Ogelthorpe Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 6 hours ago, E4 ... Ke2 said: Awesome job! Quote
bunomatic Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 Its all on you Terry. Look in the mirror. Quote
Gatorman0519 Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 If... and I say even if we somehow hire a genius GM it may take 2-3 years just to get to being competitive. That’s how bad this organization is. Quote
matter2003 Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) On 1/28/2020 at 10:52 PM, Curt said: Browns, Bengals, Sac Kings, Pirates, Rockies??? Pirates were good for a short run recently and made the playoffs 3 years in a row...they turned it around but recently went back to their losing ways again. Those low revenue teams in baseball just have a huge uphill battle where they have to constantly draft well and replace players leaving on rookie deals that have become too good and outpriced their budget. Basically they have to draft good players, hope they become good major leaguers and then hope they can draft their replacements when they leave in 4 or 5 years and that those players then become good major leaguers...its just too hard for these teams to remain competitive year in and year out when playing against the big boys and it turns into an endless cycle of churning players and watching them leave. Yeah they can do it for a few years here or there and catch lightning in a bottle for a year and maybe even win a World Series, but long term, they are going to have a lot more losing seasons than winning seasons while the high revenue teams simply poach all their good players once they hit FA or trade for them when they are in the final year of their deals so they get something for them instead of nothing. Edited January 31, 2020 by matter2003 Quote
Stoner Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 13 hours ago, inkman said: Apostrophe please! I could defend the lack of an apostrophe. Seasons won. Seasons lost. Seasons in the sun. Quote
Drag0nDan Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 52 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said: If... and I say even if we somehow hire a genius GM it may take 2-3 years just to get to being competitive. That’s how bad this organization is. What competent hockey executive would consider this job? Quote
WildCard Posted January 31, 2020 Author Report Posted January 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, Drag0nDan said: What competent hockey executive would consider this job? Somebody takes the Browns' HC job every year Quote
Drag0nDan Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, WildCard said: Somebody takes the Browns' HC job every year One would argue... they are not competent? Quote
nfreeman Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 20 hours ago, E4 ... Ke2 said: Awesome. Quote
WildCard Posted January 31, 2020 Author Report Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, Drag0nDan said: One would argue... they are not competent? Bill Belichick was once one of those guys Quote
nfreeman Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 Boy, that tank sure was successful, innit? 1 Quote
inkman Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, nfreeman said: Boy, that tank sure was successful, innit? Yes. They have a MVP candidate that is putting up all-time great Sabres numbers. The rebuild is what failed. You know this. Liger knows this. Everyone knows this. 1 Quote
Stoner Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, inkman said: Yes. They have a MVP candidate that is putting up all-time great Sabres numbers. The rebuild is what failed. You know this. Liger knows this. Everyone knows this. Are you familiar with old saying, "Win the battle, lose the war"? Quote
nfreeman Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, inkman said: Yes. They have a MVP candidate that is putting up all-time great Sabres numbers. The rebuild is what failed. You know this. Liger knows this. Everyone knows this. Things really are dire. They've gotten to inkman. How did they flip you? Was it the money? The invites to Jeffrey Epstein's parties? Or do they have hostages? Quote
inkman Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 1 minute ago, nfreeman said: Things really are dire. They've gotten to inkman. How did they flip you? Was it the money? The invites to Jeffrey Epstein's parties? Or do they have hostages? It was free pudding Quote
Drag0nDan Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 53 minutes ago, WildCard said: Bill Belichick was once one of those guys He did make the playoffs there... they also moved to Baltimore right after his tenure. Quote
Randall Flagg Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Gatorman0519 said: If... and I say even if we somehow hire a genius GM it may take 2-3 years just to get to being competitive. That’s how bad this organization is. A competent GM can, without a doubt, have us playing in late April of 2021, with a good 3 week span this coming June/July. The same is true of late April 2020 had a competent GM given us a good 3 week span last June/July. Edited January 31, 2020 by Randall Flagg 2 Quote
Randall Flagg Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, inkman said: Yes. They have a MVP candidate that is putting up all-time great Sabres numbers. The rebuild is what failed. You know this. Liger knows this. Everyone knows this. The rebuild failed because they set themselves up to begin with such a deficit in overall organizational talent it has taken them 5+ years to try and catch up to average, and they haven't gotten there yet, much like anti-tankers warned is likely to happen 1 Quote
Weave Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 8 hours ago, Randall Flagg said: The rebuild failed because they set themselves up to begin with such a deficit in overall organizational talent it has taken them 5+ years to try and catch up to average, and they haven't gotten there yet, much like anti-tankers warned is likely to happen ❤️ Quote
Thorner Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 9 hours ago, Randall Flagg said: A competent GM can, without a doubt, have us playing in late April of 2021, with a good 3 week span this coming June/July. The same is true of late April 2020 had a competent GM given us a good 3 week span last June/July. This is the key point. That could have happened EVEN WITH the ROR trade the previous year. There are rumblings of the blame shifting away from the GM and I just can’t have it. 1 Quote
inkman Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 Warning. This may make you smile. Quote
bunomatic Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 3 hours ago, inkman said: Warning. This may make you smile. Thats great. That team gave me great pride in being a Sabres fan. I’ve lost that lovin feeling. Quote
Palm Trees And Taxes Posted February 3, 2020 Report Posted February 3, 2020 On 1/31/2020 at 6:25 AM, Drag0nDan said: What competent hockey executive would consider this job? Considering there are a good amount of forwards on the last year of their deal cap isn't in bad shape and you start with Eichel and Dahlin, despite Terry's bumbling this far, it's still an attractive job for the right GM. Quote
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