Thorner

This is all normal. Don’t worry about it. You have to allow yourself some grace, as a fan. Contrary to any “I, for one, NEVER doubted this team in 10 years and anyone without unwavering support just doesn’t get it” gatekeeping lingo you might hear: the Sabres are an entertainment product that had asked for more from its paying customers than any pro sports franchise in North America in the last 12 years, that I know of. We aren’t dealing with “usual”, “bad” ineptitude - it’s a truly historical NHL run of futility, and that’s a fact. I think the fact we didn’t tune out during the decade, for our own sanity, and continued to follow along represents a pretty significantly beat down, re: sports psychology. I don’t think there’s another facet of my life I willingly take part in that reciprocates as little joy, of late. Having this place with it’s fine folks is a big part of that, strengthening that tether. Admitting how absurdly bad they’ve been keeps things in perspective: it’s not normal, it’s perfectly understandable that your excitement had waned. It’s not you that broke. I think it’ll come back once they are a winning team. That’s what I tell myself, anyways. THEY took the excitement away by being this bad for this long. It’s perfectly acceptable to demand they bring the wins back before you feel excitement - they owe you that and you shouldn’t feel odd that you can’t muster up excitement without that. That you WANT to care probably tells the truer story of your loyalty

This seems accurate. Process vs results, and when the priority should shift from the former to the latter, is indeed the tricky part

Skill development is ingrained as the priority over doing “anything necessary” to win, for this season. It could factor in - we may see a cold leaning towards the science rather than the emotion, and “frenetic”ness you are referring to, that probably comes from the idea of doing “whatever is necessary” to win. I think they are consciously being told to focus less on the end result and more on the process. It’s just a theory, but they do talk about the process a lot

I’ve gone through the Stages and have settled on “acceptance” for this season as: development year. I’m not too fussed on what we see done to supplement the roster, right now, for a shot at the playoffs I think they’d realistically have - I don’t think that’s in the cards and, ok. That’s the plan. All I care about now is that Adams has now decided to do everything in his power to shift this roster into a configuration that demands playoffs, as the borderline expectation, in time for next season. Next season, during this coming offseason, the quotes we hear coming from internally need to be about being focused on making the playoffs. I’d definitely tune out if they come out preaching development-year-as-priority for next season.

Maybe 1? For unsafe stick work in the workplace This is one of the few cases “intent” can safely be determined, and that works in his favour, so I wouldn’t go 3

Re: board being split - results of poll seem to indicate overwhelming support of plan Also, the Leafs had a cool sounding name for their rebuild plan, ie the “Shanaplan”. We should have something like that.

First option - is he sitting on his hands, or on his butt? Shouldn’t this be divided into 2 options?

There’s still this @SwampD

Though the amount we are giving up is bordering on equal but opposite, which suggests perhaps the system itself sacrifices D while dialing up the O, and vice versa - but even that is more representative of a middling team but not low level. With the positive goal differential I could see this team climbing to “mid pack”. It’s a tale of two cases right now - we end up at the point total we are actually pacing for and the accompany standings position, it’s a disappointment. If we end up more along the lines of where our differential has us, I could see Playoffs in range for next season We gotta finish above .500, it’s more than time and that’s a base level expectation

re: Hope is kindled

I love the extended versions too, as a big lotr fan. But I do find the theatrical versions to be the superior cuts of the films. I more/less alternate my viewings. Your prefer the extended? I know that’s most fans. Is that coming from the point of view of a fan of the books?

Had another viewing of the lord of the rings trilogy, theatrical. Truly is THE trilogy, viewed in one go. Fellowship might be the best film, but Return of the King is unparalleled spectacle.

Through 28 games, Sabres pacing for identical points total to last season, at this time

They’ve got too many Penguins on Ignore

Wasn’t that the Mario goal where the puck descended from the heavens and landed on his stick right in front? That Kasparaitis scored the OT goal after cheating blatantly added to the broken items in my house I don’t know that I have a memory of a more infuriating loss in all honesty something about it the fact such an all time player in Mario got that kind of luck darius just everything about it

When I read the thread title, this is what came to mind. Man I remember trashing my parents basement

So how did we play overall?

“IGGY!”

As a Canadian, I’ve been lucky to avoid the Crosby angst. That golden goal just goes such a long way 😉

How did they look? Didn’t see this one. .500 remains elusive.

I feel like their record in these uniform sets is poor

27 games in. About 1/3rd of the way. Goes fast.

Cozens and Dahlin were solid I thought

That was a really nice pass from Quinn to KO. Crisp and right on target