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The casual fan is off doing other things. They'll chime in on how the Sabres suck but then they're off to other topics.
We are all here, all posting. Even if we don't watch the games, we show up here on a routine basis whether to try and spread optimism or to let loose our irritation of the performance of this team.
It's dark right now, real dark. It's hard. At some point it will get better... but JFC don't we all wish it was right now.
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On 1/9/2024 at 7:50 AM, #freejame said:
Wasn’t there a poster who used this as their photo for a while?
If I were taking a wild guess I would have pegged that photo for d4rksabre.
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4 hours ago, #freejame said:
If the old guard doesn’t like it, they probably shouldn’t have created the system. It wasn’t 12 year olds spending thousands of dollars and hours to get a chance at a scholarship. I just read an article in the athletic interviewing top NCAA football recruits and almost to a t everyone one of them said they had no idea of their NIL arrangements but guess who did most of their legwork? Their parents or the agents their parents hired.
No doubt. There are plenty of people to point at in these situations. You have no shortage of near professional or slightly less successful professional players who cannot let the sport go and try and build some kind of "development" program based on their name. Parents flock to them because they all believe their child will be the one and then be set for life. They all play politics and shift alliances in a heartbeat and the people running the organizations encourage it. Even those with rules to help prevent it still allow their rules to be broken, constantly.
I'm about done with youth sports (thankfully). I have a 16 y/o daughter who plays volleyball and we've managed to stay out of MOST of the politics but they permeate even into the school level where parents are complete ----wads and then influence their children to be even worse. No one says anything because they don't want to be blackballed... of course my daughter has spoken up on a few occasions which I fully supported after making sure we spoke about what the possible outcomes of her taking a stand could be. She'll likely not play HS volleyball next year because of it and she's okay with that. She hooked up with a lower level club team that emphasizes the right values and she's loving it.
My son went through the whole process for hockey and baseball.. it was awful and he lost his love for both sports at one point. He now plays club level baseball in college and he loves it.
It's amazing what we do to our children.
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14 hours ago, thewookie1 said:
Very unusual to say the least.
There is some video somewhere of Cutter saying he grew up a Penguins fan so he wouldn't like playing for the Flyers. Ridiculous if you ask me. I think we're beginning to see the next generation of athlete coming through the system and I'm thinking the old guard fans are not going to like it very much.
I get concerned that the "amateur" level free agency craze has taken hold. Hockey is a bit insulated but these college players with the transfer portal and the NIL shenanigans will have an impact on attitudes toward being thankful to be drafted to "highest bidder wins". Sure there are agreements in place but I suspect we'll see players advocating heavily for more control over where they play.
We've basically built a youth sports system that caters to these athletes. Sure it's been around awhile, but it's getting worse and so I think the impacts will continue to grow.
Anyway.. glad it as not a Sabres problem.
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1 minute ago, inkman said:
LEGEND.
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11 hours ago, PASabreFan said:
I'm about to dismiss MSG Plus. I don't get to see many games live, and you can't record games or watch them on replay right after the game. Among other problems with the service that are well documented. 30ish bucks a month is nice but the old saying is apt.
Fubo apparently is going to run me 70ish bucks a month after a 14 day trial. Also apparently there is a recording option.
It's Fubo or illegal streams I think.
There's a lot said about Fubo.. all accurate. In the end, the only services, cable, satellite, or streaming that have MSG are all going to be about $90. Fubo does not have TNT as pointed out.
3 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:Msg on fubo is more 720p instead of 1080 but that's more on MSG I believe. I Switched to fubo Last month and I've enjoyed it. Tons of dvr, can use on 10 devices. When driving to work in Potsdam the other night, I was streaming the Bama/Michigan game on my phone on the dash using fubo 😂
No TNT games is the major downfall.
Also be warned of the 10$ a month local carrier fee for sports that they squeeze in.
All broadcast TV is either 720p or 1080i. It doesn't matter if its streaming or cable or satellite. They may upscale it before it gets to your device, but the broadcast is in 720p or 1080i.
I do have Fubo.. they have cracked down on password sharing. I have unlimited screens but if my son is at college and attempts to watch while I am watching at home we get messages kicking us off saying we are in too many places. Unlimited screens applies to streams to the same home IP. You can get "around" this by using a phone or tablet. It used to allow a PC as well but they've cracked down on that. Technically it's not the streaming services as much as it is their carriage agreement for the underlying networks.
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15 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:
From what I’ve read, he’s a hyper competitive as.shole much like Drury was. And he can be similarly brutal on teammates. It appears to work for him.
