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1 shot on goal in the 2nd after that effort in the 1st. This roster is just fundamentally broken.

Pace of play should favor the Sabres.

I think it's puncher's chance, but your point is well taken.

Hagel look good against Tkachuk. Sabres should draft a guy like him.

Sabres, but it will happen 4 years from now.

That Ray comment is funny because he defended Dahlin getting a retaliation penalty in the first period after Dahlin got an elbow in the face. He said he was perfectly fine with the penalty, and the Sabres killed it off. Thompson takes an elbow while the Sabres are up two, and now a retaliation will cost them the game? Doesn't seem consistent.

I don't get that logic, considering that the Devils scored a SHG and stoned the Sabres for the remaining 5 minutes on that powerplay. Not retaliating in favor of getting "even" with your 28th ranked powerplay is an invitation to the league to run your teammates out of the rink. And it's not the definition of being tough to play against.

I think he tried to press these guys during the losing streak and they shattered like glass. Adams isn't making any moves, so he's probably coaching with the understanding that this is just a losing effort.

What is Sabres makeup? Cuz, I can't figure it out. It's just a bunch of best-player-availables thrown out on the ice. They're not a net-out team. Not a possession team. Not a physical team. Nor a mentally tough team. They're built around some idea of speed, but they don't play like a fast team. There are no Griers on this team. No Vradas, no McKees, no Hechts, Browns, no Tallinders. Guys who aren't 1st picks or super-skilled, but crucial to gluing the roster together After 5 years, you have to wonder what kind of team is Adams trying to build?

This team isn't a team.

I'll take any goal where they drive the net.

Bottom 3 finish? Lose the lottery, pick 4th? Adams fired? Clown car search for a new GM? New GM says no FAs want to sign here and players are blocking trades? Sabres draft a 170lb center in the first and a bunch of left handed defensemen? Bills lose to the Chiefs in the playoffs? The possibilities are endless.

The result of 5 years of hard work.

He should go for the Gordie Howe hatrick.

Wow, look at that. That's not embarassing at all.

It's all luck. 99% of professional sports owners have no idea what they're doing when hiring a GM or coach. Pegula is no different.

He should have done this five years ago. But he didn't because he is terrible at his job.

At least he gets paid for watching this crap.

I'd say top 3, but they'll probably 'lose' the lottery.

Nobody can coach this team. The roster construction is pure trash.

Yeah, those narratives are nonsense.

It's no surprise that Pegula is bad at hiring his front office. He's no different that 95% of other professional sports owners. The best thing about Pegula is that he was willing to quickly fire his bad hires. I don't know why he's decided to stick with Adams. He'd have been better off firing Adams after two seasons, like he did with Whaley and Ryan.

There is no doubt that Adams should have been fired last season. Letting him stick around to pick a 3rd coach was an exercise in futility. The entire league knew he wasn't up to the job and was a dead man walking. This year is just another colossal waste of time for a franchise that has wasted too much time already. And the blind squirrel thing, it's our only hope, but it did work for the Bills.