Broken Ankles

Even with the winless streak, it’s a wonderful life. Merry Christmas all.

Marty is better suited to be a color analyst for the Sabres. Much more insightful than Ray. I would actually prefer he replace Ray. That said, with Birons’ absence from the pre/post game show, the bench is weak. Is Kaleta the best you can do? Gionta unavailable or doesn’t want to drive down the 90? Nothing against Baker, but he never played so unless he is replacing the cackler, no thanks.

Matt Ellis is our poster child for a level below mediocrity. I would love to hear what Sam Reinhart thinks about the Sabres assistants/developmental staff compared to Florida. It has to be a huge contributing factor to the overall suckatude of our defense. If they fire Ruff not Adams (which I think is unlikely) it would be Appert. But if Adams is gone, And Lindy is gone, Appert may get some rope but likely soon to follow if an outside GM assumes the helm. If it’s all internal promotions, god help us. And if it’s sold as a quick rebuild with Jerry Forton and Seth as the new leaders, I might take a knee for a bit after a long cry.

Ruffs record with this team is 11-19-4. That is a winning percentage of 38. RFK (callback for Stoner) had a record of 36-49-12 when fired. If you want to include last season with the Devils, Ruffs last ~90 games is 41-49-8. Not much better than Krueger. Who is by most, the poster child of unqualified coaches during this horrific 14 year nightmare. The fact that Ruff is approaching a Krueger like winless streak and has a similar winning percentage does not bode well for his installment as the agent of change for this team. It’s definitely looking like another bad decision in a long line of bad decisions for Adams.

I think you forgot to finish with a crazy yeah! Most Weary.

Botts sure - and still a defensible hire. Didn’t work out but a good swing and miss. Murray was already 52 and his only success was tied to his uncle giving him a job in two markets. If Pegula would have spent a few thousand he probably could have had a private investigator confirm he was a functioning alcoholic and ixnayed the decision to hire him at all. Agree on Pitt/Penn State - any affiliation is a dealbreaker.

Here’s an idea. How about we look for a qualified up and coming coach (regardless if they come from College or NHL ranks) that has absolutely nothing to do with the Sabres organization yesterday or ever. And the same applies for the GM. There has to be another version of McBeane out there operating in an assistant capacity waiting for their chance to run a big club.

“These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” Thomas Paine wrote this in 1776 when General Washington was seeing volunteers leaving the Continental Army. But it applies to Sabre fans in 2024.

It never gets old.

Speaking ill of Benson. Not allowed here.

Good call! True. Shesterkin and Quicke played. But the “stat” sounds so much better as stated, even if not true.

Agree with Krebs. In a similar manner, why have an AHL call up on your top pair? With Rasmus out, and Powers struggles, Byrum is going to get top minutes. Which means Johnson will see big minutes. And one of the two will have to play on their offhand when together. Did Gilbert have that bad a game? I mean compared to others? One of the few players who actually hit, separated man from puck, and put a body in front of the net.

Bills mafia representing at SoFi.

I had to watch it until the end. The boo-birds didn’t disappoint. Oh well, the Bills are in town, so easy to move this memory to the recycle bin. Excuse me while I enjoy the view of my lovely palm trees.