calti

this team is tied with edmonton as the worst team in hockey. both teams have 3 excellent players and a bunch of softies.

agree on that.You cant compare people to Orr,Gretzky Lemieux.There is no one on the league now even close to those guys.(all due respect to Crosby-still a great player but not what he was since the concussions)

I'd like to see Ted Nolan. Most underrated coach in nhl history.

yep u r correct sir. with losers like the bills and sabres its always this play here or that play there or that penalty here and there. its not about that at all. its the minute by minute toughness and execution that counts

dammit

The Gayle Sayers of hockey. Watching Orr in his prime(and unfortunately Im old enough to remember)..It was like watching a 17 yr old kid playing against a bunch of 12 yr olds on the backyard pond.

the real midwest is west of Buffalo--where the humidity is waay higher and the summers hotter and the winters colder. just distinguishing KC,St Louis,Chicago from pittsburgh,Buffalo etc. I lived in iowa for a while--and that weather sucked.Both sumer and winter. The people were GREAT though.Loved them.

that is a good point. More celebrities and bright lights for sure.==PS--slight correction---Toronto is more like 6.4 million and Buffalo's actual metro area is about 1.6 incl its contiguous southern ontario NF and St Catherines....-But most of the people I know from toronto arent all that impressed with Toronto.Big cities are a dime a dozen and are mostly a pain in the butt. I am thankful I live a bit outside the SF bay area. Now that area really has over 7 million people and its a trafficky overpriced nightmare. I lived there for years.Even when I was young it never seemed that wonderful.

Glam factor??? what>??? accidentally running into a canadian rapper??? Yonge street just oozes with so much excitement?--its a myth those poor athletes not having their museum and vegan restaurant choices....--one thing--and its a big thing that does give toronto an advantage is the larger 'press'....But in this age that is becoming less important because of alternatives.

right on. hitch proves it at least re edmonton

You ever lived in the real midwest? I have. And while I love the people the summers are brutally humid and the winters brutally cold. I live in Cali now and am spoiled--But I think Buffalo summers are much better and the winters only slightly worse because of the lake effect snow.

What can you do in Toronto that you cant do in Buffalo? They dont have concerts in Buffalo?? Dont have festivals? Dont have a symphony orchestra?(ok ok i realize we are talking young pro atletes here),,Dont have great restaurants? Dont have a nightlife? Dont have the same crappy weather?

We need tough veteran players at this point. This will never work out just adding skill guys to a team with a foundation of weaklings. Even the 80s Oilers had a bunch of very very tough players to go with their freakish amt of skill guys. Its OK to sign players in their 30s...then while we go out there and are competitive and hit people and dont back away in the defensive zone we can wait for Dahlin to keep improving and for Middlestadt to learn to do a pullup -Hiring some coach to improve the play of this roster isnt gonna help that much.Its a roster problem not a coaching problem.

yeah lets blame this on Housley;););)...We have 4 good players on this team and the rest are AHL level skillwise and below that level re: toughness.

...excellent post!!!

its not accurate --the 17 yrs ago- statement--.. they won a lot and were in the playoffs 4 times with 2 strong runs from 2002 to 2011 ..one losing season in that entire stretch

losing breeds losing. same solid teams are winners every year. like the sabres were before they were sold.

i like it. No more ***** Sabres

The sabres were a very good and respected franchise until about 8 yrs ago. They were consistent winners without these endless rebuilding scenarios.

hehe

Oilers and sabres are making the same mistakes. We need to look at the bruins for what works in this league.

true. not even close.and when people compare weights its a ridiculous premise. luce lived near me --saw him all the time.he was about 6'2'' and 178--but you would never mess with him he was like solid steel.-And who was the toughest guy on the sabres 1990s/early 2000s? Skinny Mike peca.

Oh dear lord the 75 Sabres would crush the 2019 sabres.Not even close. Whoever suggested otherwise must be having a laugh/troll. Luce,Ramsay,Korab,Scoenfeld,Gare,Perrault,Martin,hajt,McNabb,Robert,Stanfield... vs Eichel,dahlin,SkinnerRasmus.................and a lot of weak untalented nothing

we need to hit free agency heavily..picking up TOUGH vets who are not necc stars but 2 way players. we could get another wildly talented kid in the draft and still be the same weakling team we are now. If our roster isnt greatly changed(3-4 tough vets in top 3 lines) expect the same mediocrity--even if Dahlin turns into Bobby Orr .

yep it is getting ridiculous with the pegulas.theyve accomplished what it is hard to do. and i guarantee their egos are too big to change anything. they want the the credit if things go well.