In The Buff

Rob Ray: "best way to get back at the Devils is to make them pay on this power play" So far we seem to be the only ones paying for it. 1 more goal given up, another player injured. Good times

Great response by the Sabres after a cheap shot on their best player... oh wait, this is the Sabres

Whenever you're paying for a player to score goals against you, something went wrong somewhere

If what we value out of our defensemen is their offensive potential, then lets just stop messing around & lets make our Dmen forwards. We lack forwards right? Move Dahlin to Center & make Power his wingman. Then when teams play us, they'll have no idea what we're doing out there. We probably wont either, but we dont now. At least we wont be complaining anymore about how they cant play D. Lets not even try! We need more offense out of our D, 5 forwards on the ice at all times lets go! Sorry i couldnt resist. I'd keep Byram over Power & thats a big turnaround for me from how i used to feel. Byram has seemed to gel more with his role. Is more of an impact player than Power is at this point. And Power can bring more back in a trade. Especially if some Canadian team wants to bring him back home. All of this talk means nothing without a plan though. Doesnt help us at all if we move these guys for draft picks. In the end there's pros & cons for both so in truth i'd move whoever has the most trade value. But i would've already added a veteran Dman a year or 3 ago if i were GM to help aid in their development. I cant see us bringing in one now, while also resigning Byram to a longer term deal. Seems now its one or the other.

all of us fans have numerous stories from our childhoods, that connect us to & are responsible for our love of the Sabres. What kills me, and what should kill Terry Pegula or anyone who claims to love this team is that: Since Terry has been owner, whole generations of people havent had any similar experiences. For their entire lives, the Sabres have been the dumpster fire of the NHL. Looking at the big picture, demographically speaking, if this team cant turn it around soon, and with all of us older fans eventually going out to pasture, there wont be as many diehard Sabres fans around to support this team. Not to mention the fans who have just said enough. This area is one of the best hockey areas around. With a passionate & loyal fanbase. But we're talking almost 2 decades now since we've been any good. Its so extraordinary one cant really fathom that number & all it represents. Its like with money & billions & trillions, we really cant grasp how much that really is. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. It simply cant go on like this. Even for Terry as isolated as he may be, it has to all be coming to a head you'd think. If we cant right this ship soon, selling the team & rebranding might be the most logical next step. Because how much longer can this continue?

a couple veterans would help in moments like that. They'd help settle the kids. Its not brain science but yet we treat it like it is

Sorta looks like Elon Musk, as the Dark Sadboi Mime. If a tree fell on him, they'd be going cha-ching 😂 Regarding the game tonight: does anyone actually think we're gonna win this one? I just hope it doesnt get too ugly, but maybe thats whats needed

sounds like our next Sabre

When this team is mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, then we'll go on a 8 game winning streak. These guys are so weak, having no chance for the playoffs will allow them to play more free & less in their heads... even if theres nothing to play for. There are issues with roster construction no doubt. But too many players just arent playing good. Making mistakes they even just went over in the practices before. If they havent hit rock bottom yet, its playoff elimination day where we can maybe turn the corner. Thats my 2 cents

I'm guessing Ruff likely doesnt leave for a few years. 1st Adams has to be let go & then Lindy takes over as GM. Then Appert has to be named HC. Then we have another 2 years of basement dwelling before both Ruff & Appert are fired & an experienced front office is finally hired to replace them. Terry needs to go thru all this 1st before he changes course, as the previous 14 years havent taught him anything. The BILLS were about building a competitive team, built on solid financial ground & for sustained success. Very likely we lucked into Beane/McDermott/Allen but i'll take it. The Sabres were about living some childhood fantasy where he gets to be Mr Hockey. With not much thats stable with the franchise, other than Terrys always there. Until Terry has killed his own love for the team & that childhood fantasy has reached its end, i dont see much of anything changing. After 14 years of this shiteshow, where's the change gonna come from? Its all on Terry. Get the eff out of the way, hire someone who knows what theyre doing & enjoy the ride.

