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Byram??? He is 22 years old with 162 NHL games. Take away his first week or so and he looks like a middle of the road second pair guy at best. He is not Captain material. Giving it to Byram would be a huge slap in the face to Dahlin.

how much money will that take? more than we can allocate probably. He seems like a guy that ends up in Tampa or Florida. Maybe even Toronto if he offers a home town discount.

That would be a great way to ruin a good young player. I am amazed by how he held up all season The goal he got was pure tenacity Benson even grew his playoff peach fuzz, he was ready.

He threw several bombs. He is no fighter but sometimes duty calls.

Nice to end the home game with a brawl. That was old fashion fan appreciation. The Caps had some tough guys out there too. I give the win to Tage over Pacioretty. Greenway survived with Wilson. As Ray said, it’s good he was out there. Oshie was punching Dahlin when he was being held by ref. Good thing Clifton was there to stop that. OV just watched.

No Rob. He said we might as well let them score. What a dummy. Tage come on. One stride to the red line. SMH

OV was bitching to the refs

We need a healthy Quinn for next season. The Sabres are better than the Caps. They just don’t know it.

Up 2-1 after 2 periods on Fan Appreciation Day, which they aren’t talking much when I’m watching. I’m ready for fan hockey rest, more golf, spring, and summer.

No Rob, Clagg was not all over him.

Tuchie. I acknowledge Jokers pass. I’m on him a lot lately.

Nice work by Tage line. Dahlin went in deep and then blasted Pacioretty.

If you’re saying we need lots of internal leadership from the players I agree. Players leading by example and influencing others is always better than a coaches pep talk/magic wand. I never implied that. I was talking about coaches that demand commitment, and get it. That alone lasts for awhile and the team improves. But all coaches will eventually be ignored to various levels, that’s when having players that are great leaders will keep the team at a high level.

Skinner is aging but …. not all players are motivated. At least Brind’Amour thought so You cannot deny some coaches motivate players better than others. I see a roster that verbally rallied around their coach, and proceeded to play .500 hockey all season long, putting him in danger of being fired. The aging process helps, as does a coach. I think this team has reach their peak with this staff.

So you want another first timer? That’s what you will get. Hire an experienced Coach, like Lindy as an example, get his input on the roster and try to accommodate. Work together and don’t force NHL tweener level players on a team that is $20m under the cap. No good coach will agree to it.

I steadfastly know he has meddled. Right now he has been very quiet. He made big changes to the way the Sports Empire is run, he got rid of the restaurants/bars and other things. He has a sick wife to support. He has Beane and McD running the Bills. He has a new COO to look after the stadium, the scoreboard, the roof, and the cash flow. He has Adams, who he trusts to carrying out the long, slow, under the cap rebuild. When they start spending to cap and winning again he may resurface. Why would an owner pay a guy like Brind'Amour a ton of money and then not let him get what he says he needs to succeed? My dream is we pay RBA a big pile of $$$ and he turns this thing around.

There are coaches that can take commitment to higher levels than we have been seeing. The newly committed Sabres have to start working on 24-25 the same day they clean out their lockers.

And therein lies the rub. Terry wants involvement, not just information. I have said this a lot, if you want a big name coach with NHL experience, then you better be prepared to give him roster input. If not, then you have to get lucky and hit on a first timer. So far no luck in that department despite having many talent young players come and go over the years. Someday we might see one of his kids running the team.

True. I do not condone anything he did either, and I don't feel bad for him because he was a Buffalo Bill. He had domestic violence issues with his first wife too. As a young Buffalo kid, I had posters of OJ, Gil Perreault, and Bob McAdoo on my bedroom wall. I got to meet him once and he was what you would expect at that time, he was the coolest and most magnetic guy in the room. For a short period of time in the 70's we had 3 very good teams, all with superstar players.

Seems logical to start with the coaching staff and then let the new coach input on the roster. Logical next step. DG is a good guy, he did what he can, time for a fresh start.

I think a brain scan will likely reveal some issues. He had anger issues that came later in life.

I know. I hope they don’t pour gas on it tonight with a bad effort. 🙏

OJ was an icon before he went nuts. Not gonna make excuses for him either.

You have been a very positive force here lately. The build momentum got a good chuckle from me. I just want them to win at home, and let the kids see reasons to like this team. I really do not want to them fall behind and have the crowd get upset.

muscle? weight. ?