Ahh got it. I hadn't read anything about how he interacts in that regard. I have no doubt how competitive he is.. he's a monster player. I'd take him in a heartbeat, potentially over a few other big names. I am a huge fan of how he plays the game.
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5 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:
Bro.
Soooo I am guessing you are assuming I know something about Nate MacKinnon? I don't. Did he do something like this that I am unaware of?
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Just now, #freejame said:
I went into the army after high school, so by the time I was playing hockey in college I was at least five years older than most the guys, if not more. The difference in age was 100% completely inconsequential. As was the fact that I came from a significantly different background than the rest of the team. But I wore a letter and when I had something to say people listened, whether I yelled it or not.
Some people command a room and demand respect and others don’t. I think our issue has been we don’t have anyone who has those things. You’re telling me if McDavid blows up on a 1-3 year player they won’t listen to him? I will agree that there’s a difference now between respect given and respect earned, but this isn’t the Eichel team anymore.
I'm not talking so much about age differential as I am era differential.
I get your point, but my question is.. "Does McDavid blow up on a 1-3 year player?" We have no evidence of that happening or him even being that kind of player. I'd like to agree with you, but... youth is different these days.
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3 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:
The regulars here are like old drinking buddies (or whatever) in that we tell the same stories, reference the same facts/factoids.
The one that comes to mind here is the story about how Drury took a virtual baseball bat to Brian Campbell's boom box. Turned the thing off and told him to keep it off. Then, looking around the locker room, told Campbell to get his ass into the weight room. If memory serves, this was after a game (or possibly a practice). Even at the time in hearing this, I remember reacting like "yowza - what a d1ck."
Nate MacKinnon, anyone?
I just want to hear about this happening on some NHL locker room today. As much as it may pain some of us to say it, today's youth responds differently and I'm never certain if something like this would tune them in or out. We can all say too bad, but we don't control the youth of today.
Now, if we are seeing this kind of success in other locker rooms I think there is evidence that perhaps the approach could work.
I know the arguments my son and I get into about this team often get to the point of a debate in this area. He often sides with the feel good and I'm more along the lines of how I would be smacking the ever loving crap out of some of the people on this team if I were in that locker room.
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22 hours ago, bob_sauve28 said:
Youngest team in the league won't be winning all the time. Granato and Adams should be allowed A LOT of leeway to try and figure this thing out. Losing sucks, but overreacting and firing everyone, trading away great young players and taking on some expensive vets is not the answer, IMO, Just sit back, say, "It is what it is" and get use to more losing for the time being and let this cake bake.
I think you are on a good track here. Each fan will have their own expectations of what the team should do and what it should accomplish. That is a level of subjectivity that I would not necessarily want to wade to deep into. As we see on here day in and day out, the expectations of the individual fans often lead to very real angst, irritation, and battles between posters.
However, the team itself sets expectations each year. The amount of leeway I would provide them is based very much on the expectations they set each season. This year, they expected playoffs. It does not matter what I or anyone else on here thought of the team, the people who run the organization and the players themselves all said it. They set the expectations and since they are the ones who have to achieve, there's no level of subjectivity.
By all accounts, each and every person in the Sabres organization who has control over the product on the ice has failed to deliver on their expectation. I have no patience for that.
As for the organization overall? I have all the patience in the world. If they don't win it's not going to impact me negatively, I will find other things to do. I want them to win, but I'm not attaching my happiness to them. It's not worth the stress.
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15 hours ago, Taro T said:
US didn't start their #1 either.
Pretty sure Slovakia wouldn't have seen as many chances either if the kid from Michigan State were between the pipes.
Wonder if both coaches agreed ahead of time to roll with the backups in that preliminary round matchup knowing that they both would likely be 1 and 2 coming out of the bracket?
And agree that Savoie is a very possible trade piece when real trades actually start happening.
Augustine was in net when I woke up and turned the game on.. isn't he the #1? He wasn't playing earlier in the tournament because of illness.
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Well.. this game sucked. And while I wanted to drink I ended up with some level of sinus headache that ruined my night even more.
This team has no pride, they are defeated when they step on the ice. How do you let meathead Tkachuk pull a Paul Bunyan on Girgensons and not go after him?
If I were inclined I'd go back and pull one perfect example from the game... I want to say it was Tuch who had a chance to hit someone in the offensive zone but decided not to. Then came back and figure he should hit a Senator in the defensive zone.. he had him lined up, then stopped, then hit him. I was all sorts of confused.
Meh.. earlier threads asked if this team cares about winning and I said yes. I think the answer is still yes.. but they don't care enough.
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16 hours ago, Demoted said:
You should have watched the game he looked good.
