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So what? One, that was last year. Two, they're terrible at preventing goals. "soon" is another Sabres mantra and it never occurs.

It's really not a big issue because he's at the end of his career anyway. He was only brought in to counter Reaves and Jeannot and maybe play a role of responding to a Tkachuk in the playoffs, but he was on the fringe of even being on the roster so if the NHL wants to grandstand this they pretty much can and they can "make an example" of him with little actual affect on the team or any other teams. If he was a young star it'd be different. I don't recall the NHL ever making a big deal over anything off ice. If I remember correctly Sean Burke had a brief suspension with spousal abuse allegations some time ago. The NFL certainly doesn't care after they smooth over immediate optics. I doubt the league does anything. He's on indefinite leave of absence and I imagine that's the end of that. Pain meds and alcohol, never a good idea.

Ya, but they're not. They have a .472 win percentage and only 2 teams in the conference are below that. They also have a -14 goal differential and only one team is worse. You don't get anywhere near the playoffs with that. Can a win streak change that? Well sure, 3/4 of the season left and if we play the rest of the year like Boston or New York we will ride high into the post season BUT there's nothing about the way this team plays that would make anyone think that's going to happen. They're garbage.

At least we didn't lose to the Hawks but that was underwhelming.

They simply have to win this game. If you can't win this one you might as well pack it in for the year. and we should win. Bedard or no Bedard. He's still a kid and they are in year 1 of their rebuild. We should win at this stage of ours. But, Sabres........... Now watch Taylor Hall score a hat trick.................

Some people have the strength of character to apologize when they go too far or make a mistake. Others, do not have that strength. Enjoy your life.

idk, it's not like I pay attention to the medical details. All I know is Marchand had double hip surgeries and he's fine. Kane's could be different, but I assume a team that signs him has doctors and a medical test. At least they should. No you lighten up you piece of crap. Apologize or don't talk to me anymore. That comment was completely uncalled for. You're an a$$.

That was distasteful and you need to f'n apologize. Otherwise F R O.

Except, Marchand had double hip surgery before last season and he's still who he is. Every athlete is different, but if their fitness level is high it is definitely something you can come back from. It's really a simple question. Who would you rather have on the roster Kane or Olofsson?

I agree with this, mostly. I just don't want to be the Leafs. If we ever get good enough to be a playoff team I don't want to be a regular season team like they are. It wouldn't be frustrating the first year, maybe not for a few years, but eventually it would be almost as bad as this.

Success is relative, but it's based on improvement from the previous season. You can set the bar higher if you are ambitious or demanding but generally it is doing better than before. Thus, for the Leafs, it's not about making the playoffs it's about winning in the playoffs. For the Sabres, since we missed by a point it's about making the playoffs. If we don't, it's a fail. If we do, it's progress and a success. You move forward from there until you get to it's about winning the cup. Right now Granato has a sub .500 win percentage for his time as Sabres coach. Most teams would have fired him for that already.

Is that like a fill in the blank thing? The Buffalo Sabres ____________ ?

Yes, that's definitely true, but it all goes hand in hand imo. The way the team is built, the way it plays, the way it's coached, the expectations, the lack of accountability, the incredibly low bar this organization sets. We have, and we continue to, coddle these young guys and talk about development but we do not set a standard and an expectation. We are all too often lazy as you say. We make lazy plays. There are no consequences for that and so it continues. It's all connected.

"It's not 1995 anymore", it's not the 80s anymore, it's not the 70s it's not.........................and yet it is. It's still hockey and it's still a tough game and teams still have hard nosed players and there are still fights and almost every team has an energy line (but not the Sabres) and you shouldn't get your panties in a bunch over it. It's 2023 and hockeyfights.com is still one of the most popular hocket sites on the internet. Deal with it.

There's no clear info on what actually happened. It seems to have been a domestic issue so there's no excuse for that. Maybe he mixed alcohol with his pain meds but all the same no excuses for that. Sad way to probably end a career even if he is a villain for the Sabres.

