Cascade Youth
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Indifference to the fans in a somewhat captive market. Could just as equally ask why some of you continue to buy seasons.
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IMO the most shocking thing would be if Adams is retained AND Terry doesn't address the media in a PC but just puts out a press release saying "We're not where we want to be but I have full faith that Kevyn is the right man for the job" etc. That would be insane - but also totally believable.
If Terry hides under his blanket and Adams is retained, I don't see how the brand recovers.
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It’s interesting - the players they netted from the Eichel and O’Reilly trades ended up being really good, and if Levi pans out, the same can be said for the Reinhardt trade. Not saying those were the right trades at the right times but still.
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Tbh Cozens not being very bright would explain a lot of what we saw out there…
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1 minute ago, GoPuckYourself said:
If our HC would have put reimer in when the team was struggling we could be in the playoff race for once which makes this even more incredibly frustrating.
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See now I enjoyed that.
Quinn has serious wrists. That’s why his floor is higher than Cozens to me.
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I would not be surprised if Quinn becomes a perennial all star or if he washes out of the league completely. Literally either option seems highly possible.
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10 minutes ago, Pimlach said:
Sure. Bettman can try. He probably cannot make Terry increase his payroll or operating costs, and the “experienced NHL hockey people doing the analysis and providing outside advice” would have to be paid by the league. And then what about their access to the team and the teams processes? And who will listen to their findings? Is Terry even obligated to make changes based on the findings? Probably not.
I consult to Program Management Executives in the Aerospace and Defense business, providing independent analysis to my customers. I can tell you that without the backing at the top level, and a willingness to fix problems and make change, my work can be a waste of money.
Terry can hire his own outside consulting, and maybe supplement them with league staffers, but he has to want it, pay for it, and be willing to listen.
All of this is true but sports leagues are somewhat different. They are closely-held oligarchies whose members rely on each other in a myriad of ways. Yes some of them can be impervious to peer pressure but it tends to not work out too well in the long run. Dan Snyder being the most recent example but there have been several instances in the NBA where owners have pressured other owners to make changes and even forced buyouts. The league suffers if a hockey market like Buffalo fails - and that is not an unlikely scenario at this point given brand value, fan apathy, a rising salary cap and a fragile local economy.-
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It may be time for Bettman to step in.
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16 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
Does it really matter?
"The Buffalo Sabres 2024-25 Season in Review"
... on Beta and VHS
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The last thing we need here is more players with terrible judgment….
kidding sort of
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6 hours ago, Andrew Amerk said:
Are we all talking about the same fanbase that was cheering every time the Yotes scored against the Sabres about 10 seasons ago?
If you rooted for them to lose, you can’t sit here and cry now that the team sucks. It’s what you cheered for.
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9 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:
Don't know about you, but I would have been kind of angry if I went out on a cold night to watch last nights game. Those last two periods were the worst hockey I think I've ever seen them play.
It was Kids’ Day! He’s blaming the kids. I just can’t.
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7 hours ago, Andrew Amerk said:
Maybe they need better fans.
I seem to recall the team playing a lot better when the arena was sold out nightly, and there was a waitlist to become a season ticket holder.
If this is serious, it may be the worst take in the history of recorded language. Or a product of Stockholm Syndrome. Or both.
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But even for this team it was shocking. The second period started with a power play and they were just, like, standing there. Like it was intentional. The announcers were like wtf guys? It almost looked like they were throwing the game on purpose I am telling you. Something is seriously wrong with this group.
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Honestly Ruff should be fired, not because he’s a bad coach but because he’s not able to coach this team. So why employ him? He cannot do the job. Maybe nobody can - the franchise is an embarrassment to the league.
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You could tell within ten seconds of the second period that they didn’t feel like working anymore today. The whole operation is rotted.
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17 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
If the Sabres leave, there will never be an NHL team in Buffalo again.
There hasn’t been an NHL team in Buffalo for many years.
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Ok but have you considered the local flora and fauna and the impact they may be having on the hockey team?
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At this point it’s just rubber-necking.
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6 hours ago, inkman said:
I really need the accountability stuff to end. They are stuck with who they got unless they make roster moves. Benching your $7+ mill “best” players isn’t going to work for long. They need to get the guys to buy in or find ones that do. Benching Dylan Cozens and Owen Power is a short term band aid. You can’t sit these guys all season. Bench them for a game or two, fine but what other recourse so they have. Guaranteed contracts and limited roster space / transactions make this an impossible task.
I am more talking about the team administration up to the owner’s box. When results don’t matter at the top of the organization - well, you know what they say about how a fish rots.
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Which is a symptom of the bigger problem of:
NOT WANTING TO CONSISTENTLY WORK
Which probably is a symptom of the bigger problem of not being held accountable.
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The issue is not Adams it’s whether anyone is holding Adams accountable.
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Sabres sign UFA Goaltender Alex Lyon to 2 year 1.5 million dollar contract
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Honestly they should just lean in and make this their 25-26 marketing slogan.