PromoTheRobot

Now we just made them mad.

The Dominator makes his feelings known. "Russian national teams, all Russian clubs and all Russian athletes should be excluded from all competitions in NATO and EU countries. I am very sorry for some Russian athletes who condemn Putin's mad criminal and his Russian aggression in Ukraine. However, I now consider it necessary."

All we need to find a goaltender who can maintain a .995 save %.

Was just kidding. I'm sure he'll be back. I wonder if they are making room for a Quinn return.

I have watched every game so far. Sometimes delayed, but I still watch it. I just assumed people on a Sabres fan forum with game day threads are equally invested. Silly me.

I need to see Tuch contribute again. He's in a lull. There are these devices called "smart phones" and pauses in the game called "commercial breaks."

Thanks for playing and enjoy your lovely parting gifts.

Number crunching means nothing. It ignores every influence at the time: injuries, roster, authority. While his coaching "stats" are part of the record, the fact is he wasn't the hired official Sabres head coach at the end of last year. There is only so much you can do as an interim. His tenure started this season. I don't know what else to tell you. He's not getting fired.

Playoffs next year might be too optimistic.

He isn't targeting anyone right now. It's too early for that. We are not repeating the same mistakes Tim Murray made. This year is strictly for player development, here and in Rochester. At least a third, if not half, of the players on the Sabres now won't be here next year. You might see the Sabres take on a veteran contract in a cap dump. What would be the point of making any drastic moves this year? We aren't making the playoffs. If it's for next year, that can wait for the offseason.

@Believer was referring to free agent signings. There is no one waiting for their phone to ring that we want to bring in. Trades are another matter. I could see a cap dump for a vet that can bring some of that to the Sabres. I don't see the Sabres trading legit assets for a player. Not this year.

I asked who is out there right now to bring in. Not surprised you didn't answer.

It's not spin. Granato was THE INTERIM COACH last year. No amount of breath-holding and denial on your part changes that.

The first failed because Tim Murray thought he could take shortcuts. This one just started and I think is going as expected. The good news is our talent pool is deep (though I don't know what happens to our Russian players in light of current events.) Fans are definitely behaving as expected. 😂

Again this is just the second rebuild of the last ten years. And how do you expect a team to get good if you don't rebuild a bad team? In three years.

This is year one of Adams and Granato. Last year was Adams and Krueger, and Krueger got fired midway. Also Granato was the interim coach after taking over. He wasn't named the coach until the end of last year.

1) Who do you suggest we sign right now? I read Sean Avery is making a comeback. 2) What evidence do you have that he isn't? And how does that change things?

I do wonder what happens to our Russian talent pool in light if current events.

Terry is about to come into a windfall after years of red ink.

There was exactly one rebuild attempt before this one. It failed because Tim Murray tried to take some shortcuts through free agency and trades. Botterill's tenure did not include a teardown. He tried to fix things on the fly. So the answer to your question is one rebuild after the Eichel tank and one now.

The EU being cut off from Russian gas exports will cause production in the US to ramp up, including fracking, to make up for it. Environmental concerns are out the window.

And you were expecting what? The playoffs? Calling out a lack of success when a team is rebuilding is the weakest move. Yes. They aren't winning. They explained they weren't going to be winning right away. And yet...

Bad word choice by me. I meant what you said.

The goings on in Ukraine are horrible and entirely pointless. That said, almost overnight, natural gas production has become a national security issue. I wonder if Terry hung on to any of his oil... err, sorry... gas leases?

This is Year One of the Adams/Granato regime. Nothing that happened 10 years prior has anything to do with the current Sabres.