Rob defends Terry

[PASabreFan]

On that CalGARY podcast with Rhett. Easily found. I am rushed now but can add a link later.

Rob said Terry is a big fan and cares. He said Terry will stop and talk Sabres with him for 20 minutes.

Why doesn't he afford us the same?

It's an enormous PR faux pas to let the vacuum of his silence rule and let people fill in whatever opinion they want to inject.

If Terry spoke and was genuine and explained what he's doing and why, where he's trying to take the Sabres, it would go a long way.

The cold shoulder is beyond frustrating. Hearing that he's chatty with Rob makes it that much worse.

[pi2000]

It's not that folks think Terry doesn't care.   He does.   

The problem is that he believes he's qualified to act as a POHO and dictate the strategic direction of the team.   

As owner he has the right to do that, however it hasn't worked.   

Wether or not he ever comes to the realization they need an actual experienced hockey mind in the POHO role remains to be seen.  

[Stads]

"Terry's words really got into corners, kept pressure on my D and looked to finish around the net. Because I'm so slow and took many hits to the face, he needed to simplify his game. Really strong effort even if the results weren't there."

[mjd1001]

28 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

On that CalGARY podcast with Rhett. Easily found. I am rushed now but can add a link later.

Rob said Terry is a big fan and cares. He said Terry will stop and talk Sabres with him for 20 minutes.

Why doesn't he afford us the same?

It's an enormous PR faux pas to let the vacuum of his silence rule and let people fill in whatever opinion they want to inject.

If Terry spoke and was genuine and explained what he's doing and why, where he's trying to take the Sabres, it would go a long way.

The cold shoulder is beyond frustrating. Hearing that he's chatty with Rob makes it that much worse.

I started watching it yesterday, I only got a few minutes into it.

The other guys asked Rob Ray about some players (Dahlin, Power, I think Benson, and others) and Rob had nothing but good things to say about them.  When any individual person was brought up, whether the players or coach, I got the impression Ray basically said everyone was great (individually)

[xzy89c1]

I dont understand what Pegula having press conferences accomplishes. Lazy complaint

[That Aud Smell]

38 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

On that CalGARY podcast with Rhett. Easily found. I am rushed now but can add a link later.

Rob said Terry is a big fan and cares. He said Terry will stop and talk Sabres with him for 20 minutes.

Why doesn't he afford us the same?

It's an enormous PR faux pas to let the vacuum of his silence rule and let people fill in whatever opinion they want to inject.

If Terry spoke and was genuine and explained what he's doing and why, where he's trying to take the Sabres, it would go a long way.

The cold shoulder is beyond frustrating. Hearing that he's chatty with Rob makes it that much worse.

I understand the frustration, but I don't think it's a "PR faux pas" not to put Terry in front of a microphone and have him explain himself.

I think it's been quietly determined that it would be a "PR debacle" if Terry were to speak freely and publicly about what he's thinking with the Sabres (or Bills, for that matter).

I'll add here: I have it on first-hand authority that Terry will, in fact, talk at length about what's going on with the Bills and Sabres. That's quite a funny story. I'm not sure I have shared it here (and, if not, whether I can/should).

[Demoted]

46 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

On that CalGARY podcast with Rhett. Easily found. I am rushed now but can add a link later.

Rob said Terry is a big fan and cares. He said Terry will stop and talk Sabres with him for 20 minutes.

Why doesn't he afford us the same?

It's an enormous PR faux pas to let the vacuum of his silence rule and let people fill in whatever opinion they want to inject.

If Terry spoke and was genuine and explained what he's doing and why, where he's trying to take the Sabres, it would go a long way.

The cold shoulder is beyond frustrating. Hearing that he's chatty with Rob makes it that much worse.

All talk...

[JohnC]

13 minutes ago, xzy89c1 said:

I dont understand what Pegula having press conferences accomplishes. Lazy complaint

You don't need Terry Pegula to have a press conference.  You need him to take meaningful actions to change the middling course of this franchise. According to Paul Hamilton on WGR, the hiring and retaining KA as the GM is and was an inexplicable mistake. 

In the first segment of this link, Paul Hamilton talks about the necessity of the owner to fire the GM, sooner rather than later. And Paul H. talks about how the Sabres are considered as a joke franchise by the rest of the league. The problem with this perplexing owner is not his not talking as it is his not acting when it is required. 

 https://www.audacy.com/podcast/the-jeremy-joe-show-9b4b9/episodes/hour-2-owen-and-paul-on-the-sabres-ot-win-and-sal-on-the-bills-heading-into-week-15-c27d4

Edited 1 hour ago by JohnC

[LGR4GM]

This team is a league wide joke. Pegula need to make changes, major changes, or sell the team. 

[PASabreFan]

22 minutes ago, xzy89c1 said:

I dont understand what Pegula having press conferences accomplishes. Lazy complaint

Not a press conference. He could go into the friendly confines of Dufferland and Biron sur la mer.

[PromoTheRobot]

32 minutes ago, xzy89c1 said:

I dont understand what Pegula having press conferences accomplishes. Lazy complaint

He's a terrible speaker and would likely say something that would come off the wrong way, which is why some people want him to speak. So they can embarrass him further.

11 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

This team is a league wide joke. Pegula need to make changes, major changes, or sell the team. 

He doesn't have to sell the team, just leave management to someone skilled and get out of the way. But also spend enough money to do it right.

[shrader]

I can’t wait to hear what Ray has to say during the next DeTROYit game. 

[JohnC]

30 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

He's a terrible speaker and would likely say something that would come off the wrong way, which is why some people want him to speak. So they can embarrass him further.

He doesn't have to sell the team, just leave management to someone skilled and get out of the way. But also spend enough money to do it right.

Where do you get the notion that people want to see him get in front of the mike in order for him to publicly embarrass himself? Where do you come up with such nonsense? It's recognized that he's not much of a public speaker. So what! That's not a big deal to most people. That isn't the reason why the overwhelming majority of people have so much scathing criticism of him. As you note, people are clamoring for him to hire competent staff and then give them enough resources to adequately do their jobs. Retaining KA, after six years of abject failure, is the source of much of the criticisms directed toward this owner. The problem has nothing to do with how he speaks as it is how he acts. The record speaks for itself! 

[LGR4GM]

43 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

He's a terrible speaker and would likely say something that would come off the wrong way, which is why some people want him to speak. So they can embarrass him further.

He doesn't have to sell the team, just leave management to someone skilled and get out of the way. But also spend enough money to do it right.

The dude has never made the playoffs, if public speaker embarrasses him more than that, sell the damn team. 

[PromoTheRobot]

16 minutes ago, JohnC said:

Where do you get the notion that people want to see him get in front of the mike in order for him to publicly embarrass himself? Where do you come up with such nonsense?

You're joking, right?