mjd1001

He didn't get his big dollar extenstion. He's hurt? his feelings? his pride?

There are some individual players on this team I like. But...its bad to say but I do not like the 'team'. It shouldn't be this way, but when I see a clip or highlight with any of them wearing the Sabres jersey, I let out a groan or a least a sigh in my own head upon seeing it.

He's a goal scorer. Often goal scorers have bad/terrible games but put one or two in the net and everyone loves them again.

He'll take the easy interviews. If Josh Allen got hurt and the Bills went 5-12 next season, I'd bet he'd be nowhere to be found to make any appearences with the Bills taking questions.

At least they came out of the 2nd intermission fired up! Over 6 minutes into the 3rd, and still not official shots on goal.

That is a big reason why he hired Adams. We know there was a bit of friction between Pegula and the last 2 gm's and he didn't like that. Adams got his job because he would take all the arrows for Pegula. Pegula is a coward.

We've done this conversation before...but since the drought: -8 coaches (7 with Lindy twice) -4 GMs -70 different skaters over 14 seasons have at least 80 games played. -Many front office and scouting changes. -Just one owner. What is the common thread, that controls all those other things under him?

If a team is playing poorly...there is always a way to take whatever you see and blame it on coaching: -A team starts out slowly but plays better later = Its the coach's fault they aren't prepared -A team starts out well but gets worse as the game goes on = Its the fault of the coaching staff they can't/don't make adjustments.

Interesting that Bryam has 2 full minutes more ice time than Dahlin does already.

Coming INTO tonight, 17 players already had 2 or more goals scored on the season. This team can't even get 1 yet against 2 non-playoff teams from last year.

These first 2 games were the 'easy' ones...5 of the next 6 against playoff teams from last year.

Up to this point they have performed as the worst team in the league and its not even close. They have played 2 mediocre at best teams so far, can't score a goal and don't even look like they have the ability to play at the same level as them.

Trying to think of the long term future of this team....kinda glad, for the moment, they didn't throw $10m at Tuch for 8 years.

These gameday threads are pretty active when everyone is filled with rage. Only in the 2nd period and already closing in on 12 pages.

Well, Kesserling and Norris (Norris TECHNICALLY not offseason but he only played what, 2 games last year) are decent offseason changes....but they are both hurt by game #1.

Boston isn't all that special, but they appear to be on their way to 3-0, currently outscoring their opponents 9-4. At this point would we take a 'less talented' roster like Boston with that performance?

I still don't hate it because Cozens had to go. Unless you wanted 'futures' for him instead. I would have been OK with that to get him off the roster, but if I remember correctly a LOT of people on this very board didn't want that.

Or....a player who just isn't that good or doesn't care, makes a play that causes other bad things. Could be as much of a sympton of a bad player/bad roster as bad coaching.

Yeah, worst case scenario for me. If you aren't going to win the cup, or even with that many games, I can TOLERATE being entertained with high scoring. At least that is exciting. The absolute worst thing for me watching Hockey is no goals.

Losing to the Bruins and being outshot 17 to 1 in the first period? I'm not sure what is worse, only getting 1 shot on goal for an entire period...or allowing 17 to Boston. I'm still on my way home...for those watching the game, is it as BAD watching it as the shots and score make it out to be?

Not watching the game but just got out of a movie and checked how they are doing...outshot 12 to 1 so far and still in the first? Looking good!!

I have a hard time thinking if the sabers treated Eichel better that he still wouldn't be here. And I think if he was still here there's a good chance Reinhart would still be here. You'd still have Dahlin and Tage... All that was under the team's control. Add The possibility of Ulmark.... And not only is your playoff drought likely no longer here, you might very well be a contender for more. I personally believe the whole thing started with Pegula being cheap. If Eichel was going to get his own choice of surgery, I think there was a story that that wouldn't be covered under the team's insurance for his contract. Terry didn't want the chance of being on the hook for his contract if something went wrong... so he was traded, and that started the string of Domino's falling. That is what I choose to believe, reinforced after the "Pegula family lifestyle" incident.

I think the organization just doesn't beleieve people when they say they are so frustrated they are giving up their 'fandom' of the team. And in the past they have been mostly correct. Myself, 20 years ago I wouldn't believe that anyone could be a fan of a team and then 'give up' that team or sport. To me it was just something that people said when they were frustrated, but it wasn't true, so I thought. Things are different now, at least for me. As I have said many times I was a Bills season ticket holder for over a decade, never missed a game, memorized the entire rosters year after year, had jerseys, hats, all sorts of clothing and posters/banners. Now, I barely watch a game. And that is a team that is WINNING. It just gets to a point where its not worth it. Forget about the money, its not worth the time, its not worth feeling bad a lot more than you feel good after some games. With the Sabres I have gotten myself to not even thinking about the playoffs hardly, I think of it as a simple 'one night' entertainment. That is how I got through the last set of years. But I'm almost at the point of not even caring about that anymore. They are losing people/fans in a way that I think they still don't understand.

I get your point, but that isn't even doing it for me anymore (streaks of 7 points out of 10) They've done that in the past and nothing came of it.

I just posted in another thread... That I'm not watching live anymore until they win consistently. If they're not playing winning hockey by the end of October, I'm canceling cable and I'm pretty much done for the year.