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I heard that too, especially the last 10 seconds when we had the puck and were setting up a shot and still booing. It was a new low. Unlike Granato, Lindy was ok with the booing, listen to his post game, he understood.

he often talks about the other teams trivia, and then he stops calling play by for long periods of time. He misses big plays by the Sabres too. He stinks at the job. He is a poster boy for the level of expectations the Sabres management sets for its employees. I get that we had Rick and Ted, and that was great, but Dan is not even average at PBP. It was not like that under the Knox's. The pride is gone but then again, everything has changed.

It probably would be best for all concerned if they could at least sell 51 percent and back away.

Supposedly Ruff has them in film sessions today. They should skate today, they have the Jets tomorrow.

You are correct - Too many young players and no way to cover for all of them when they struggle. Adams' plan is to add even more - Novikov, Helenius, Östlund, Rosen, Wahlberg ... Good luck with that. When Adams was stockpiling draft picks and not trading for veteran players some of us wondered how this was ever going to work. Why isn't he trading some of his picks for proven players? Hockey players take time to develop, they get drafted at 18 and they have ups and downs. If you can mix them in with a solid veteran group and put them in an NHL system they will grow up faster. Adams plan was to have them carry the load and bring in no blockers. It seems absurd now doesn't it? No blockers, means don't make my prospect work to hard for an NHL job. Cozens (23), Peterka (22), Quinn (23), Benson (19), Kulich (20), Power (22), and Byram (23). They have a 24 year old Captain. What teams have this much youth in so many critical roles? That is 33% of the skaters that are not full grown adults yet. Adams publicly said "no blockers", so in essence he gave NHL jobs to young players that were talented but still developing. He is still holding cap space to sign his prospects to long term deals. I have posted this before. A recent former Sabres coach told me he feels sorry for any coach that replaces Granato. He meant that because he knew what was happening with the level of coaching that RK and DG brought. Lindy has a huge job getting through to this group. We can see this. Adams is proud of the pedigree of his team. Did Byram and Power step up when Dahlin went down yesterday? No. Power was -3. The team was outshot 17-7 in the 3rd. But the biggest disappointments so far this season are Cozens and Quinn. They are a liability and they suck up 2nd line minutes with no production. Right now I have no faith in this group, I am reluctant to call them a team. I suspect Winnipeg will beat them tomorrow and a big contingent of Jets fans from Canada will leave loud and happy.

We don't have Darcy Regier to kick around anymore.

Zucker looked good with Tage last night. He had a few excellent shifts in the 2nd period after we held off the Avs first surge. I was going to comment on the things he does well that do not get on the scoresheet. Anyhow, unless the team comes together and gets consistently competitive, he will be looking to move to a cup contender at the deadline. As such, he will most likely keep his game up. Expect to lose a good vet for more draft capital.

So tomorrows game is a "must win"?

We already know that a competitive team in Buffalo, with a few legit NHL stars, equals sell out every night and a passionate venue.

Actually Club President Russ Brandon played a big part in hiring Rex. He infamously advised the Pegula's "don't let him get out of the building". McDermott was the the NFL's list of top head coaching candidates at the time. The Pegula's don't know who to listen too. Hiring McDermott was based on their interview with him, and then listening to his recommendation on Beane, was as much luck as anything else. But at least they did it without listening to someone with limited or dubious qualifications. In the hockey world they have no clue were to turn - and they had guys like Dudley and Ruff in their backyard for entire time.

They need more than that.

Nope. Top 3 issues that the TEAM is missing: 1. A brain 2. A Heart 3. The nerve.

I reached a point yesterday were I have lost faith in this group. The good ones are now infected. I will stop with the playoff talk. I don't see it happening. I will still follow them. I don't even care if they fire Adams or not, it doesn't matter. I just want Terry to sell the team and to start over. Praying that local interests can pool together and buy the team, or at least buy 51% of the team and run a program dedicated to pride, and winning, and to excellence. Rename the Buffalo Sabres, the Buffalo Bisons. Bring back Red, White, and Blue colors. They would have to get rid of the vintage Pepsi cap, put a charging Buffalo logo on with the same vintage lettering. I want new ownership and the Bisons back.

I enjoyed the “insidious toxicity and a vicious circular self fulfilling soul cannibalization that pervades this team” part the best. Good stuff !!

It looks like we can’t win with Dahlin, Power, Thompson and Cozens as the Core. The other guys are just filler. The core cannot get us there. You wanna fix it, change the core and that changes the culture.

Talent or maturity? The hockey maturity gap is bigger than the talent gap.

Mitts apparently told Duffer and Marty that he was good with the trade and it was “time to move on”. I’m sure he told that same thing to his buddies Dahlin, Cozens, etc. The Adams core of “players that want to be here” will be dismantled within the next year.

I’m curious. Who are the Core group in their prime?

I am devastated. I was asked by @Thorner if the game was really a must win. It was. It was to those that care, which unfortunately did not include the majority of the players on the Sabres. You could see it as soon the Avs pulled their goalie, that the Avs were determined and they were going to get back in it. The Sabres stemmed the tide and had what should be a comfortable 4-1 lead after 2. Then they got destroyed in the 3rd period. Completely man handled. Humiliated. I heard the boo’s loudly raining down in the last 6 seconds of the game. The people that stayed did so just to boo. That is sad but understandable. This team has no pride. Another home loss. Losing at home has become a habit once again. With that loss they fall behind Pitt and Isles. Pretty soon the will fall behind Detroit and Ottawa. We are heading to this team’s comfort zone, the bottom 5 in the league.

December 3rd. Booed off the ice. Totally dominated in the 3rd period.

Colorado outshooting us 19-4

Sabres will win. Keep the faith.

It’s hard to remain positive, but they can still get 2 points tonight. They just made it harder.

Who didn’t sense that happening