Sabres Training Camp 2025

[SABRES 0311]

6 minutes ago, JohnC said:

If UPL falters and isn’t quickly replaced, this team is cooked. At a minimum, we need average goaltending. If we don’t get it, the ship will again sink.

Yeah. However improved any defense is you still need decent goaltending. We’ll know by mid November. It would some crazy stuff if things clicked and they went six or seven games in the first round.

[PromoTheRobot]

4 hours ago, Taro T said:

That seems a bit unfair.

Is it? Some folks would rather be right.

2 hours ago, shrader said:

I hope all is well in your neck of the woods. 

I don't spend my day being negative.

[bg17]

6 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

If your fandom is affected by my comments (or the comments of anyone on the internet) then your fandom is very weak. You be you and wear your jersey or wave your flag or whatever you want to do and I will be me, a cynical old grouch who is sick of this franchise being a mickey mouse useless organization. 

I have in the past (more distant past then recent but still) had hope and optimism and thought this is the year and so forth, but they have squeezed that out of me. I won't get fooled again until I see something real. 

Well the team is the same over and over for years so.............................

Good heavens. Best wishes. Hopefully the Bruins treat you right. 

[SABRES 0311]

19 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Is it? Some folks would rather be right.

I don't spend my day being negative.

IMO you bring up valid points and I think it’s valid to let them outweigh the hope for this team. A lot of people feel renewed optimism right before a season begins. In the case of the Sabres there has been too much mismanagement to think anything will be different.

My view is the defense is better on paper and everything else is reshuffling deck chairs. Likely the organization is going to hope things just work out instead of getting proven players for roles.

Same old stuff with likely same old results until proven otherwise.

[PromoTheRobot]

8 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

IMO you bring up valid points and I think it’s valid to let them outweigh the hope for this team. A lot of people feel renewed optimism right before a season begins. In the case of the Sabres there has been too much mismanagement to think anything will be different.

My view is the defense is better on paper and everything else is reshuffling deck chairs. Likely the organization is going to hope things just work out instead of getting proven players for roles.

Same old stuff with likely same old results until proven otherwise.

Except it's not really the "same old stuff." Ruff is finally getting a full camp, not shuttling off to Europe in a rush. Most here would scoff at that mattering, just like the scoff at anything the Sabres do. 

[K-9]

37 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Is it? Some folks would rather be right.

I don't spend my day being negative.

I don’t think anyone would be happier to be wrong about his goaltending prediction than @LGR4GM. 

[LGR4GM]

19 minutes ago, K-9 said:

I don’t think anyone would be happier to be wrong about his goaltending prediction than @LGR4GM. 

God, please for the love of all things holy, let me be wrong. Please.

[LGR4GM]

28 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Except it's not really the "same old stuff." Ruff is finally getting a full camp, not shuttling off to Europe in a rush. Most here would scoff at that mattering, just like the scoff at anything the Sabres do. 

You wanna buy the "we had to go to Europe!" Excuse, go for it. It's bull hockey and I'd bet money that if Buffalo had squeeked into the playoffs last year, we'd be hearing about how great the Europe trip was for team bonding or some nonsense. If one of the most experienced coaches in the league wants to use the excuse that they didn't get a full camp so that's why the lost 13 games in a row 6 weeks later, all the power to Lindy. 

[shrader]

1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I don't spend my day being negative.

I probably shouldn’t have gone off topic, but I was asking because of the Nashua news. 

[PromoTheRobot]

6 minutes ago, shrader said:

I probably shouldn’t have gone off topic, but I was asking because of the Nashua news. 

The shooting at the golf course? Disgruntled ex-employee apparently. I'm about 30 miles away.

39 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

You wanna buy the "we had to go to Europe!" Excuse, go for it. It's bull hockey and I'd bet money that if Buffalo had squeeked into the playoffs last year, we'd be hearing about how great the Europe trip was for team bonding or some nonsense. If one of the most experienced coaches in the league wants to use the excuse that they didn't get a full camp so that's why the lost 13 games in a row 6 weeks later, all the power to Lindy. 

Believe what you want. I don't care.