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Attendance issues at whatever our arena is named now
LabattBlue replied to #freejame's topic in The Aud Club
They don't publish actual attendance. Just tix sold. -
Physical play including fighting are missing from the game...
LabattBlue replied to LabattBlue's topic in The Aud Club
So a one game sample? You don't even need to look at the stats to know the Sabres would be near the bottom of the league. They fail the eye test in this regard game after game. -
Attendance issues at whatever our arena is named now
LabattBlue replied to #freejame's topic in The Aud Club
Last regime? Last time I looked, they have the same owner who made the comment. -
Physical play including fighting are missing from the game...
LabattBlue replied to LabattBlue's topic in The Aud Club
You have a link to these numbers comparing all NHL teams? đ ...and in the case of the Sabres, you have neither. -
Physical play including fighting are missing from the game...
LabattBlue replied to LabattBlue's topic in The Aud Club
C'mon man. So every player in the league is a "full grown man", and incapable of being checked by someone else just because of their age? -
Attendance issues at whatever our arena is named now
LabattBlue replied to #freejame's topic in The Aud Club
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I know I will be viewed as a dinosaur and wanting something that is gone from the game, but it is a big part of why I am "losing my love" for the game. Just to be clear, I am not asking for bench clearing brawls, or even line brawls, but a fight between two players should be ok and a regular part of the game(remove the instigator penalty). Also, and this is magnified by the play of the Sabres particularly, what has happened to body checking? The Sabres are dead last in hits per 60 min, by ~3.5 hits per game(and 13 hits per game away from being middle of the pack). https://www.nhl.com/stats/teams?report=realtime&reportType=season&seasonFrom=20222023&seasonTo=20222023&gameType=2&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=hitsPer60&page=0&pageSize=50 This isn't a women's "no checking" league. Maybe I would feel differently if the Sabres were a playoff team AND if they were not another season into one of the worst periods any NHL team has ever experienced...or maybe I'd still yearn for the physical play even if winning. Anyone who has ever been to an NHL game, can't tell me that other than a goal, two of the most exciting plays in a game, are a bone crushing body check or a fight.
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Attendance issues at whatever our arena is named now
LabattBlue replied to #freejame's topic in The Aud Club
The Sabres are roughly $20 mil under the cap. Attendance is poor. Spend more(on players) to make more(wins = higher attendance). Clearly there is a line drawn in the sand as to how much KA can spend. The days of "If I need more money, I will drill another well" are over. So where do they go from here? -
Advanced Stats Say Goaltending the Issue, Not Defense
LabattBlue replied to JoeSchmoe's topic in The Aud Club
âŠand Pilut, and Fitz. -
I donât care where the prospect pool is ranked, if this team is not in the playoffs by the end of next season(23-24), Adams should be fired. I have beat this to death, but half of the frigginâ teams make the playoffs every yearâŠIT SHOULDNâT BE THIS DIFFICULT.
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Josh needs to know when hero ball(Favre 2.0) is okay, and when it is not. If he canât elevate his game in this regard, can you imagine yesterday happening in a SB? If not, he will be an exciting player that over his career will win you many games, and lose games that should have been wins.
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Prospects are nothing guaranteed until they can be key pieces of a playoff team. Edmonton over the last decade is the perfect example.
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Peter McNabb dead at 70... drafted by Sabres
LabattBlue replied to North Buffalo's topic in The Aud Club
I was only in my teens, and remember the trade, but I donât recall the back story. Thx. đđ» -
Crazy odds against that happening in a game against each other, this far into their careers.
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I feel your pain. I am in my early 60âs and most days I canât remember what I had for dinner the night before. đ
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GDT: Coyotes @ Sabres 8 November 2022, 7 PM MSG-B, BSAZ
LabattBlue replied to SABRES 0311's topic in The Aud Club
Didn't see any of the game, and from the looks of it, glad I missed it. I realize that our prospect pool looks great, but remember that Edmonton also had a brilliant prospect pool of high #1 picks over the last decade, and until McDavid came along they were nothing...and even with him, they are still inconsistent, and maybe not even the best team in their division. So for all those who want to just keep pointing at a bunch of prospects...talent alone does not make them a playoff team. -
Attendance issues at whatever our arena is named now
LabattBlue replied to #freejame's topic in The Aud Club
Uh oh...be prepared to be reprimanded. This type of poor fan behavior will result in WNY ending up with an AHL franchise. đ