RangerDave

Arent't the Sabres still paying Skinner? So...we can say a current Sabre (employee) is playing for the cup?? Does that count?? 🤔

I think it's gonna take a bit more than Jim Lorentz releasing a rehabbed bat. Perhaps.... a new team name... the Buffalo Bats? And maybe put a belfry in the Key Bank Center?

Weren't they related, like cousins or something? Could her name have been Roosevelt, too? Or am I confusing that with another president?

What's going on Norm? "Another layer of fat for winter!" 😂

What is the over/under for team age average that KA needs to keep the team under in order to keep convincing Pegula that we "are on the right path, these guys just need to develop"?

Rob Ray - English as a Butchered Language

I don't know if it's pride. Wouldn't he be more proud of owning a Stanley Cup winner than.own one of the worst franchises in memory? It's not pride. Hubris maybe, but not pride. Even that doesn't ring true to me. He has never seemed like a vain man to me. Shuns the spotlight, doesn't tell everyone how great he is, is quiet and unassuming.

Wouldn't that be jumping OFF the bandwagon?? 🤔

There is a lot of evidence to back this up. But I have to ask why would Pegula prioritize yes men over competency? He seems to not have that affliction with the Bills. I don't think the answer is that he is cheap. One would think a winning team playing lots of playoff games would make him more money. Why, oh why, does he put up with this with the Sabres??

I think 1999 was the last time the Sabres and the Bills both played in the post-season. Yikes!

What do you think UPL is thinking with management playing Reimer as much as they have, knowing the season is over? How will he respond next year, knowing that they didn't want to play him at all the last few weeks of the seaon (and with Reimer playing so well)? That has to affect his psyche and his relationship with management, no?

As opposed to a coach with NHL experience who has been fired (maybe multiple times) so is now/will be available? I honestly don't know which is better. Who is out there that has NHL head coaching experience, is available, and hasn't been fired for cause?

It seems like Benson gets called for so many crazy, unwarranted penalties, too. So many times I've seen him called for penalties like roughing that would not be called on someone who was 6' 2 and 200 pounds.

I agree with all of your choices, except for some reason, I have no ill will against Bogo. I would add Ville Leino. I would also add, somewhat controversially, Patrick Kaleta. I thought he epitomized the big effort, low skill player who management seemed to adore. We had way too many of them when we needed big effort, highly skilled players who we had way too little of. Kaletas most praised skill was drawing penalties (and then turtling when the opponent retaliated.) Blech.

I admire his abilities and his goal production, especially at his age. I still think he is a thug. And, at least early in his career, I despised that he felt he could hit anybody, but took umbrage if someone tried to hit him. That said, I won't root for him to beat Gretzky's record, but will applaud him if he does.