Worst team in Franchise History

[papazoid]

this team will go down as the worst in franchise history.

 

lowest wins.

 

lowest goals scored.

 

 

Previous worst season: 1971/72 (16-43-19; 51 pts)

[beerme1]

You lookin for any tickets?

[inkman]

Here's hoping

 

 

They should have started this process last year but somehow actually got better after they sold off all their rentals. Tells you a lot about the team before the deadline. Now they just delayed the rebuild a season. I want 10 wins combined the next two seasons.

[HopefulFuture]

Agree with papazoid and ink.

 

Oh, and Fire Darcy! ;)

[inkman]

Agree with papazoid and ink.

 

Oh, and Fire Darcy! ;)

Naw thy might get better. Keep Darcy on until McDavid. Then bye bye.

[26CornerBlitz]

These guys are bad...Scary Bad!!! :unsure:

[wjag]

They'll get better.... I think around Thanksgiving we'll see improvement. I've got to believe.

[Robviously]

They'll get better.... I think around Thanksgiving we'll see improvement. I've got to believe.

They haven't won a game yet. There's no way they could get worse, so the only two options we're left with are improvement or continued winlessness.

[WildCard]

Naw thy might get better. Keep Darcy on until McDavid. Then bye bye.

Do you really think we'll be the worst team back-to-back to score McDavid?

 

-no sarcasm, genuinely asking

[wjag]

They haven't won a game yet. There's no way they could get worse, so the only two options we're left with are improvement or continued winlessness.

 

Better doesn't necessarily translate into wins. But executing a three on two would be nice. Scoring a few goals would nice. Offensive zone time would be nice.

[Lorenzo Von Matterhorn]

Here's hoping

 

 

They should have started this process last year but somehow actually got better after they sold off all their rentals. Tells you a lot about the team before the deadline. Now they just delayed the rebuild a season. I want 10 wins combined the next two seasons.

THIS

[inkman]

Do you really think we'll be the worst team back-to-back to score McDavid?

Abso-freakin-lutely.

[Nitro60]

I was a Bisons fan and watch Punch build the Sabres from a expansion team to Stanley Cup contender in 5 years. Even the 71-72 season was exciting due to Gilbert Perrault and Rick Martin. No excitement being generated by the Sabres,

[phil_soisson]

A sad state of affairs, given the available resources. It's almost like a government operation,...a complete misappropriation of capital

[sabre snipe]

Abso-freakin-lutely.

 

Yes. BUT we will lose the lottery to the 14th pick Boston Bruins who will get McDavid. and the conspiracy theories will rise. Cursed forever.

[HopefulFuture]

Naw thy might get better. Keep Darcy on until McDavid. Then bye bye.

 

well, at least we both didn't need the Jim Beam to get us through tonights game :)

 

Do you really think we'll be the worst team back-to-back to score McDavid?

 

-no sarcasm, genuinely asking

 

Yes, I do. It's a matter of percentages and probabilities.

99.9% of me sees Darcy Regier at the helm as the GM next season.

Probability of finishing last again due to the above statement, 100%

[sicknfla]

 

Do you really think we'll be the worst team back-to-back to score McDavid?

 

-no sarcasm, genuinely asking

 

 

I am firmly staying to believe that is the plan. No way a team could be put together this bad if it wasn't.

[HopefulFuture]

I was a Bisons fan and watch Punch build the Sabres from a expansion team to Stanley Cup contender in 5 years. Even the 71-72 season was exciting due to Gilbert Perrault and Rick Martin. No excitement being generated by the Sabres,

 

5 years is about right I figure as well.

[WildCard]

Abso-freakin-lutely.

It'd be nice for a Buffalo team to do what's ironically necessary to win, lose out. Reinhart, Myers (if he pans out like he was supposed to) Zadorov, Enroth, Larsson, Girgensons, Grigs (assuming not a bust), Risto and Mcdavid, that sounds pretty sweet to me. (And Armia, keep forgetting about him)

[Who Else?]

Hopefully this crappy start will keep them off NBC Sports next year. This every other game on NBC Blows. Next year how about zero. Brenden Flynn might agree.

[Robviously]

Hopefully this crappy start will keep them off NBC Sports next year. This every other game on NBC Blows. Next year how about zero. Brenden Flynn might agree.

