Don’t You Dare Give Me Hope Dreger

[PASabreFan]

49:40. It's nothing. Tonight continues to suck.

 

[Sidc3000]

43 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

What's the taxpayer ask going to be?

It we’ll be massive I’m sure

[PromoTheRobot]

23 hours ago, Goldseatsaud said:

Haven’t been in the building in over ten years. 

That makes you an expert to comment on state of the building.

[Goldseatsaud]

2 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

That makes you an expert to comment on state of the building.

What the hell are talking about

[Mr. MVP]

On 11/15/2025 at 1:36 PM, Eleven said:

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

Which daughter spews political garbage?  Cause I don’t want her near any Buffalo team. 

[Richard Noggin]

On 11/15/2025 at 3:00 PM, Doohickie said:

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

Seriously, the business part is easy IF AND ONLY IF the team wins more than it loses. Success on the ice will result in success off the ice. Simple as that. No way around it. 

[LTS]

On 11/15/2025 at 11:01 PM, PASabreFan said:

What's the taxpayer ask going to be?

Either way... it won't have an impact on you right?  Frankly, unless NYS gets involved it wont have an impact on me either.

But... give me a new owner anyway.

[PASabreFan]

So the daughter is the succession plan when the father can no longer go on? Intrasting.

The parallels are haunting. The walkway by Alumni Plaza is still there tho.

[Mango]

On 11/15/2025 at 1:36 PM, Eleven said:

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

I just want anybody else at the top at this point.

Between Laura and Jessie, I want whichever one will screams "I don't know enough about hockey to be making these decisions. Let me go get a real life professional" the loudest is my first choice. 

[JP51]

On 11/15/2025 at 1:02 PM, Flashsabre said:

 

I like how he phrased this ownership change... he never said sell the team...  could he be looking to his kids to own it? 

[PromoTheRobot]

36 minutes ago, Mango said:

I just want anybody else at the top at this point.

Between Laura and Jessie, I want whichever one will screams "I don't know enough about hockey to be making these decisions. Let me go get a real life professional" the loudest is my first choice. 

But there is always the pesky issue of choosing the RIGHT person.

[Brawndo]

 

 

 

 

[JohnC]

57 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

But there is always the pesky issue of choosing the RIGHT person.

Choosing a new GM is a tough and challenging issue for every owner. Smart owners seek out advice from outside voices who are knowledgeable about the hockey business. 
 

On the other hand, a sure way to flub the critical decision is to act out whim and hire someone so patently unqualified that the no other owner would have even considered him for the job let alone selected him. And to compound this stupendously bad selection is to keep this person in his critical position after his failed extended service. It makes no freaking sense.

[mjd1001]

18 minutes ago, JohnC said:

Choosing a new GM is a tough and challenging issue for every owner. Smart owners seek out advice from outside voices who are knowledgeable about the hockey business. 
 

On the other hand, a sure way to flub the critical decision is to act out whim and hire someone so patently unqualified that the no other owner would have even considered him for the job let alone selected him. And to compound this stupendously bad selection is to keep this person in his critical position after his failed extended service. It makes no freaking sense.

We all go round and round on this topic. Some people have one opinion, some have a different opinion.

My fear is that Pegula, no matter how many people he talks to, isn't going to pick the 'best' person for the job. Instead he is going to pick someone who he feels comfortable with. Someone who will make him feel 'heard' on personal decisions, someone who won't make him upset when he talks to him.

[JohnC]

1 minute ago, mjd1001 said:

We all go round and round on this topic. Some people have one opinion, some have a different opinion.

My fear is that Pegula, no matter how many people he talks to, isn't going to pick the 'best' person for the job. Instead he is going to pick someone who he feels comfortable with. Someone who will make him feel 'heard' on personal decisions, someone who won't make him upset when he talks to him.

You are describing an owner who prefers to be surrounded by sycophants who will treat an unserious and unknowledgeable hockey owner as if he is a serious and knowledgeable hockey person. 

[Carmel Corn]

7 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:

We all go round and round on this topic. Some people have one opinion, some have a different opinion.

My fear is that Pegula, no matter how many people he talks to, isn't going to pick the 'best' person for the job. Instead he is going to pick someone who he feels comfortable with. Someone who will make him feel 'heard' on personal decisions, someone who won't make him upset when he talks to him.

Plus - someone who is willing to talk with him EVERY DAY!!!  Sickening!!!

[PromoTheRobot]

58 minutes ago, JohnC said:

Choosing a new GM is a tough and challenging issue for every owner. Smart owners seek out advice from outside voices who are knowledgeable about the hockey business. 
 

I believe Terry did that when he bought the team. That's why he ended up with Pat LaFontaine.

[Taro T]

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

 

 

 

 

Not sure if that warrants the "awesome" emoji or the "cry" emoji.

 

So, will just run w/ "danke."  🍺

[Taro T]

20 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I believe Terry did that when he bought the team. That's why he ended up with Pat LaFontaine.

Thought he ended up with LaFontaine because he was starstruck when he talked with him over lunch, offered him the GM job on the spot, Patty said no to that because he didn't have enough experience, so he took President as a title instead.

[PromoTheRobot]

Just now, Taro T said:

Thought he ended up with LaFontaine because he was starstruck when he talked with him over lunch, offered him the GM job on the spot, Patty said no to that because he didn't have enough experience, so he took President as a title instead.

I thought Bettman was the matchmaker there?

[Taro T]

Just now, PromoTheRobot said:

I thought Bettman was the matchmaker there?

Thought Bettman helped with identifying Botterill and Zito, and the Pegulas chose door #2.  

[JohnC]

1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I believe Terry did that when he bought the team. That's why he ended up with Pat LaFontaine.

If your selection doesn’t work out then so be it. It happens. You move on and then do your best to make a better next selection. There’s no excuse to make a later KA selection. That hire made no sense to me. His retention made even less sense.

[tom webster]

1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I thought Bettman was the matchmaker there?

As Taro said.

[Brawndo]

There is a rumor that TP continues to blame the NHL for Botterill and therefore is reluctant (or refuses more accurately) to listen to them on other personnel decisions. 
 

On the other hand, JW mentioned events at KBC are starting to offset some of the Sabres loss of revenue. Plus Highmark Stadium and its associated revenue will start flowing in the Fall of 2026 and maybe the Sabres purse strings are loosened.
 

A consistently full building and playoff dates will help that. Moving on from the existing regime would be a help with ticket sales and considering there is hardly anyone in the organization from coaching staff or hockey ops who is still under contract after this year,

 

Therefore changes probably come. 
 

Hopium is a hell of a drug 

[7+6=13]

On 11/15/2025 at 5:32 PM, clink said:

 

IDK? 

Yes