phil_soisson

Vonnegut?

"He lost the room",..."he hasn't lost the room". Going from being blown out by nine goals, to blowing out your opponent, in a span of two days. Sabres fan fickleness on full display; the victims have become the enablers.

Think what you want, but it was a "thing" with Ryan O'Reilly, Jack Eichel, Taylor Hall (whatever you may think of him), probably Linus Ullmark, and probably Sam Reinhart.

"Losing is a disease. Ah! But curable". I'm taking the long view, in that even if they win tonight, it only reinforces the maddening inconsistency, whereas losing; losing big in particular, opens the floodgates of public scorn, ripping the bandaid off of the festering pustule of the Pegula s**t show, precipitating fandom outcries of, "guillotine!, guillotine!". it's in the air.

Listening to Samuelsson, I've always thought his heart is in Philly, to the point that maybe subconsciously, he doesn't really want to be in Buffalo?

I would add JJP.

That ship sailed when he was awarded an NFL franchise.

"putting in defense"? They gave up nine goals.

WGR acting like the sycophants to ownership that they are. I despise dishonest media.

I wish he'd just sell the team.

He's sure not paid like it.

Maybe he can help Cozens pick up his game; they had great chemistry last season.

The futility starts at the top, with ownership; he was meddlesome from the start, bringing in the Ted Blacks and Craig Patricks, and his picks for GM's have been dismal. Now he's awol.

Isn't that what Ryan O'Reilly said?

I could put them away in a box, and just check where they are at from time to time, not actively following them, and if some how they turned into a championship calibre team, I would start following again. I could do this without feeling like I'm just a "fair weather fan" because I feel like I've earned the right; I've put in the time, going back 53 years. I've done that with the Bills.

I love that commercial, especially with the piano rendition of the Beatles' "In My Life".

You say, "Ownership has nothing to do with it. Never has". Then, "KA should feel a lot more heat at some point than Granato". Where exactly is the. "heat" on KA supposed to come from? You've contradicted yourself.

The 1969-70 Buffalo Bisons Hockey Club winning the Calder Cup their last year in existence in the AHL; from GM Fred Hunt, HC Fred Shero, Trainer Frank Christie, Zamboni and skate sharpener, Shorty Lalonde, Trottier, Ouelette, Kassian, Jones, Rivers, Knibbs, Hextall, Ingram, Hamilton, Blackburn, Villemure, et al., with special memories of beat reporters, Charlie Barton, of the Courier, and Dick Johnston, of the BEN, and of course, WGR Voice of the Ice Bisons, Phil Soisson.

You're right, it's not that simple, but Granato's "more compete" schtick was tired last year.

I'm telling you, that Taj Mahal locker room screams "pampered". Could help explain why their home record is atrocious. This is not a workman blue collar team, or organization.

You lost me at "...I want him to be coach". Can you imagine Imlach, Bowman, or Ruff putting up with this crap show? They need an experienced, respected NHL coach to light a fire, who will not tolerate playing soft, and not being ready to play at game time. A competent power play architect, assistant coach would go a long way too.

Could Craig Anderson been that much of a difference in the locker room? I'm having trouble understanding how guys have regressed? I expected a solid D corps this year. Power and Samuelsson have been awful. Cozens isn't the same player; did his girlfriend dump him or something? Thompson was ineffective before his injury. The power play is just unwatchable. I have no confidence in this coaching staff and management, or ownership. Fans are between a rock and hard place; neither the status quo or another tear down/rebuild are acceptable. Hockey hell.

When I first saw the title of the thread, I wasn't wearing my glasses, and thought it read "Any pallbearers here?"

There was one?

A healthy Quinn playing at the same level as last season won't be seen until 2024-25, if ever? You keep hoping.