Buffalo Super Fan

Another embarrassing Buffalo Sabres loss against the St Louis Blues on National ABC television shameful. The Sabres need to trade there lazy core Alex Tuch first guy that should go he is no star player and has limited upside. Alex Tuch is at his peak as a hockey player move on before he becomes another Kyle Okposo or Jeff Skinner not trade able because no one wants them in the NHL but Buffalo in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo

The Buffalo Sabres aren’t moving they will get the public money. Why? Because take a look at Hartford XL Center. Connecticut was stupid they are stuck with the whole bill of renovating and maintenance of the XL Center a money pit with no Hartford Whalers tenant. Buffalo and Erie County are stuck paying either way. It’s better getting a half a loaf of money in a public/private partnership than nothing. Remember you’re paying for renovations and maintenance on Key Bank Center regardless if the Buffalo Sabres leave so that isn’t happening. Buffalo will do Buffalo private/public partnership a half loaf of money from a tenant the Buffalo Sabres is better than nothing. This isn’t the Buffalo Bills situation. Having a viable arena in your city is a must for entertaining residents or no one would want to live in Buffalo area. I could see no Bills over no Arena. This isn’t well Buffalo has a dome in Orchard Park to accommodate concerts and entertainment all year long they don’t it’s another open air stadium. Key Bank Center will be renovated it’s in the heart of Buffalo Canalside that relies on a Key Bank Center bringing people downtown. Now Terry Pegula he isn’t selling the NHL is talking going to 36 NHL teams regardless of what they say publicly now that is happening over the next ten years. Atlanta, Houston, Cincinnati and Salt Lake City are happening. Atlanta and Houston huge television markets. Cincinnati brings all of Kentucky a basketball crazy state the NHL wants new NHL fans. So Terry Pegula will collect the expansion checks and do absolutely nothing. Why should Terry Pegula sell the NHL US Expansion of new money is very profitable. The sad thing for Buffalo Sabres fans is that with each NHL expansion it gets harder to make the playoffs much less win a Stanley Cup. The prospective NHL expansion franchises want no part of an established team that sucks. They want the Vegas Golden Knights and Seattle Kraken route not the lowly Buffalo Sabres with Terry Pegula’s baggage of bad long term contracts. So neither is happening just more suffering until Terry Pegula gets lucky like he did with the Buffalo Bills Josh Allen falling in his lap. It’s going to get a whole lot worse when the NHL adds four more teams in the next 10 years. The Buffalo Sabres could go potentially 20 plus years with no playoffs which is sad but the NHL isn’t a 18 team league anymore. We are looking at a 36 team NHL and the reality is players have lots of options now. If you sit players they will ask out to be traded. The NHL GM’s and head coach have no power anymore they are lead by the players. Rasmus Dahlin gushed over Salt Lake City as a NHL expansion city. Again more money and more options to extend their careers for the players. Unfortunately as Buffalo Sabres fans there really isn’t anything you can do. But one thing I won’t do as a Sabres fan is never blame the Sabres players. The Sabres players aren’t victims there lazy entitled players that refuse to play hard every game. The Sabres need to move on from Sabres players where for whatever reason it isn’t working here so you trade the lazy players recover what you can and move on in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo

Trading Casey Mittelstadt isn’t going to get it done. Trade Alex Tuch that needs to happen along with Peyton Krebs. The Buffalo Sabres need to move on from the Vegas Golden Knights junk the Sabres got for Jack Eichel it’s a constant reminder that the Buffalo Sabres got ripped off. Alex Tuch is going to age quickly you can see it. Trade Alex Tuch now while he still has some value. I want John Tavares out of Toronto whatever it takes to acquire him. He is older and experienced and the Sabres new team captain. You build around John Tavares to end the Sabres playoff drought. Pick one Rasmus Dahlin or Owen Power and trade the other. I don’t resign UPL I am not comfortable giving him a long term contract trade him at the trade deadline to someone that needs a playoff back up goalie. I would trade for John Gibson and Devon Levi are the Sabres goalies next season. I don’t resign Kyle Okposo and trade him at the trade deadline. I also sell the Rochester holdings and develop players closer to the immediate Buffalo area take your pick Amherst, Niagara Falls, Cheektowaga or Orchard Park. One possibility Orchard Park New Buffalo Bills stadium site across the street from the New Bills stadium at the present Highmark Stadium site. I am open to a Bills/Sabres/Buffalo AHL training campus with in a 5,000 to 6,000 seat arena. The arena will cost $80 million or more dollars to build. You need a training campus that houses our Buffalo teams that is state of the art. If you want that new Bills stadium to ever be anything more than it’s been for 50 years you need events year round out there in Orchard Park. You need something that can draw Buffalo fans to spend there money. The Buffalo Bills already control the parking there you need something that is year round. All of this type of stuff needs to happen for the Sabres to ever win big again. There is no future at Harbor Center it was a hotel with some shops and is outdated. The Harbor Center arena is too small seating capacity with 2,000 seats to host real events like AHL hockey, MASL indoor soccer and Arena Football League or Indoor Football League in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo

