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Nice call stripes.

That is an official Water Buffalo Lodge hat. The first version of a Sabres logo for sure. Fred was a long standing member of the lodge. He was also a gifted bowler, a great pool shooter, a scratch golfer, and he occasionally played the ponies.

I’m really ready to see them step up. This is a must win game and it’s not too early to say it. MUSCLE WEIGHT

Wow. I just want to win the game and maybe string a few W's together.

Interesting info. It is still too early to count the Sabres out just yet. They can at least move to "bubble" position with a few wins in a row. Tonight against Ottawa is huge.

Improve your lie? Winter rules.

The Bills locker room is great. McDermott nailed it. One game ball only, and for the guy who came up big in the same game where he was shaken. Add that he has other kickers in his house trying out.and everyone in the room knows it. No doubt McDermott talked to Bass before he brought the kickers in, and continued to work with him during that time. McDermott trusted Bass and he came through. Great stuff.

Your concern is valid. The Tage and Dahlin contracts do not bother me. They are going to be worth it and have good careers Adam’s moved fast on the others. For example after something like 57 NHL games, Muel was given 7 years at $4.3M. Great deal if he is good, but so far he has not been. Power and Cozens are still kids and they have expensive long term deals. They both have to get a lot better to be worth it.

We have played 12 games, we will be at 24 by the end of the month. I still think there may be hope and I will evaluate this again at the end of November. We need the best players (i.e. the higher paid Core guys) to play like they are actually the best players, and we need good goaltending to change the direction of the season.

One GM protects Ullmark, and the next GM fails to sign him. Inconsistency within the upper echelons of the organization has caused the phenomena we see with all these former Sabres players doing well for other teams. Deslauries may not be very good but he was useful in a limited role. Foligno - Mike Foligno was an excellent player and a great Sabre. Marcus is a good 4th line player but he is massively overrated here on Sabrespace by a fan base that craves big players that can and will fight. I like him ok, but replacing him and improving the 4th line is only a hard thing to do in Buffalo.

Maybe he should at the record of his hockey team?

I think this would be a good way to break Dahlin's spirit. You are suggesting to take away the C after only 12 games? Lindy would lose credibility. Adams too. And there will be even more heads shaking around the league. Just curious, where you around in 1977-78 when they took the C away from Schoney and gave it to Gare? It was shocking for the fans and controversial for sure. They finished with 105 points and were in the upper echelon of the league, but they lost to Philly in round two by 4-1. Which became a habit. Whoever was wearing the C did not change the result. You need high effort and commitment from more than the guys with the letters on their sweater. My vote is that making an example of Dahlin is targeting the wrong guy and an empty gesture. This is a time they need to pull together, play with more purpose, and figure it out.

I deleted my post in its entirety. Your response is all that is left of it. I don't want to engage with some of the people here anymore. I get that certain people are positive, negative, cheerful or grumpy, that is just personalities. There are a few here that do not contribute anything but eyerolls and pukes, they never add any hockey content, they never bring any facts or information, they just try to police the site by defending this morbid franchise and it leaders, and they do it by insulting other posters. I am getting very close to dropping out of here. Many of the good posters are already gone. I can still read the posts from the few knowledgeable posters that are left.

Find him and leave him alone to run the hockey operations.

Dempsey played briefly for the Bills, at the beginning of the Chuck Knox era. I was at what I think was the last home loss to the Dolphins in the 70’s. Dempsey missed a 37’ish yard FG in the final seconds, it would have ended the streak. It was a rainy but warm game, I came home soaked and dejected. Thanks a lot Dempsey. The Bills ended that streak in 1980, and the goslposts at Rich Stadium came down. Bills fans were always rabid and crazy.

Another Bills win. Tough game, Miami had their season on the line and they needed it. Tua had no rust. I knew this game was going to be close. The Bills answered the bell like good teams do. The Bill are better, they are the more composed and better coached team of the two. I ALWAYS love beating Miami, I survived the Bills going “Oh for the ‘70’s” to that team. I am enjoying the win. Listening to McDermott’s post game interview, they mentioned his reluctance to play rookies very much. He made it clear that you earn your way on the roster and in the games. You have to beat out a vet, and McD has to be able to look that vet in the eye if the rookie takes his spot. He said numerous times “you earn your time on the field” and he makes that clear to everyone. He also has a knack for having his backups ready to go when injuries occur. He gets a lot of second guessing, so I’m pointing out a clear strength that he has. Contrast that to what Sabres coaches have to deal with no significant veteran base on the roster and young players given ice time by design, or because that’s all we have. I hope Adams heard what McD said. Adam’s roster building style really makes it hard on coaches, and for young players to develop properly. No wonder so many leave and thrive.

OK Bills. Be ready to play a desperate and possibly fired up opponent. Go Bills!!

I wish they would have showed up against the Isles, the fans are not going to come out for much longer. Home games have not been an advantage for about 15 years or more.

Shhhh. The Cap Space is reserved for signing his next prospects and for select players that want to be here.

Ruff is no GM. He might be a good FO advisor, like Dudley has been doing for a long time (but Terry has no interest in paying for that). Karmanos would be a candidate, and he is more qualified than Adams was when Adams was handed the job. How would he feel about being the guy that deals with Terry? Is this really a change? Does Karmanos have a better relationship around the league to help facilitate trades more effectively?

Yes indeed. I am seeing that our talent is not as good as thought, or probably just poorly developed. We rushed our kids and now we are upset that they leveled out and their growth is slowing or stunted or even regressed at this point in time. Cozens and Quinn are suffering from it right now. They will just have to play through it and get support from the rest of the lineup, but they were expected to be the 2nd line and help pull a losing team into playoffs. It appears that Adams thinks a 19 year old Benson would finish the second line? No pressure guys, go do it! Then there is Dahlin. 12 games. 1g, 7 pts, +2. That is 31st in the league for defensemen in scoring. It’s early, but we need his play to carry us. He slumps, we can’t score, and we sit with the bottom dwellers.

Fire him now for who? Do you think Terry has a new leader ready to sign up? That is laughable. He doesn’t know NHL people. He doesn’t fit.

Look at them at the end of this month. That will tell us a lot about playoffs. Right now they need to string 4-5 wins to get back into the race.