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  16. GDT / Anaheim Ducks @ Buffalo Sabres Monday Feb 19th 12:30pm ESPN+ MSG & WGR Radio

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    55 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

    Still the youngest team in the league, have some patience.   They're learning right now, trust the process.

    Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

    Last year, that was a fine motto. They barely missed the playoffs and were playing great hockey the last 1/3 of the season. THAT was a developmental season. They've regressed almost across the board this year; I'd say only Peterka and Upie have taken steps forward. Given last season, playoffs should have been the expectation this season. Going on 13 years without a single postseason. When does it end? When are people going to be held accountable for their failures? Because that's what this season is, a failure.

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  17. What Sabres team down through history have you liked less??

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    I don't "hate" or "not like" this team. I'm just wildly disappointed in them. So much promise coming out of last season, but there have been 2 major failures:

    1) KA not doing enough to supplement the talent on hand this offseason. Neither Clifton nor EJ were ever going to move the needle. Maybe EJ was brought in to add some grit and veteran leadership, but so far I've not seen it. They needed to add 3-4 solid veterans with experience in winning hockey. Adams failed to do so and now the roster has regressed nearly across the board.

    2) Sticking with a failing coaching staff. The players quit on these guys by the time December rolled around. They are not buying whatever it is Granato and Company are selling. The goal this season should have been the playoffs, nothing less. Continuing to do the same thing every day when it clearly is not working is a failure of the front office. Edmonton fired their staff and totally turned their season around. St. Louis looks much better under their new coach. Minnesota has played better since they made a change. This group needs a new voice and no move was made, essentially wasting yet another season. All of the progress of last season has been pissed away.

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  18. GDT / Anaheim Ducks @ Buffalo Sabres Monday Feb 19th 12:30pm ESPN+ MSG & WGR Radio

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    Watching these games on tv, the body language amongst these guys is terrible. Last year, they were a team. They were smiling, they were flying around, they looked like they were enjoying themselves and eachother. This year, I see a team (barely) going through the motions. Some of that is certainly on the players, but (to me) that falls heavily on the coaches. When's the last time you saw Granato or Ellis getting on someone's ass on the bench? Ever? Has Granato ever benched or scratched someone for lousy effort or making an inexcusable mistake? I can't name an instance. If nobody above is correcting their behavior, the players will continue to loaf and mope around. The guys on the ice certainly aren't policing themselves. It's a ***** country club.

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  23. GDT / Anaheim Ducks @ Buffalo Sabres Monday Feb 19th 12:30pm ESPN+ MSG & WGR Radio

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    5 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

    I don’t say fire Granato because they will put in Appert as interim and screw up Rochester, or worse, Ellis.  
     

    Wait for the season to end and look for a coach.  Offer Brind’Amour a ton.  If not, talk to and interview Berube, Gallant, and all of the top candidates.  
     

    DG did his best work already.  Time for the next step.  

    Eh, fair point. I've been thinking for a long time now that a new coach could conceivably get these guys on track and compete for the postseason. I think it's all too far gone at this point. Another year wasted after so much progress last.

    I agree 100% the next coach NEEDS to be an experienced coach who will whoop these guys into shape and hold them accountable. Brind'Amour would be a grand slam, Berube or Gallant 3-run home runs. Need a "name" that has won and knows wtf he is doing. No more on the job training.

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  24. Sabres’ Refusal to “Salute” Fans Confirmed

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    I don't live near Buffalo, so I cannot speak to the pricing for Sabres games, but me, my wife, and our two daughters went to a Wild game back in December. All in, tickets, concessions, souvenirs, and parking, we easily spent $750. For one game. I'd imagine prices at Key Bank aren't significantly different from Xcel Energy Center. People spend a ton of money to go to these games. When you put out a ***** product for well over a decade, you should expect some backlash for poor performance. The players getting butt hurt about it is just another symptom of the total lack of accountability within this organization. Hell, I'd call it an outfit, not an organization.

    Don't want to get booed? Put a better ***** product on the ice. At least the Wild won the game we went to.

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