JP51

Well that locker room has to feel a sense of relief... how bad does it su&k for them each game they loose... they have a great chance to string a couple together with the Hawks up next... lets see how they respond....

Oh I think honestly the next year is over too but people just need some hope

I am going to trust you... I guess... I have seen very little of him very little opportunity to see him play I go to bed early lol... anyways when I have seen him play I did not get the impression he was a physical power guy that crashed the tough places... skilled with the puck good speed soft hands... but not a power guy... but again... I have very limited exposure to him from game to game...

Exactly... trading one of our only kinda gritty guys for more soft under performing perimeter guys is not the answer. But bottom line if Adams is still the GM that is exactly the trade I suspect. and if it is possible to get him we should...

I kinda feel opposite... I think this is one of those we score first maybe even up by two or so and then let the lead whittle away...

For the Sabres... Kim to make a miraculous and unanticipated recovery... I wonder what that would do for Terry.

You are not... if you are old enough to remember Rick Martin (who was my favorite) awesome trigger man... terrible puck handler... he had Perrault and Robert to do that.... we seem to have alot of Martins... Tage, JJP, Cozens.even Quinn, Tuch is better down low and in traffic but is not especially good on the puck... I think this issue is compounded by our percentage of losing faceoffs and having to chase to get the puck and losing battles in the corner.. Making each actual possession much more important..... our unforced turnovers absolutely kill us...

I will go one further... make a change... a solid and significant one in the front office and watch the hope re assert itself almost immediately... I think when you feel helpless and that nothing will change you get angry or apathetic or exceedingly negative... throw some prospect for hope and change in there... and watch what happens in this town...

Ok, so I am going to leave my utter frustration to the side... and try to be objective on why he does what he does... I am not defending him, nor am I excusing the ultimate failure that his tenure has become... in fact, based on where we sit currently it very well may be the best thing for him to step away... He is the ultimate architect of this state of affairs. I think he listened to the league and brought in folks they recommended... understanding he needed people in the room that had hockey knowledge... that failed, then he has Brandon and I believe Gilbert and the misconduct assertions and he feels betrayed... he then goes outside the organization gets Murray whom I believe was recommended to him and fails... on to an up and comer from Pittsburgh his favorite place and that fails... so he retreats to who he knows and says he groomed in Adams who was never meant to be or at least not ready to be a GM and now he is on 14 years... He has tried listening to recommendations, using people he trusts, going outside the Organization, hiring an up and comer, and bringing in someone he thought he groomed all blew up. His wife has a catastrophic event changing his life and focus forever, COVID destroys attendance for a period and the financials go south, with an NHL system that leaves smaller and especially under performing markets in a bad way. He is frustrated, sick of drama, hurt by the fact that the fans have turned on him, and recognizing that all of his good Hockey Heaven intentions have blown up. He is sick of change, sick of paying coaches not to coach, and frustrated to the point of apathy as is reflected by the players. He wants to win, but doesn't know where to turn, he is likely somehow ok with the status quo and a rationalization that we just need to give it time and fans are just mad but he cant listen to them. But most of all what happened to Kim changed him... the burning desire to do what ever it takes is gone, reality has set in for him that life is more than a hockey team and all the money in the world cant fix Kim. I truly feel for the man... I do believe he wanted to be this knight in shining armor that did good for a team and a town... but in the midst of the rubble, he is left confused what seems to be alone, and with a changed life focus. But make no mistake, I believe his intentions were good... and then life happened. Why sell, I think overall we need to recapture the brand that was the Sabres... leaving the current brand behind... we need to have someone build a team with a vision that is commensurate with what the NHL requires for success... obtaining these players under the current brand is proven to be almost impossible via trade... and our drafting has been predominantly of the same type of non aggressive skill player... So either a trusted name as POHO like a Stan Bowman etc.. and a GM that is renowned... or step away because he just doesn't have the fight in him anymore.. And based on what has happened in his life... I don't know that it wouldn't have changed any of us... Go ahead and flame... say I am stupid... whatever... but it is what I think... I don't have disdain for the man or his intentions, I do have sympathy for him as a human being... However, the state of affairs... well that needs to change drastically... ...

