PerreaultForever

I disagree. I think what has gone for years is firmly embedded and the only way to change it, the only way to make it a destination again, is to publicly announce and then act on a radical change. If they did this the first thing you would see in the media and the 32 thoughts and all that is "radical change in Buffalo" "is this the beginning of a new era?" etc. Would it work? idk, maybe not, but right now Philly, who were behind us in rebuild terms are a playoff bubble team with a prospect cupboard pretty good looking especially Martone. Things might change, but they do seem to have not only survived the Torts surgery but are also better for it. I can't even begin to compare the Bruins plan to what the Sabres do as it's mindboggling that it is already working but the Yzerplan is also ahead and everybody was laughing at that too. The only other failed rebuild right now is Nashville. Calgary and Vancouver are in tear down mode. So I guess those will be the next three we compare to and see pass us unless they do something new here.

An act of "insanity" is what this franchise needs. Earthquake shattering everything. A complete overhaul of every aspect of the team and culture. Get the paddles out and shock this thing back to life. If not, just sit back, watch the hope fade every year. Watch the life go out of their eyes. Keep losing vets who lose their love for hockey. Talk about the next high first round pick every year. rinse and repeat.

I agree it's unlikely but I see one scenario where it's possible. Terry has had enough and basically given up. He brought in Jarmo to observe him, see if he can trust him, but will finally just give up and hand him the keys. Then Jarmo will decide it needs a tear down ("subtraction phase" as Torts put it in Philly) and a culture rebuild from the ground up. The timing would be perfect with Torts available and having previously worked together.

Oh sure, Östlund showed he can play and is a probable NHLer. He's better than Quinn imo. I just don't see the point of flying Kuntar in across country for 5 minutes of one game against a bottom feeder team. If it was in Buffalo and he just drove in from Rochester sure, why not. But this was silly.

So you agree, hire Torts 🙂

Oh come on, they gave him a rookie lap and then 5 full minutes of ice time. I hope the guy at least got a good meal in Van. They do have some decent restaurants. It's a nice city to visit.

So Adams apparently is signed for another year and nobody knew. So Sabres. Now I give the opinion that nobody will like. Bring on the thumbs down and vomit emojis. Fire Adams outright - gone. No explanation necessary. Fire Ruff. Historical figure but let's face it, he's done a s##t job in his return. We've fired ex-Sabres before and some of them were good coaches (eg. Craig Ramsey) Fire all the assistants. They're all garbage and Ruff let them do too much and thus we are same. Name Jarmo GM. Now for the vomit part. Jarmo hires Tortorella as coach. Torts gives us hours of endless soundbites and entertainment while identifying all the slackers and we clear the rot out. Slash and burn and rebuild the culture. 2 years from now we fire Torts and the new guy moves things forward and into the playoffs with an identity and actual hockey culture in full force. Think of it like this. Team has cancer. Bandages aren't enough. Minor surgery won't solve it. they need full chemo. Then we see if they have the will to survive.

Well today on twitter I'm reading that Adams is actually signed for another year which is like a wtf? But there it is. He may never leave.

Oh I think it's definitely a tear down rebuild/tank now. They knew Hughes would walk in a year and a half and I think they knew if they waited until next year they would get less as other teams would know they were up against it and would try to lowball them. Reinhart type returns at best. I would guess they were being offered 3 big pieces and then Minnesota jumped in with 4 and that was tche4 best they could get. Young guys to fill out the roster while they tank and rebuild and maybe given ice time those guys still develop. Ohgren played with Rosen or Östlund didn't he? Same level. A lot of people are high on Buium. Skilled but he has defensive issues. I think at best he's a Byram type. It's not a great return but really, I can't see how they could get more on a player who would have walked 100%.

Well it is basically the 4 firsts for an allstar price tag that the NHL set for offer sheets way back. It's kind of the standard. You have to hand it to Minnesota for going for it. There's a team that knows they have to be better now to get out of that "group of death" (using the World Cup term). It's likely an overpay if they don't sign him to an extension, but if they do, he's the best player in the deal and thus they win the deal. Isn't that the rule? idk, let's ask Eichel or Reinhart 🙂 All I can say for sure is "The Hockey Guy" (who is a Canucks fan) is really really not happy.

