Andrew Amerk

I don’t either, but Isles fans on there are pretty upset that they traded for Greene instead of just picking up Bogosian.

I’m sorry, but it really IS embarrassing to hear how loud the building was for that goal, and to see the entire crowd get out of their seats on the TV replay.

Onions maybe? I don’t get onions on my g-plates...

Guess we’re gonna need you to be louder than those other 18,000.

I think most of us just want a winning team again. The GM is the easiest target when it’s not happening.

I’ve always enjoyed going to Amerks games, aside from the years they were under the Panthers. Yes, the arena isn’t as packed as it was during the 80’s and 90’s, and they could definitely do much better, but I still enjoy it. For one, I feel like the ticket prices are too high for this area. $48-$66 for a family of 3 on a random Wednesday night, before adding in food and drinks? That’s a little unreasonable for minor league hockey (and unfortunately those prices are on par with other AHL teams). Then there is the food. The selection is extremely limited, particularly in comparison to Red Wings games. Of course the food is also not very good, but I’ve come to not expect too much when it comes to food quality between Sabres and Amerks games. Again, the Red Wings actually have quality options. I will say that I do enjoy the $5 Puck Plate - it’s much better than I expected, and a good deal. Beer prices are a little too much though. The Amerks could really benefit from having better promotions and deals to get people into the seats, and better intermission activities than having 3 hot dogs run around the ice.

Some pretty nice scratches Lindgren got from a Krejci high stick.

Yeah, it doesn’t sound like Bogo will be reporting to Amerks right away.

Culture IS a thing, IMO. I was an integral part of a company for almost a decade. When I came onboard, we were killing sales. We were constantly being given rewards - bonuses, team lunch parties, concert tickets, tablets, gift cards, etc. Everyone I worked with was generally happy to be there. Over time, management changes occurred. Those rewards went away, even despite our team still being successful. After a few years, almost everyone I worked with hated being there. Constant negativity. No changes in sight. Eventually, everyone slowly left jobs they used to love and had been at for a long time. So yes, culture is a thing. Even in sports, you can pick out teams that are loaded with talent and just don’t perform. My opinion is that for two years in a row, the Sabres performed better than expected based on the talent, and once they hit those rough patches, JBott sat on his hands. The team needed help both last year and this year to turn that corner, and got nothing. What message does that send to the players? We could have had a chance at playoffs both last season and this one with a few moves, but none were made. Fans saw this. You can’t think the players didn’t. Why should the players care, if upper management doesn’t?

Yeah, but we would need a player on our roster brave enough to eat a cheeseburger thrown onto the ice. ?

The speculation over such a random, meaningless tweet, about an event that occurred almost 6 years ago, is evidence of how badly our season is going.

Skinner is most likely “mailing it in” at this point. The guy spent all year last season stapled to Eichels hip and bagged 40 goals. Signs a very long contract, most likely under the assumption he will be skating with Eichel for years. This season comes, and he’s banned from being with Eichel. He’s asked to score 30-40 goals with no real center, and no productive other winger, and when he doesn’t provide the stats, he’s demoted to a 4th line with AHL caliber players. How is he supposed to feel at this point? And people wonder why a lot of other players couldn’t wait to GFTO of Buffalo

I don’t think he was able to count the number of circles. Too busy looking at analytics.

I have the game on for background noise, but haven’t been watching. Sounds like we are winning. Will they collapse in the 3rd? And how many times will they show that Ray and Domi piece? They really couldn’t make anything else for the 50th? Pieces about French Connection, Hasek, LaFontaine, Mogilny, No Goal, 2006 Playoffs, Black Sunday? Lorentz and the bat? RJ? Malarchuk jugular? Rigas bankruptcy?

I was at this game. Went with my gf at the time for her bday, and she made us leave with about 5 minutes left because she wanted to hit up Chippewa.

No, I wasn’t referring to that. I looked up Carter Hart First NHL Game and realized it wasn’t quite fair, because he came up from a team already rocking the Flyers colors. I was referring to your assumption that I read every single thread, and every single comment on it, to automatically know whatever your stance is on the misspelled names and fake jerseys.

Your response is lazier than Samson on that goal tonight.

It’s not like anyone on here would’ve given him brownie points for trying harder when Larkin would’ve still scored. The people above him don’t care so why should he?

You mean like how the team was able to find Andreychuck, Robitalle, and not even remotely close goathead jerseys in an instant - for events that were planned ahead of time? ?‍♂️

Hockey Heaven, right?

Can anyone provide recent images of other AHL call ups and what their masks looked like?

I’m an RK fan. I know he’s trying to turn a pile of dung into a birthday cake. Yet so many of the decisions are becoming increasingly puzzling.

I’m trying Tondas. I’ve only missed I think 4 games since 1998. Im at my breaking point. I spend money on tickets, parking, food, jerseys, TV, and trying to raise my kid to love them, but I really feel like the people in charge really don’t care at all. I feel like the Sabres are now the winter car getting neglected and rusty with no oil changes, while the Bills are the shiny Rolls Royce. If the people in charge don’t care about the people supporting the team, then maybe I shouldn’t care either. I Am Duane.

I’m probably done with watching for the season at this point. The Skinner “usage” looks like my breaking point. 3rd on the active roster in goals, and barely gets a sniff at the end of the game, and no minutes in OT (but Erod is out there instead). You can either try to spark a “struggling” player by putting him on the top line (like we’d be screwing with a winning streak anyways), or relegate him to 4th line minutes. At $9 million a year...I’m not convinced anyone knows what they’re doing at this point. Oh, and I’m sure this will look attractive to any potential good free agents.

JoJo is doing better in his first game than Marty did. ?‍♂️