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Hmmm, another bad choice and contract, should I be surprised PASabreFan ? You have been beating this drum longer than any others here and I just want to say that I believe you have been right. While I probably should just comment on UPL discussion to stay on topic, this really has been the story of the whole Pegula saga, Poor decisions, contracts. handling Just a few snippets that predate current GM and his coaches, Christian Erhoff - Buyout Ville Leino -Buyout Evander Kane Ryan O'Reilly -Traded Kyle Okposo - Kept Jeff Skinner - Buyout (Not sure if this is Ka's start but he is responsible for below) Cozens - Showed the $$$ again, traded Samuelson, Power, $$$ Maybe UPL - The what to do,, The bad trades of the good players now on other teams.... The only constant through all of these poor decisions is you Terry Pegula, please just give up either decisions or ownership for the Hockey Hell you've managed to create.

Well a lot of us here talked about needing to learn how to play together 5 on 5 with better goal tending, so far they are checking that box. Now they need to learn how to do it 3 on 3.

This is where Lindy really disappoints me and why I agree his coaching is mediocre at best and we should have done better. Ellis literally contributed to the teams win over Detroit, UPL I feel is still in a conditioning mode only having played 1 game with Amerks on a supposed conditioning assignment and 1 period preseason and 1 game in NHL. Meanwhile Levi is excelling in Rochester already this season, it gives credence to the rumor Levi's camp asking for a trade seeing this level of mismanagement from GM to head coach. Oh and living in Pittsburgh and watching some Penguins games and their supposed demise given their age and missing playoffs last year with a rookie head coach and a bunch of 1st year NHL players leading their division and playing well proves to me an effective GM, good coaching and solid goaltending is a recipe for success if you know how to put a team together and know what your doing. They are my team to watch right now instead of this SOS(Soap Opera Sabres) team. Good luck Sabrespacers watching and hoping. I'm still just going to be scoreboard watching this current edition of the Sabres until i see where there are in January.

While I stand by my early season approach to not get sucked in by the most recent success until they are still sitting in a playoff position come Jan, the next 2 games I think are a good litmus test for whether this team may actually be different. Can special teams(penalty and PP) continue their current successful %'s of play? Can/will the team defense improvement continue and/or improve more with Kesselring inserted into the top 3 pairings? Is more goaltending improvement possible with the 3 headed goalie situation that will play out over the next several weeks? Will the coaching approaches and or decisions that play out in all the above questions support or hinder what we have seen in the last 5 games? They have my attention but not yet my trust. Lets go Sabres' be a team I can enjoy again.

When I peeked at NHL scores at the start of the game and saw UPL as starting goalie I hate to say I expected what I just finished reading about here, a loss. I am happy they got a loser point but agree with PA that every ten game segment is important to make it above the playoff line. A one game conditioning assignment after a single pre-season period is just another example of the asinine management practices of the idiot GM this team has. When he is finally fired I guarantee you will never hear or see of this person in an NHL management decision making role. He should be cleaning all the restrooms after games at the rink.

I have been watching hockey for over 50 years and do not recall a worse GM job being done over a period of time than the SOAP opera Kevin consistently creates. Just listening to any of the interviews of him presents such a howdy dowdy demeanor. As the hockey world turns no wonder any of the other GM's opinion of him and/or any free agents we might want to sign puts this team at a disadvantage. Terry your ownership is reflected in all these poor and ridiculous decisions you have made over time. Please just give it up for the hockey hell you created.

Always root for/want the sweater to win. I understand the desire of losing to force this organization to make serious changes Its sad that like others here I don't have any expectations this group of owner, management and or coaches can or will get it done correctly.

And so it begins, good luck Sabres, lets show the fans here you are going to be a better team. I just hope it's not over before new years, then I will pay more attention.

IMHO the biggest opportunity for improvement given the modest changes and current lineup was hoping for the coaching area changes we have all witnessed that they regularly play poorly and struggle with. I have no confidence they will even match last years point total. Thanks for nothing GMKA, because that's all on a loser like you.

The 23 or 28th would work for me, of course assuming no Buffalo Lake Erie effect snow storms.😉

Just saw this, I am in the same position here as Derrico. I will make the drive if I can. Thank you for the offer again, Tom Webster

My experience of that play is using Webers horseradish mustard not shaving cream. That's a wake-up real fast.

This comment has me wondering for those of you who could watch more games than an out of towner. Did the team play better in front of Reimer vs Levi and Okko or was he really better? With this latest revelation it has really turned this team into a hockey soap opera. They have to make changes now right, I mean to run this back out without making some real changes is the definition of insanity.

Tough question whether I am giving up on the team that I started following in 1973-74 playing pick up hockey with the kids of different ages from the neighborhood on the ice naturally formed in a low spot in the park across the street from where I grew up. We all knew about and some mimicked the French connection and players from those early teams and that's how I grew to know and love hockey. So give up on the team has to be a no for me unless I am willing to give up on my like of hockey as a sport. I did give up caring and closely following them with the current ownership, management and bull shaught version of my once favorite team and sport as currently ruined. American football has become my favorite sport with hockey fighting to stay second while this Pegula perversion continues on with no clear hope for it ending. Thanks for nothing and for your version of Heaven Terry.

Bingo, this is where I am trying to follow the mess this has been over the last 14 years. It helped my hockey fix that I had the Penguins to follow as my 2nd favorite team but age, time and ownership changes here in Pittsburgh has finally caught up to the Pens as they miss the playoffs this year.