Don’t You Dare Give Me Hope Dreger

[Flashsabre]

 

[tom webster]

As John Wawrow tweeted, the team is never being sold while Terry is alive.

[Flashsabre]

2 minutes ago, tom webster said:

As John Wawrow tweeted, the team is never being sold while Terry is alive.

Probably but nothing is absolute. Kim’s situation has taken a major toll on him. If he knows how much the fans are fed up with  him for the state of the franchise maybe he considers it. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

I’d like to see Jesse Pegula and her husband take over the Sabres.  That might be all the change at the top we need

[Eleven]

5 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

I’d like to see Jesse Pegula and her husband take over the Sabres.  That might be all the change at the top we need

I'd rather see the oldest daughter, Laura, involved.  She has some business acumen.

[Goldseatsaud]

35 minutes ago, tom webster said:

As John Wawrow tweeted, the team is never being sold while Terry is alive.

Never say never.

[mjd1001]

51 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

 

I think Dreger was the one just a few days ago on an inteview in Calgary (brought up buffalo) that said no one would be interested in owning the Sabres with their 'building' being as bad as it is.

[PASabreFan]

25 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

I’d like to see Jesse Pegula and her husband take over the Sabres.  That might be all the change at the top we need

Take over in what sense?

[Cranky old man]

He said, "Laura,  when you grow up 
Would you be the savior of the broken, 
The beaten and the damned?"

[ShadowOnTheDoor]

Dreger is the king among kings of modern “insider” sports “journalists.” His wall is full of spaghetti.

[LGR4GM]

13 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Take over in what sense?

Should use your imagination. 

 

What if Terry realizes he's older now and starts using the tax code to divide up his empire among his children? 

[PASabreFan]

4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Should use your imagination. 

 

What if Terry realizes he's older now and starts using the tax code to divide up his empire among his children? 

I imagined on Day One he would be a terrible owner. What was your take?

[PASabreFan]

I can try and find it later, but maybe someone else can find the video/audio/whatever.

[tom webster]

48 minutes ago, Eleven said:

I'd rather see the oldest daughter, Laura, involved.  She has some business acumen.

Laura is the one being groomed for the job. She has already started to acclimate herself to the businesses.

[tom webster]

37 minutes ago, Goldseatsaud said:

Never say never.

Yes, I know everything has a price but the Sabres aren’t business to TPEGS. Also, they have made substantial progress growing the arena business, have made substantial investment in the arena and have big plans for more.

[LGR4GM]

41 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

I imagined on Day One he would be a terrible owner. What was your take?

I was probably pretty excited. 

[Doohickie]

1 hour ago, Eleven said:

I'd rather see the oldest daughter, Laura, involved.  She has some business acumen.

And after all, business acumen equates to success in sports.

[Flashsabre]

Vince Carter said in an interview about buying into the Bills that they dealt with Pegula’s daughter.

[thewookie1]

I highly doubt Pegula would sell the team versus have his eldest take over. Then she would likely hire someone like a Shanahan to run the team’s hockey department while she runs the business/ownership responsibility. You’d just need to find a way to let Terry be around and feel seen without having him interfere. Then he’d be happy and we would be too

Edited 2 hours ago by thewookie1

[clink]

30 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:

I highly doubt Pegula would sell the team versus have his eldest take over. Then she would likely hire someone like a Shanahan to run the team’s hockey department while she runs the business/ownership responsibility. You’d just need to find a way to let Terry be around and feel seen without having him interfere. Then he’d be happy and we would be too

It's asinine, but I understand 

It's his (💰) team, so it's his to do as he pleases; even if his pleasure includes running the ship aground...

While I doubt that his intentions are what's being presented on the ice (for the last 15+ years), his "product" combined with his public relations behavior, leaves a lot to be desired IMO

I HATE that he's presented himself as being sooooooo TONEDEF, or pig-headed (or whatever TF he is, psychologically) to the carnage that is the Buffalo Sabres

His tenure as owner has been an, almost (downtown's revitalization is a nice gesture) complete disaster, and his inaction comes off as him seeing NO problems. No reason to make sudden, and/or drastic changes. This franchise is approaching life support-status, and from the Pegula camp..... crickets 🤬

He doesn't allow himself to be held accountable for his decade plus of TERRIBLE decisions, and in not making himself available, he's saying (without saying) that he really couldn't give 💩💩 about the public's perception, regarding his "leadership" of this franchise.

He just throws his 'lil monkey boy Kevin at us, and that smug SOB's interactions prove to be nothing more than petrol on an already-brightly burning garbage fire!!! Palm 🌴 and taxes, you POS!!!! 

IDK? Maybe he does see the 💩 for what it is and doesn't know exactly what/how to make the next move? In not actually saying ANYTHING, he is leaving us to imagine the worst! 

What's painfully clear, to everyone witnessing this tragedy, is that he's bitten off WAAAAAY more than he can chew, and his current trajectory, if SONETHING isn't done, and ASAP is the absolute ruination of a once proud franchise and fanbase!!! This isn't Phoenix, AZ or Atlanta, GA. This is a legit hockey market, complete with a decent history and the upper echelon of a fanbase!  

Terry Pegula bought into one of the easiest pro owner scenarios, IF he knew how to do his job. 

Yet, in spite of the scenario BEFORE he became owner, he has this team/franchise on the doorstep of death, and yet, from his mouth comes.... NOTHING???!!!! 

The inaction is just wild IMO 

[Goldseatsaud]

3 hours ago, tom webster said:

Yes, I know everything has a price but the Sabres aren’t business to TPEGS. Also, they have made substantial progress growing the arena business, have made substantial investment in the arena and have big plans for more.

New scoreboard and what else ?

[tom webster]

2 minutes ago, Goldseatsaud said:

New scoreboard and what else ?

New roof. Sound system. Upgraded the concessions. A few smaller things.

In addition, they commissioned a  study for complete facelift which, for those that don’t know, is a major cash outlay.