I was wondering if anyone else caught that.

[SabresBillsFan]

 

Abso-freakin-lutely.

 

Yeah and knowing there luck they will lose the lottery that year.

[Robviously]

It'd be nice for a Buffalo team to do what's ironically necessary to win, lose out. Reinhart, Myers (if he pans out like he was supposed to) Zadorov, Enroth, Larsson, Girgensons, Grigs (assuming not a bust), Risto and Mcdavid, that sounds pretty sweet to me. (And Armia, keep forgetting about him)

Sadly, I think it's more like that Myers will not pan out at this point.

[WildCard]

I am firmly staying to believe that is the plan. No way a team could be put together this bad if it wasn't.

well, at least we both didn't need the Jim Beam to get us through tonights game :)

 

 

 

Yes, I do. It's a matter of percentages and probabilities.

99.9% of me sees Darcy Regier at the helm as the GM next season.

Probability of finishing last again due to the above statement, 100%

There are definitely plenty of examples of teams who have gotten back to back #1's in the draft:

 

Montreal: 68-69: Michael Plasse, Rejean Houle

Islanders: 71-71: Guy Lafleur, Billy Haris

Quebec: 89-91: Mats Sundin, Owen Nolan, Eric Lindros

Ottawa: 95-96: Bryan Berard, Chris Phillips

Oilers: 2010-2012: Hall, Hopkins, Yakupov

 

So it is definitely possible/do-able, I guess the only questions are

 

1) Is this team that bad

-They seem to be

 

2) Can they sustain it for next year

-If they continue to be this bad this year, they'll trade Miller and Vanek, so they'll be even worse

 

3) Are the number one picks good enough to win with

-I don't know the success of the teams listed above, as far as getting consecutive number one picks, and I can't judge the Oilers yet as it hasn't been that long

 

 

 

http://www.nhl.com/i...ge.htm?id=31886

 

Side question, I know Rolston was brought in initially because he was the coach of the Amerks, and kept on because he has done work in rookie development, but does anyone else suspect Darcy kept him on in part/also because he figured he'd lead a team to a first? Besides Perreault, Turgeon (the latter of which I know nothing about) Buffalo has never had a number one pick, and we've only picked in the top 5 a handful of times including those. At some point, you have to suck enough to become good through the draft, and it seems the only thing the Sabres have ever been the best at is being just good enough to never improve, and bad enough to be illicit some sort of hope that dies come May

 

Sadly, I think it's more like that Myers will not pan out at this point.

I'm starting to lean that way also, which is depressing considering the excitement that came with him his Calder year.

So, assuming Myers doesn't pan out (which I think is likely), do we trade him or are we incompetent enough to keep him for an absurd contract for years, watch him struggle, then lose him for nothing after paying him like he's an All-Star? Hopefully not, but this is Buffalo.

 

Assuming we trade him, and Vanek and Miller, and we get back to back firsts, (if not, at least top-threes), we should be looking at a top-four team, right?

 

The draft is a little more easy to predict as the talent is mapped out for months, but the trades for Vank/Miller/Myers are a little more iffy, and they could lend some pleasent surprises. We appear to have some stock, some pretty deep pockets actually, and the next three years could be exciting, building wise that is.

Edited October 15, 2013 by WildCard

[Robviously]

I'm starting to lean that way also, which is depressing considering the excitement that came with him his Calder year.

So, assuming Myers doesn't pan out (which I think is likely), do we trade him or are we incompetent enough to keep him for an absurd contract for years, watch him struggle, then lose him for nothing after paying him like he's an All-Star? Hopefully not, but this is Buffalo.

 

Assuming we trade him, and Vanek and Miller, and we get back to back firsts, (if not, at least top-threes), we should be looking at a top-four team, right?

 

The draft is a little more easy to predict as the talent is mapped out for months, but the trades for Vank/Miller/Myers are a little more iffy, and they could lend some pleasent surprises. We appear to have some stock, some pretty deep pockets actually, and the next three years could be exciting, building wise that is.

If the Sabres are lucky enough to land Reinhart, I'll feel a ton better about their long term outlook. He's not going to be Crosby but he should be a legit no.1 center in the NHL. Once you have one, it's a lot easier to slot everyone else in the organization in around that guy.