Believer
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Housley has to go... He has no impact with this bunch... Nice guy, but the players don’t play for him... Kim Pegala needs to hire a Coach who is a no-nonsense hockey man... A Coach who will not make excuses for his team when they fail to show up... Start sending some of the overpaid, under-performing veterans down to Rochester for a few months...
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One word... Humiliating... No pride... No performance... Housley needs to cancel the rest of the practices... Tell the team he has given up on them because they have given up on themselves... Promote Skinner and Eichel to Co- Player Coach’s for the remainder of the games... Invite Kim and Botterill to join him to watch the practices and games from the stands... Make a statement with the little season management has left...
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No tanking... This team needs to stop losing... Housley should ask these Sabres to look in the mirror, commit to finish strong, and begin to rebuild some pride... Let Botterill work the draft... Let Housley coach the coachable players through their offseason programs... Let the team come back recharged as winners next season...
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5 hours ago, Gatorman0519 said:
The ROR deal torpedoed the season. It’s unarguable now.
I watch. I’m used to losing now. So it doesn’t bother me as much,
You’re used to losing??... What about the locker room??... What is most disturbing is it doesn’t seem to bother the players much, either... With the exception of Eichel, Skinner, Reinhardt... the rest of the players have limited impact... If it weren’t for decent goaltending, it would be truly ugly... Housley commands no respect with this bunch... Botterill needs to makes changes... Get some players with skill, grit, and pride... who love scoring and love winning so much... they refuse to quit in any game...
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On 3/12/2019 at 10:40 AM, Eleven said:
Yeah. I just think way too big a deal is being made of this situation.
The hits on Eichel and the response of his teammates... are emblematic of the Sabres roster... With the exception of Skinner and a handful of other honest-to Pete hockey players and leaders, the bulk of the roster appear to be losers... who cannot muster the will to win through adversity... Over-paid... Over-appreciated... It is a disease of the common professional athlete... The true champions among pro athletes... Ovechkin (as gritty as they come), Backstrom (a fourth round pick over a decade ago and all-time franchise assist leader) and so many more throughout the league... Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Rothlisberger, Kyle Williams, Lorenzo Alexander, Shady McCoy among so many others in sports... Never quit... Are always prepared... Live to win... And when they lose, they don’t make excuses... They work harder... The Sabres roster is a product of Botterill’s design... and the game effort is Houseley’s domain... Botterill is reshaping the roster, so deserves another couple years... Would have said the same about Housley except the players don’t seem to respond to him... Housley should be spitting mad with their effort... and if he is saying so the locker room... the players should reflect his disapproval on the ice... Just don’t see it happening.... This team quit 20 games ago... Sorry for the rant...
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4 hours ago, SDS said:
The two bolded statements are in direct conflict. You claim no one immediately responded and then praised the two that immediately responded.
Should have been more clear... My comment was in reference to Nelson and any other player who watched what happened to their Captain... and did not respond...
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Are the Sabres soft??... You bet... Confounding when teammates don’t immediately defend their Captain and best player... Kudos to Skinner and Reinhart... Nelson should be benched for the remainder of the season, then dealt away... A team is a reflection of its Coach... Housely was a great player but perhaps too cerebral as a Coach for this second-rate roster... Botterill needs to bring in a Coach who demands performance... Give me a Punch Imlach and Scotty Bowman over a Housely any day... Didn’t see the game, but Housely should be spittin’ mad at his players lack of pride...
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22 minutes ago, Jacque Richard said:
He should retire. Don’t need him.
Harsh assessment... Botterill and Housley seem to disagree... Still, hope the young man does retire... Coach his kids teams... Enjoy the fruits of his labor... Way worse things in life... As someone posted earlier, KO had a good 12 year run... Risk/reward just isn’t worth it given his concussion history...
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6 hours ago, New Scotland (NS) said:
Welcome!
I was hoping that another Believer would show up one day ... (insert winkie-winkie thingie here).
KO should retire. He should not have played last night.
Hahaha... Have no idea who the other Beleiver might be... but appreciate the welcome!... Okposo might come to his senses yet.... Imagibe how hard it is to give up a lifetime dream when you’re living it...
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Appreciate the insight... Every player in contact sports confronts the reality... The research is indisputable... Hate to see a good guy with his history calculate the risk/reward and keep playing... Like the NFL... the NHL has a real problem...
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Three concussions... Okposo is a young man... Lot of life to live... Wife an two young children... Well-established fact repetitive head injuries can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and dementia later in life... Hard to understand why team doctors clear him to continue to play...
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3 shut outs in a row? That's a trend!
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Maybe Botterill should swap rosters with the Americans... Clean sweep... Those AHL kids know how to shoot and win... Would be a lot more entertaining than the current bunch... Sure, they would get beaten most games... but at least they would care enough to show up... and fans would cheer them on...