LabattBlue

The Sabres need to go 3-0-1 or 3-1 in these next 4 against the Rangers and Devils in order to get some momentum, and move up in the division.

In wish I had a pair of seats from the Aud. I would bet any amount of money in some city warehouse sits hundreds of seats looking for a good home

I’m normally the first in line to bash Bettman and the NHL, but the NBA also has games scheduled for today and tonight. Super Bowl Sunday is a completely different story. No one goes head to head with that event. ...and for the record, I will be watching the NFC Championship Game, and flipping over to check the Sabres score during commercial breaks.

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...but we all know that in most cases a leopard doesn't change his spots. Guys who shy away from physical contact at the beginning of their careers, usually shy away from it for their entire careers. Thats why anyone thinking that Tage and Dahlin were going to turn into more physical players just because they packed on some pounds, have been disappointed.

So for say the next 5 years or so, you are okay with a forward core consisting of Eichel, Reinhart, Hall & Skinner totaling ~35mil in cap hit, plus KO for two more years after this year with a 6 mil cap hit? This is your leadership group...if so, I'm not sold on the plan.

I have complained about this for several years now, but the failure to replace the grit/physical play in the bottom six since the departure of Foligno, Carrier, and to a lesser extent Deslauriers is downright embarrassing. Even worse, add in the loss of Larsson this year, plus the season long injury to Girgs. Now think about their replacements of the last 3-4 years. I'm not even talking about anyone in the forward ranks who would drop the gloves to stand up for a teammate. This is a big issue, and is a reflection on the GM, HC, and any other hockey staff who have input into the NHL roster. Even if they found a way to the playoffs, this team would get destroyed, as the sledding becomes much more difficult.

Hall-Eichel-Reinhart have one ES goal amongst them, and they are "great together"? Also, as I mentioned in an earlier post, I don't think EIchel-Hall is a great pair, as I constantly see Hall carrying the puck through the neutral zone, while Eichel looks lost/disinterested. The puck NEEDS to be on Eichel's stick for the majority of zone entries.

I can understand RJ not wanted to travel with the team because of his age, but is there any reason why Drone on Dan and Razor can’t broadcast from the away arena, or are none of the broadcasting teams across the NHL traveling with the team?

On Tage and Dahlin adding muscle in the off-season, only one thing comes to mind... ”Look like Tarzan, play like Jane”. 😉 I’d like to believe you are right...we will see.

Dance off? 😈

Too soon?

He absolutely got lucky with the Bills. If they had ended up with Rosen or Darnold instead of Allen, they would still be a middle of the pack 7-9, 8-8, 9-7 team. Then he believed that because of McD that he needed a leader of men for the HC of the Sabres...another fail. Then he hired Kevy. Kim and Terry are as clueless as ever, they just got lucky and somehow now believe they have the answers to fix the Sabres. I’m waiting.

Tom...I know you are a long time fan like myself, and i agree with a lot of things you post, but I don’t know what you see that makes you believe the contents of this particular post are anywhere close to believable.

Did anyone know that Dahlin’s straight line speed was below average before we drafted him? Old man Eller flew by him like he was skating by a pylon. On Staal, did he even move his family here or is he already counting the days to move back home. On Hall, terrible pairing with Eichel. Hall likes to carry the puck, and Jack looks lost watching him do so. RK and staff...embarrassing, and not NHL level.

I lost my dad in December, and while he lived a much longer life than Mr. Ullmark, it is never easy to lose a parent. They are in my thoughts and prayers.

This team needed an overhaul, and Adams made ONE trade the entire off-season. Easy to sign a bunch of mediocre FA’s(outside of Hall) as he doesn’t have to deal with other GM’s looking to take advantage of a very very very green GM. Let’s see how he does making a deal when the going gets tough.

Any game on NBCSN, I flip it on at puck drop, channel surf for 18 minutes between periods, then change channels as soon as game ends. ...actually I do the same for most Sabres games on MSG. 😂

I hope for the best for Linus and his family. 🤞

😂. I’m sure I will ease my way back in to watching them. I guess the last 10 years have done a number on my love for Sabres hockey.

Glad that they won. I figured with Hutton in net, they would get bombed. Three games in and I’ve already lost interest. 😂 I did flip over to the game a few times just to check the score...and one of the time I did check, the Flyers scored! 😞 Pretty sad that I found Everybody Loves Raymond reruns more interesting. 😊

So Skinner is not playing the system well enough to deserve anything more than playing on the 4th line, but well enough that he isn’t in the press box? C’mon Ralph aka Super Motivator...if you want to send him a message, put him upstairs...or would this make the Pegula’s look bad for signing off on this huge mistake of a contract?

Hahaha. There should be Chet and Muffy cutouts. Her with a book in her hand, and him trying to close a business deal with the person next to him.

If I’m still around in 5 years, we’ll see how well you did with this prediction. 😂

I think the whole McDermott “leader of men” stuff led dumb and dumber to thinking RK could fix the Sabres because of his leadership/motivational skills. Here is the skinny...in a game of QB roulette, the Bills picked Allen, and he is going to make Beane and McD look great for many years to come. Not that they are terrible, maybe just not the next great GM/HC duo ready to be knighted.