Sabres Fan in NS

Yes. I have purposely stayed out of that thread. I know how it ends ...

I love you too, man, but you are wrong on this. You didn't drink the koolaid in 2014 and 2015, so why now. They wanted to keep Linus, but when he bolted KA went with some clowns that will not stand in the way of the development of UPL and others in the system. Same with other position vets. Last season that was tried and it failed. The vets here are good enough and have leadership qualities to serve as mentors to the youth. The kids will win the day, or fail. That has been the plan since the end of last season. This is different. This season was never about winning. They do not need to tank to be bad. The intention is to let the kids develop into a good team. This is a classic rebuild ad the way it should have been done starting in 2014 nstead of a tank. They will have a high draft pick and the goalie situation will not impact that.

They did that in 2015 and look were it got us. The cherry on top was they tried it out in 2014 and look where that got us. Once again, with emphasis ... BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER!!

You are not helping me in dealing with our friend here ... lol!! You are definitely helping me deal with out resident tankster ... lol!!

This should be posted in the Friday thread, but I am very happy that you came out of SabreSpace retirement @LabattBlue for many reasons including that you can unlock this thread in a very timely fashion and that you seem to be able to keep track of which day of the week it is. Would that be more goodly if there was a period in there someplace? I can't decide where to put one.

There is an ongoing problem with computer chip supply. The run on laptops during the pandemic lockdowns has taken all the supply. The story will be similar everywhere. +++++ Our beloved Acura Legend (1992 ... British Racing Green ... 😎) has a problem. A week ago we were going to take her out for a little tour and she wouldn't start. Had CAA over and they could not figure it out. Battery is new and fine. Seemed to not be cranking over, so maybe no spark. Changed the spark plugs on Saturday (it was needed) and still no go. Call my mechanic and have an appointment booked for 8:00 AM on Wednesday, October 6th. Need to get it towed by CAA at about 6:30 AM. That's gonna be a long and probably expensive and not fun overall day, but hey it's all good. I can't really complain ... just venting a little bit. If I wanted to complain it would be about our recent election here in Canada. Having a little get together with neighbours tomorrow afternoon for just that purpose.

Your case is not strong. I explained the goalie situation and addressed your other points in the other thread. You are really the only one here that is on the tanking rampage. I am not sure if you were here when the Sabres actually did tank, but it is clearly a different situatuion now.

The goalie situation is not good. The Sabres wanted to keep Linus. When he left they needed someone to hold the fort while the kids developed. They said they are going with the youth on the roster and are going to develop them. They said signing veteran centres would disrupt the development of the youth. They tried the vet signing route last year and it failed. They were not going to bring in vets who would disrupt the development of the kids. All the above means that they are going with a rebuild around the youth on the team already and the kids developing in Rochester and other leagues. All this is proof that they are not tanking. Again, you don't seem to understand the term tanking, as all your posts on it illustrate a rebuild.

You do not understand what is involved in tanking. So just leave it alone. Okay? Our roster is not very good right now, but you nailed it with the word 'built'. You do not build for a tank. You are describing a rebuild.

Any other surprises at the start of camp? John failing his physical is not really a surprise.

The Jays need to sweep Minnesota while the Yankees and Red Sox pummle on each other. At this point it is probably best if the Sox sweep the Yankees.

The pitch was lobbed in there. Cheating jerk deserved it and then some.

Will you shut the hell up with this tank nonsense????? Really!! You saying it over and over does not make it reality. You are so annoying. I think there is a reasonable likelyhood that he actually wears the 'C'.

He will always be Siegfried to me. And then Murray Slaughter.

He would never actually say any of that stuff. It is the unsaid stuff and how the said stuff is worded that seems to indicate that John was a big part of the problems here.

I think all along that is the underlying message from the Sabres. I would expect nothing less from the coaches. It's KA that is sending the other message.

The thread title now better reflects the reality of what happened at the presser. KA had to answer a direct question concerning the captaincy. I think he could have worded it a bit better, but he could not escape the room without giving an answer to it. John was not going to be playing, so it is reasonable that he would not be wearing the 'C', but Mogilny temporarily wore the 'C' when Lafontaine was injured. It did not mean that Patty was not captain. So, I agree with @darksabre in that he could have said that since John is not playing the coaching staff will look at having another player wear the 'C', or something like that. It's a hard situation though and I think the question could have been handled better, but I also think it's time to move on.

Once again ... that is not tanking. That is a rebuild. The Buffalo Sabres are not tanking this season. Repeat ... not tanking.

No.

Mitts is gonna be pissed since he just pre-ordered a new iPhone 13 ... https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/9/22/apple-bans-fortnite-from-app-store-until-appeals-are-exhausted

Huh? Obviously, they couldn't when Dahlin said no long-term deal. I have to assume the Sabres wanted to go for 8.

I have been very clear and upfront on my desire for the Sabres to sign him long-term. 8 x $8 or $9 will be a bargain by year 3. I have to assume that the Sabres wanted to do the 8 year thing, but Dahlin and his agent said 'stop the bus'. If they do not attempt to sign him to an extension at the end of year 2 I expect Dahlin to leave at the first opportunity. They could have bought 4 UFA years here. 3 years is only very slightly better than a 4 year deal. If they could not convince him to do 8 years the Sabres should have gone for 2 years, although I don't like that much either. I really am fearful that this will come back to bit the Sabres in the ass.

The crisp air, but still warm in the sun. The crisper apples. The colour of the leaves. The start of fire season. The cool evenings and overnights. Planting bulbs that will be a beautiful and welcome sight come spring. My birthday is in October. We were married in October.

You just proved your first point. 'Buffalo loves to run people out' = crap.

That's what he / she said ... @Wilbur sighting !!