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Maybe not this year. 95 is a good number but a lot of teams are clogged up fighting for points. It could be less this year.

Well that was a good period. One more to go.

I heard that kid get hurt too Rayzor. Hope he is ok.

That was “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath on the keyboard at the rink. Nice

Zucker is a smart player and very willing to go to the dirty areas.

Nice to see 71 get one

Slashing call missed. I guess he has to break a stick.

I think the Otters are cooked.

Cozens. Nice shot.

They missed a flagrant one when McCloed broke in on the PK. They need to be consistent if they are calling it that close.

Gilbert is in the line up for that purpose. Tkachuk will want to fight someone tonight.

Make up call. That never impeded him. Dam

Pat Quinn is better than Jack Quinn apparently. That’s 2 for Pat.

Were was the hooking call on McLoed?

Ok. Let’s get it going.

I am grateful that he kept the Bills here and that he found McD. I also believe that he destroyed the Sabres and I will say it. They are two separate things. I don’t dislike the man. I just cannot sugar coat his record as a hockey owner.

Thanks. You are correct but there is no new info in here for me. Pat hired Murray. Murray backstabbed him, and traded Miller and Pegula sanctioned it. This happened when Pat was out of town is what I was told. I was going to tell that story, I have in the past, but decided to hold it back. Talking about the FO gaffes is painful. My point is that LaFontaine was not the right guy, even with the good intentions that he had. Maybe Terry didn’t understand how the Org chart was supposed to work?

Good evening Teammates. Let’s Go Buffalo, Clap, clap, Clap-clap-clap, …

To me it’s not about liking Terry or not liking Terry. I’m sure he is a decent and likeable guy. For me it’s 100% about his promises not being kept, and even worse is that he is not even trying. The franchise has been decimated and destroyed under his leadership. It’s a laughing stock and you hear it every time you watch a non Buffalo broadcast. No one else is to blame.

The first two moves to wing were because of his defensive play. Lindy said publicly that if Thompson and Cozens cannot play center in his system then he will move then to wing.

Maybe we should hire Knuble as the next Sabres GM?

But Jack Eichel did.

Whatever his reasons, the hiring of LaFontaine as POHO was a huge mistake. He had very little FO experience and he had major issues getting along during his extremely short stint with the NYI. Red flags everywhere. The ever crusty Tim Murray was another terrible hire and a remnant of Patty LaFontaine. An unchecked Murray was disastrous, and then putting Kim in charge of the Sabres to work with him - another very bad idea. Murray used too many bad words when he talked. Anyone surprised that Murray’s NHL career ended with his firing? Defending Terry Pegula and his hockey record is a fools game.

Action is most important but so is communication. Good leaders must communicate to their customers, fans, troops, employees, shareholders, stakeholders, constituents, etc. You do this to build trust, manage conflict, clarify, and ensure them that you are present and engaged. This is especially important when things are going wrong or there is a major change happening. This owner has not talked to us in several years. Last time that I can recall was the "efficient, economic, and effective" speech. Since that time there have been a few coaching and FO changes, and since that time the performance of this team in the standings has not improved at all. I don't want to hear from Terry right now either. I prefer he lets the season play out, his comments are only going to make things worse right now. He already stated to his team that the solution is in the room. So far it does not appear to be the case. I can let that play out. But afterwards he should conduct a post season state of the union and tell us what is next. Are we staying the course? Are changes going to be made in an effort to improve the performance of the organization and the product on the ice? He owes his fanbase that and he has several months to work it out. Fans can decide whether they want to continue buying tickets and going to games. I decided against going, not because they are a poor team, but I hated hearing all the booing and the swearing and the complaining. It is very toxic at the KBC. Until a see a serious effort to try to win hockey games I will not go again.