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Zero chance any structure change happens with the Bills. Actually so far below zero, it's absurd to even bring it up.

Ah yes...more injuries, what's new. Can this team play a single game without someone getting seriously injured? It's absurd.

Hard to say much different with the way he coasted back on the backcheck all too often. You'd think a player who wanted to improve would be busting his ass every chance he got to show it. Results and actions show what his mindset was.

Yeah, MN gets WAY colder than it does here...would have to go to Watertown/Adirondack/Lake Placid region for similar temps in NY...but we get way more snow than MN which is mostly land and on the wrong side of the lake for LES even in areas near Superior. Watertown/Lake Placid are essentially a blend of both where they get buried with multiple feet of lake snows AND temps that can get to -20 or -30 (or colder at times) before the windchills...

Exactly my point...hard to say it's him not being a good PP coach when his other teams have done pretty well.

the same struggles have gone back far before any of them were on the team. Try again.

More like JJP was a 2-way liability and didn't seem very interested in improving that on a team full of 2-way liabilities and plenty of young players coming up with scoring prowess. Preventing 30 goals has the same effect as scoring 30 goals.

How was the Amerks PP under Appert? Seems hard to keep blaming coaches when many different coaches have tried to coach the PP and they all have ended up getting the same results eventually. Especially if we have situations where they have then coached the PP elsewhere (either before or after) and had success at doing so. At some point the players have to take responsibility for their lack of productivity and lack of making anything happen. I mean, I'm pretty sure the coaches are not telling the point players to constantly shoot the puck directly into the oncoming players shinpads like they do so often or to shoot the puck directly into the goalies chest from the slot. Coaches can't force players to make good decisions on the ice, they can only teach them what they "should" be doing and to practice doing it, but the players then have to be able to carry that over into the game and actually execute it properly.

He will also fit right in during WNY winters.

The 1943-44 Rangers and the 2023-24 San Jose Sharks both are tied for the worst start with 11 consecutive losses. At least the Rangers happened with only 6 teams, not the watered down 30+ as there are now. San Jose set a dubious record with most losses to start a season in consecutive years when they lost 9 straight games last year, meaning between 2023-24 and 2024-35 they lost 20 consecutive games to start the season.

No UPL will be improved because he feels he has "something to prove" again. It's an ongoing trend with him. When he feels like he has to prove something to earn playing time, he focuses in, plays very well and earns the playing time. Then once he gets it and feels no real pressure, he seems to lose focus, not pay attention to day to day details and his play falls off a cliff. We have seen this happen in both directions twice now in his career...first when he needed to make the team from Rochester, then fell off once he was comfortable in his role. Then again when he was in the final year of his contract and had a chance for a big payday. Then once he got it and earned the full time role, fell off a cliff and then thru the ground about 100 feet more. Now he has something to prove again and will probably play very well when he gets a chance...but I would be wary next year if he does play well and we give him the role again...we should expect the same lack of focus, lack of attention to details and severe drop off in play as a result.

Just make something happen...at some point they have to trust their instincts and just "play" and stop being so worried about following structure so strictly. Structure is there as a guideline for overall play NOT to force them to stick to it blindly when doing something else based on their instincts and hockey smarts would be better and more effective. This team is actually REALLY good at that type of creative stuff, they just seemingly don't understand how to use it while still maintaining general structure overall. They either go full on creative with no structure or full on structure being completely rigid with no flexibility or creativity. They have to learn how to be BOTH and knowing when to use one versus using the other and the right times and situations for doing so. They also have to realize that if one player is going creative then another player needs to temporarily make up for them by playing structured, not also joining the creativity frenzy like a kid trying to join in at a pizza party.

.911 is light years better than what we got last year. Keep playing him until he shows he is not able to sustain that and it starts falling off drastically. UPL at this point needs to show why he deserves ANY playing time.

I made a deal with them. Once they are in a playoff position at any time after November 15th, I will start watching. Until then, I'm giving my brain some well needed rest from them.

It's definitely not. They gave up on themselves before the season even started apparently.

Let the countdown to the end of the season begin.... 82...81...80...79!!! We made it into the 70s!

The only positive is that there are only 79 games left and not 81 right now like there will be next year. And thankfully, the Bandits are only about 2 months away from starting their season so we can focus on something meaningful after the Bills season ends in late January or February.

The Bright Side? Only 78 games and 1 period to go in the season. Also have the Bandits starting up in about 2 months to help dull the pain once the Bills are no longer playing in late January or February.

That has ZERO percent to do with it. Effort/compete and talent have no correlation or dependency on each other. You can still play like you give a f**k even if you aren't necessarily good at it. Also, let's not pretend like this team doesn't have 2 elite players in Thompson and Dahlin who are plenty "good enough". It's hard to be this bad when you have two elite players along with enough supporting talent around them that seems to play well everywhere else.

https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nhl/sabres/article_2e5fd32e-6e84-4bc0-9c55-ca43645375da.html I mean...no idea what to even say. After you get shutout at home to start the season, how in God's name do you think it's acceptable to have an even worse performance against the Bruins where you only get 1 shot on goal in the 1st period?? The more things change, the more they stay the same. A team who constantly thinks they are the only team in the NHL entitled to wins instead of having to go earn them.

Forget watching on FUBO, Sabres games should be broadcast on FUBAR.

How the F**K do you hurt yourself taking a goddamn faceoff? Is this guy made of balsa wood or something? In the history of this sport, how many people have been injured taking a draw without getting touched? This has to be one of the most fragile human beings to ever put on a pair of skates. The Tua of hockey.

@Sabres73 Still think my comment was a "thumbs down" after watching that trash? Pretty sure 19K+ people in the building agreed with my assessment and plenty took my advice on the drinking.