That Aud Smell

this particular Sabres team has the potential to be historically awful. so many floaters and danglers. and the going's already gotten tough. it will get tougher still. i presume captain sour puss is already looking for his exit strategy.

Um, what?

Interesting conversation here on Sabres Twitter. Among other things, Geersten’s installation seems to suggest that Lindy’s lost his grip on coaching in the modern NHL.

This is why I’m still hoping Adams is fired and the franchise starts over. And this is why I don’t hold out much hope for the success of whoever succeeds Adams.

I saw a quote in a report from someone with Boston who said something to the effect of “what are they DOING in buffalo, man?!” … because Adams needed to mother may I Joki for a 4th. It seems to signal the worst kind of meddling: Largely uninvolved and uninformed, but wants a say in everything just the same.

i think it's normal or even standard for a 6/7 d-man to get traded for a 4th rounder without one GM saying to his counterpart “let me first clear this with my owner.”

What about that line from the Jokihajru (sp) trade where an anonymous source was like “Adams had to call Terry for clearance on this deal — what are we doing in Buffalo, folks.”

fu.k outta here with the poster slap fights. the team stinks out loud.

Does the NHL do relegation?

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Can’t watch yet. I see 1 SOG through 10+ minutes? It’s gonna be a loooonnnng season.

huh?

This franchise isn’t cursed by the hockey gods. This franchise is afflicted by its current FO’s and owner’s collective incompetence.

I can’t recall being this bummed out, this quickly, by a Sabres team. Let’s Go Buffalo.

He sticks out on this team like a sore thumb -- an NHL calibre player who plays with obvious heart and desire.

I guess I lack confidence that Pegula has any appetite for moving on from Adams. And Appert is Adams' guy.

But it's also intended be an affiliation of a group -- like a fraternity or sorority.

Sheeeyit. They did a huge promo piece for it at the start of last season. https://www.nhl.com/sabres/video/welcome-to-the-sabrehood-6363052964112 Watching that video again, I get it why people view the brand as a physical, geographic neighbourhood.

The franchise is promoting its Sabrehood brand everywhere at the moment and has been doing so for some time. When the European d-man was drafted (Mrtka (sp?)), the team's social media platforms welcomed him to the Sabrehood. Sabrehood was featured in multiple PR events and published recaps that the franchise did in the preseason. (One example -- https://www.nhl.com/sabres/multimedia/galleries/photos-sabrehood-summer-tour-2025-tops ) Sabrehood was emblazoned on the rally towels in the arena last night.

lol - joking. mostly. my recommendation is to shift to another mode, take a few steps back, monitor the team's doings from a distance. if they string together some games where they take 7 of 10 points, then maybe tune back in.

my anger and disappointment with the incompetence of the Sabres franchise is currently plateaued. i will reach a new level when those as*holes appoint Appert as HC (for he has been anointed and it has been preordained).

"Yells at cloud" isn't specific to the Sabres. It's just a generalized internet-meme-generated characterization of a certain kind of cranky, grumpy behaviour. You may not need to be branded. I'm sure you don't want to be branded. But the people who work in marketing for the franchise needed a brand. They settled on Sabrehood (for now). I don't (can't) imagine that an NHL franchise's marketing team would roll out a PR campaign based on #SabresFans. I mean - c'mon. Like I said, I initially voted "meh - who cares." And that's really where I land on the issue. I only switched my vote to "I like it" because I was so bummed out by all the griping on this thread.

Norris is cooked. This team is likely done.

Norris being hurt is so incredibly, awfully on brand.