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[Dr. Who]

I'll add that the irony is that posters like John C (I know him from when he used to post about the Sabres over on the Bills' side) and myself were among those who tended to be optimistic, and gave ownership a lot more rope, so to speak. It took a lot to prove that all they could do was hang themselves.

[Thorny]

4 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

I'll add that the irony is that posters like John C (I know him from when he used to post about the Sabres over on the Bills' side) and myself were among those who tended to be optimistic, and gave ownership a lot more rope, so to speak. It took a lot to prove that all they could do was hang themselves.

That’s a great point. John used to be on the opposite end to all my posts now he more less does my speaking for me 

[dudacek]

I agree with @Thorny that the degree of negativity around here an inevitable manifestation of the team's performance.

I agree with @7+6=13 that it has made this a less enjoyable place to be.

[Dr. Who]

6 minutes ago, dudacek said:

I agree with @Thorny that the degree of negativity around here an inevitable manifestation of the team's performance.

I agree with @7+6=13 that it has made this a less enjoyable place to be.

The Titanic was all fun and games until it hit the iceberg.

[7+6=13]

19 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Yup

That is what we want it to be 

The few fans who still support the team feel they need that to keep going 

I understand and respect that.  I think we understand each other - even though we disagree.  With no data to support this, I think it's possible out of town fans may feel less sting.  Maybe because we can't participate financially by going to games?  

 

For example, I would get season tickets the first day I could if I moved back.  Maybe your response would be; then you'd be more pissed. 

 

So some of it could be things like that. 

 

Not that I'm ignorant to the fact there's many posters outside the Buffalo market just as upset as ones in it.

[Thorny]

25 minutes ago, 7+6=13 said:

I understand and respect that.  I think we understand each other - even though we disagree.  With no data to support this, I think it's possible out of town fans may feel less sting.  Maybe because we can't participate financially by going to games?  

 

For example, I would get season tickets the first day I could if I moved back.  Maybe your response would be; then you'd be more pissed. 

 

So some of it could be things like that. 

 

Not that I'm ignorant to the fact there's many posters outside the Buffalo market just as upset as ones in it.

I dunno, I feel sometimes like I feel more sting cause I have to put up with the likes of  the Jets flaunting their competence in my face Willy nilly 

 

[jahnyc]

I am sure some of it is coaching, including the lack of continuity in terms of system and style, but someone from outside of the current organization needs to identify the player personnel issues and get them fixed. Some of the questions seem to be:

Do we have a starting caliber goalie on the roster or in Rochester?
Do we have a true 1C?
How do we fix the defensive pairings?  Who needs to go and who and what type of defensemen need to be added?
How do we get some forwards with toughness so we don't lose all of the physical battles and not have to have our top players stand-up and get battered?
What improvements are needed for the bottom six?
Realistically, how long is this going to take to fix?

 

[shrader]

2 hours ago, dudacek said:

I agree with @Thorny that the degree of negativity around here an inevitable manifestation of the team's performance.

I agree with @7+6=13 that it has made this a less enjoyable place to be.

People can be better than that though. If you (general you, not you specifically) think the play of the team gives you the green light to be an A-hole, you should seriously consider being a Boston fan instead of I hear that’s a thing around here.