Kruppstahl
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4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
So you mean the face of the franchise who has a broken rib, a neck injury, and is named Jack Eichel is hiding because he.... hasn't been on tv? I really don't understand your question. What is Eichel supposed to be doing right now other than healing and recovery?
It's weird how much flak Eichel and Reinhart take from Sabres fans, despite being the first and second best players--by a mile--on this team.
Sure, the entire organization sucks! But Eichel isn't a part of that! Why point the finger at him? Ditto Reinhart.
And yet watch! These idiots will trade 1 or both of them rather than sort out the organizational failures first!
Eichel when healthy and playing at his best is somewhere around a Top 10 center league wide. That's pretty good! 20 other teams don't have a player that good. And we literally sacrificed an entire season of hockey to get him!
If he is traded, we will NOT get back a player of equal or better value in the trade, no matter how many pieces it might include.
And yet Sabres fans piss on him constantly and want him gone.
WTF is up with that?
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Boudreau is the guy. He is much more offensively oriented than Julien is, and lots of others, which makes for better viewing as fans.
He has a proven track record of winning everywhere he goes, and he know how to take what pieces are available to make them work.
He has also seen a LOT at this point in his career, and should know who is who and what is what in terms of player effort, which kids are worth keeping, and so on.
As I keep saying, if he was going to be here (or any big name coach currently out of work) I think they would already be the HC of the Sabres.
So don't expect one of these guys. I expect another misplaced hire, probably from the coaching ranks.
31 minutes ago, SDS said:So, it may be confusing, but that’s why subject title in my post above was the original topic. I would post to get merge, the post that was made first is listed first in the merged topic.
I just wanted to draw attention to the fact that John Tortorella has changed over the years and is no longer the fire and brimstone guy he used to be.
He has definitely modified his approach from the old days, but he's still John Tortorella and would represent a big injection of discipline to this sorry crew we have in Buffalo. I'm not the biggest fan of him for other reasons, but there is definitely a core of toughness/acountabililty that runs through is veins.
That isn't gone.
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16 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:
comparing eras and circumstances matter I agree.
One reason WHY this feels like one of the worst teams ever is not just the pace they are on...not just how many points they have/don't have.....but it matters (to the fanbase) that this franchise is not only one of the worst teams in modern history as far as performance, but this is in the middle of one of the longest playoff droughts the sport has seen also.
If I'm not wrong, this year they tie the record for the longest postseason drought in NHL history, with a good chance they break it next year...and this on top of being on pace for one of the lowest point totals in modern history..and chasing the longest winless streak.
Yes, we'll tie Florida and Edmonton this year for the record. 10 seasons with no playoffs.
Next year would be 11 years and that would break the record.
Also regarding our infamous streaks, keep in mind we have not won a game in regulation time, in the month of March, since March 31, 2018.
There's just something about these March games I guess.
😂
We kept the March streak alive today in Boston too.
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I really thought the streak would be broken today.
The game had that kind of feel to it.
Boston is playing terribly lately, Bruce Cassidy called his team out yesterday, Marchand out on the Covid list, Ullmark back in net...we got the free goal from Boston in the first and were leading most of the game...
Nope! Boston played terribly but found a way to win.
Onto the Flyers!
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The part that literally made my heart sink came around a minute into the video.
Brian Hayes is speaking of Dahlin and he says "You know a quality organization is going to scoop him up for pennies on the dollar, and he's going to get there."
I can see that happening and it makes me sick.
Dahlin's failed development is probably the most important story with the team right now, and at this rate, it's not going to end well.
Ditto for Eichel or Reinhart, if either is moved before we get a real, NHL coach in here.
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So when they originally talked about allowing fans at "select" games, they really did mean they weren't going to bring them in for all home games!
dat's laughable.
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With the salary retention a 3rd and 5th is only OK compensation. Not bad, not great.
Now keep going! Next up: Hall, possibly Montour.
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5 hours ago, Thorny said:
Get dis bum off my team
I really admired his honesty and directness.
He's like "Oh yea, I'm outta here."
LOL
Keep in mind they are ALL pretty much thinking the same thing....at least the ones with enough pedigree to actually go somewhere else.
12 hours ago, Gatorman0519 said:Who would not want out of dis disaster?
They all do!
I'm sure Taylor Hall can think of 8 million ways to ease his suffering in Buffalo dis past year.
Jesus Christ.
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He's not as young an owner as he once was.
I keep hoping things will get to the point, combined with his age, and lots of other things, dat he'll say "it's just not fun like it was supposed to be. I'm selling the Sabres."
dat would be my birthday message...nudge him in dat direction.
The Bills are the real prize for a guy like Pegula anyway.
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2 hours ago, Pimlach said:
Dunleavy and Ray talking up our rookies, Cozens and Bryson, because the veterans are just so bad.
With Eichel out, this tells me a lot about Hall and Reinhart.
Reinhart has actually been pretty solid through this ***** show if you look at the advanced stats.
Hall not so much.
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Here's the link to the on-air interview from today.
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Tomorrow marks the beginning of the new Formula One racing season.
This weekend they are in Bahrain at a garbage race track, but it's still F1 and it's still back.
