PromoTheRobot

Sell the team.

I don't know what to do with myself till Thursday.

I think there are still a lot of casual or barely connected "fans" (and I use the term loosely) that still think the team sucks because a) they don't actually watch games. They look at the standings. And b) the media narrative, outside of Harrington and Hamilton, is still somewhat negative. As I said before about Josh Allen, narratives die hard. Once established, it's really hard to get people to change how they think about something.

The suggestion here is players are looking to shift blame by looking at the iPads. But if Lindy is blaming players for something without checking to see if he's right then maybe the players have a point?

No more composite sticks. Back to wood!

Now. But for how long did people discount his abilities because they were so invested in his draft narrative?

Certain people are going to have a hard time letting go of the "Sabres Suck" narrative. Same kind of people ragging on Josh Allen even while he's tearing up the NFL.

Sure. But what matters is where things are heading. The Bills playoff drought felt like it would never end. Now look at them. Do you hear anyone taking about it anymore?

My sarcasm detector is working perfectly.

Stick a fork in them.

Can you tell the difference between a team that's uninspired and a team being stuffed in their own end?

Still many seats left for Fan Appreciation night vs Chicago. It would be nice to get one more full house. I plan to be there.

Sabres have climbed to 23rd place (10th pick) one point from 22nd.

Yes. Fort Erie resident.

***** ESPN is stuck again.

Tokarski grew tree roots. No lateral movement.

Did the ESPN+ feed die?

The Sabres have become a dangerous team.

Slow to respond. Thought he got bumped but replay doesn't show that.

If you sell the team you run the risk of the team leaving.

#FishStickManVsSlug

I actually doubt the Sabres will ever get back to full capacity on a regular basis. And it has less to do with the last ten years. I think the market, in general, doesn't want to spend money on sports anymore. Tickets are expensive. Concessions are expensive. And people here have stopped caring enough to empty their wallets. Even for the Bills. We are the best team in the NFL and we didn't sell out every game. This idea will go over like a lead balloon. But if I owned the Sabres, instead of pouring money into KBC, I would consider building a brand new arena in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Closer to fans that value hockey more, but close enough for Buffalo area fans to get to games. Any evidence of that other than a tweet?

I'm shocked we weren't last.

I became a fan of the old AHL "Pepsi cap" Bisons in 1968. Got to go to a few games in 1969, their final year when they went out as Calder Cup champs. Guy Trottier set the AHL goal scoring record with 55. Giles Villemure was the goalie with 8 shutouts. Terry Crisp, who is now a Preds color analyst, was on that team. Fred Shero was the coach. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0002311970.html