SHAAAUGHT!!!

After a win in Montreal I can see GMKA and TP increasing the communication to twice daily. Mornings to discuss golf and the Bills, afternoons to talk home remodeling and how there are more comparables between tennis and hockey than soccer and hockey and he has the perfect candidate (aka family member) to be President of Hockey Ops.

How is it 1:30pm the day after the 7th loss in a row, second blown lead going into the third, and Kevin Adams still has a job? It is now crystal clear the lack of accountability starts at the very top.

@$22 and under a ticket that might be the easiest GoFundMe to reach ever 😂

The last thing we need on this team is a bunch of soft losers. If the players have a problem with it they are 100% in control of fixing it by putting in a 60min effort every night. Until then:

GMKA: "I wish you were their agent" Ridiculous. Basically just admitted you struggle negotiating with agents. This is not a man negotiating from a position of confidence or strength. This sucks.

He opened with #2 and smoothly transitioned into #6. Well played GMKA, well played...

You can get 8th row seats in the 100s for less than $23 right now. Prices have been around $25 all day, some 300s seats will get you through the door at $12 a ticket. This is why there is a press conference tomorrow. GMKA has to try to convince people to come to the game.

We don’t need him to score goals; there is plenty of that on the backend. We need someone to play a strong defensive game and clear the front of the net. Ryan Johnson looked decent before getting sent down, hopefully he brings what this team needs (if he plays)

I typically watch the other teams feeds and most have better announcers than the Sabres. Better play-by-play, better analysis in between plays, better tidbits of information. Dunleavy seems like a great guy, but he needs a new job. Ray took so many punches in the head for this team he gets a pass from me. At least he has an excuse...

Words. These are words. More words. Look at me. Why not words? Maybe words are a good idea? Word.

He doesn't necessarily have to get traded in the next couple seasons. Why not weaponize that cap space the way Vegas does? Mule goes out on LTIR after getting his 15-55 games in, allowing the Sabres to make some big moves bringing FAs in a the trade deadline, and then comes back game 1 of the playoffs if needed. Mule has been pretty bad this season before going out, but he's still only 24 and has time to pull it together. I'd rather weaponize that cap space for the playoffs (or making that final push for the playoffs), and wait until he gets some games in and improves his play to increase his value before trying move him.

This seasons is going to be comprised of high highs and low lows. Right now we are in a low low but I feel a high high around the corner. *****, we already have one 3 game win streak this season!

One of Joker, Byram, or Power will not be on this team by the trade deadline (hopefully before). Surprisingly Joker has played his best hockey as a Sabre this season, but he seems like the type of guy that would fit into any system well - as this seems like what he does best. Byram and Power are redundant on this team, but I'd rather have Power at this point as he has way more upside and I think will do well under a couple seasons of Ruff.

Agreed, but most likely GMKA thought he could pull off one more move for a top 6 forward this offseason to add experience and talent. That would have given Ruff more options in the top 9. He couldn't get it done and I think this is why we are hearing rumors of GMKA looking to make a trade right now...

I am too. These guys haven’t played for a coach like Ruff before and Detroit is very beatable. Ruff hates losing 2 in a row and will demand a Win or he’s sitting someone. I expect they come out fast tonight

Bubble team all season but they lock it up in the last week

I think this take is Mostly Wrong

I think Cozens on the wing has to happen. I've been very happy with McLeod and think he is playing well. It's worth throwing him at center on the 2nd line in practice between Cozens and Benson/Quinn to see if there is any chemistry. On a separate note, is it me or does Tuch look tentative/nervous on the ice this season? He's chipping in, but he's not playing like the dominate power forward I expected him to be in Ruff's system. I don't know if I'd say he looks bad, but he hasn't looked great IMO.

Yes? 😁

Offering a positive contrarian view on why this move is ok: 1) we have two NHL caliber starting goalies on the roster 2) if one goes down the other picks up the slack - both have shown in previous seasons they can handle a heavy workload with a crap team in front of them 3) Both goalies are better than Reimer 4) Reimer level replacements can be found on the waiver wire as needed, or worst case Ontario for a 5-7th round pick 5) pic of me not getting too worked up about the 0-2 start

I saw him in Syracuse last time he came through. Not a huge fan of the genre, but somid show and solid band. New album is really good too, but man I wish they had a more creative bass player.

I’m not as worried about the forwards being overrated. Maybe they are on this board, but I think league-wide they are ranked appropriately. Most commentators have us on the cusps of playoffs (slightly in or slightly out). My main concern is injuries. I’m not sure this team could overcome another long-term injury to Tage, Tuch, or Quinn (or peterka bu5”t he hasn’t had the injury history the other had). This is why I wish we had signed another top 6 forward…

I went to that Chats show too. I didn't realize they already had such a decent following in North America.

I don't know. When the Sabres were known as the "the hardest working team in hockey" it wasn't a ruse, it was a culture created by the coach and FO. I think holding each other accountable for on-ice performance is also a part of culture. It's definitely a characteristic that has been missing from this team for several years.

Rivet and Peters spent a lot of time talking about a Flames-Sabres trade a couple months ago that would send Kadri and Weeger to Buffalo and Krebs, Power, and another piece to Calgary. A trade like this makes a lot of sense (vs a trade for Kadri only) as Weeger is exactly the type of defensemen the Sabres need in the line-up, he's signed to an 8 year $6.25AAV deal, and he wants to play in Buffalo. Weegar is Rivet's cousin so I take Rivets statement about wanting to play in Buffalo at face value. Kadri is an overpay but also would do great in a 3rd line vet role that can move around the lineup as needed.