Brawndo Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 A tradition like no other, Buffalo Fans blaming the good players for the team sucking 5 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted May 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Brawndo said: A tradition like no other, Buffalo Fans blaming the good players for the team sucking Truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, Brawndo said: A tradition like no other, Buffalo Fans blaming the good players for the team sucking A desire for change is a tad different than finger pointing, wouldn't you agree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted May 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 19 minutes ago, Scottysabres said: A desire for change is a tad different than finger pointing, wouldn't you agree? Jack was broken all season. Trading him is a dangerous proposition especially if we base that off of injured Jack under Ralph. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 53 minutes ago, Brawndo said: A tradition like no other, Buffalo Fans blaming the good players for the team sucking I mean, how good can they be? Are we waiting for Jack to be surrounded by another Jack and two more Sams and a couple of Rasmi? The answer's somewhere in the middle, as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 46 minutes ago, Brawndo said: A tradition like no other, Buffalo Fans blaming the good players for the team sucking Yeah, gonna be a long summer. We're still at that point & nowhere near the point of people blaming other fans for it yet. 😉 Know that many are looking forward to this summer & the uncertainty & excitement it brings. Me, not wishing time to fly by, but am looking forward to October & flat out dreading the summer. Ever since the Knoxes put Muckler on a budget & got rid of most of the expensive pieces (pretty much all of them but LaFontaine & Hasek) everytime the team the team truly seems to have turned the corner or is poised to do so, there is something reminding us that NHL hockey is a business & we can not have nice things for long. Whether it be Nolan & Muckler BOTH getting effectively punted after award winning seasons, LaFontaine getting told to retire, Zhitnik or Peca holding out for a new contract into the start of a season (or an entire season), Hasek & Peca getting converted into futures, losing Dumont & McKee as precursors to the next season's 7/1/7 massacre, preparing for "suffering," or dumping O'Reilly there is ALWAYS another shoe ready to drop. Which is exhausting. Now, we've seen the kids show promise & have some hope this decade long trek through the wilderness may finally be ending and rather that finding the pieces that will put the core and kids over the top, we might be watching the core of this team (Eichel, Reinhart, Ristolainen, Ullmark. & McCabe) all gone by the next puck drop. Truly expect the team to be better next year than they are now, regardless of how the off-season goes; but if all those guys are gone, expect the team won't be as good as it would've been swapping out only 1 or 2 of them. (IF Adams IS the right guy, maybe that won't be the case, & the team will be optimized; but wouldn't have money on it today. Or maybe all gets worked out & the core more or less stays intact. Which is still possible.) By next season, we should finally be done with the drama 1 way or another. And THAT is something to look forward to IMHO. (Even if the questions of what to do about Risto & Reino on the last year of their deals remain. That won't likely feel as existential of problems as the current ones seem.) All the back and forth of whether the core are spoiled brats or true leaders will be something to talk about, but would rather be talking about whether the Sabres could add whomever this off-season's JT Miller might be and what that'd cost. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trettioåtta Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 Sam has re-followed the Sabres Instagram. I think it means he is all in and is committed to re-signing for an 8 year extension. Or I am wildly reading into this. Not sure which yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 4 hours ago, I-90 W said: Nothing against Sam but I don’t see how anyone could say this team has any natural leaders at all, except maybe Cozens. Being a good player and not a head case doesn’t equate to being a good leader. I think you're confusing cheerleader with leader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Brawndo said: A tradition like no other, Buffalo Fans blaming the good players for the team sucking They do it when the team is good to. See: Tremaine Edmunds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 Players who fall down all the time (so I’ve heard), can’t win faceoffs (until he actually practiced them, then we saw a dramatic improvement), makes pouty faces (no idea what that is) and is grumpy with douchenozzle reporters can’t be good leaders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Taro T said: Yeah, gonna be a long summer. Not really. A month shorter than usual. Which is merciful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-90 W Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Doohickie said: I think you're confusing cheerleader with leader. And I think you’re confusing good player with leader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, I-90 W said: And I think you’re confusing good player with leader. I didn't say Sam was a leader. In fact I've said the opposite (although with so man threads going I'm not sure if it was this one). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 Yup, Sam has led the team down the garden path straight to dead last place. Yay! Can't wait for the 2021/22 Sabres led by their new captain Sam Reinhart. So exciting...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 If Eichel is traded. I don’t think that the Sabres should name a captain for the 2021-22 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 11 minutes ago, Curt said: If Eichel is traded. I don’t think that the Sabres should name a captain for the 2021-22 season. If Eichel, Reinhart, and Risto are gone you basically have to do that, or give it to KO. But then he definitely has to be penciled into the lineup. Who else could you even give it to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Thorny said: If Eichel, Reinhart, and Risto are gone you basically have to do that, or give it to KO. But then he definitely has to be penciled into the lineup. Who else could you even give it to? Some aged vet who is signed in the offseason? Cozens because he fought two guys? I don’t know. Doesn’t seem to be a good candidate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasmus_ Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 Time to change the mix in this room in such a big way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-90 W Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 We don’t need a captain next season, giving it to someone too soon will cause more damage than it is worth. Let it happen organically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Hoss said: They do it when the team is good to. See: Tremaine Edmunds. Not surprising, especially since the Buffalo Journalism Awards incident in 2018. I think Sam went overboard there, but, I don't know all of the details, just that kicking that Ham-Sammich out of Paul's hand, then giving him that massive wedgy was just a bit overboard................ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 59 minutes ago, Thorny said: If Eichel, Reinhart, and Risto are gone you basically have to do that, or give it to KO. But then he definitely has to be penciled into the lineup. Who else could you even give it to? IF he were to come back, it would become McCabe's team as a placeholder until one of the kids is ready to take on the role. If he doesn't come back, guess the mantle goes to whomever the new Craig Rivet or Brian Gionta is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, PASabreFan said: Annnnnnnd... part of the reason support for Sam might be soft is how absolutely joyless he is. Same with Jack. Risto twirled that stick that one time. What's the quote about people forget what you said and remember how you made them feel. These guys made a lot of fans feel empty. You forgot, he also wore that wig that one time. Edited May 14, 2021 by Andrew Amerk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Curt said: If Eichel is traded. I don’t think that the Sabres should name a captain for the 2021-22 season. That's just BS. 2 hours ago, Thorny said: If Eichel, Reinhart, and Risto are gone you basically have to do that, or give it to KO. But then he definitely has to be penciled into the lineup. Who else could you even give it to? Mitts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southtown Tommy Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 2 hours ago, TheCerebral1 said: Time to change the mix in this room in such a big way. Absolutely! The bar around here is set pretty low by some of our esteemed posters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 13 minutes ago, Doohickie said: That's just BS. Why do you feel that way? Its not an unheard of thing. Let the team grow for a year and if a player shows himself worthy of being the long term captain, give it to him next offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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