This is totally awesome.
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The part that killed me watching it live was just how quickly Dahlin lost a step to Gaudreau, and how once that step was lost, it wasn't going to be found again the whole way down the ice.
Dahlin is SLOW and that will never be fixed.
He can develop a playing style to protect against that, but it's always going to be a problem for him.
I can't believe a guy *this* slow was rated *that* highly.
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3 hours ago, apuszczalowski said:
2 wrongs make a right?
I don't think this should really shock anyone that refs would make calls like this. To be honest, I really wouldn't be shocked at all to find out all sports are just like Pro wrestling with pre-determined outcomes. Its a business and its all about the $$$$$
There have been a number of big time major league sports officiating scandals around the world...just none in N. America.
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So Gaenzler has been cancelled, huh?
Can we cancel the goal song too while we are at it?
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8 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
I have to believe it all starts at the fracture point with Pat LaFontaine. Had they done whatever it was he wanted and let him run it all this might have all been totally different. The philosophical difference at that moment sent us down the wrong path.
I've heard nothing to indicate in any way that the Pegulas finally realize they are wrong, and that they will turn it over to someone who really knows hockey.
There was discussion on-air today that I had not heard before.
The idea being that "ownership" was pushing hard for UPL to be the guy in Buffalo, this season.
Apparently ownership had to be talked out of this idea by more intelligent hockey minds. Krueger? Adams? Both?
UPL is a million miles away from being ready to play in a Sabres sweater, especially as of the beginning of this season, but Pegula thought that was a good idea?
As long as Pegula is going to be this stupid, and yet want to control the team in this manner, we are going to have trouble icing a competitive team.That's why this piece at Five Thirty Eight is interesting. We aren't just bad, we are worst in N. American major league men's sports bad.
Until this becomes a larger talking point than it currently is, things are not going to change.
I'm not sure it will change even if it does become a major talking point, but it's all we have to hope for right now.
We need Pegula to either: 1) sell the team or 2) radically change his approach to ownership of the team.
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2 hours ago, Gatorman0519 said:
Gallant
Boudreau
Julian
those are my top 3 in order and nobody else should be considered that’s available. Don’t want a college coach.
Those are the 3 names I think all Sabres fans want to see considered.
My exact order is bit different than yours, but it doesn't really matter.
Here's the thing: none of those 3 are going to come in here, mix up some lines, and turn this into anything close to a solidly constructed team.
We have to rebuild. The thing that sickens me is we are really no closer to having arrived than we were when we took Eichel in the draft.
It will takes years for everything to trickle down to an on-ice product that is substantially better than what we have now, and that assumes a whole bunch of key decisions are made correctly in the months/years ahead.
And the guy we have entrusted to the process has no experience as a GM in the NHL.
It will get worse before it gets better.
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2 hours ago, Marvin, Sabres Fan said:
IMHO, you are right. The only thing that has a chance --and it may not work anyway -- is hiring a top notch, well-established, accomplished coach.
It is going to get worse before it gets better, and it's pretty bad now.
This team is so poorly constructed there is just not much there.
It's going to take a period of years for the changes we make--assuming they are all made correctly--to show up on the ice in Sabres games.
We have no choice but to sink into a sustained "rebuild". There is nothing here that can be done other than to build again.
Hard to overstate how messed up this entire process has gone.
See the thread I started on Sabres Dysfunction.
Should be a good listen to tomorrow afternoon.
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"Everything That Could Go Wrong For The Buffalo Sabres Has Gone Wrong
Like, seriously, everything."
The author of this piece, Neil Paine, is going to be a guest TOMORROW with Schopp and Bulldog.
I'll post the audio file for that interview when it is available.
I'm looking forward to their discussion.
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6 hours ago, matter2003 said:
Looks like they would move Eichel if the price is right...also says Eichel wants to stay in Buffalo just doesn't want to be part of an endless rebuild that goes nowhere...
If we actually have a clearly stated negotiation platform for Eichel, they are a lot further into the process of moving him than I thought they were.
That's not a good sign.
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Game's on TV for a change, at least for me.
Will start watching around 9:30pm.
Looking ahead, we could easily lose the next 8 before having a shot at winning against New Jersey on April 6th.
That would bring the streak to 22, would it not?
Every team in our division now knows the name of the game from here on out is to get WINS out of ALL of your games with Buffalo.
No one can afford to lose to us!
The streak continues tonight!
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10 minutes ago, Pimlach said:
They need a goalie for the taxi squad and he is next man up.
UPL is 22. Don Edwards was 21. Tom Barrasso was 18. If he has to play then it’s his time.
Yeah, but he's not ready. His numbers in Rochester aren't very encouraging.
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Not likely. It's a great little franchise for the league, very much has a regional base, and is sort of the secret 8th Canadian franchise.
It will be tough to move; it would probably already be gone if it was easier.
What we need moved is Pegula! This can't be fun for him...and he just turned 70.
Come on Terry, enjoy those billions and your palace in Boca with the Bills as the jewel in your sports ownership ego filled crown.
Dump the Sabres! Now! They are cramping your style, and you ain't gonna live forever!