Thorny

Ok

- I’m honoured - why?

On the flip side (apologies if these are supposed to be 2 polar opposite, extremist threads) the biggest reason for hope is that making the playoffs is something that should just happen, eventually, because it’s literally not a significant accomplishment (as much as it will be and feel that way, for us). It’s not hard to do. The Sabres a mathematical outlier isn’t just something we say: frustration stems from flipping a coin heads 14 times in a row presumably by doing nothing we’d make it in reasonably short order - we have to be actively be handcuffing the proceedings to fail this much no, Adams surely didn’t “do enough” by the prism of a team that’s missed 14 straight and should be treating the season like a can’t miss rather than a “maybe make”, but frankly we could easily make the playoffs standing pat just because, again, it’s not difficult Does it prove Adams’ plan correct if he scratches a playoff berth for the first time in 6 seasons? Of course not - we know he’s a poor GM and his plan was bad. There’s nothing that can be proven and luckily for us it doesn’t need to be: we can simply get in because mediocre teams get in all the time

Chance of happening, Likelihood it makes up ground vs other teams 1) 8/10, 4/10 2) 9/10, 2/10 3) 3/10, 7/10 4) 2/10, 8/10 5) 8/10, 9/10 6) 2/10, 2/10 7) 10/10, 1/10 8 ) 10/10, 9/10 9) 7/10, 3/10 10) 9/10, 2/10

I don’t know that the trade makes the team better but it definitely will make the D unit better unless he’s some sort of outright net negative like Cozens, or Hellebuyck - who was “bad on breakaways, which we give up a lot of” and who wouldn’t have helped this team at all

In which To this day I’ve managed to avoid ever watching this clip TO THIS DAY

Well they are in the exact same spot we are except it’s harder to make the playoffs in the nfl. They will also turn it around eventually

Well one would hope so - he’s a top 10 pick. He’s supposed to be good at the very least if we aren’t going to trade the pick - that’s the expected trade off for sacrificing time

They won’t be bad forever Even the Lions turned it around

Have to agree: We been here

Power will be fine. regardless of the Sabres

Crap didn’t mean to delete that other one, anyways.. HOLY SH*T Cannot believe we pulled that off. Vladdy was incredible

Just have to change what we are after as fans

Drafted Matteo Costantini 5 years ago didn’t even realize he had a contract!

Sabres-esque injury processing on Bo right here