Are we on the precipice of something here?

[Thorner]

39 minutes ago, SwampD said:

No. Just, no.

We are paying for the tank. Letting Lindy go was a favor to him.

We are paying for it because the GM is incompetent. It can be argued the tank set up a scenario that would be difficult for any GM, so therefore arguably it wasn’t a good strategy, but I won’t argue it couldn’t have worked. 

Botterill, as a poor GM, certainly hasn’t been up to the task. But, he wouldn’t have been up for an easier task, and a great GM may have been able to manage this one. 

I think at this point we should set our sites on a merely “good” GM, and let the chips fall where they may. 

Not one who, in 2020, has such a nonsensical bias when drafting players that the biggest developmental league in the world is not an option to select from after the top 10 or so picks, like for one head-scratching example of what we’re currently dealing with. 

Edited February 1, 2020 by Thorny

[Randall Flagg]

2 hours ago, SwampD said:

I think we’re on the precipice of an epic run to the playoffs.

Gonna be really fun.

Is this the same feeling that made you state that we would sweep Tampa this year? If so, we're doomed ?

Sidenote, why are the emojis here now trash? 

[SwampD]

20 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

Is this the same feeling that made you state that we would sweep Tampa this year? If so, we're doomed ?

Sidenote, why are the emojis here now trash? 

I didn't realize just how much lack of sack they had this year.

Here's to hoping Duane gave it back to them.

[Eleven]

3 hours ago, SwampD said:

Letting Lindy go was a favor to him.

This may be a fair assessment.

41 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

Sidenote, why are the emojis here now trash?

All emojis are trash, except for the poop emoji.

[Claude Balls]

3 hours ago, Eleven said:

All emojis are trash, except for the poop emoji.

That and the middle finger and barf emojis are also quite useful when used in regards to the Sabres.

[TrueBlueGED]

11 hours ago, Thorny said:

 

Botterill has done SO many other poor and questionable things they should have no problem firing him. 

SMH. A fairly good job lol. He has a comedic list of errors even separate from ROR, the trade that he also conceived of in the first place. But I’m not getting into that again.

This franchise is tying an anchor to its foot and jumping overboard if they willingly let Botterill have his way with the upcoming cap space this summer. 

That they’ll let him have at it is a terrifying thought. He might be the worst GM in the league. He’s certainly far and away the worst GM I’ve witnessed running the Sabres. 

Like, it’s not close. He’s real bad. Just one thing out of a million, looking at the Skinner situation makes me actively mad. The result of it is now a 9 million dollar player who has 19 points. 19 points. We are paying him the same amount per point as KO,  who everyone says is among the worst contracts in the league. He has SEVEN YEARS left after this one. We cannot allow this GM to set this franchise back any more. Keep JB and Eichel could be gonzo. 

RESULTS. The team has not improved an inch in 3 years. Dear lord there are 31 of these positions in the entire world, it’s for the elite of the elite. Can we please just expect better. 

IMAGINE IF BERGLUND DIDN’T SKIP TOWN? Botterill is a roster construction, contract negotiating, cap management nightmare thus far. 

I, on the other hand, will happily go into the ROR trade again. Even if the speculation is correct and it was driven by ownership, Botterill still decided that the deal he took was the best on the table. I'm sure he thought it was the best deal, but what in the world are we doing believing he actually took the best deal? His forward acquisition history should provide no such confidence. 

[Scottysabres]

On 1/30/2020 at 3:43 PM, PASabreFan said:

First Duane. Now Melody.

 

"It's a situation where this sucks, enough's enough"

That right there, Gold Jerry, pure Gold...…………..

[#freejame]

14 hours ago, Eleven said:

This man has no reason to be charitable to us, to the team, or to Kerry and Tim.  Yet...

 

https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/buffalo-sabres-fans-ready-snap-cant-blame/

After we re-sign Reinhart and Montour (ugh) we really don’t have the cap space that it’s made out we have. I’m glad to see Botts starting to catch flak for the Skinner deal, it’s funny how he says he won’t let the fans affect his decision making then he gives out that god awful contract because of a looming fan revolt. This is a bad team and is going to stay bad for a long time. 

[Stoner]

By the way:

prec·i·pice

/ˈpresəpəs/

Learn to pronounce

noun

noun: precipice; plural noun: precipices

1. a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one.

