Doohickie 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. No, they're genuinely not good and have given up on the season already. So we got that goin' for us. Which is sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan 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. You got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz 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? You got it. Isn’t this sooo 2014? Or 15? Or 16? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Isn’t this sooo 2014? Or 15? Or 16? Exactly. I'd go back even farther. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 2009 feels like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 2009 feels like 2007? Exactly. I'd go back even farther. 1980, maybe '81? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 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. ?? I think you are giving ownership/management too much credit. I don’t believe they have a good idea about how to put together a competitive team, let alone do it in a hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Didn't we just get a new coach, a new GM , a whole new bunch of asst coaches, and half a new roster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Didn't we just get a new coach, a new GM , a whole new bunch of asst coaches, and half a new roster? Same city!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Same city!! It seems to be the one constant, doesn’t it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Same city!! Same fans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 It seems to be the one constant, doesn’t it?I though it was Russ Brandon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Torts can't do anything unless he has players willing to buy in. The Sedins quit on him and he was booted out of Vancouver fast. I don't think he could survive this team of slackers. He can't survive any team for any length of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trettioåtta Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Regular readers of this blog know I keep a Nov. 1 stat. Since 2005-06, six of 48 teams that were at least four points out after games played on that date came back to make the playoffs (This excludes lockout-shortened 2012-13). There were no contenders last season, as the late start from the World Cup put nobody in that position. This year, six will try and beat the odds: Arizona, Buffalo, Edmonton, Florida, Minnesota and Montreal. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Part of the culture I'm talking about. You want more, demand more. Just how important in your life are the Sabres? I mean really. They lose it's disappointing but really I'm over it in few minutes/hours and that's it. There are so many things in my life more important. I'm more upset with the latest mass shooting frankly and those families really more important. I'm not in anyway implying their not to you but sports are sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Just how important in your life are the Sabres? I mean really. They lose it's disappointing but really I'm over it in few minutes/hours and that's it. There are so many things in my life more important. I'm more upset with the latest mass shooting frankly and those families really more important. I'm not in anyway implying their not to you but sports are sports. True. But at the same time, this is a sabres message board and to me it would seem to be the appropriate place to vent about the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 True. But at the same time, this is a sabres message board and to me it would seem to be the appropriate place to vent about the team. Agree. Not criticizing and hope it wasn't taken that way. Just once in a while I need to step back look at things in perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 ?? I think you are giving ownership/management too much credit. I don’t believe they have a good idea about how to put together a competitive team, let alone do it in a hurry. +1. And they are caught between the remnants of Murray's Accelerated Rebuild and J-Bot's new Build from Rochester designs. I'm not sure how they rectify the gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 +1. And they are caught between the remnants of Murray's Accelerated Rebuild and J-Bot's new Build from Rochester designs. I'm not sure how they rectify the gap. MacGyver would know.........a paper clip (top pairing d man), a rubbet band (top 2 line LW'er) and a AAA battery with a spring attached (3rd line high energy power forward for Sam's wing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 MacGyver would know.........a paper clip (top pairing d man), a rubbet band (top 2 line LW'er) and a AAA battery with a spring attached (3rd line high energy power forward for Sam's wing). Could work. But we may need to get MacGruber on the phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Could work. But we may need to get MacGruber on the phone. Touche' good sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Jones Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 True. But at the same time, this is a sabres message board and to me it would seem to be the appropriate place to vent about the team. Ya exactly. of course it's only hockey and we have real lives that matter etc etc but why spend any time here on a Sabres message board if you don't want to bitch about the crappy state they are in and hopefully...........one day...........celebrate how they are finally good again...........one day...............not today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) Ya exactly. of course it's only hockey and we have real lives that matter etc etc but why spend any time here on a Sabres message board if you don't want to bitch about the crappy state they are in and hopefully...........one day...........celebrate how they are finally good again...........one day...............not today.At the end of the day we're fans. This format is for us to "vent" and I am frustrated as are the rest of us. I have been following this team since it's inception. Guess I just need to keep perspective and if this was the wrong forum to express it I apologize. Edited November 8, 2017 by Radar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7+6=13 Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I'm frustrated that Kane had off rink issues since being a Sabre - if he didn't he would have been signed to a long term contract before getting to this point. Now the possibility exists that he'll leave and be more deserving of the money than the one's we'll be left with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Ya exactly. of course it's only hockey and we have real lives that matter etc etc but why spend any time here on a Sabres message board if you don't want to bitch about the crappy state they are in and hopefully...........one day...........celebrate how they are finally good again...........one day...............not today. To be honest, if I were here only to bitch, I just wouldn't be here. Embracing negativity isn't good for your health, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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