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So what you are saying is we are only 4-5 players away, which they will never be able to acquire but because it’s only 4-5 players, they are close? I don’t

Doubt I’m around much more than a decade

The guy that’s never coming to North America?

More like Woe is us. There is no indication that Kevyn Adams, the worst sports GM of all time, is going anywhere.

Is the over 100 million people that access ESPN last year included in “average person”?

This sounds like they are far away from being good

My heart aches every time I see Hagel on any ice surface. Same with Borgen, Reinhart, Montour, etc. I just want to wake up from this nightmare.

It’s not that the Sabres are awful, they are, it’s that they are never going to be good. I’m 53 and I don’t think this team will be good again until I’m gone. They’ve made every wrong move a franchise can make and are doubling down on those efforts. They’ve removed every player with an ounce of character and filled their roles with children who were handsomely rewarded for “wanting to be here”. I’m to find a reason to have a glimmer of hope. This team has acted in a manner that would lend one to believe they are trying to lose fans. It’s not hard to appease WNY hockey fans. Draft and develop tough good players who play the right way and play with intensity. Instead they draft disinterested eating disorder candidates who run to mommy whenever things get ugly. I hate this team so much. They are the opposite of anything I’d ever want to root for. How does a WNY native who played in a mucker role not understand this? I’m wondering if he’s brain damaged or clinically stupid.

Right and those players were supposed to be Dylan, Tage, Owen and Dahlin. I give Dahlin a lot of *****, usually not entirely deserved, but he’s the only guy of the four I have any inkling he’ll be a part of the solution in Buffalo. Whoever else is going to “be the change” within the org aren’t here yet. Adams isn’t instilling confidence that he can of will fix it. So….

Obviously not much comparison between Sabres hockey and 4 Nations. Other than both are called hockey. Its ends there. This tournament is just a stark reminder that Buffalo has no current path to success. No one they have in the wings is coming to save the franchise. No Russian Wunderkind is getting smuggled into the country to rescue the org. The guys on the roster aren’t it, the prospects aren’t it and no one they draft will be reaching this franchise. They shot their wad. Four top 2 picks and all they have to show worth a damn is Dahlin.

Luukkonen?

Amazing. Inject this into my veins.

Maybe the Swedish coaches know something we aren’t ready to hear

Can someone explain to me like I’m 5 what is going on with Maker being replaced by a guy I’ve never heard of?

“There’s only so much that you can keep saying,” he said. “I cannot put his gear on and go do it for him.” “What I want to see is a player that is a hell of a lot hungrier to go into the lineup to kind of battle for his spot on the team, to ask, ‘Why?’ I have not seen that.” Holy Jesus! I don’t think I’ve heard a coach say this to the media.

When did the term “Scorebug” become ubiquitous? I hadn’t heard the term until yesterday and all I saw was folks talking about the scorebug.

Some of the meatier lyrics from Kendrick to Drake: Say, Drake, I hear you like 'em young You better not ever go to cell block one To any bitch that talk to him and they in love Just make sure you hide your lil' sister from him They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hand-me-downs And Party at the party playin' with his nose now And Baka got a weird case, why is he around? Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, Dot, ***** 'em up *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, I'ma do my stuff Why you trollin' like a bitch? Ain't you tired? Tryna strike a chord and it's probably A minor

The rabbit hole goes deep

I noticed this as well. I’m also not familiar with a lot of his songs so that didn’t help. It was a nice touch getting the 70,000 plus fans to scream “a minor” at the requisite time.

Casey Mittelstadt was a hell of a tea bagger

I think that is a reasonable comp but I think his offensive game is a little better than Jochen. His hockey IQ is probably better than anyone on the Sabres roster. A team chock full of himbos making the wrong decision constantly.

How dare you besmearch Joey Pants with your “that guy” reference!! Just poking fun. Although I think he should be in the discussion for best character actor of all time but that might be a slight. He’s great in everything. Just saw him in Dexter Original Sin. My favorite role may have been in Memento.