They are accountable their goal is to lose and turn this into hockey hell which they have done. There is no possible explanation for this level of abject ineptitude you literally have to try and focus every bit of your essence to be this bad for this long. There is no other explanation. Pegula was bullied by the hockey team in HS and he is exacting his revenge.

Exactly lazy lack luster perimeter skaters

We lost... again...

Congrats!!!!

I feel like we are gonna see a merciless beat down. Bruins are known for this playing a fragile team they will bully and beat for about 3 to 4 seconds and this team fold like a cheap tent in a Cat 5 hurricane showing the pu$$ies they are

100% agreement.... may we also add that a team that is competitive would clearly increase the value of the franchise... maybe if you had a contender perennialy maybe a new arena is in play increasing the value more.... and on and on ... now I am not on about a new arena etc... the point is that the value of the franchise clearly nets him an asset profit and bringing the team to respectable status will increase the asset value not to mention increase revenues in ticket and merch sales... may not make him profitable in this market it might but it would close the gap

Amen

Honestly I would hope so... I would be infuriated if i was the owner and my GM was ignoring opportunities to improve the team.

Well I wasnt under the impression honestly that people were leaving messages with offers... I was under the impression they were calling to discuss... if they are calling and leaving a message saying Hey Kev... how about a 5th rd pick in 2027 for Cozens or something stupid like that then I would agree with you. If they are calling to discuss a player and a potential offer like... hey Kev, we are interested in Zucker... gimmie a call so we can talk... and he doesnt call back and at least say we are not interested in trading anyone at this point... then I have an issue.

If he is not returning the phone calls of his collegues this is another sign of his bottomless incompetence. Even if he isnt trading...

Well, walking around my back yard today I stepped in it... had to hose off my sneakers... dam treads... gets all stuck in there... best reality I can give you.

I agree, I am not convinced if he sells the team it is leaving after 54 years... this isnt Phoenix there is a hockey base here that is just looking for a reason to support the team. I think the NHL is probably surprised that after being so inept for so long that we have the support we still do... can you imagine a competitive team...

I pretty much said that in mine as a distinct possibility this is a game he has got to be licking his chops at...

Seems we play the Leafs tough in BLo... But this team is so bad, weak and devoid of guts I dont know..I see two scenarios which I think may tell us in a definitive way about this team... Not hedging here but this is how I see it. 1. Sabres frustrated, arena packed with Leafs fans and even the bullied party can get pissed off instead of slinking and hiding... play a tough game throwing back punches everytime they are punched and winning a 4-3 game in OT. 2. Sabres frustrated, arena packed with Leaf fans... dejected depressed and beaten down they do what they always do and hide... Reaves takes a run at Benson or Dahlin, no one steps up... and they get an embarassing emasculating beat down leaving the ice saying we need to be tougher, we need to play better, we just need to execute to a mix of raucous taunting cheers from the leaf fans with Fire Kevyn, Sell Terry chants mixed in... then go to Boston tomorrow and take another dejecting beating that sets them up for Christmas week in an inescapable abyss... My bet is on 2.

I am here... I think the number 1 option is for TP to recognize what he has done isnt working and going out and hiring competent management to run the team and simply provide resources... if that cant happen I think he needs to step out and sell... that brings risk... however, I really dont think over all the NHL wants to leave Buffalo... I just dont. Maybe I am wrong and misguided, but I think they would try to look for an owner to keep the team here if he sold.

First off Kristian, the palm tree is epic I love it! I agree with you pretty much on all counts... I will say I have no issue with an owner addressing the team from time to time... I am more worried about him meddling in the hires, the players, the draft picks, who plays who sits etc...