sicknfla

Oh yeah i forgot that they just implemented the draft and we now have prospects in the system. All the more reason we need to finish as bad as we can to get better draft picks. If we are hedging the future on prospects then let's get some more. A mid level pick needs a few years. A top 5 pick usually can come right in and has a higher skill set. Absolutely no need to finish 8th in the conference, get knocked out in round 1, and pick 16. A bottom 5 finish just may wake up TP as well. Because all the prospects in the world will not win crap with DR & LR running the show for another 3 years.

My point was when Funk,Butler, and Weber were in the system we all acted like our future defense was set for the next 10 years. That was just recently. I don't have the time to go back and use other examples. All i am saying is every year we accept the product we put out on the ice. Then we use our prospects as our hope. I hope i am wrong but history has shown otherwise. Just using those 3 an example you have a one in three chance with prospects. Absolutely no data to back that point just randomly throwing it out there. I am just tired of waiting for prospects!!!!!!!

First round picks should be in the NHL by 21. If not you are basing their potential on development. You develop later draft picks. You get your top picks experience. The skill level should be there. You can't teach skill level. If they are so skilled then where are they. A few years ago we were saying when Funk, weber, butler, etc finished "developing" we would be a cup contender. This is a vicious cycle that we seem to willingly accept.

9-19-2. This is the number we should be hoping for. We need talent. The only way we are going to get it is a top 5 pick. Our new core that we are developing does not have enough pure talent. This is something that could be discussed in another thread but does anyone truly believe that we have enough in the system to develop a cup contender? We have countless high draft pick defenseman that cannot crack the lineup of a weak team. We have a goalie that could not win a big playoff series behind much more talented teams. We must find a goalie that we are considering as this new core. I could go on and on as to what this team needs but the most obvious is some high level talent. You get that by being bad. Being mediocre keeps you mediocre. Especially with this type of management. Don't need to beat that drum anymore.

I feel your pain. You reach a point that you just move on. It pisses me off that I no longer have that feeling of anticipation. Turning on the tv and having 3 hours of being wrapped up in the game and forgetting about everything else. Shame on ownership for making it reach this point. All this fanbase needs is hope and they have sucked it right out of us.

It was mentioned earlier in this topic that we offered Suter 100m. Do you think if he signs with us that would have precluded a trade of Myers for a true center? My thinking is that is the only way we throw that kind of money at another defenseman. This was probably discussed on here before but i have to be honest - i did not follow the forum much during the lockout. On that same note you are what you are. You cannot teach someone to be aggressive. Myers will never be that physical guy. Just because of his size we expect him to be a pounder. Never going to happen. I have 3 boys. They are all different. My biggest is my most passive. When i watch him play i want to see him be more aggressive. It's not him. My middle is my smallest but he is nuts. You cannot teach that. Myers at 23 is not going to change. He may get better at what he does but he will never be a pounder just because he is big. Does not mean a thing.

I don't care if he didn't list sources or not. If you are a fan then just be thankful he put it out there. The only way we see change sooner rather than later is if it becomes obvious to TP that he is looking like a fool. I do not know 1 Sabre fan that is not disgusted. For years down here in Florida a bunch of us would get together for games. Not anymore. Nobody can handle watching them. It is a shame because not only were we watching our team but we were also exposing our kids to what being a Sabre fan is all about. My kids were born in Tampa yet they only follow the Sabres. We deserve better than this. From a business standpoint the number one thing ownership should worry about if the fanbase. At some point they have to listen. I hope!!!