WildCard Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 You know what, I am stepping away. There is legitimately no hope I'm so glad we have a professional hockey team to watch and follow. I hope they win but even if they do not I'll watch. It's NHL hockey No offense, but forget that. I'm so sick of just being thankful to pay taxes and give them my money and emotional investment. win something already, it's not that hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 There is legitimately no hope No offense, but forget that. I'm so sick of just being thankful to pay taxes and give them my money and emotional investment. ###### win something already, it's not that hard Won't change my life if they win. I really enjoy having a team to watch I like and if they lose I turn it off. No big deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Won't change my life if they win. I really enjoy having a team to watch I like and if they lose I turn it off. No big deal The fact that we can be indifferent is in and of itself infuriating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Jones Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Won't change my life if they win. I really enjoy having a team to watch I like and if they lose I turn it off. No big deal Part of the culture I'm talking about. You want more, demand more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Part of the culture I'm talking about. You want more, demand more. I want more but sadly I'm in no position to affect change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 I want more but sadly I'm in no position to affect change.Sure you are. I haven't bought a new jersey since Myers was a sophomore. I won't either. I stopped buying merchandise. I only go to games if someone gets me tickets. I don't have to spend my money on the Sabres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 I want more but sadly I'm in no position to affect change. Exactly. Why get upset about something we have zero control over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Sure you are. I haven't bought a new jersey since Myers was a sophomore. I won't either. I stopped buying merchandise. I only go to games if someone gets me tickets. I don't have to spend my money on the Sabres. Yeah I hear you. I have 2 brand new Sabres hats sitting in my closet that are about 8 years old. Never wear em. I got tired of trying to explain my Sabres fandom to . I swear my bro in law buys them for me just to see me squirm. He's a Bruins fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Sure you are. I haven't bought a new jersey since Myers was a sophomore. I won't either. I stopped buying merchandise. I only go to games if someone gets me tickets. I don't have to spend my money on the Sabres. I never buy crap either. And if the won I wouldn't either. Would you be happier if the team moved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 No I wouldn't be happy if they moved. I wish they were good. The problem is they keep wishing for it instead of working for it. 10 years of mediocre drafts have gotten us here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Jones Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 I want more but sadly I'm in no position to affect change. In a way you are right, but in a way not. You can not buy tickets, cancel season tickets, stop buying merch, write to the papers, call the call in shows, if you do go to games boo more when they suck, hold up signs demanding change, maybe start wearing paper bag masks. Will it help? I dunno, but it might make you feel better in the short term, and maybe, just maybe it'll help light a fire under them. There has to be a breaking point sometime doesn't there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Sure you are. I haven't bought a new jersey since Myers was a sophomore. I won't either. I stopped buying merchandise. I only go to games if someone gets me tickets. I don't have to spend my money on the Sabres. How’s that working out for ya? Has the team responded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacque Richard Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Just want them to competitive for a change instead of sucking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 How’s that working out for ya? Has the team responded? What if I told you I had a magic rock that keeps tigers away.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 What if I told you I had a magic rock that keeps tigers away..I'd tell you I'm a lion and attack anyways :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Jones Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 How’s that working out for ya? Has the team responded? No, cause you and the rest of the "fans" haven't joined him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 In a way you are right, but in a way not. You can not buy tickets, cancel season tickets, stop buying merch, write to the papers, call the call in shows, if you do go to games boo more when they suck, hold up signs demanding change, maybe start wearing paper bag masks. Will it help? I dunno, but it might make you feel better in the short term, and maybe, just maybe it'll help light a fire under them. There has to be a breaking point sometime doesn't there? Load. Of. Crap. Call the call in shows. Really? That's a sure fire way to elicit change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Load. Of. Crap. Call the call in shows. Really? That's a sure fire way to elicit change. Word! The same 6 schlubbs call in every single show and say the exact same thing. And it's been the same since 1970. