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Someone else can queue up the "It's been 84 years".

Yes, or you are not human.

Today is the day.. they can establish a new lowest point in franchise history. It's important to have goals, in this case the good news is that the Sabres can achieve them without having to actually score goals.

It did, but for me the true dagger of this offense is the run game and not the passing game. I wouldn't say the Bills abused the Bengals defense all afternoon. There was a point where the Bengals had 10 more points. The play call here is not playing to win or lose. It's what call gives you the best chance to move the ball forward without stopping the clock. Personally I look at my #1 rushing offense in the NFL and ride that horse. Especially when it's a situation where the Bengals need to apply pressure for a stop. They're going to push up and press and there's a damn good chance that once Cook is through the hole the endzone is the next stop. Playing to win would not be taking a knee with 10 seconds left in the first half and instead throwing a deep ball on a field where receivers have the advantage due to snow and an officiating crew that certainly loved its defensive passing play penalties. There's 10 seconds... why not take a chance? And all of that aside.. why did the Bengals choose to kick-off rather than attempt the on-side kick? That's a clear cut decision of not playing to win. I'm glad they won but not a single thing changes about how I feel. They are hanging on by a gossamer thread and we've already been presented with situations this year where that thread gets snapped more often than it stays intact.

I'm aligned. First of all, I've decided to stop watching them so I definitely don't miss any of them. I'm not really concerned with anything with this team does at this point. It doesn't matter who is in the lineup or not. It doesn't matter to me what line a player is on. It doesn't matter to me if they trade someone or fire coaches and GMs. I don't care who they get, who they hire, not a single bit. The only change I care about, my measuring stick, is whether they change from being out of the playoffs to being in the playoffs. This includes during the season but not until after Thanksgiving.

If I look at this question and then I frame it around the following "The Sabres are currently extending the NHL record for seasons without making the playoffs." I come to the conclusion that each day they lose a game they set the NEW lowest point in Sabres history. Even if they win a few, until it puts them into a playoff position, they are still "out of they playoffs". Every loss lowers their chances of making the playoffs this season and each season they don't make it furthers the record of futility. No other NHL team, let alone Sabres team, has ever been this pitiful over this stretch of time. So yes, a loss tonight marks the lowest point in Sabres history, even if it is only marginally lower than where they were at after the last loss.

It's up to whether we believe he wanted to move or not. He said he basically was happy and didn't want to move. The future actions will tell us what he really thinks, but I'm not getting bent over it. I don't think he's a high profile player.. he was just a guy who was let go by a middling team. He had his moments, but it would be like Jordan Poyer not reporting in my mind. He's old and while he can help, he's not going to solve the problem.

I think you are inferring that the move to Utah was the difference. I think the move to Utah was coincidental. The team had talent, what it lacked was belief that it's ownership believed in them and they were in a stable franchise. You don't have to move a team to create that atmosphere but in Arizona they very clearly did. After decades of floundering in and around the city of Phoenix it was clear Arizona did not want to support a hockey team. The government basically rejected the hockey team. That's not the same in Buffalo. Buffalo is not a big city, but it is very much a hockey city. Buffalo draws Toronto and Canadian fans in masses. The league loves this and it helps any owner as well keep the barn full. I don't think they would want to move Buffalo, they do however want to have an owner and an area that its invested in the team. Moving the team away from Canada would eliminate that. There's a reason hockey has failed in Atlanta. The fair weather cities need to have a competitive team or they lose people in a heartbeat. Recall the Florida Panthers attendance when they were bad? I don't believe the Sabres will move if they get sold. It could happen. Pegula could also create a winning franchise. I'm not putting the odds on that. All I know is that the current path sucks and the trend has proven that he's doing something wrong in operating the franchise.

If you watched that game and didn't predict that outcome I'm not sure what to say. My son was like, should I start UPL tonight for fantasy? I laughed. That's vintage Sabres.. a whole lot of almost and then whoops, in our net.

If they are going to pause the game on a challenge then just don't require a challenge and instead have the off-ice officials confirm every goal. I can live with confusion over "what is goalie interference?" but doubling down by penalizing a team when it's clearly a vague area is just stupid. If the purpose of the league is to "get it right" then just "get it right" as best you can. If they don't want to do that then just stop replays overall and be done with it. I'm good on the off-side because that is pretty straight forward, but goalie interference is a gray area they don't seem to be able to define.

Fair enough. You are the fan Admiral Pegula loves because it appears you'll be loyal no matter what. I'm not saying it to criticize, just to categorize. I'm 99% out the door on giving a damn about this team, once I hit 100% it won't matter to me where the team plays because I won't care any longer.

The Sabres play again?

What if you knew that under Admiral Pegula the Sabres would never make the play-offs? Would that change your mind? The whole ownership debate simply boils down to when has each person had enough. Frankly, I'd rather they sell the team and let whatever happens happen than be the damned laughing stock of the league. I have Sabres gear, do you think I wear it when I travel? Hell no. It's embarrassing. That's what the good Admiral has done to this franchise and thus to the fans of this franchise. Do you think this franchise is worth a investments in Key Bank Center? Why should a franchise that owns the league record for not making the playoffs and continues to extend that lead deserves taxpayer support? Right now the Buffalo Sabres organization is unworthy and it has been unworthy since Pegula took ownership. I'm done with him and his whole family.

Sadly it's the Flyers. Another bane of the Sabres existence... I don't have optimism for this game.