freester

Blaming the tank is absurd. Botteril arrived here long after the tank ended and proceeded to make a series of disastrous moves that set the franchise back five years. Had he been an experienced astute GM we would have been in the playoffs by now.

Our only hope is to win the lottery and get a superstar in the draft. We also have to pray that Cozens can become an impact player and not another Mittlestadt. If those things don’t happen we will continue to be a bottom 5 team.

The worst part is that Botteril will not be fired for a long time despite his incompetence. The owners are tired of firing people and will keep him till his contract expires.

Unfortunately I’m afraid you are correct.

It’s about time the Botteril apologists saw the light. Welcome to reality. Unfortunately it’s not pretty. Mitts is a disaster and may never be an NHL player. Who would be the best experienced GM to hire now if we could fire Botteril?

So who takes VOs spot on the line with Jack? Erod? If Jack can continue to score with Okposo and Erod he deseves the Hart trophy

"Fire Botteril Now". I'm begging the fans that attend the games to start chanting this loudly. Its our only hope. This year we are in the lottery again and if Botteril is back we will be in the lottery again.

Tim Murray was a genius compared to Botteril the buffoon.

Please fire Botteril now before Eichel asks for a trade.

Maybe if we’re lucky we could get Evander Kane

The rhetoric I’m hearing on Cozens sounds very similar to the Mittlestadt propaganda that came out after he was drafted. Let’s give Cozens time to develop in Rochester and not count on him to be a 2 C next year. Mitts may never be an NHL player.

Unfortunately there is no plan to obtain one. Trading a first round pick for Montour appears even more foolish as well. We could have used that first with other pieces to possibly trade for a number 2 C

If he’s saving up cap space to sign UFA next year, he’s a bigger idiot than I even thought possible. Free agency is fool’s gold there are few Tavares but many Leinos and why would any quality UFA want to come to a team with an utterly incompetent GM?

Dahlin will be great. Patience is required. Defensemen take much longer to develop. By the time he is 24 he will be a Norris nominee

Who said I was blaming Botterils incompetence on one overpaid contract? It’s a series of poor moves that set the franchise back years. Skinners stats last year were inflated by playing with Jack much like Okposos were inflated by playing with Tavares. Skinners a better player but he’s a defensive liability and that contract will look just as bad as Okposos in a few years

Its Botterils fault plain and simple. The Sabres will continue to suck until he is replaced by an astute GM.

Overpaid and too long a term with a significant concussion history Botteril should be fired for this contract alone. We’ll be lucky if Skinner gets 20 goals this year

Time for a Skinner explosion

Probably a prospect like Borgen and a 2nd round pick

If we lose 12-0 does Botteril get fired? Sign me up for that

Soft goal by Hutton. He’s not good enough for AHL. Maybe we can send him to Lethbridge and bring Cousins up.

Without Jack power play is horrible

It’s 2 years too late

He’s not being resigned so I’m sure he will get moved before the deadline