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Lots of ex-Sabres in that lineup.

The White Sox owner after the 2024 baseball season.

Why should the players feel they should be accountable? They have guaranteed contracts and if you get traded you go to a better situation. Same if you get bought out. Also the GM isn’t held accountable, the coaches aren’t held accountable and the fans are taken for granted as the value of the franchise rises despite 14 years of failure.

But it would help significantly

What exactly do you think, with the same failed players, coaches and GM, will suddenly trigger a willingness to work hard and win? I genuinely would like to know? As @LGR4GM properly points out, Terry and his $ are focused elsewhere. It’s therefore unlikely Ruff, the coaches and Adams will be fired unless they lose 12 straight and maybe not even then. The soonish returning players aren’t really scorers. Benson alone what change the terrible offense. Kesselring won’t be enough to help the miserable D zone effort. What will convince these lazy players to play hard? Sorry, I went to the Bills/Falcons game last night and I’m in a terrible mood.

The season is over by Thanksgiving, Canadian Thanksgiving.

Here is the plan. Step 1 - kick Adams upstairs or the curb, but if upstairs give him no hockey authority. Step 2 - promote Jarmo to GM Step 3 - hire DeBoer behind the scenes, let him hire a staff Step 4 - fire all the coaches when step 3 is finished Step 5 - cut Bryson, Geersten, Danforth. Promote kids who want an opportunity even if they aren’t quite good enough. At least they’ll try. Östlund, Helenius, the Russian Ds, Rosen etc. let’s see them all and see who wants to be an NHLer. Step 6 - start trading dead wood and try to find some actual NHLers at the deadline. Edit: I forgot. Step 7 - Find a friggin goalie.

Three listless games to start the season including two embarrassing losses at home. 2 total goals, 0% on the PP. -8 differential in just 3 games. Objectively there are only 2 top 6 players on this current roster in Tage and Tuch. There is only 1 defender worth a crap in Dahlin. Adams created this mess, but the coaches can’t get them to even work at all. The coaches and Adams need to go now before this season is done. It’s close to over already.

I thought the beginning on the Taylor Hall season was bad, but this team is horrible. No effort at all. They are skating around for 60 minutes and then going to cash their checks. Ruff, Adams and the assistants need to be fired immediately. The only player playing hard is Alex Lyon.

Of course, but when the GM has traded away the top 5 drafted and developed forwards, JJ’s trade is a symptom of the larger problem.

Bryson and Power killing the penalty. Fire our coaching staff.

No, but he added skills off the rush and added depth to our top 6 that is missing.

Who doesn’t?

2 goals in 3 games. We don’t miss Peterka at all.

Lindy isn’t helping but no one could coach this terrible lineup

Tuch trade watch has begun. https://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/nhl_weekend_rumors_tuch_necas_trades_kempe_problem_oilers_goalie_change/s1_16454_42883959

Just think of all the cap space Norris’ injury gives us to be aggressive and acquire help! Just kidding, we know Pegula won’t let Adams spend a dime to fix this mess. Then again do we really want Adams trying to make moves any longer?

As Zucker has said, “hope” is not a plan. Kevyn hoped Norris would stay healthy. Kevyn hoped a goalie would emerge from the bowl of spaghetti. Kevyn hoped his defense would be better. Kevyn hoped his coaching staff would magically become effective. Kevyn hoped Quinn, Doan and others would replace JJP’s lost production. How has that worked out?

Go Amerks!

While I don’t love the center spine, when I look at the Sabres objectively (or at least try to) I see center as the least of our issues. Look at the team with its current injuries. Bryson and Johnson are starting D. Timmins is on the top 4. Lyon is the starting G with AHL vet Ellis as his backup. Danforth and Malenstyn are playing regular minutes with Geersten on the roster. We have much bigger issues then center.

That’s just deck chairs on the Titanic. We need to erase this management and coaching staff.

The argument that "it's just one game" doesn't hold water any longer, not when you see the same issues that has plagued the team for years, such as the poor defense and PP, coupled with listless play in the season opener at home.

The Boston spine isn't very good. Outside of Suzuki, there isn't much on the Montreal spine. Stutzle is excellent, but Pinto is mediocre, Cozens lousy and Eller old. I'd say about half are equally mediocre. However, they have goaltending, scoring depth, defensemen who defend and better coaching.

Makes it easier. Who wants to work around all those pesky fans?

I apologize. I’m sorry! I should have never believed my lying eyes that told me that we had no PP, no goaltending, no defense, bad coaching, an incompetent GM and an owner not committed to winning. Please forgive me. It was very plain from the opening pick drop tonight that this season was going to be different this time and it was. Adams successfully removed in the off-season the team’s one area of competence and that was 5 on 5 offense. Well done! Besides the NY Jets, is there a worse run organization in pro sports?