RangerDave

Sorry, I did not mean to offend you. I understand that NHL teams and business corporations have differing reasons for being. Sports are such an emotional investment, which is what makes them so great in my mind. And I am not talking a financial investment, but investing our time, energy, and emotions. Most of us would do anything and everything we can to create and sustain a winning team. I tend to believe the Pegulas are doing what they think is needed to emulate the Bills success, even if hindsight has proven them wrong to date. Hopefully they learn from the past.

I can appreciate that. I can also appreciate an owner wanting to be kept informed of what his competent people are doing, even asking questions. I honestly don't know what level of involvement the Pegulas have in making hockey decisions. I am sure there are people on this forum who have more inside knowledge on this than I do. I am also sure that others are making a lot of assumptions, which is probably normal for a frustrated fan base with pitchforks and torches on the ready. My personal opinion is that the Pegulas made a good/lucky hire with the Bills (and these hires have made good/lucky draft choices and free agent signings.) We are all waiting for them to make a good/lucky hire for the Sabres. That's all it would take to change things for the team. Is Kevyn Adams the right/lucky hire? Only time will tell, and we fans are tiring of the wait.

I can understand not liking the way a sports franchise is being run, especially from a passionate fan. It can be the same for the way for any corporation not being run the way you'd like it to be. What I don't understand is how many people say the Pegulas should not be involved in any way in the company that they own. How many people here, given the chance to own the Buffalo Sabres, would just hire a GM and then forget about the team? Of course, everyone here is way more competent to run a major league hockey team than your average billionaire. 😇 I submit that an owner not involved in his company is guilty of corporate neglect.

My concern if we trade Eichel for anyone: If so many players are disgruntled on this team, what makes us think that anyone coming in via a trade would be gruntled? I understand they would not have been through the last 10 wasted years here, but they surely are aware of the plight of the Sabres. Who would be happy coming here at this moment? Would trading one unhappy player for a few other soon-to-be unhappy players help us in the immediate?

They need a leader. Someone who can: hold others accountable, keep them grounded when they are on a hot streak, keep their chins up when things are not going their way, keep them loose with some laughter stick up for them with the coaches and referees

I thought RN Michaela Pastorius was his better half (at least this week she is...)

I don't see what goes on in the locker room and I don't hear what gets said on the bench during games. That said, I can't make any judgments as to who is a good leader who can motivate his teammates and who can influence coaches and referees. That is what a captain is. I've never understood the notion that the player who scores the most or plays the best should be the captain. You can be a great player at age 18 (or 19 or 20...), but until you get some experience and wisdom, I don't think you can be a great captain.

It could just be my imagination, but it seems to me like our draft number was usually later than what our record compared to other teams would indicate. Am I remembering incorrectly? If we did not have the lottery, and went solely on record, would we have drafted earlier?

How might recent drafts been different if the Sabres hadn't been historically bad at the lottery? Seems like we get jobbed every year. If we had the opportunity to draft one or two slots higher each year, would that have made any difference?

Yes I am!

No I'm not!

I don't think there is enough electricity to shock all the fans needed. Oh, wait. Who did you have in mind for this? Um, never mind....

What is it about the Sabres that the Pegulas are doing so wrong, but doing so right with the Bills? I can't figure that out. My only thought is that they (eventually) hit on the right coach and GM with the Bills, but have yet to do so with the Sabres. I can only hope that if KA and RK are not the right people, they find them soon. The Sabres will not improve until we hit on those two positions.

I completely understand how some people would absolutely love Citizen Kane. There are people who are much more into the production and artfulness of movies than I am. Everyone has their own reasons for liking or disliking particular movies (or anything else, for that matter!) As a non-student of film making, I pay less attention to how it is made. For me, I just want a movie that holds my attention due to the plot, acting, and writing something I can relate to. I am a simple man who likes a bit of emotional escapism. Certainly, different eras have different ways of doing this. As an example, I enjoy watching reruns of Adam-12. The acting in 1960's television shows was dreadful, but the show somehow still compels me to watch.

I agree. Intentional ignorance is not a valid opinion (But, hey, that is only my opinion! 😀) When people downplay facts because it doesn't fit their own personal narrative, that is a dangerous situation. Given that, I don't know what the facts are regarding how many people can be in an indoor arena safely: in the seats for 3 hours, in line for the restroom, at the concessions stands, etc. This seems different than passing someone briefly in an aisle at Walmart.

Wow! Three of my all time favorites....and the only two movies of the AFI's Top 100 that I could not stomach to watch to the end! I just don't know what to say... 😱

I get that it was very symbolic and that it may have been very avant-gard for its time. I understand that people can really appreciate that type of movie. I guess I am just big into artsy-type movies. Give me good acting and good writing - that's all I need.

Am I the only one who thinks Citizen Kane was a stupid movie? Just dumb. "Oh, my life is so bad because I miss my childhood sled!" Ugh...

Tombstone Monty Python and the Holy Grail Sneakers Clue Apollo 13 Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Love the Bomb To Kill a Mockingbird Young Frankenstein and others that have already been mentioned

The Sabres have to do the contact tracing to see who had close contact and who did not.

Crumb brulee?