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Fascinating AHL history was made today as the Bridgeport Islanders ended their 36 game home schedule with FOUR total wins, setting a new record for worst home record in an AHL season. If you doubled the team's current point total of 37 to 74 it would only be better in the East than Utica and Hartford (tied with Springfield).

That was how the Whalers kept making it when Quebec went completely to *****. Fun fact: Sabres-Whalers was the only old 5 team Adams Division match-up that never happened.

I never loved a team more and not a day goes by where I don't think about them and how much I miss my Whalers. Burn in Hell Peter Karmanos and Governor Convicted Fellon.

The ownership ended up a total fiasco but I distinctly recall that the arena really just didn't want hockey at that point but "kicked out" might be too strong a term. Regardless, it took an absolutely bonkers situation for that relocation to happen.

Doing great with Rochester. Get call up to Sabres. Come back to Rochester as a far worse player than they were.

That appears to be quite an indictment on the Sabres coaching staff.

Only two relocations in the last quarter century and only happened because both teams were literally kicked out of their respective arenas.

If the Sabres didn't suck you would be able to make it up by selling your weekend games vs the Red Wings or Islanders and make a good amount of money back. And ask the Blackberry guy how easy it is to waltz in, buy a team and move it. That doesn't happen in the NHL.

Why would they move a team instead of take a north of a billion dollar expansion fee? It's the single worst kept secret on earth that Atlanta and Houston are getting expansion teams, they aren't relocating a 55 year old team and wiping their ***** with a billion dollars. And I find this whole thing even more hilarious when you realize there's a team in Canada struggling at the gate despite being a constant contender/playoff team. If the Sabres were playing at that level the STH wait list would stretch from Buffalo to Boise.

What part of "People on the other side of the Peace Bridge GENERALLY are not Sabres fans" did you not understand?

Not even being funny: What are his qualifications that make him this future coaching star in the eyes of this organization? Guy was a nothing college coach, a pretty ***** AHL coach who really underachieved given the talent he had and blows goats as an NHL assistant. What exactly do they see in this guy?

The turnover wasn't the killer, it was the defensemen both puck watching and getting caught napping.

All I want tonight:

Yes, the percentage is higher today and I already explained why (STH's from Canada are far more likely to not give a ***** about the Sabres and thus don't care that the team is *****). And not for nothing but the whole condescending idea that Buffalo and WNY is some impoverished basket case that depends on the charity of Fort Erie is such nonsense and is really getting on my nerves.

Just FTR: Paul Weiland said in his book that the % of STH's from Canada was generally 13%. If you saw this level of futility for almost any other NHL team they'd be drawing <10k a night and fans probably would've burned the arena down. And somehow I don't think the Bills will be struggling at the gate this season (or anytime soon for that matter).

Yeah, the place would still be empty if the Sabres were on the verge of clinching a playoff spot instead of eliminated for the 14th season in a row. And if you believe that I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. The fans on the other side of the Peace Bridge are generally people who don't give a flying ***** about the Sabres and just want to see NHL hockey. If we weren't historically bad SABRES FANS IN WNY WOULD BE BUYING EVERY ***** TICKET.

I have pointed out countless times that a big reason the Caps have been so good for so long is that their AHL affiliate has such high standards and values winning more than any other team in the league.

Fire the entire coaching staff and replace them with guys who aren't awful at their jobs.

Someone alert Marty to the fact that ROCHESTER IS ACTUALLY ATTEMPTING TO WIN THE CALDER CUP AND THAT WINNING THE CALDER CUP AND SKATING AROUND THE ICE WITH IT AND WINNING THINGS IS REALLY GOOD FOR PROSPECTS AND SERIOUSLY MARTY WHAT THE FLYING ***** ARE YOU THINKING JESUS CHRIST???????

Lindy's system is absolute death on goalies, ask the Stars and Devils fans and they'll tell you exactly that.

If somebody Umbergers him tonight they should get a statue on Alumni Plaza.

Wonder if the coach who said that recognizes it describes a supermajority of our current roster?

Honestly if they had just given him to Ottawa it likely would've been a better trade because at least you'd get cap space. Instead we got a guy who can't even play half the time and even when he can is total dogshit at 5v5.