Sabrestrike
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I understand why the players are working hard. I respect that. I'm almost happy for them. I just don't get why a single fan can be happy about this. This is like trading a franchise player so we can finish second from last instead of last. Would you have traded Lafontaine for the chance to improve from 30th place to 29th? Perreault? Briere and Drury?
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It must be so awesome to be an Arizona Coyotes fan now.
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This franchise, man. They can find a way to break our hearts in a different way every f###ing season.
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If we win tonight and Arizona loses, as expected, the panic will be justified. It's all over but the crying at that point.
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If we're outshooting and essentially outplaying Chicago, I think we have to face facts--this team has really improved. Without some lucky Arizona wins, the Shart is in serious trouble. And I say this knowing there's every chance we actually do lose this game.
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We will definitely be contenders, especially if we don't get McEichel. I'm optimistic we won't be the favorites, but we'll be in the conversation. A member of the "Septic 6," almost certainly.
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A NHL win tonight and the Shart is dead. C'mon, Buffalo. We got this. Tank on.
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There's certainly no guarantee, but both do profile as instant impact guys. McDavid would almost certainly be centering Kane from Day 1. Eichel, maybe not top line, but he'd be a Top 6 player and I'd expect him to chip in 15 goals and 25 - 30 assists. For us, that would be huge.
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If we don't land McEichel, I think we'll be in contention for Austin Matthews next year. Maybe not the favorite, like this year, but we'll be in the conversation. I can see us making some adds along the lines of Gionta and Gorges, but we need a Top 6 forward (along with Kane) to push the envelope forward. I don't think we'll be able to get a guy like that unless we draft him, and I don't think Strome, Reinhart or Marner will be ready for prime time yet. We won't be tanking, but without an elite guys--even a rookie--I can't see us anywhere but 25th place or worse.
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That is vaguely pathetic (since they have not gotten anywhere other than 2 points from not being the worst team in the league), and annoying because it conflicts with what we want, and shortsighted because many of them benefit if we land McEichel...but in the end they are players, and they want to win, and however they choose to motivate themselves, I suppose we have to live with it. In an inverted, sick way, this is like Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals, and you're up one game. Nothing is guaranteed. All the franchise can do is put itself in a position to win the Shart, and it did that. Now we hope.
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Fans will forgive the team when they start winning next year, but this group is really pushing their luck with this "goal" of ruining the tank. 6 wins does absolutely nothing but hurt this franchise. Whether you are pro-tank or anti, that's the absolute truth. It's also a giant F you to the fan base. Try to win because you are a professional, not to screw over Pegula, Murray and your fans.
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This is the first time I've been upset with the players. You can't blame them for the crap product on the ice, because I think Nolan has squeezed all the effort out of them. And I get that they want to win, because they are professional athletes. That is what they do. But to be motivated by the purpose of shafting the fans, the franchise, and even themselves (who does not want to play with McEichel?) is absurd. If that is what pushes this team out of last place, I will be beyond frustrated. Finishing anything other than 30th could set this franchise back at least 2-3 years. There are only two kids in this draft who look to be difference makers from Day 1. I'm sure others will emerge, but who knows who those guys will be?
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GMTM--"I think too much about McDavid. I wish I could help myself"
Sabrestrike replied to matter2003's topic in The Aud Club
If next year becomes "Tank for Auston Mathews," my brain will explode. The tank conversation is just so dead to me. I'll also bet you a beverage that Murray fails to put together a deal for McEichel if we finish 3rd. Can't see anyone trading those two prospects. -
I'm not pessimistic or optimistic, just nervous. But I really disagree with the "this is the same Sabres team that has only 50 points all season" argument. They look much better to me than they did last month. Great effort, outshooting opponents, etc. If not for a health dose of bad luck against Colorado and Dallas, we'd be tied with the Yotes right now. I really think the Sabres are better than Arizona, and they have a softer schedule. I'm not giving up by any stretch, but this isn't the same team it was, especially not when taking into account the balance of their schedule.
