klos1963 Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 23 hours ago, mphs mike said: I still remember this sunday afternoon game as if I'm 14 and in my parent's basement. For some reason I still vividly recall the entire line skating up the ice and Gare wrister to win it over the vaunted Habs It's still as vivid for me as it is for you. What a series that was. Luce kicked out of the circle and Ramsay wins the faceoff, right? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 5 hours ago, Thorny said: And multiple playoff rounds. Etc. You only have a now 1 in 32 chance of winning. There's a really solid statistical chance that a cup never comes for a fan - if only a cup makes all this worthwhile, we've probably picked the wrong hobby. Of course I dearly want to win a stanley cup, but...The feeling of beating Ottawa...that type of stuff is certainly enough for me for this to all have been worthwhile. I just want to be a winning hockey team again. That's literally my bar. It's not 1 in 32. Unless you think the Sabres have the same chance of winning a Cup as the Lightning do. It's more like 1 in 16, and it's not that hard to be one of the 16. If you're a really good hockey team, you can win a playoff round and then you're at 1 in 8. Instead of making it sound like a Powerball win, say you just have to build a really good hockey team, stay healthy and have some luck. Odds aren't holding the franchise from its dream, Terry Pegula is. 50 minutes ago, Ice Cold said: For me, at least, it's the Hardest Working Team in Hockey. Hardest - that's like the best in a sense. Some would have you believe that our Frenchest moment was our best, but we have NEVER been as french as Montreal, man. Our absolute pinnacle was just a second before this one... I tortured myself for several minutes of this clown show to get to the word I knew was coming. "Apparently." As in, cast doubt on the integrity of the league by suggesting there might not have been a memo Darcy acknowledged receiving. Weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 The hard part of watching this was “Terry just texted me a smile.” Nobody should be smiling about winning the draft lottery. AGAIN. Especially the owner. You shouldn’t be happy about being one of the worst teams in the league for a season, let alone a decade. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, PASabreFan said: It's not 1 in 32. Unless you think the Sabres have the same chance of winning a Cup as the Lightning do. It's more like 1 in 16, and it's not that hard to be one of the 16. If you're a really good hockey team, you can win a playoff round and then you're at 1 in 8. Instead of making it sound like a Powerball win, say you just have to build a really good hockey team, stay healthy and have some luck. Odds aren't holding the franchise from its dream, Terry Pegula is. I tortured myself for several minutes of this clown show to get to the word I knew was coming. "Apparently." As in, cast doubt on the integrity of the league by suggesting there might not have been a memo Darcy acknowledged receiving. Weak. I know it’s not literally 1/32 lol. Clearly the Sabres have demonstrated it can be much harder than that. My point was that there are 32 teams vying for 1 thing - every other team also gets the “well, if we just make our team good!1!” caveat. You can be a great team like SJ and never pull it off. The odds simply say it’s more likely to not happen in the rest of my lifetime You not only said “have some luck”, there’s a ton of luck built into the first two items (build a good team / stay healthy) when the barometer for success in this case is champion We haven’t even been able to build a team that wins more than it loses, in a decade, and we wanna talk cup? I will honestly take winning hockey and the rest is gravy, which of course I’ll hope for. Edited September 19, 2021 by Thorny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Andrew Amerk said: The hard part of watching this was “Terry just texted me a smile.” Nobody should be smiling about winning the draft lottery. AGAIN. Especially the owner. You shouldn’t be happy about being one of the worst teams in the league for a season, let alone a decade. He's texting now? And can send smiles? Hoo boy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 minute ago, PASabreFan said: He's texting now? And can send smiles? Hoo boy! I’m curious if it was an emoji or just an : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, Andrew Amerk said: I’m curious if it was an emoji or just an : ) I wish I could ask an 8-year-old from 1997 how to type a butt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Ice Cold said: For me, at least, it's the Hardest Working Team in Hockey. Hardest - that's like the best in a sense. Some would have you believe that our Frenchest moment was our best, but we have NEVER been as french as Montreal, man. Our absolute pinnacle was just a second before this one... I can understand this sentiment. There was a lot to like about that team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calti Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 On 9/16/2021 at 10:47 PM, Buffalonill said: Miss that team . The franchise died when we lost both our captains Those were the biggest bonehead moves in franchise history pre pegula. Both signed for very reasonable price. And you had 2 legendary post-season producers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Marvin, Sabres Fan said: I can understand this sentiment. There was a lot to like about that team. That team deserved a game 7, assuming they’d somehow win Game 6 after Hulls goal was ruled a no goal. Edited September 19, 2021 by Andrew Amerk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalonill Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 3 hours ago, calti said: Those were the biggest bonehead moves in franchise history pre pegula. Both signed for very reasonable price. And you had 2 legendary post-season producers. This was our Owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 The true pinnacle will be when Terry and Kim sell the team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 12 hours ago, PASabreFan said: He's texting now? And can send smiles? Hoo boy! Just wait until he discovers Twitter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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