Ruff on 'GR this morning: Zucker hasn't eaten solid food in 9 days!

[PromoTheRobot]

Ruff speaking with the morning show, discussing a viral ailment Zucker is dealing with. Hasn't eaten solid for in 9 days, lost a lot of weight, doctors still haven't figured out what it is exactly. Even when he's over it, the weight loss and weakness will take a long time to overcome. Oy vey.

I can't link this interview from my phone but it's in the 9am hour of today's show.

Edited yesterday at 03:59 PM by PromoTheRobot

[inkman]

The hockey gods are enacting discipline for such a hapless franchise 

[Ctaeth]

I feel for Zucker & all the other players that are out... but it's getting comical at this point

[Pimlach]

They finally find a veteran that wants to help this mess of a franchise, can still play the game, that keeps a cool head, and that can play on any of the top 3 lines and fit in. 

And now this. 

 

[DarthEbriate]

Adams was hired as an assistant coach in August 2011 (after the Sabres made their run to the playoffs ... and lost v. Leino).

They have been cursed ever since.

Clearly, the only fix is to fire Adams and eliminate him entirely from the franchise. Pegula needs to sacrifice his friend to the hockey gods.

[matter2003]

What in the hell is going on with this team??

[LGR4GM]

2 minutes ago, matter2003 said:

What in the hell is going on with this team??

 

 

[K012010]

I haven’t been able to hold down solid food since watching these bums take the ice opening night

[LTS]

1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Ruff speaking with the morning show, discussing a viral ailment Zucker is dealing with. Hasn't eaten solid for in 9 days, lost a lot of weight, doctors still haven't figured out what it is exactly. Even when he's over it, the weight loss and weakness will take a long time to overcome. Oy vey.

I can't link this interview from my phone but it's in the 9am hour of today's show.

eeesh.. my brother-in-law just got discharged from the hospital with viral meningitis... he's lost a ton of weight, barely can move, needs a walker, etc. It sounds like Zucker is experience is along the same lines. I'm not saying its viral meningitis by any means, but whatever he's got is pretty damn serious.

[Palm Trees And Taxes]

Terrible news to hear that Zucker is going through that, hoping they find out what it is.

It's hard to get mad at this team right now considering all that is happening

[bunomatic]

Injuries are never an excuse when it comes to sports but come on, this is over the top. 

[mjd1001]

12 minutes ago, bunomatic said:

Injuries are never an excuse when it comes to sports but come on, this is over the top. 

There is a sublte difference between an 'excuse' and a 'reason'.

One should shy away from using them as an 'excuse', meaning to excuse their poor performance.

However, in evaluating 'what went wrong', they can be brought up as a reason to not be discarded.

[GASabresIUFAN]

I sometimes find it hard to keep food down when watching this team.

[Doohickie]

51 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

I sometimes find it hard to keep food down when watching this team.

[matter2003]

3 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

 

 

I mean Ruff seems to be at the heart of this going back to McKee having an infection from not washing his equipment/socks or whatever it was in Game 7 of Carolina and it's been all down hill from there.

Edited yesterday at 07:51 PM by matter2003

[Taro T]

36 minutes ago, matter2003 said:

I mean Ruff seems to be at the heart of this going back to McKee having an infection from not washing his equipment/socks or whatever it was in Game 7 of Carolina and it's been all down hill from there.

It's Ruff's fault McKee's shin pads weren't clean?  Really?

[Malazan]

4 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Ruff speaking with the morning show, discussing a viral ailment Zucker is dealing with. Hasn't eaten solid for in 9 days, lost a lot of weight, doctors still haven't figured out what it is exactly. Even when he's over it, the weight loss and weakness will take a long time to overcome. Oy vey.

I can't link this interview from my phone but it's in the 9am hour of today's show.

Seems pretty obvious that he just watched a Sabres game. That's exactly how I feel when doing it.

Edited yesterday at 08:56 PM by Malazan

[PerreaultForever]

5 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Ruff speaking with the morning show, discussing a viral ailment Zucker is dealing with. Hasn't eaten solid for in 9 days, lost a lot of weight, doctors still haven't figured out what it is exactly. Even when he's over it, the weight loss and weakness will take a long time to overcome. Oy vey.