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 In a way you are right, but in a way not. You can not buy tickets, cancel season tickets, stop buying merch, write to the papers, call the call in shows, if you do go to games boo more when they suck, hold up signs demanding change, maybe start wearing paper bag masks. Will it help? I dunno, but it might make you feel better in the short term, and maybe, just maybe it'll help light a fire under them. There has to be a breaking point sometime doesn't there? What breaking point? The underlying tone of your entire message is that somehow ownership, management, and players are all perfectly happy collecting the paycheck and aren't trying to win. You are talking about people, who throughout their entire lives, have held themselves to a higher standard in order to excel in their profession. Pegula wasn't gifted his business earnings in a will. He made himself a successful business person. Phil Housley became an All-Star defenseman because of his desire to succeed. He debuted in the NHL at 18, very few players do that. Even Botterill who had no NHL career still was able to make it to the NHL as a player, a feat, that despite some people's perceptions, is quite difficult. He's managed to succeed even more inside the business of hockey. I am sure that after leaving Pittsburgh's "culture of winning" he came to Buffalo because it was so much more acceptable to lose here. Each player on the team puts hours of dedication into their profession. They did not get to the NHL because they were just happy to be here. If you need to spend your time calling into The Instigators and writing editorials in the BN to help yourself feel better about things go for it. Wear a bag over your head, go nuts. I can assure you that you are in the VAST minority of people who feel this way and are bothered by what ANY sports franchise does and how it performs. No, cause you and the rest of the "fans" haven't joined him. Right, well, then, keep insinuating the rest of us are losers because we don't spend time being an activist for change within the Sabres organization. In any 24 hour period of the day there is a list of things I think about, there is a smaller list of things I actually spend energy on, and when it comes time to decide where I am going to spend energy in any given day the Buffalo Sabres don't crack the top 100. I'm going to go spend my time today more interested in the voting outcomes for my town supervisor, for the acts of politicians who will shape how my life will be impacted, and even more importantly supporting my family and transporting my children places. I've not the time, nor desire, to call Andrew Peters and complain about something I have no control over. Your rhetoric is tired. You are upset, we get it. You are going to win over a lot of people by continuing to call them losers for "accepting" a losing hockey team. But, because I believe in redemption I will give you this offer. If you can get a member of the Sabres management team or a player to acknowledge you by name during an interview that they changed their game or have performed better because of your public activism then I will join you. Just make sure to post the link to the interview where Phil Housley answers the question about the SAbres turnaround and says, "Well Paul, it really began when this fan <insert name here> started a twitter campaign, and wrote an editorial in the BN, and then called into a talk show and told us that we can't accept losing anymore. He said that he wasn't going to support us anymore. I relayed that to the team and they took it really hard. I believe O'Reilly stood up and said, we can't let that happen. We can't have one fan complaining about us in social media and on talk shows. It's unacceptable. We have to be better. It's not about us and how we feel about the amount of time we put into being a professional hockey player. It's about this guy and his willingness to put a bag on his head. Yep Paul, that's what turned it around." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 What if I told you I had a magic rock that keeps tigers away.. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 I don't think anyone is a loser for spending money on the team. I choose not to. Idc what others do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 I am going to get out of the house and do something different tonight.... I expect a loss, once you go in with that mentality then a win is gravy, ill have a beer, see how the peeps around me are, and enjoy not being at work. Eventually they'll be good again, they have to right?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 How’s that working out for ya? Has the team responded? It's more about getting the franchise to respond, ownership, the brass, the bean-counters. Terry thinks he has cover with the fan base to play this pie in the sky, torturous long game. He doesn't think Sabres fans will ever go away. But what if the bottom drops out? STHs defecting. Sponsors and advertisers canceling. Ratings plummeting. You'd have a competitive team in a hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Eventually they'll be good again, they have to right?? Or go into a death spiral, lose support of fans, and relocate. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 So let me get this straight, the Sabres aren’t good because they don’t really want to be good. And the only way we can get them to buck up is by showing them how disappointed we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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