WhenWillItEnd66

I think this subject has always been a waste of time. If you have a good smart GM that actually RUNS the team and the Coach and GM work well together, you do not need another hand stirring the pot. K/A is doing the right thing and is kind of following the Bills path. That's all you need.

This times 1000!!! Put a good exciting competitive team on the ice night after night and the place will slowly fix itself! Stay away from stupid gimmicky crap. The current team is slowly winning back fans and they (The org) needs to not do anything stupid and stay classy

Was not a fan of his. In fact i stopped reading his crap. But wish him well as long it is away from any Buffalo team.

I know next year is last on KO contract but he needs to stay and keep leading this group of kids. I personally think he would easily stay!

Sign a vet gritty forward that can pot 15-20 a year and can crush the stupid and help the kids grow some more kahunas. Other then that, i would sign/extend Victor and Don't touch any high end F/A. JJ and Quinn up, add some young talent to Ra cha cha and i am happy..... ohhhhhhhhhh GET A DAMN MINDER!!!!!!! That is all....

Vegas is going to be in a self made cap hell, but i do not see them being worse then this year, but it realistically could happen. I still would take this year and see what we can wheel and deal this year.

They can freaking keep him. He was terrible

Ok, so i did not get to watch the game (Damn blackout!) but i was able to watch the extended highlights. Happy that the Sabres seemed to keep coming but damn, did NJ get their goalies from the gutter?? He was 100% horrible. 3 of the goals were garbage crazy bounce goals. The look on Lindy's face was so damn funny!!!

Their ability to get into the offense zone is horrible!!! Once they are in the zone It looks like uncontrolled chaos, but once they settle it down, they are money. They need to seriously work on entering the zone..... i think a lot of it is young confidence. It will get better as they team matures

Radio Only for me....... All Ranger, Isles, and Devils games blacked out for me. Let's go Buffalo!!!

I think this offseason is going to be one of the most interesting in a long time. With the most likely add of Quinn and JJ, (6K?), not many spots left and about 5-6 mil to add to hit the floor I believe. Really do not want to go big F/A hunting as this team seems to have an amazing chemistry that i would not even consider messing with. I would be happy giving 6K a shot at goal with Anderson as a b/u and Mentor. Maybe a vet that's seriously physical for D spot 5-6. Same with 4th line. Need to be big and can clear a space and be a bitch to move off the puck. I think we have seen what happens to big name F/A that come here.... no thank you.

Yes, getting the injured back was addition and subtraction which again was addition...LOL

Sam can produce on his own, VO cannot. Sam wins. What is with all the comparisons with ex Sabres??? We now have a promising team with WHAT WE HAVE!!! What we had were nothing but a disappointment. Be happy for the future and stop looking behind.

The biggest point is since all the walking (or not walking) injured has returned, this team is actually playing decent hockey. Not to mention we had a super brutal stretch against all playoff teams. For once i see the light at the end of the tunnel and it is NOT a train. With a few roster moves, IMHO, we should have a team that can get us to some meaningful hockey late in the season.

I think you are partially correct. Special K broke this team. He was forcing a square peg in his own round hole. He was not grooming or making players better, he was forcing players to play his own system with zero capability of seeing anything but HIS System. Granato is taking what he has been given and is grooming them to a system that allows for their individual strengths to grow while developing a structured system around them. Lack of real already there talent and major injuries to our vet players brought all of this to a screaming halt as we were barely putting anything more then a glorified AHL team on the ice every day. Now that the team is mostly whole they are growing by leaps and bounds and talent that was stoppered by special K is showing up again. Bringing up solid talent that is NHL ready from the Amerks helps replace fringe players on our roster. If you really think about it, this team is a young gun, pic N Save team that is now somewhat keeping up with the Jonas' (Great commercial). BTW not trying to be added into the disagreement, just saying hello and throwing my 4 cents in....

2 Things..... Great win!!! Mets win, Amerks win, LA wins, and Preds win!!! UPL may not be the next coming as we all thought a year ago, but i believe he will still be a good NHLer. Right now he has ZERO defense in front of him and their system there is lacking. Give him the Sabres top 4 and i think he will do great things.

Ok, so i am late to the thread, but IMHO, best as being the smartest and getting the most from what he has been handed...... absolutely.... hands down! He does not hamstring himself to one general way of doing things, but has a progressive positive approach where he seems to get the best of anyone that he is given and maybe even a bit more. He has resurged the careers of almost half the team since our last idiot almost destroyed them. He handles players like actual people and gets them to elevate not only themselves but other players around them. Do not think you can ask for anything else from a coach at this time!! The real test to this will be when they eventually get into a playoff hunt or playoff game. How does he get the team to play then..... then you will know.

No. Not sure if you are being serious or sarcastic....LOL The Sullivans are named after 5 brothers that all passed when the ship (Not boat) sank. This also started the rule that that at least 1 male child has to be left at home if there is a draft/war so that the family name can continue. As for fixing the ship, a serious amount of deflooding and patchwork would have to take place just to right the ship. I would assume if they closed the watertight doors (If they even are still watertight) they could deflood the compartments one at a time, until they came upon the compartment where the water was entering the hull.

Tage has finally gotten great confidence to utilize the tools he has always had. Is he better then Jack? Uhhhh no. Jack can be a 100 pt player, Tage cannot. Although, that could change next year, but as of now, Tage is better, but he is not better then Jack. I am happier to have a good Tage though then an immature whiney Jack who cannot lead and pouts when things do not go his way.

I do not hate Eichel, he is a very incredibly skilled player who was 100% not ready for what the Sabres needed him to be. Is he a douche? Yeppers! A butthurt one to boot! But getting the better draft pick by Vegas not making the playoffs is a nice help as this year is a decent draft. Eventually Eichel will grow up and be a very likable player again. Until then, would love to see a 2 picks in the top 15 this year!

As much as TT boy is one of my faves, i would wait until we see if he continues next season. If he keeps it up, then i would reward him at the end of NEXT season. As much as some thought he had the talent to score like this, need to show it a bit more before i throw the cash at him. On another note, the Sabres had the autograph helmet for a donation to Roswell i believe and TT is who i got.

Thank you! Been a peeping John and just reading and decided to start posting again. Used to be on Sabresfans but left many years ago....

Any additional top 15 pick we get is going to help this team in the long run. With all the assets we have (Cap space and picks) it will eventually benefit the Sabres, KA is not stupid and actually seems to be building correctly and does not seem like he will mortgage the farm for a stupid move. Vegas is definitely on their way to NOT making the playoffs and that will help us out.

Wow..... we really undervalued Risto!!!! Nice pickup from Philthy

Girardi, from what NYC sports is saying that he is being offered an Assistant spot on the Rags. Hope he stays though.