They're a desperate team, that played with no desperation. They got their arses kicked, by one of the worst teams in the league. Tonight they played like that team nobody knows the name of, that plays vs the Harlem Globetrotters when they come to town. They just exist to get smoked by the home team & give everyone an entertaining night out. Thats what it had to feel like in Montreal tonight. Like we're a bunch of clowns. Well Terry, i hope you enjoyed the show. Its all thanks to you!

Female broadcaster on TSN, laughing out loud at how the Canadiens can't play Buffalo every night. I'm sure Montreal's players & fans wish they could. We're that bad, we make Montreal look like a top team

he seemed just as surprised as everyone else is

will tonight be Fan Preservation Night where the team hands out brown paper bags at the gate for the fans to put over their heads? Seems appropriate for the occaision

would an alternate gif provider work? Like tenor or any of the others out there? If one cant link to an outside gif database, perhaps we can just upload them instead? I wouldn't pay for the 9k either, but in 2024 i'd think we'd still be able to use gifs somehow. At any rate, its not the biggest deal. We come here for the Sabres talk over anything else

its too bad we traded Mitts. And ive heard rumors about trading Cozens for help on D. I cant imagine how weak we'd look if that happened. But If Thompson is out for awhile i'd assume Kulich comes back but who knows.

the defense has been atrocious this year but personally he seemed too deep towards the net to block any passing lane on that pass... and he didnt block the pass either, effectively doing nothing on the play. As an aside, i cant count how many goals against this year ive seen where our defenders back is towards the goal scorer. Maybe its just common place but for us it seems like its the norm. I'm glad we have defensemen who can score a goal once every few games, but i think it'd be more beneficial to the team if one of them could actually play good defense. Tie up shooters sticks, get in passing lanes, clear the net etc. We just dont do the basic things well enough & after 13 years of missing the playoffs, this is where i would focus on if i were Ruff, simple fundamentals. You gotta learn how to crawl before you can walk

Dahlin as well not doing much of anything on the play either

addition by subtraction.. or something like that... Add it all up & you get Hockey Heaven 😇

entertaining game but frustrating at the same time. Whenever this team faces any adversity, its like they crumble from within. Suppose thats a sign of a young team. Peterka was flying around tonight. Power remains an enigma to me. I've always heard all the praise for his game but i've just yet to really see it in person. Seems he's always unable to clear out the crease, or if there's a goal scored, you can bet his back is turned to the action. Just seems like he's a passenger & not a driver..

Jordan has been a bright spot for sure. But I'd slow the roll on any extension, at least for now. Jordan's not doing anything special, other than his job. He's simply playing how EVERYONE should be playing. Giving forth effort, getting to the front of the net & competing out there. I think he stands out currently because its that type of play that we've been sorely lacking for a long time. Just simple hard work & effort. To me its more of an indictment on the woes of this team & its makeup, for many to look at Jordan Greenway & start talking about extensions lol. He played a few games where he skated hard & went to the net. We dont ask for much do we? (We really dont). But if he keeps it up sure, extend him. In the more short term: hopefully his play inspires others to work hard & go to the net as well. Its been obvious for years that its what we need to do to be tougher to play against. And now finally we have someone who has done it for a few games! Keep it up!

i dont disagree with your general sentiment, but whenever Cramer says buy buy buy, i'm selling 🤣

Before the season started, we all wondered where the scoring would come from this year. 3 games in & we're still wondering.

forgive me if this is a stupid question but what does this mean for our goalie situation? Does this cement Levi as the #2? I had hoped Levi would be getting the lions share of work in Rochester, just to get more reps. Idk if its ideal for his development to ride the pine, nor for UPL to see the heir apparent waiting to take your place. Competition can be good, so hopefully they'll push each other & become better versions of themselves. Lord knows we'll need them to

i'm watching it on one of my free hockey websites. If anyone needs a link to the action, send me a DM