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I don't disagree with this. But isn't that an employee/employer situation? All the back and forth between players and fans on this conversation put aside for a moment, think back to when you started playing hockey as a young'in, when your love for the game was what it was all about. You may be a player, but your still a fan, just like the rest of us. As a fan I may get angry at a players on ice mistakes, it's the passion within all of us, but I spend a portion of what I earn on the Sabres organization as it is. You have to remember, fans budgets aren't limitless. As for your statements on the dangers, the medical or life after hockey benefits, that is between employee and employer.

I risk my life everyday I go in to work. At a facility who's product touches an overwhelming portion of the nation's population, especially safe drinking water supplies. I'd like fans across the nation of safe drinking water to start an incentive cash bonus program for my job performance.

Off with his head! Off with his head I say!!! ?

I'd just stay home then, watch what games i wish from my home. I mean, if I boo at my TV, in my own house, is some burly men in black going to come remove me from my home? And if I refuse to buy anymore merchandise as a show of my disdain for poor product performance, is my bank account going to be garnished?

I don't mean to chuckle about this, bit imagine this for a moment, your a traveling construction hand, you travel the country going job to job for 25 yrs of your adult life, seeing home once, maybe twice a year, for a week or less at a time. While your up on steel I beams at 16 to 20 stories up in the air, going about your work others not 9nly on the job, in your specific trade, but right on your own crew your working directly with call you a piece of ***** daily, tell others you can't get the job done, say terrible things on the job, and this goes on job after job, year after year, yet you show up on the jobs, knowing full well you are going to deal with this. And these aren't people who come to watch you 2 to 4 times a week, nope, they are there, everyday, 12, 14, 16 hours a day, yet you continue to go to work, day after day, year after year. Learning to cope isn't really the appropriate term. It's staying focused on your goals, harnessing what your will power to block out the noise around you and push forward. Human behavior is largely a product of the environment around it, it's up to the individual to push through adversity the same as if they celebrate when successful. Some call it thick skinned, others say its shaking it off, and still others call it something else, but in the end it is the determination within an individual to allow at to eat at them or to ignore it and stay focused. And believe me, at 20 stories up in the air, you can't afford the luxury of what others are saying. Stay focused!

Job security at the AHL level is interesting. But once again I'd point to a couple of items here. 1. What are the goals of the individual AHL teams? Since this is a Sabres forum, from a fan perspective I believe there are 2 goals. #1 provide an environment where success as a team is front and center. #2 development of players games to achieve a competitive environment. As for mental health, yes, I agree with you. Addressing it is long over due. Many players come in from all over the world, that time from home can lead to many anxieties I agree. Stop trashing players names. This is a tough one, in male sports specifically. Not merely as fans either. When I played organized sports in my younger years there was trashing, not only from opposing players but from their friends/parents. It's an aggressive sport, it brings out the savage in many, but I do understand what you are saying. All I can offer is this, the mentally tough push through the trash talk and get busy getting to work. I work in a hard core trash talking environment, where at 50 yrs old, I'm still called young'in and "hey kiddo". My job doesn't suffer from it, I take it in stride.

You see what I mean, Jack has the puck, and no urgency to maintain control. Just loses it. And it happens over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.

I don't think it's either, to be honest. These players have the talent. But their motors are just zero. I watched multiple times as the Jets players just straight out beat our boys to pucks, and not due to speed, but due to lack of legs moving. If that is the strategy, it's not working lol.

Watch the replay of this game, the Arizona game and the Knights game. You'll all notice something. The lack of desperation on the puck battles. Our boys don't hound the puck, it's our Achilles heel to be sure.

He seems to have that sharp cut skating, I like it. Hard to get a read on his stick work and shooting skill since we spend a majority of games defending.

Meh, same ole' same ole'. Although I know it's not right, but...……………….trade everyone but Eichel, Dahlin, Jokiharu and Sabretooth.

I like Rossi to.

Moral Victories!!!!!! ?

I pointed out only what I watched on video's mind you, but there's nearly 4 hours of it all over the net, you can look them up. Not that it will matter much since our odds of getting to the pick to get him, but If I'm picking 1 or 2, I want a complete 200 ft game. Just my take is all.

We have a guy like that, but we traded him for 2 Ville Leino's and a guy who can't stop a beachball ?

You and Ink, are just freaking awesome ?

Ink, your on a roll, my whole family is in stitches, and all agree with you lol *****..... ing epic thread tonight, thank you, just thank you......

But what about the bobblehead dolls? They look much better then the tank year ones ? , no?

Some of them are from his team sight, some from others. Just take the time to roll through them. Trust me, I wouldn't say it unless I did.

Why? It doesn't matter what draft pick they get. The organization would just ruin their career anyways.

My mom is 72 with emphysema, I'd appreciate you NOT rooting for her death. Thank You.

OH LOOK, a Botterill special ?

Frustrating that this roster has a very hard time shooting high corners. Risto with a fantastic chance, low in the pads/chest. Corners boys! CORNERS!!!!

Just type in quinton byfield game videos and start rolling through them. The highlights are at the top, then go from there.