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Peterka deserved that. He came to play. Let’s get another one boys.

Welcome back.

Tuch didn’t play much at all in preseason. I’m wondering if he didn’t tweak something?

Well 2 on 1. Samuelsson stop the pass and Levi gets the shooter. Panarin threaded that one.

Stop guilt tripping. You’re not the only person commenting here. It’s not all about you. The Sabres are getting outplayed so far but if these are their fans reactions after 20 minutes then it’s going to be a really long season. I get the expectations are sky high. Expect this team to have to fight to the last day to get the 8th spot in the conference. What I’m waiting for is the first line to get moving . Would like to hear Tuchs name as much as Benson or Cozens.

It’s the first period of the first game of an 82 game season. We are playing 2 rookies. 1. The Rangers actually do have a better team. 2. The Rangers have lots of veterans and one of the best goalies in the league 3. Give the Sabres a chance. 4. The whining about Power and Benson is ridiculous. 5. I don’t see the Sabres backing down or playing that bad Will you guys stop over analyzing this.

Spooner is back.

I thought the rangers were getting the call. Oh well… Time for a comeback.

Sure. He is an 18 year old rookie. This is a real game. He will be fine.

You need to respond. The ref was not even going to call that. He didn’t have his arm up.

Was that really Greenway? Krieder should get an extra 2 if you call Greenway. Bad reffing.

Levi needed one of those defenseman to clear that.

Clifton rocked a big guy. I hope he rubs off on them.

Good start Red.

Thanks. I got it now.

Good evening, teammates, Punch checking in. No Sabres feed on ESPN+. Anyone got one? Go Sabres - Muscle Weight

He apparently knew Roth from Fidelity for 12 years and he worked with him in other capacities. He gave him a high level exec position with the Sabres that really could have been considered a stretch assignment for him. Then, only 6 months later he also gave him him Ron Raccuia's job with the Bills. Raccuia has been in Sports Management his entire 30+ year career . He met the Terry in 2011. He started AdPro Sports which Pegula bought from him in 2014. Pegula hired him into the Bills and promoted him. He was Kim's confidante. He was a guy that was proven in the sports management. He got the stadium deal done. Then was let go in favor of Roth, a still unproven Sports exec with 6 months of experience. Even without the affair, does this sound like great logic? We don't know the personalities but work experience and results of these two men are miles apart. Terry is not responsible for Roth's failings, he was right to dismiss him, but he is responsible for his own decisions on who he hires.

surprise, surprise, I don't know many of these songs. Gonna have to learn them as we pour in the goals.

I agree with you, it is not easy to hire people and bat 1.000. That is not realistic that anyone can do that. However, the FO turnover under Terry is a continuous thing. It is noticeable when normally it would not be. Sabrespace is a Sabres forum and should stick to Sabres dialogue. This topic is definitely Sabres related.

He did know him. Roth was his investment guy at Fidelity. He actually knew him for quite awhile. Terry hired Roth, with no Sports Management experience, to run the Sabres business. Then he handed him the Sabres and the Bills only 6 months later. He also hired Ted Black, Pat LaFontaine, Joe Battista, among other failed execs - and he embraced and promoted Russ Brandon too. Stability is not his thing. No other Buffalo Sports franchise has had this kind of turnover.

Well, it takes two to tango, so there is that. If Roth and D'Angelo signed an agreement that included no office hanky-panky then they should have honored it, and if they didn't he has every right to fire them and that is a what he should do. So to your point, Terry did his job. He probably lost two very talented execs, but he held them accountable so that is good I guess. My problem with Terry is the turnover is happening far too often. There is certainly a lack of stability in his business organization(s). There are just too many re-orgs for my liking. Change can be good but constant change just looks like bad leadership, lack of direction, AND disfunction. Terry gets "blamed" because he brought Roth in to run both the Bills and Sabres and Terry touted his credentials which included his leadership/decision making skills. What was wrong with the work that Ron Raccuia was doing? The guy that helps get us the stadium and then gets released right when we get the stadium approval. He gets replaced by someone with far les sports management experience, who was essentially doing OJT with the Sabres, - what can go wrong? There have been more FO changes in the Pegula era than I can ever recall under Ralph Wilson (Bills) or Seymour Knox (Sabres). It spells poor management and lack of leadership. Keep him away from Beane and Adams - they are competent guys that have serious work to do. The one thing I thought that Terry could do was run a well organized, disciplined, and efficient business. Instead the FO on the business side is always in a state of flux. These are all people he picked.

I am excited. Are we better than last year ? I think so but a lot hinges on Levi and we really need better home ice performances starting tonight!! Levi is the key addition in goal Clifton and E Johnson are hopefully >> Boosh and Bryson and Clague Quinn is replaced by Benson for now Greenway with fresh start Need to see incremental improvement in Power and JJP Need another big year from Tage, Dahlin, Cozens, Tuch, Skinny and Mitts I think we could see a goalie trade this season. Go Sabres!!!

Bumbling is pretty accurate. The problem I have with yet another high level organization shake up is that the truly well qualified people stay away from this kind of disfunction.

Wow. That inspires even more confidence in how Pegula does things.