Scottysabres

Fairly simple, s h I t t y players.

This needs to be the battle cry video of the Buffalo Sabres. Well done sir, well done!

I understand what your pointing at, and yes, that is an issue as well, but muscle is what primarily wins puck battles along the boards one on one. And we just don't have it. It's not a knock on Botterill completely...……………….well...……………..yes, yes it dam well is. Problem has been identified months ago. I would have taken Lucic's contract for Okposo straight up. Lucic may look as useless as Okposo, but at least he drops the gloves 2 x a year instead of 1.

I love ya MODO. Out of all the NHL teams, in all the NHL cities, you chose our little slice of the sport. Thank you for that, you big lovable masochist you ?

This is the team we are. Come on Botterill, this is all you have for this season? Game, after game, after game, after game, after game...……….this is just not acceptable.

well, on the positive side, were still in the game. survived the early onslaught well enough I guess. Come on BOYS!!!!!! Make it happen! Because we don't have the muscle players to do so. Did Botterill notice Ferland was available 6 to 8 weeks ago? I wonder.

He needs to add bulk. I told the story of him scoring the shoot out winner on Nov. 10th, my birthday. I met him in the elevator at the Marriott, his frame isn't ready for banging and muscling in the NHL.

It's putting the cart before the horse imo. You can build a team "projected" to win playoff series, and still not make the playoffs due to the long season grind. It's happened before, many seasons as a matter of fact. Teams were trumpeted to be playoff built and not make it in. I see no difference from then, to now. You have to make the playoffs, in order to win a series imo.

The teams goal is to win Lord Stanley's Cup. And that starts by "getting in" to the playoffs. Winning "A" round, does not mean winning Lord Stanley's Cup, since there are 4 rounds to achieve such. Exactly. Let's get in first, then focus on 16 wins out of 28 possible games.

I would think getting in to the playoffs first, is critical to achieving the goal on your list.

I hear ya Weave, I guess it was following the 99 run combined with the insufferable mid/late 80's and hopes from the Molginy/Lafontaine era that culminated my thought process. Of course, the Drury/Breire stint helped suppress it for a couple of seasons. Hell Weave, i didn't even mumble much as I watched them walk for nothing. Apathy is a double edged sword I guess. I must be a masochist, but then, I always figured most Buffalo sports fans were.

After over 40 yrs of Sabres trades I'm indifferent to their outcomes. What I expect is irrelevant, it's akin to a wish list. The only thing that truly moves my meter anymore are playoff appearances. Get in to the playoffs, anything can happen from there.

Your correct in that I would expect nothing less than Point. You incorrect in your ASSUMPTION I'd be disappointed if it wasn't Point.

And yet again, it's reportedly Tampa hunting Risto, can you remind me one more time how I should be disappointed?

Well, your response of "expect to be disappointed" makes 0 sense. Once again, they are hunting Risto, no Point, no Risto, and look, I'm not disappointed. ?

This team is close, very close. A couple of mistakes defensively. But they will learn. The battle cry is now "KILL GRITTY"!!!!!!

EICHEL!!!!!!!

Tampa or Boston or Washington will eat Toronto's lunch

Reinhart! Now, get another one boys...……...just do it!

wtf? that's it, game over.

Just get the goals back. By hook or by crook, and for all that is hockey righteous, take the freaking body hard for the rest of the game. Don't let up, drape them like ribbed trojan on an accordion.

yep, our typical 2nd period. You have to play the body, how many times do we have to say this, over and over and over again.

***** it, make it a pay-per-view event. You can call it Wyldnwoody friction-kaniption ? ($29.99 for the looooonnnngggg stroke version) ?

SNIPEL!!!!!!

Why would I be disappointed? Their the ones hunting Risto.