this one. Turn the reins over to Kekaleinen prior to making any major moves. Trade Tuch, UPL, and Byram - 3 guys that you can get value for (or at least you could've this past off-season). Dump Quinn for what you can. Let Jarmo decide whether to keep Greenway or not. If you aren't going completely off the board putting him on the 1st line rather than the 4th line where he belongs, you might keep him as the team needs to be getting older, not younger and there'll be a case for having Rosen, Östlund, Helenius on occassion, and at least one of Novikov or Johnson and Levi on the roster. Dahlin is the one untouchable on this roster. Get a legit coach and some non-Apperts under him and see what the rest of the team can do the rest of this year realizing that if you wait until the Olympic break to make that move that the team is going to be playing free and loose as they'll have no realistic shot at the playoffs by then, so you'll be effectively viewing what their absolute ceiling together is. What a waste it's all been.

On the last play of eagles-chargers last night, Hurts threw an interception while down 3 in OT. The defender tried to get up and advance the ball. If he winds up fumbling there, is the game still over if Philly recovers but doesn’t score?

Give him the ol Owen Power Power Bridge. By year 7 it will pay for itself

I made it to 2-0 last night. I’ve got my own hockey game at 9 tonight. How wonderful it would be to come back and watch the third period of a dominate Sabres win.

You and I have the same view about this weird owner. His non-responsiveness is a demonstration of his contempt for the fans and paying customers. He’s essentially giving us the finger. His arrogance is tough to stomach.

What do you mean they generated NO offense? They scored a goal. Wait, goes back, checks notes, Greenway was offside and the goal was negated. Eh, nevermind.

Sure. But the team was not awful in the Granato years. Which isn’t meant as a full-throated defence of Granato. I reject that this group of players is incapable of playing better, more structured and consistent hockey. The 3rd goal last night was a great example. The lack of situational awareness and attention to detail is startling. There is 8 seconds of 5v3 to kill and we immediately get out of position and chase, leaving Huberdeau for a back door tap in. Just continuous failures to execute basic strategies. It’s not all on Ruff, but he has been truly awful for this team.

We could win this one, but I am not sure. Who is in goal again?

Idk if start it over is where I am at, but I think they need another rebuild. How much of a tear down is open to debate but this team is a spent force.

Benson deserves no more than a bridge at this point. I too love him but agree with everything said here. I think Tuch gets moved before the deadline, they are barreling towards another rebuild.

I didn’t stay up but I woke up to 7-4. Nobody will probably agree but you gotta start this thing over.

I agree on Tuch. I think a good GM would find a way to use the $10 million more wisely over the course of the 6-8 years. Of course, we don’t have a good GM. Also, I will add that a Benson extension should be relatively cheap. I love the kid, but he has 2 goals in his last 51 games and has gone 33 games without a goal. After his great start to this year, he has 5 assists in his last 13 games. Though he brings a lot of other things to the table, forwards who score like he does simply don’t get big contracts.

The problem is he has shown zero signs of changing. He wants things his way, he's probably more stubborn and less open to outside suggestions... It appears in even most other billionaire owners. And as long as he has the bills... He has one professional sports team that he can turn his head towards and look at when things are on fire with the Sabres he doesn't care. It's like... He would rather lose doing things his way with him involved in decisions... Rather than win but have to admit he's been wrong and do things where he has less control or input. The guy won't even make a public appearance, he won't even do a press conference, for years. (Not that that's the worst thing in the world seeing how he bumbles and stumbles through them) Accountability? Why should anyone in this franchise be accountable..from the coaches to the general manager to the scouts to the players... When the biggest coward with the least accountability is the guy signing the checks.

Correct! No NHL ownership group or individual continues to employ a GM with the track record of Kevyn Adams. Only one: The Buffalo Sabres. It all starts there.

It’s a futile exercise to go into detail about which players are not contributing to this poorly matched roster. The sabotaging problem isn’t about any particular player as it is the hollow organization led by the invisible owner and his handpicked clueless GM. It doesn’t matter in what field of endeavor you are in. When the organization’s primary decision makers are grotesquely incompetent, the outcome is very predictable. When you have an owner who doesn’t recognize his own hockey ignorance that is glaringly evident to everyone else, then you will continue to fail. The worst thing that happened to this franchise is that it was bought by Terry Pegula. He may own a big boat but ever since he took over this franchise has been sinking. You don’t have to make a deep analysis to come up with such an obvious conclusion. The owner’s obtuseness and stubbornness is enraging.