HumanSlinky39

There were a couple of months during the 2022/23 season that our power play was among the best in the league. With largely the same guys we have now, minus Skinner. I don't understand how they can't even find a way to even approach competence now

Outshot 37-17. Pathetic.

Two word sabres fan review of the 2024 global series - ***** sandwich

Just an awful showing these two games. Cannot polish this turd.

Sadly, it is. Rarely can a coach just flip a switch and change years of bad habits and loser mentality. Of course being 14 years on, patience is justifiably in short supply. I had my doubts about being back Lindy and these two games are certainly doing nothing to sway me, but I do get that there's a hill to climb.

Remember the last, oh, two months of the 2022/23 season when the Sabres were winning a lot, playing good hockey, and actually looked like a young team beginning to realize their potential? Since then, well...

Sure, why the hell not?

Worth noting again that NJ is without two of their best defensemen and we STILL can't generate any offense.

I don't think talent is the issue. We've seen what some of these guys are capable of. They lack hockey sense/IQ in my opinion. I'm not sure the roster is well constructed. And they've played without any real concept of accountability for years. Can Lindy fix that? I don't know

Yay, power play coming up

Outshot 25-10. 🙄

Yeah, they were decent in the third, but it was a very low bar. Not feeling very optimistic if they trot Markstrom out again. NJ went out and got an elite goalie because theirs sucked. That's what real hockey teams do.

Well that was disappointing. Not unexpected, but disappointing nonetheless. On to the next one.

Malenstyn has thrown 6 hits already. Nice to have one of those guys.

Reverse mojo FTW!

Ever have a catheter inserted?

They're gonna get shut out on opening day, aren't they? Peak Sabres.

You're doing it wrong.

Oh good, another power play.

It absolutely is Pegula. Pegula should not be making any decisions that directly impact the team like hiring a GM. There needs to be a buffer. He needs to hire a President of Hockey Operations (and a good one) to make those calls. He should be 100% hands off. I understand the irony that he would choose the guy that makes those decisions, but what can I say?

Any chance NJ doesn't play Markstrom tomorrow?

Exactly this. I understand taking the "build from within" approach. FA's aren't pounding on the door to play for a franchise that is a total punchline at this point. But with 13 seasons without the playoffs, patience isn't a luxury they have. We are at the point where the dividends need to be paid. I wasn't remotely sold on bringing a retirement-age Lindy back, but I figured give him a chance. I'm not going to write them off after one game, but they do not have a lot of runway this season. We need to see results and if we don't, Adams needs to go, Ruff needs to go, a few pieces of this core need to go, and Pegula needs to get serious about a fast turnaround by bringing in a good hockey mind with experience to oversee reshaping the organization in a way that can win post haste. The longer you're adrift, the harder it is to get the fans back.

L. Hughes and Pesce not being out there and us still being unable to score is making me feel plenty surly.