I hear you, as they have the most upside, but you have to realize that's essentially rolling with 2 rookies or unproven players. We'd all like Levi to become the guy but right now he's still just an AHL guy. It's very very risky. I'd still like to see an established vet in there and then whichever of Levi or Ellis is better wins the other spot. If they both outplay the vet then so be it.

It's a desperation move for Edmonton but I suppose they are hoping they get a good run out of the veteran goalie much like Colorado got when they swapped out theirs.

I saw this all over twitter but so far no actual nothing. Sure hope it's true. I've been hoping since Jarmo was hired that Terry was letting him assess the roster and the whole franchise. Kev was just a handcuffed lame duck pushing paperwork around and doing Terry's bidding but not really allowed to do much of anything. That scenario might also explain the goalie inactions. In any event long overdue but we shall see if it actually happens and who takes over.

Not a cop out. I just can't be bothered with long involved plans of what they should do at this stage. If Pegula doesn't make changes nothing will change so all of our hopes and wishes and plans of what should be done are a waste of time. They won't do any of them.

As I understand it he stopped drinking, went to therapy and cleaned himself up. He's still married. They apparently worked it out so he does still have some sort of family life. The internet says his net worth is 22.5 million.

That pretty much was it but they didn't give him many minutes that's for sure. I thought you could see signs of him wanting to muck it up but he didn't get enough time to get comfortable or into a rhythm.

Dumpster fire meets toxic waste dump tank team. Dumpster fire gets the win. I like wins but you have to think a losing streak would be better to force Pegula's hand. Any signs of life (which are fake because this season is over) and they might justify staying the course and blaming injuries. If only..................etc. Terrible hockey game. Canucks are garbage. Sabres had all the same turnovers and giveaways but Canucks didn't take advantage of most of them. I really cannot figure out why some people think Byram is a good D man. He is just horrible. How many minutes did Kuntar get? Can't be many. They play the same and Seattle will slaughter them. Seattle isn't all that good but they are fast and check really well. Counter punch team.

Isn't that the same league that had the guy charged with murder for the skate blade? Weird that Lucic won't just retire. Dude must have lost his money or something. It's a strange desperation.

Can I vote for Marty Biron for #1?

No. More like a puck hound with a bit of an edge. Unafraid. Maybe more Benson maybe. I'm really not sure why the Sabres would call him out to Vancouver if Zucker and Norris are out. Rosen made sense but Kuntar is a different guy.

How long you been watching? How do you maintain this unfounded optimism? Every year they actually show the opposite.

When he was a Boston prospect a lot of fans optimistically had him pegged as the next Marchand. I was kind of surprised the Bruins gave up on him since they really like the hard working grit guys and he's definitely in that mold. I'm not sure he has NHL skill but you never know. He certainly has the right attitude.

We need that for 60 though not just OT. It's lacking more often than it's there.

I actually play at the seniors center once in a while. I'm 66 and I'm the youngest guy there, but some of them know how to play. It's actually quite fun. The 90 year olds are actually quite inspirational.

Yes, I like Doan. I like how he plays. He is the kind of player you should have been building around all along. I feel for him because in time he will lose his love for hockey. The Sabres organization does not understand how you build a culture. It is simple as that. Two things to consider. Heard Hamilton today pointing out in their entire history they have only hired an experienced GM (experienced as a GM) twice. Scotty Bowman and Punch Imlach. Two eras in which we had a good hockey team. The eras that made me into a Sabres fan. Very telling. The second you won't like because I heard it said at the Bruins post game presser. Quote from Sturm that says everything "that's what good teams do. They don't complain. They just go out and work." Have you not noticed how much complaining Ruff does? How Sabres players constantly look to refs for calls. Everyone complaining and looking for someone else to fix the problem. Good teams just get out there and WORK. Pegula does not understand any of this.