Bad hires, bad decisions, bad luck, all of which compounds year after year.
But unlike other years, I think the Sabres have the pieces to get over the hump. Despite our feelings about Adams, the Sabres have good players. The Amerks have a stocked pipeline. Lindy has to figure out how to get it all to click. Unlike most NHL teams the Sabres are forced to develop their own talent as signing top free agents is difficult with the long drought.