   "we swerved toward the edge of the precipice"

[sabremike]

11 hours ago, Randall Flagg said:

Is this the same feeling that made you state that we would sweep Tampa this year? If so, we're doomed ?

Sidenote, why are the emojis here now trash? 

Per team policy they are cheap knockoff emojis from China.

[Eleven]

22 minutes ago, sabremike said:

Per team policy they are cheap knockoff emojis from China.

This is the one thing I can't fault the team on.  No one makes authentic goatheads any more and no one has for some time, is what I've heard, so the team was forced to go that route or not have any goatheads at all.

[Stoner]

38 minutes ago, Eleven said:

This is the one thing I can't fault the team on.  No one makes authentic goatheads any more and no one has for some time, is what I've heard, so the team was forced to go that route or not have any goatheads at all.

Or have a contest to see what fan's May goathead Brad wears during the ceremony. Easy!

Edited February 1, 2020 by PASabreFan

[Eleven]

28 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Or have a contest to see what fan's May goathead Brad wears during the ceremony. Easy!

Works for me, assuming that people showed up with the right authentic sweaters in close enough sizes.

Edited February 1, 2020 by Eleven

[Stoner]

10 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Works for me, assuming that people showed up with the right authentic sweaters in close enough sizes.

And that the players aren't germophobes.

[SDS]

On 2/1/2020 at 11:52 AM, Eleven said:

This is the one thing I can't fault the team on.  No one makes authentic goatheads any more and no one has for some time, is what I've heard, so the team was forced to go that route or not have any goatheads at all.

Did these players not have authentic jerseys of their own?

[SDS]

On 1/31/2020 at 11:52 PM, Randall Flagg said:

Sidenote, why are the emojis here now trash? 

What does this mean?

[GASabresIUFAN]

3 hours ago, SDS said:

Did these players not have authentic jerseys of their own?

Fair question. 

[SDS]

1 hour ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Fair question. 

Obviously they would not have the new ones if any errors were made on those, but I would think they would have jerseys from their playing days which were always pretty roomy back then. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

25 minutes ago, SDS said:

Obviously they would not have the new ones if any errors were made on those, but I would think they would have jerseys from their playing days which were always pretty roomy back then. 

How hard is it to look on google or the Sabres Media Guide to get the players names right.  Honestly the team should have made 50th anniversary editions of all the different jersey's given them to the alumni and gotten their friggin names right.  Do it right or don't do it all.  

Edited February 3, 2020 by GASabresIUFAN

[SDS]

49 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

How hard is it to look on google or the Sabres Media Guide to get the players names right.  Honestly the team should have made 50th anniversary editions of all the different jersey's given them to the alumni and gotten their friggin names right.  Do it right or don't do it all.  

I really haven’t followed the story. Has a bellybutton been identified? 

[PerreaultForever]

On 2/1/2020 at 7:09 AM, #freejame said:

After we re-sign Reinhart and Montour (ugh) we really don’t have the cap space that it’s made out we have. I’m glad to see Botts starting to catch flak for the Skinner deal, it’s funny how he says he won’t let the fans affect his decision making then he gives out that god awful contract because of a looming fan revolt. This is a bad team and is going to stay bad for a long time. 

Yup. I fully expect him to overpay both of them and then we will have 3 long term over inflated deals assuring we can't build.  JBot doesn't have a clue. 

[Eleven]

14 hours ago, SDS said:

Did these players not have authentic jerseys of their own?

Maybe not.  They certainly didn't bring them to the ceremony if they did.

[GASabresIUFAN]

12 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Maybe not.  They certainly didn't bring them to the ceremony if they did.

They maybe framed and on a wall.  

Doesn’t really matter.  This organization needed to step up and provide the alumni with correct gear.  It is simple incompetence.

[SwampD]

Other than waiting for an auction to end on Ebay, can someone point me to where I can buy and authentic Sabres goat head jersey?

 

[GASabresIUFAN]

26 minutes ago, SwampD said:

Other than waiting for an auction to end on Ebay, can someone point me to where I can buy and authentic Sabres goat head jersey?

 

https://www.customthrowbackjerseys.com/buffalo-sabres-jerseys/