Taro T Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Fully expect them to win tonight - they're due & Colorado isn't good. Fully expect them to get destroyed next game in Chicago. The 1st game worth evaluating if Wilson & Rodriques make any difference is St. Louis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 That is why I fail. This one boils down to sports psychology. Looking at the roster in the pre-season... was it Cup-contender level? No. It was "battling for a playoff spot" level, though. In this weaker Atlantic division we should be in the 3rd-5th range. Take 20 games to get it going, and then play well the rest of the way. But I certainly didn't believe we'd be... whatever we're at now record-wise. Not comparable to our AHL-level roster, tank-level dismal dreck. This team really needs a shot of belief in themselves (and system, coach, what-have-you). They need a sports movie montage. Or some Dagobah training to follow my idiom. The questions of course are: what will be their spark? And when? I might have been slow on the uptake, but the players clearly knew from the git-go that this was an evaluation year that had nothing to do with winning. Kane had reason to play hard, but most of the rest are lost/sulking/disinterested. The spark might come when a professional sports franchise returns to normal operating mode: just win, baby. Helping things along might be a season ticket holder mass defection. Russ won't sit for that. I mean, when they raise ticket prices again, people will have finally had it, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 I might have been slow on the uptake, but the players clearly knew from the git-go that this was an evaluation year that had nothing to do with winning. Kane had reason to play hard, but most of the rest are lost/sulking/disinterested. The spark might come when a professional sports franchise returns to normal operating mode: just win, baby. Helping things along might be a season ticket holder mass defection. Russ won't sit for that. I mean, when they raise ticket prices again, people will have finally had it, right? Never underestimate the impact of FOMO on the Buffalo STH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallawaySabres Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 17 points out of 8th Besides the Yotes, 8 points clear of any other team towards the bottom I see absolutely no reason to win anymore, none This entire thing needs to get even worse (if that is even possible) and then flushed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 How much longer before the Sabres have to bring in ice girls? ...something about the sabres fans being too smart for that... ...as Colorado polishes their Cups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Never underestimate the impact of FOMO on the Buffalo STH. Or the desire to be an amateur ticket scalper. That's another issue. Fans think they can watch games for free/cheap by selling off a portion of games for big profits. That's all fine in theory and it's worked successfully in the past, but the problem is it creates insulation for the team because they still get paid STH prices for a full stadium, even when the arena is half empty. Until the waiting list evaporates and seats start going unsold, the teams doesn't really feel the pinch financially. Unless they are highly dependent on the lost revenue from parking, nachos, and overpriced beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 GO SABRES!! WE LOVE YOU!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 GO SABRES!! WE LOVE YOU! & take the Bills w/ you! FTFY. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 #Sabres lines have Girgensons as the scratch. Kane-Eichel-Pominville, Pouliot-ROR-Fasching, Wilson-Erod-Okposo, Nolan-Larsson-Reinhart. Per Harrington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 #Sabres lines have Girgensons as the scratch. Kane-Eichel-Pominville, Pouliot-ROR-Fasching, Wilson-Erod-Okposo, Nolan-Larsson-Reinhart. Per Harrington Zemgus could probably get something in a trade. Not much but something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 As suspected, Wilson is here to mess with the LW competition. Girgensons is the first odd-man out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustache of God Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Reino on the 4th line makes me think he'll be sitting soon if he doesn't pull a Stella with his groove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Ugh. I'm out. Keep your stupid ice girls while you're at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Ugh. I'm out. Keep your stupid ice girls while you're at it.Yea I don't get ice girls. It's fine to hire women as ice cleaners but why the are they in bikinis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Yea I don't get ice girls. It's fine to hire women as ice cleaners but why the ###### are they in bikinis? And can I be an ice girl if I'm a man? It's 2017 after all. Where are my short-shorts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Yea I don't get ice girls. It's fine to hire women as ice cleaners but why the ###### are they in bikinis? Because even though they like to pretend it's a family atmosphere and all that jazz, their target demographic is still beer swilling males and sex still sells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 And can I be an ice girl if I'm a man? It's 2017 after all. Where are my short-shorts? They should be allowed to do this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Yea I don't get ice girls. It's fine to hire women as ice cleaners but why the ###### are they in bikinis? "A bikini is not a bikini unless it can be pulled through a wedding ring." So, not a bikini. And can I be an ice girl if I'm a man? It's 2017 after all. Where are my short-shorts? Sure. Throw some Magic Mike looking dudes out there. Something for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matter2003 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Good call with the ice girls :lol: Definitely spankable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 I just rolled my eyes so hard one of them is now lodged in my brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Dudley Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 And can I be an ice girl if I'm a man? It's 2017 after all. Where are my short-shorts? I dunno we gotta see pics of you in a bikini before we vote. Double dog dare ya... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 And can I be an ice girl if I'm a man? It's 2017 after all. Where are my short-shorts? Yas, besh, yas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABRES 0311 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Doesn't Carolina have cheerleaders or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Whether or not it’s true, coaches definitely think Girgensons is stubborn or stupid or both. Can’t fault his effort, but he ends up in the doghouse so quickly there can be no other explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 I dunno we gotta see pics of you in a bikini before we vote. Double dog dare ya... It’s gotta be better than Pi’s Avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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