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He had the same win percentage as Softie Phil, with half the talent. So, there's that.

I don't not expect jabs....... but it seems as though you guys are pretty ultra-sensitive when it comes to criticizing the Sabres. Not sure of your age, but when I was in my 20's, I was tolerant of crappy teams. Now that I'm in my 40's and seen where all the Buffalo teams have gone....... you really can't hold it against me when I decide to support another team. Even though I have plead my allegiance to the Sabres and only going to support Sunrise and/or Raleigh for the playoff run because they were/are my home teams. I'm sorry if that offends you. When I go to watch a movie, I don't watch one that has numerous negative reviews. I watch a movie that entertains me. Sports is no different. The Sabres are a laughing stock, and have been for many years. Why should I waste my time watching garbage?

He's right, you know.

Thank God the Canes play tomorrow night.

Did I mention Schneider is 6-24-3 in his last 35 games?

Housley should be taking the Spuddy Gallant taxi cab tonight. This is pathetic.

Call me whatever you want. I watch sports to be entertained. It hasn't come from Buffalo for several years.

Schneider is 6-24-5 in his last 35 games. The Devils are a bottom 5 team. And the only goal BFLO can score is a chip in from mid-ice when Schneider wasn't paying attention. Housley and Botterill still have jobs because...............

I have always been a Sabres fan. I am also a hockey fan. I've lived in three locations in my lifetime. When my home team becomes the laughing stock of the league, I turn somewhere where I can be entertained. At my age, watching pathetic post-season outcomes from the Sabres and Bills since the mid 90's gets really old after a while. Good for you being a die-hard. I'm one as well. But at some point I don't want to waste my nights watching crap. If I can't see something that entertains me, I'd rather be out trying to get laid....... not watching this garbage.

I watched the tank teams, they were fun because they had zero talent but lots of heart. It pains me to watch the current Sabres, knowing they have tons more talent and still can't win on a higher level than the tank teams. The "bang for the buck" factor. They sucked then and they suck now. Only difference is they sucked back then because they really did suck. This team as they sit is borderline playoff bound. Yet, they aren't.

I said it before, and I'll say it again. Back in the 90's when a coach had two assistants, the head coach needed to be a teacher. Now, teams have 78 assistants and they take care of the game plan. Now, the head coach needs to be a cheerleader and not a teacher. People on this forum thought I was nuts when I said the Sabres needed to hire Spuddy Gallant. Look what he's done. He doesn't have a strategy or a style of play. He takes the guys he has on the roster and plans around their strengths. Instead of forcing a system like Housley is doing and what Rolston and Goober Bylsma did in the past. Dump Phil, and hire an experienced veteran coach. STOP TRYING TO MAKE ROOKIES WORK!

Because they played like they actually gave a damn. It's painful to watch a team twice as talented as the tank teams with a win percentage almost equal to the teams that were built to fail.

He needs to be focusing his attention on finding a job.

I had more fun watching his tank teams than this pile of garbage.

Because Buffalo.

Thurman Thomas as next head coach! Jim Kelly and Daren Puppa as assistants.

I don't see how it's out of line. But, you have your opinion.

And not only are they going to miss the playoffs, they're going to miss the playoffs by A LOT! It would be one thing to miss the playoffs in the last week after leading the league, but to be realistically knocked out of the playoffs with two months to go is unacceptable. This entire coaching staff should be unemployed within the next couple of weeks. Alas, it will not happen and we'll go through this same tire fire next year.

If anybody is interested in getting playoff tickets to a "rebuilding" team and maybe an AirBNB, let me know. Or you could stop by and watch the Sabres play golf.

To be dead last in the league in win percentage since the win streak........... that's embarrassing. It's one thing if you suck, it's another if you are predicted to make the playoffs at 94% and to miss the playoffs by a margin never seen in NHL history.

Honest question.....Are you paid for by the Housley Foundation? You have been praising him for months with nothing to back it up. He is weak and doesn't stand up for his players.

That is unfair. A fair weather fan jumps on the bandwagon of the hot team for that month. I have been a Sabres fan since the day my dad took me to see Gilbert's 500th goal and it was a diehard fanhood ever since. I don't think it's fair to call me a fair weather fan when I spent 20+ years in Panther land and now I am in Hurricane land. I've already said, the Sabres will always be my team, but I need to find some entertainment. It's not going to come from the Sabres camp. The Canes are kicking ass with a roster nobody thought would go this far this early...... (Botterill, take note) They have heart and they want to win. The Sabres don't give a *****. Sorry if I offend you by going to a different team. I'm not officially going to a new team, I'm just switching my focus to a team that might give me entertainment to finish off the year because the Sabres sure as helll ain't going to do it.

I don't think you know what a fair weather fan is. Thanks for the support. You're as welcoming as the person who runs this board.

Me neither. I've grown up knowing the Sabres, I know the system, I know all the players coming up and their history....... But, at the same time, if you're a transplant, you have to show some interest in the home town team when the Sabres continue to blow. I felt guilty at first following the Panthers and now the Hurricanes. I'll still follow the Sabres with a passion. But in the meantime I have lived in 3 locations in my 40+ years of life. At some point I have to root for the home team. But, if it comes down to the Hurricanes, Panthers and Sabres on a single night..... you bet your ass I'll be watching the Sabres game. I don't want to be labeled as a deserter........ I just want to see some competitive performances from up and coming teams...... teams that seem to improve in half the time the Sabres seem to.

That's a great alternative. I spent 22 years in Florida. I think the last two years the Panthers have been great. Last year they had the 2nd best record after the all-star game and became the team with the most points ever to miss the playoffs. This year they went on a hot streak after Lou and Trochek came back. Barkov, Hoobie and Daddy are gelling like crazy. If they can slightly improve their D next year and find a way to dump Reimer, they could be a contender. I don't want to blow off the Sabres. They will always be my team. But I have two other teams to root for, I think it's important to root for the home team (even though I am equidistant to Nashville). Sabres fans might hate me for rooting for Raleigh, but they might be playoff bound............... the Panthers and Sabres aren't.