Spoonman

Why can’t SOMEONE get in crease & stay there? 1/ Goal opportunities 2/ Penalty for X check Oh I just answered my own question. #2 would put us on PP.

Penalty!

Meul owed a freebie after last night, no?!

Thank goodness. No shortie on our PP.

So, what has KA put together for his NHL roster? Who would you keep & on what line (if we were a legitimate NHL club)? I’ll start w 1st liners on this team: Forward: 1/ Tage 1/ Norris (if he ever gets & stays healthy?) Defence: 1/ Dahls Goal: 1/ none Thoughts?

Someone said this earlier. He is a good middle 6 guy somewhere else. KA will relent on holding on to Tuch, but he wants: picks, prospects, & a 4th G (2,3, KA wants 4 G! ).

OMG. Sabres game intermission. Look! No look over here! ORANGE! Bandits won 3rd championship! All is well with the KeyBank. Ignore your eyes otherwise, but keep watching ($)!!!

NO CULTURE, LEADERSHIP (I can’t blame the players, not set up for success by team).

Seriously, try to listen - better than a few years ago- but sucks - PXP announcing. I feel bad for visually impaired/blind people. Close your eyes for 3 min - no clue to what is happening. NO CULTURE, LEADERSHIP (I can’t blame the players, not set up for success by team).

Enjoy Tuch for now in Blue & Gold (not for long). Another KA fail coming soon. Good job KA. Eichel ‘netted’ Sabres: Alex Tuch — going, going…. Peyton Krebs - 4th line C/W 🫤 A 2022 first-round pick - Östlund (shoot da puck) A 2023 second-round pick - packaged for trade for Greenway 🤕

#TRUTH

Well…..

@Pimlach called North Stars (got units).

He says the right things w media. Plus he is a ‘team guy’ Define ‘special’.

Whelp We’re going to watch, aren’t we? what could go wrong! ?

Nope, Sabres have taken dibs TP & KA has been our undoing.

Already did that on another thread! 😝

To be clear the question to CHAT was: What should Sabres owner Terry Pegula do to get team to be playoff contenders? It did its thing: I just cut & pasted here.

No @SwampD, Sabres called dibs on that years ago.

I believe this is called jocularity. “Jocularity” means joking, playfulness, or good-natured humor. It usually describes behavior that’s lighthearted and intended to make people laugh.

MID-CASE SCENARIO: “Incremental Changes, But Not Enough” Playoff probability: ~20–25% What Pegula does Makes smaller front-office or depth-roster tweaks but avoids the harder decisions. Adds a mid-tier veteran but not a difference-maker. Ownership remains supportive but not transformative. What happens Team plays streaky hockey — looks great in stretches, collapses in others. Goaltending is inconsistent but not catastrophic. Kids develop, but leadership and in-game execution remain spotty. Sabres stay roughly .500 for most of the season. End result Sabres finish around 10–12 points out of a playoff spot. No disaster, but also not progress — stuck in the “in-between.” Pegula faces louder calls for structural overhaul in the offseason. BEST-CASE SCENARIO: “Aggressive Reset, Immediate Impact” Playoff probability: ~40–50% (Wild Card most likely) What Pegula does Brings in a President of Hockey Operations or senior advisor with real NHL track record. Authorizes a major roster move (e.g., top-four defenseman, veteran two-way center, or goalie upgrade). Gives coaching staff mandate to implement structural changes: simplified defensive system + consistent lines. Directs management to add high-character veterans to stabilize locker room and support young core. What happens The team gets immediate structure: fewer defensive collapses, improved special teams. Young players (Power, Quinn, Benson, Levi) thrive with stable roles. A veteran presence calms the team during its mid-season swoons. Goaltending improves to league-average or better. Sabres rally into the 2nd half and enter the playoff chase. End result A surge into the final Wild-Card spot or a close battle down to the final week. Fan confidence and team identity finally return. Offseason becomes the first “build, not rebuild” summer in a decade.

So for 💩s & giggles, we’ll also in despair (again) I give you AI’s take on how to fix this thing. Not rocket science to this group, but here it goes. Three scenarios….. WORST-CASE SCENARIO: “Do Nothing, Same Results” Playoff probability: <10% What Pegula does Sticks fully with current structure, hoping roster develops naturally. No significant trades, signings, or leadership changes. Continues the hands-off-but-still-influential management approach. What happens Defensive issues remain unaddressed; goaltending wears down. Young core struggles without veteran defensive help. Locker-room morale dips; organization feels directionless. Fan frustration spikes. End result Sabres finish near the bottom of the East again. Pegula is forced into a crisis-level summer: Coach hot seat GM questions Calls for selling the team grow louder The drought extends, potentially becoming the longest in major North American pro sports history.

Oh you can go cold plunge to sauna, I am sure. KA & his flame of hope with this franchise.