Exactly effort and working hard should be a given. The Buffalo Sabres are a mess and need major changes to their top 6 forwards. One goal isn’t core players you can win Stanley Cup’s with. The Sabres need block buster trades to there core. I would add veteran proven players not prospects that are more suspects than prospects in the Sabres organization. The Sabres are at rock bottom they need major changes to their core players. Firing the head coach and general manager isn’t going to accomplish anything. The Sabres players on this present roster aren’t good enough in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo

Rochester Americans one of the worst arena set up outside of Syracuse Crunch to develop NHL prospects. The Buffalo Sabres need to sell the Rochester Americans to local buyers and move on from that. The Buffalo Sabres AHL farm team should be in Erie or Niagara County in a state of the art Sabres practice facility that holds 5,000 to 6,000 fans like the Vegas Golden Knights AHL farm team in Henderson a suburb of Las Vegas in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo

The sad thing is Buffalo Sabres fan thinking the Sabres are resigning UPL. The Sabres aren’t paying $6 or $7 million long term for UPL which is going to be what him and his agent want. I don’t see that happening hence why Devon Levi is in Buffalo this season. Buffalo Sabres fans need to stop being fixated on Devon Levi and Rochester Americans. UPL it’s 99.9% he is leaving the Sabres like Linus Ullmark there both the same situation. I would trade UPL at trade deadline so the Sabres get something for him before he walks. The Sabres need wholesale changes to their top 6 forwards. Devon Levi and a veteran proven goalie will be here next season via trade most likely in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo

Every player should be on the table for trading there are no untouchable Buffalo Sabres players. As a Sabres fan I would be proud if the Sabres traded Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch for starters. And to really shock Sabres fans that players are going to be held accountable. I would trade both Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power for veteran players enough with the immature kids that have no accountability for their teams terrible performances night after night. I am not talking tanking. I am talking packages getting good quality NHL veteran players that are proven in the NHL in return. I don’t care about age. I want John Tavares from the Toronto Maple Leafs badly for starters and he is your new Sabres captain. I build the Sabres like the George Allen 1970’s Washington Redskins over the hill gang that went to the Super Bowl losing to the Miami Dolphins to win now. I don’t care about potential this Sabres organization needs to make the playoffs next year or there may not be any Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo in the future? This not making the playoffs yearly can’t go on. I trade with the Detroit Red Wings for Patrick Kane now but only if Kane agrees to a contract extension beyond this season. We need proven players that can get Buffalo fans to go to games again. I trade for a veteran goalie and much older smarter defenseman that have a clue not to turn the puck over. I want the Buffalo Sabres 30 years old plus no one younger than 25 years old. No more kids college and AHL development. The NHL is a man’s league not for teenagers that don’t have a clue what personal responsibility is all about when you sign a NHL contract. I would rather lose with Tavares and Kane atleast I know they have some personal professional pride. That is what I would do along with firing Don Granato and if Kevyn Adams doesn’t want to go along with the new direction of the Sabres organization fire him as well. I want a proven experienced NHL coach no more college and minor league coaches learning on the job in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo

Another good win by the Buffalo Sabres in California today. Two out three games is a good road trip in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo

I am not in a rush to sign UPL. Anything long term by his agent I would pass if I am the Buffalo Sabres. Anything with a $4, $5 or $6 million a year I would pass on UPL if I am the Sabres. I am thinking a 1 year contract with a minimum raise prove it that you are a starting goalie in the NHL is where I am with UPL. I am also open to trading UPL in a package at the NHL trade deadline so the Sabres don’t even have to deal with a new contract for UPL. I am just not a believer in UPL. UPL lost me when the Sabres handed him the opportunity to be the starting goalie for the Sabres last season before the Sabres signed Devon Levi and UPL just couldn’t handle the pressure in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo

Nice comeback win by the Buffalo Sabres over the Los Angeles Kings tonight. Onto the San Jose Sharks game Saturday afternoon in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo

Another Buffalo Sabres losses onto the Los Angeles Kings game Wednesday. There really isn’t much to say when the Sabres only show up for the last 5 minutes of the hockey game. Other than to say major changes need to be made to the Sabres roster especially the top two lines in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo

Because Owen Power doesn’t get anything from a Buffalo Sabres prospects games why risk him to injury? When Owen Power is going to be playing 82 plus hopefully NHL games. The other two Sabres players no idea maybe they have injuries they are recovering from? Again it isn’t that big of a deal in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo