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I believe he had a form of cancer did he not? Oh I found it...malignant hypothermia

Cody Hodgson (remember him???) apparently wishes to try and return to the NHL...and no I am not kidding

so we lost to Seattle and Vancouver...both are playing veyr well yet we stayed close and played well. Clearly if we had any sort of power play (where most other teams including us last year get lots of goals) we'd have won many games we have lost. being without our top scorer (even though many like to douch Skinner) did not help either but over all I thought we played very well.

With all the negative crap about Skinner I guess we should win a pile of gmes now he is out...

Interesting question...to be honest I loved hockey (watching, playing, and coaching all of which I did in years gone by). Living oin a pension now, money is tight so I guess I can thank the Sabres for saving me a ton of money as we use to drive down on a regular basis from north of Toronto to see games and stay at a local hotel then drive back the next day; I use to pay Bell big bucks for the center ice thingee so I could watch all Sabre games. Now? I rarely even bother to watch a Sabre game if Sportsnet has it free unless maybe afternoon game and nothing else to watch. It kills me cause I use to be such a huge Sabre fan (from Day One) and got my son loving them and then...boom! They crashed just when he started watching. I loved when Lindy was coach and Darcy was at the helm...now I do watch other teams when on free and I am amazed at the intensity of these teams when they play. You'd think that a game between Philly and say whoever was a playoff game. They play hard and crash the net and hit so much. When I try to watch a Sabre game you never know what you'll get now...some times they are quite good...other games they are pretty bad. So, I guess you'd say I have lost my passion for the team out of necessity (to save me heartache after heartache), but not necesssarily for the NHL in general as it still puts on a good show. And of course being Canadian, I grew up with hockey and stilllove the game. Playoffs are the best! For everybody but the Sabres of course!

I don't know about thsi motivation thing being on the coach...I am no big Leaf fan but clearly their big guns are motivated as they just score like every game. Their coach is awful and not any better then Meatballs, yet he seems to get them to play motivated and want to win. Mind you, as I said, he is not a great coiach and the Leafs defense is probably worse then ours overall. I think "motivation" is on the players as much if not more then the coach...

Yeah that was how Jack started and soon he wanted out...the endless cycle of losing obviously gets to a player and he loses his sense of why they even play the sport. Clearly losing is not fun and wears on a guys mind to the point where they just need OUT. Dahlin will no doubt be next... rinse and repeat over and over again

Wonder if getting rid of Comrie to Rochester takes pressure off of Levi and UPL and thus the better play? Semed like they were trying too hard when there were three to play good and get the next start? I also wonder if the team like the two-goalie setup bette ras well. Either way, nice to see them get wins. The NHL is so unpredictable now and Winnipeg of al teams is first overall. Philly doing good. No reason the Sabres canpt get on a roll as well. Mind you most teams are finding it hard tio get on any kind of winning streak.

See the Leafs are close to re-signing NYlander for possibly over $11 mill. I cannot see how they can make that work when they are in cap-hell now. That wil add a huge amount to their cap.

With a lot of other teams struggling (see the Leafs) it becomes clear that there will be teams looking for new coaches soon which seems to me would mean that the Sabres need to move NOW and move out the coaching staff and go after one of the experienced coaches not employed currently. It is clear that this team is going nowhere and need a change fast...a new coach will also be better able to dictate what is needed to improve the roster (mainly a goalie and some veteran toughness. Then GMKA needs to ask KO to give up the captaincy and we need someone to lead this team that right now is not getting any sort of leadership. Absolutely crazy to go on with this team as it stands now...we let last year go to waste and now this year looks even more dismal. At least they were exciting and scored lots last year. I can accept effort and if they are entertaining. This team this year is anything but... My choice is maybe Gallant? Any thoughts on a new coach???

While we certainly are erratic this year, we have missed key players and apparently tired to change the team's style from last year of attack at all cost which clearly did not work (they claim they are slowlly going back to what worked last year). While it sucks to lolse, it is not like other teams are not without their own struggles...Mathews is scoring so much he is liable to score 100 yet the leafs lose to us 9-3 and then lose to Ottawa 4-2 last night. Colorado loses again last night; NYI lose at home 7-0 to Pittsburg. If we were the only team struggling at times I guess I would be more concerned. The league is getting more and more competitive and it is hard to win consistently. No team is on any sort of winning streak. Oh Vegas lost again too. All these struggling teams are not going to fire their coach. Levi is clearly the future and is slowly gaining much needed experience. If we had him last year we would have made the playoffs. Sucks we were so close...

It is clear that when we play a team with a coach that has any idea at all how to coach, we lose. Likewise, when we play a team like the Laughs whose coach is worse then Donnie and these yteams let us play "our" game which of course is no defense and who scores the most, we typically win. heck even Colorado keeps losing becuase they do not adjust, just go out and think they will win just as we do. Tonight's game proves this team can and will win when allowed toplay their game. The BIG problem is that most other teams have goo dcoaches who adjust and play a trap style which nullifies our offense just about every time. And yes, we are a young team(I know some hate to hear that but it is true) who has not learned how to adjust to other teams yet when they adjust (if that makes any sense). Anyways, Merry Christrmas! I am sure the Rangers will be scrooge and shoot down our hopes again so we can get back to trash talking the team yet again...

Who cares? Detroit has stunk since signing him...coincidence? I dont' believe in coincidences and besides Kane is the exact oppostie of what this team needs. It does not need another floater... I wish for Marcus back for Xmas (or someone to add some muscle please)

At this point we are clearly in some cases under-evaluating some players...Power (and a host of other players) would be amazing on another team trust me. Boston would take a pile of our players right away and they'd be excellent all of a sudden. I so think we should explore trades for tougness (which should not cost any of our "core" guys)

If it is any consolation Colorado lost to Chicago and Ottawa with their nice new coach blew a 3-0 lead and lost 4-3. I guess we are not the only team in crsis mode...Oilers lost third straight after looking so good with their new coach. begs the question: will a new coach really help in the long run?

I get to watch a lot oof hockey up here in Ontario as Sportsnet brings a ton of games and when I watch other teams like the Leafs they too get amazing goaltending night after night (which we have not got to yet...hopefully soon our goaltending will become consistent). I have seen the Leafs be down 10-1 in shots but up 1-0. I really do not care whatsoever what the shots are at the end of the game...we outshot many teams this year and lost. So what! We are just not use to gettting NHL caliber goaltending. Looks like Levi is going to be real good fo rsure! On another note, it seems like Sportsnet loves the Bruins and have them on lots, and I have to say their announcers are by far the most obnoxious and annoying by far! I often watch just to hope the B's lose so I can hear them whine and make excuses...

Yesterday was my birthday (born on a Friday the 13th long time ago) and after my nasty heart attack in 2010 I have been going to bed early as I get tired real easy now and my son asked if I was going to try and stay up to watch the game..I luaghed and said I had no interesat in staying upo to see them get blown out. Sure enough look this morning...I am a day one fan and loved this team with passion (they had passion too years ago) and drove down from north of Toronto to see them nany times way back but now I have lost total interest which is so sad. It is hard to watch this team play and I have no doubt that almost all of our players on another team would do really well. I do no tfeel the team is not talented..rather they are not inspired nor motivated apparently. And they sure are not tough enough. I miss the days when we played tough hockey (and I still regret trading Marcus)...aside from a coaching change there is nothing that can right this sinking ship this year...

Yea I said last week that I wtahced Philly and they played real well....Torts has a way of getti ng the most out of players for a few years then his welcome wears off. Mind you I think that the love affair with Meatballs has turned sour too...

As I have been saying the whole league generally is completely unpredictable these days. I use to make good money betting on games via ProLine but thes days it is so hard to predict scores...sure bet-team slike Colorado getting blown out and Philly as a example actually far surp[assing anyone's expectations. We are still a young team (and that is not a excuse people like to hear). UPL is stil young by a goalie's standard (often they do not come into their own until in thei rlate 20's). And as I figured, there is far less pages for this win then when they lose...we as Sabre fans are so use to doom and gloom I guess...

I'd take Sam back in a heartbeat (I never wanted to let him go)...OH and I would have never traded Marsuc and he could clean that guy from Winnipeg...

Had to come and look...far less pages for ther win over Pittsburg then this loss. I actually agree with Harrington who points out other teams are getting bombed too...Leafs lose to Chicago then to Pittsburg last night. Jersey has been struggling and were due to break out big time and it has to be our beloved Sabres! Clearly there are two ways to play against us...one way we do well...other way, we suck. This does not worry me anymore then a 1-0 loss. This team simply cannot lose TT and Quinn and not feel it...hopefully we are still close when they return. Oh and Philly and Montreal seem to be the powerhouses right now LOL...

Ah man we need a big win here...gotta stop Cindy and Malkin

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Watched Philly/Vegas yesterday...I can see why Philly beat us...they out played Vegas and as much as I hate to say this, Torts was cool and has the team playing good, hard hockey. If only the Sabres played with half as much itensity...

I was truly worried that last year was "our" year" and we missed the boat. Almost evey rplayer had banner years and we came up one poitn short...if we had made the playoffs it would have relieved so much pressure that is now being felt. There is no way to expect players to have the kind of years they all had last year thus it only makes sense that we would go down, not up in the standings. We also under-estimtated a bunch of teams in our conference. assuming that they would be the teams to regress, yet hell Washington is suddenly winning every game. With Tage out things are really looking morbid; time to let Levi go to Rochester and make a few trades as someone suggested; a goalie, a tough rugged forward and maybe even a d-man although this is not on the defense alone. This is a team thing, and maybe time will allow the team to work this out. Probalem is, by the time we "work this out" we will be again too far behind to make the playoffs yet again; and I do think missing the playoffs this year is a major fail, what with all the big contracts they threw at palyers clearly expecting better then this... Time for Gallant (even if it is as co-coach and keep Donnie around for whatever reason...