I did. I'll look for all those explanations of how good he was in the missed throws... or his fumbles.. or.. it's not worth arguing over frankly. Josh Allen can run.. he can't throw the ball for a damn right now. The problem is a QB needs to do both..
17 hours ago, CTJoe said:Cuz they win next week and get the 2 seed. McDermott also has a weird-type success against Jackson. Look around the league, a lot of "amusing" things going on to good teams. PHI just lost to ARI at home.
F*ck - I'd hate to read your posts after a loss. Ugly win but a WIN
Yeah.. they get the 2 seed.. so what. Success if winning a SB or even getting there for this team. No chance in hell they do it. PHI has lost a few games in a row because their defense or lack thereof has been exposed.
A win is a win.. but I wouldn't look at today's game and bet on the game next week. The team is not good. You say it yourself, it's ugly. Why insist I put lipstick on the pig? It was an ugly win that does not inspire confidence against better opponents who can execute. I don't need to post after a loss.. what's the point? There are a lot of fans who seem insistent that this team is better than they play.. not sure how that works... but like I said after last years season when everyone was so high on this team... "You ain't won $!@#, until you in !@#$."
I'd figure every Buffalo fan would know that by now.
13 hours ago, Taro T said:Absolutely.
Just take care of business and they're the 2 seed and nothing else matters. Was merely pointing out that should they screw the pooch, there are actually 3 other games that matter, not just 2 like multiple sites were claiming.
Sure.. the 2 seed.. as I said above. They then do what? The Bills should have had 21 points in the first few minutes of the game. They are inept and a GOOD team will beat them.
54 minutes ago, Quint said:I don't know why the Bills are the only team in the NFL that cannot successfully run a screen pass. It's so basic.
It is. They advertise the play and still can't set up the proper blocking.
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2 minutes ago, Night Train said:
Jekyll or Hyde ? Is their a full moon ? I see hair growing on my forehead.
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Just now, Taro T said:
Apparently he's OK.
Define OK? He looked like crap before the apparent injury.
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The fact that people still have hope for this team is amusing. They win with the lowest probability events happening and fail on the high probability.
I don't know how you look at that team today and have any level of confidence they can be successful.
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Meh.. like it matters. This team has lost with every player anyone has campaigned to be either in or out of the lineup.
Just watch Tkachuk do stupid things and Stutzle dive.
In fact, I'll drink one less drink for every dive Stutzle performs.. I should be stone cold sober tonight.
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21 hours ago, PASabreFan said:
I don't want the job. It's basically scrawling stuff in a bathroom stall.
What I really want to be is poet laureate of the Buffalo Sabres.
I think you'd qualify... but would you toe the line and refrain from criticism or would you seek to obfuscate your critique within your wonderfully flowery language?
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21 hours ago, Sabres Fan in NS said:
FYI ...
For those that cared or even noticed, I have not been logged in for over a 24 hour marathon .. my internet went down yesterday afternoon at around 2 PM and I was not able to log off.
If I pull an all-nighter it would not be with you yuks ... 😎
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I didn't watch the Cowboys game... but doesn't the referee announce who reported as eligible? Shouldn't the Lions have listened for who they reported as eligible and corrected the official?
But.. Bills game today.. gotta win.. I can only imagine the drunkfest this game will be.. only thing that could make this worse would be an 8pm game... best wishes to those trying to stay safe today...
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3 hours ago, tom webster said:
As was the Islander’s owner before him. Pat’s behavior was erratic, mood swings legendary. He’s just not cut out for the job.
No matter who the boss is, how hands on they want to be, you have to at least pretend to listen and respect their opinions.
Marv Levy once said the greatest advice he ever got was when Mary Wilson told him to just “talk to Ralph.” Once you earn their trust, you learn how much latitude you have.
And one wonders if his concussion history played a significant part in those mood swings. Another athlete whose career was seriously impacted by head injuries.
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Not too long to wait after the Bills game, which hopefully goes real well.
And it's right at the start of some solid NYE celebration.. (well, I might start much earlier).
Either way.. tomorrow it's a new year. 😏
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Am I Starting to Lose Interest in the NHL?
in The Aud Club
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This is what my son and I had an animated discussion over prior to the Bills/Miami game. I was his age when 4 straight SuperBowls led to an incredible disappointment. That changed me. I do care how the team does.. but I just laughed while they were futile and I simply smiled when they fail to make it back to the SuperBowl now. I just don't care enough.. I've experienced the biggest game loss and now after that much time has passed i am positive I just have a very different priority on it. Back then I thought it was incredibly important and now, it's just a cool thing if they win a championship. Of course, I say this having not experienced what winning a championship feels like so I reserve my right to change my mind once its happened. 🙂