So Granato finally yelled at them. lol. About f'n time.

With a .441 win percentage only Columbus is below us in the East. Trust the process.

No, I am saying some teams let you play the way you want to play, some teams play the same style, and some teams DON'T let you play the way you want to. We have been abysmal against teams that do not let us play the way we want to (like Boston). I think the scouting reports from last year have been studied more that's all. I'm sure if we stay near the bottom we will once again run into some teams taking us lightly and we will do well in those games. This has gone on for years. The Sabres have never reached a point in this decade plus where they DICTATE the way games are played.

That is exactly what I meant about farm teams but that's also why most of them teach defense at the AHL level. As for the first part, yes, that's why what we do is backwards as I've said repeatedly. You can't add a (complex) defensive system easily on top of a wide open offensive system. You start with simple basics and when they can cover for each other, get in lanes, block shots, etc etc then you impose an offensive game on top of that. If the defensive foundation is in place first you don't need the white boards when you add a wrinkle for a specific opponent.

Not much to say. They played better than they did against Boston BUT Winnipeg looks like an easier team to play against. They aren't going anywhere with that but no matter, Sabres gave it effort. Ultimately it's all summed up by the inexcusably bad 3rd Winnipeg goal. That was laughable. The ref whining has me scratching my head.

Well there's no disagreement there but my point would be why didn't we start on that this year? Should have ditched Olofsson before the season started. Should not have signed KO. EJ I have no issue with as it's a temp vet signing and Clifton seemed like good value but I think my fears on what might happen with him have happened unfortunately. Jost was a waiver guy. Why did they ever think he'd be anything? Free agency could simply have been better this year, it wasn't, and now we pay the price.

idk, seemed to work out for Cassidy. Depends on the players I think and how well you teach the system(s). This sort of alludes to the old Risto is dumb argument and I think we had an is Dahlin dumb one as well. Anyway, you don't succeed by just going out and playing free. There has to be a system and in some cases it is fairly complex and requires time to learn. They should have a system as a mirror version in Rochester as well.

You didn't answer the point though. Nobody is arguing that there is talent on the roster and there is potential in the prospects. That's not the point. Your comment was that the Rangers, Carolina, etc. were paying the price for trading away picks and I said look at the standings. Then you said that was regular season and didn't count, playoffs mattered and you alluded to this team being built for the playoffs to which I said prove that. Cause we AREN'T. If there was ever a team being built for the regular season and playoff failure, this is it. Playoff success requires great goaltending, solid defense and physicality and grit along with some scoring talent (and ideally a good PP) . That is not the Sabres and there is no sign that that will be the Sabres in the future either. Hence I said prove it. Saying that we will be bad for 3-4 years is a ridiculously low bar and it comes along with zero guarantees of future success. Why should WE as fans have to wait that long when other teams do it faster? These sort of low bar apologetics make no sense at all. I do agree we've been mismanaged though. I think we still are being mismanaged, and I think it comes right from the top (TP). The proof is in what actually happens, not in future forecasts, maybes and prospects. None of that matters until it becomes wins on the ice. Fool me once shame on shame on won't get fooled again.

Are fires still the top local news story every night? I remember that from my youth when I turned the news on to see game highlights and the Sabres commentary/interview bits they used to have especially on the Sunday version. Young people missed out on the Aud. That place was a delightful hole. Springsteen there before Christmas was amazing. The snow piles outside also blew my mind. You get so much more snow then we did just an hour (or less) up the road. My favourite Buffalo memory was after Canada got those hostages out. Buffalo people bought us all free drinks all night long just because we were Canadian. That was crazy. In general, going over the border to hit the bars in Buffalo was always fun. Way way back in the day.

I have not seen a single Jets game this year or even highlights so I have no idea how they play. Are they still a heavy team? I saw a Lowry fight video, that's it for the Jets so far this year. Last year they were kind of lazy and thus inconsistent as hell. All I can say for sure is we have to be better than we were against Boston that's for sure.