Andrew Amerk

Yeah, it doesn’t sound like Bogo will be reporting to Amerks right away.

Culture IS a thing, IMO. I was an integral part of a company for almost a decade. When I came onboard, we were killing sales. We were constantly being given rewards - bonuses, team lunch parties, concert tickets, tablets, gift cards, etc. Everyone I worked with was generally happy to be there. Over time, management changes occurred. Those rewards went away, even despite our team still being successful. After a few years, almost everyone I worked with hated being there. Constant negativity. No changes in sight. Eventually, everyone slowly left jobs they used to love and had been at for a long time. So yes, culture is a thing. Even in sports, you can pick out teams that are loaded with talent and just don’t perform. My opinion is that for two years in a row, the Sabres performed better than expected based on the talent, and once they hit those rough patches, JBott sat on his hands. The team needed help both last year and this year to turn that corner, and got nothing. What message does that send to the players? We could have had a chance at playoffs both last season and this one with a few moves, but none were made. Fans saw this. You can’t think the players didn’t. Why should the players care, if upper management doesn’t?

Yeah, but we would need a player on our roster brave enough to eat a cheeseburger thrown onto the ice. ?

The speculation over such a random, meaningless tweet, about an event that occurred almost 6 years ago, is evidence of how badly our season is going.

Skinner is most likely “mailing it in” at this point. The guy spent all year last season stapled to Eichels hip and bagged 40 goals. Signs a very long contract, most likely under the assumption he will be skating with Eichel for years. This season comes, and he’s banned from being with Eichel. He’s asked to score 30-40 goals with no real center, and no productive other winger, and when he doesn’t provide the stats, he’s demoted to a 4th line with AHL caliber players. How is he supposed to feel at this point? And people wonder why a lot of other players couldn’t wait to GFTO of Buffalo

I don’t think he was able to count the number of circles. Too busy looking at analytics.

I have the game on for background noise, but haven’t been watching. Sounds like we are winning. Will they collapse in the 3rd? And how many times will they show that Ray and Domi piece? They really couldn’t make anything else for the 50th? Pieces about French Connection, Hasek, LaFontaine, Mogilny, No Goal, 2006 Playoffs, Black Sunday? Lorentz and the bat? RJ? Malarchuk jugular? Rigas bankruptcy?

I was at this game. Went with my gf at the time for her bday, and she made us leave with about 5 minutes left because she wanted to hit up Chippewa.

No, I wasn’t referring to that. I looked up Carter Hart First NHL Game and realized it wasn’t quite fair, because he came up from a team already rocking the Flyers colors. I was referring to your assumption that I read every single thread, and every single comment on it, to automatically know whatever your stance is on the misspelled names and fake jerseys.

Your response is lazier than Samson on that goal tonight.

It’s not like anyone on here would’ve given him brownie points for trying harder when Larkin would’ve still scored. The people above him don’t care so why should he?

You mean like how the team was able to find Andreychuck, Robitalle, and not even remotely close goathead jerseys in an instant - for events that were planned ahead of time? ?‍♂️

Hockey Heaven, right?

Can anyone provide recent images of other AHL call ups and what their masks looked like?

I’m an RK fan. I know he’s trying to turn a pile of dung into a birthday cake. Yet so many of the decisions are becoming increasingly puzzling.

I’m trying Tondas. I’ve only missed I think 4 games since 1998. Im at my breaking point. I spend money on tickets, parking, food, jerseys, TV, and trying to raise my kid to love them, but I really feel like the people in charge really don’t care at all. I feel like the Sabres are now the winter car getting neglected and rusty with no oil changes, while the Bills are the shiny Rolls Royce. If the people in charge don’t care about the people supporting the team, then maybe I shouldn’t care either. I Am Duane.

I’m probably done with watching for the season at this point. The Skinner “usage” looks like my breaking point. 3rd on the active roster in goals, and barely gets a sniff at the end of the game, and no minutes in OT (but Erod is out there instead). You can either try to spark a “struggling” player by putting him on the top line (like we’d be screwing with a winning streak anyways), or relegate him to 4th line minutes. At $9 million a year...I’m not convinced anyone knows what they’re doing at this point. Oh, and I’m sure this will look attractive to any potential good free agents.

JoJo is doing better in his first game than Marty did. ?‍♂️

Whoops. Spoke too soon. Guess Skinner couldn’t have done that, and stays on the 4th line now.

I keep seeing Vesey on a line with Eichel and Samson. Seems to be working out well.

Does Jumbo Joe have that beer virus everyone is talking about?

The crowd isn’t dead. I heard them booing on the broadcast at the end of both periods.

So, there’s a protest coming up, you say? ?

Maybe. All the star power in the TBL - Pens game, and they’re showing this instead. Pierre must be really sad about it.

Surprised NBC wanted to feature this Toilet Bowl of a game tonight.