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I know you are joking, and I'm not saying this is "fun"...but if we lose out on McEichel, I think I will take it worse than I did when the Sabres lost the Cup in 1999. Now, the Cup would have been far more meaningful to me than any single player could be, but this McEichel process has been two years in the making. They are the only two people who make the last two years--being the worst team in the NHL over that span, without equivocation--remotely tolerable. They have been the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. Not getting them would be like being one step from heaven and then having to take the elevator downstairs to spend eternity with the Devil (and Brett Hull). If we suffered for these two years and don't get Eichel, I will be...well, it just won't be pretty. It's a sad statement on the Sabres' present condition, obviously, but if we end up drafting Straume or Marner I will be sick. No offense to those kids, of course.
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I'm not too panicky, only because I think Arizona will find a way to win one more game--probably one of the back to back San Jose games. If Arizona does lose out, I think they take the shart at the wire (I assume the Sabres will beat Toronto, and with that momentum, will beat Columbus and Carolina as well.) Our collectives buttholes will seriously tighten if we upset Chicago on Friday, though. Don't want to think about that.
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GMTM--"I think too much about McDavid. I wish I could help myself"
Sabrestrike replied to matter2003's topic in The Aud Club
I think a lot of knowledgeable fans have been talking about the two of them, but the national media will nonetheless laugh at us if we finish last and "only" get Eichel. I have to assume that despite his infatuation with McDavid, Murray is also operating under the assumption that Eichel will be ours, not McDavid. Unless the unthinkable happens and we blow this 6 point "lead." For my part, I will be thrilled if we get McDavid, but even so, a little sad that we didn't get Eichel--because I've been so focused on him, and have mostly avoided getting sucked into the McDavid hype. Too bad my dream of the Islanders winning the lottery appears out of reach. -
GMTM--"I think too much about McDavid. I wish I could help myself"
Sabrestrike replied to matter2003's topic in The Aud Club
There really has been way too much talk about McDavid from Buffalo's perspective. I remember Sidney Crosby making fun of Buffalo reporters, reminding them that we don't have McDavid yet. The absolute best case scenario is that we have a 20% chance of McDavid. It's almost going to be strange to see him in another team's sweater next year, so long have people around here been talking about him. But Murray's quote doesn't get me all riled up. He's obviously picking Eichel #2 if necessary, and Eichel is a great prospect too. Not like he's going to stop trying because the Buffalo GM liked McDavid more. Every team likes McDavid more. -
I agree we're not out of the woods, and I was definitely worried about strength of schedule a few weeks ago too. But look at what has happened since: San Jose is basically out of the playoffs; they will have nothing to play for and could be in a major slide by the time Arizona plays them. Arizona finishes the season with Anaheim, which could well have clinched by then. Calgary is good but beatable; Vancouver, same thing, and Arizona has played them tough all year. Arizona could win any of their remaining games. They would probably have to lose the rest of their games to win the Shart, and I don't think that is too likely, the way they are playing all of a sudden. As long as Buffalo avoids a winning streak, we should be in good shape for the Shart.
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I refuse to get concerned about losing the lottery, even to the Leafs. It would suck to have McDavid playing for an arch rival, but that's a possibility whether they finish 3rd from the bottom or better. Heck, the Bruins could end up with him. I'm focused on who the Sabres do get, and Eichel is capable of going head to head with McDavid, IMO, over the next 10 - 15 years. Would be really fun to watch, actually.
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I'm still very much on the ledge, just looking over carefully, not screaming like a mad person ready to jump. A CHL win on Thursday and we're right back at that level of insanity, though. Lots of games left.
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I'm extremely resigned to it. We're actually a decent squad right now. Arizona is hopeless.
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That just feels decidedly "unBuffalo," but our luck has to change eventually, right? Right???
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We will literally watch McEichel slip through our fingers. In their current form, the Sabres might win 2 or 3 to zip. But it's hockey, anything can happen...
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Lindback with another .963 save % through two. I'm going to go research how good Strome and Marner are now. I am weak-hearted tanker, obviously.