I can't link this interview from my phone but it's in the 9am hour of today's show.

9 days? That's crazy. Doctors haven't figured it out? Stuff with this team just gets weirder and weirder. 

[thewookie1]

12 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

9 days? That's crazy. Doctors haven't figured it out? Stuff with this team just gets weirder and weirder. 

I’d imagine most team doctors have specialties that mostly focus on Sports Medicine as well as a guy who does concussions and the like.

I doubt their immediate staff has doctors that specialize in sudden unusual blood clots or serious viral illnesses. Those would likely require the player to be sent to a specialist. 

[Wyldnwoody44]

36 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:

I’d imagine most team doctors have specialties that mostly focus on Sports Medicine as well as a guy who does concussions and the like.

I doubt their immediate staff has doctors that specialize in sudden unusual blood clots or serious viral illnesses. Those would likely require the player to be sent to a specialist. 

If Zucker needs an ENT or a Hematologist, he's getting into one probably that day or next.... The team docs 1000% have connections...Buffalo actually does have a good subspecialty force as well for being a "smaller" city. The fact that he probably has seen said specialist and still have no diagnosis concerns me a bit more. 

[PerreaultForever]

Yes, I would think they get to the front of the line or go to the private clinic or whatever. 

[Brawndo]

3 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

9 days? That's crazy. Doctors haven't figured it out? Stuff with this team just gets weirder and weirder. 

Most viruses are treated with supportive care and in some cases as evidenced by Zucker take longer to get over.  For example EBV or Epstein Barr Virus which causes mono can be prolonged and present with nausea and vomiting 

3 hours ago, thewookie1 said:

I’d imagine most team doctors have specialties that mostly focus on Sports Medicine as well as a guy who does concussions and the like.

I doubt their immediate staff has doctors that specialize in sudden unusual blood clots or serious viral illnesses. Those would likely require the player to be sent to a specialist. 

I rotated with one of the Sabres Team Doctors for 4 years during residency.  They have same day access to any specialist, imaging study or lab work that maybe required. Weekends and Holidays included. 
 

When McKee had His Infection, one of the team physicians and a ID Doc stopped by his house everyday to check on his progress, as slow as it was. 

[JohnC]

7 hours ago, LTS said:

eeesh.. my brother-in-law just got discharged from the hospital with viral meningitis... he's lost a ton of weight, barely can move, needs a walker, etc. It sounds like Zucker is experience is along the same lines. I'm not saying its viral meningitis by any means, but whatever he's got is pretty damn serious.

My niece's daughter who was 13 years old had her schoolmate and best friend pass away from contracting viral meningitis. I'm not saying this to be morbid or dramatic but, as you are doing, pointing out how serious this illness can be. You never know when you can be facing unexpected misfortune. 

[matter2003]

On 11/11/2025 at 10:58 AM, PromoTheRobot said:

Ruff speaking with the morning show, discussing a viral ailment Zucker is dealing with. Hasn't eaten solid for in 9 days, lost a lot of weight, doctors still haven't figured out what it is exactly. Even when he's over it, the weight loss and weakness will take a long time to overcome. Oy vey.

I can't link this interview from my phone but it's in the 9am hour of today's show.

why are they not giving him things like the bodybuilders used to gain weight like pineapple juice mixed with heavy cream? Or something similar in terms of weight gainer shakes? This seems like it should be easily preventable...just because you are on liquids, doesn't mean that they have to be devoid of caloric content these days. IMO, this is a terrible job by the nutrition team. 

[PromoTheRobot]

3 minutes ago, matter2003 said:

why are they not giving him things like the bodybuilders used to gain weight like pineapple juice mixed with heavy cream? Or something similar in terms of weight gainer shakes? This seems like it should be easily preventable...just because you are on liquids, doesn't mean that they have to be devoid of caloric content these days. IMO, this is a terrible job by the nutrition team. 

We don't know what they are giving him. But he might not be able to hold anything down right now.