Great rant on WGR this morning

[Cal Naughton Jr]

Perfect rant and a perfect response from Jeremy. 100% worth a listen. I’ve already listened to it twice

 

https://www.radio.com/podcasts/howard-and-jeremy-20258/03-01-sean-rants-about-the-sabres-jeremy-has-a-passionate-response-358188316?fbclid=IwAR0zjFFeYAwuu0e9tp78PU5fl3KlFn-HaeY10vKhjRcp5SuroAHKLqiGZII

Edited March 1, 2021 by Cal Naughton Jr

[LGR4GM]

This guy gets it. 

"Kim Pegula and Terry Pegula, they hear the noise and the sad thing is it is always, we know better." 

Edited March 1, 2021 by LGR4GM

[Cal Naughton Jr]

I’ve now listened to it 3 times. It’s the most fired up I’ve been about the Sabres all season. Reminiscent of Duane’s call from last season 

[Radar]

26 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

This guy gets it. 

"Kim Pegula and Terry Pegula, they hear the noise and the sad thing is it is always, we know better." 

Not sure they even listen. They turned on the media pretty early into their ownership I think.

[Thorner]

I like the bit about how we are much worse at home because at home coaches have more impact 

[Cal Naughton Jr]

2 minutes ago, Thorny said:

I like the bit about how we are much worse at home because at home coaches have more impact 

Could you imagine if there were fans in the arena? They’d be getting boo’d of the ice every night. Every period...

[SDS]

11 minutes ago, Thorny said:

I like the bit about how we are much worse at home because at home coaches have more impact 

That actually struck me as having meat on the bones. 

[Thorner]

5 minutes ago, SDS said:

That actually struck me as having meat on the bones. 

2 wins, 0 losses vs NJ on the Road

1 win, 2 losses vs NJ at Home

Small sample but still

Edited March 1, 2021 by Thorny

[inkman]

I don’t want these bad vibes in my life.  The sun has affected my brain (so much so I’m trying like hell to get the fu k outta here), I need positivity.  Give me happiness.  I don’t want to live through the issues of the Sabres right now.  I want to enjoy life.  This team isn’t providing it.  Maybe I’ll become a Rays fan and hopefully QB12 has retired so I can root for the Bucs too.  I’m done with the misery, the ranting, the totally defeated outlook on life.  I’m taking matters into my own hands and removing the negativity. 

[Thwomp!]

I know it's his job, but Jeremy's rant was excellent.

[LabattBlue]

Some good points made, but mostly typical WGR caller "over the top" fake anger.  Most points have been discussed here over and over again.

[SwampD]

Forget Groundhog Day.

The WGR fan rant about the Sabres is the only true way of knowing that spring has finally arrived.

Edited March 1, 2021 by SwampD

[Thorner]

1 minute ago, SwampD said:

Forget Groundhog Day.

The WGR fan rant about the Sabres is only true way of knowing that spring has finally arrived.

The "no Meaningful Games in March" Monologue 

[#freejame]

19 minutes ago, inkman said:

I don’t want these bad vibes in my life.  The sun has affected my brain (so much so I’m trying like hell to get the fu k outta here), I need positivity.  Give me happiness.  I don’t want to live through the issues of the Sabres right now.  I want to enjoy life.  This team isn’t providing it.  Maybe I’ll become a Rays fan and hopefully QB12 has retired so I can root for the Bucs too.  I’m done with the misery, the ranting, the totally defeated outlook on life.  I’m taking matters into my own hands and removing the negativity. 

Start following Wander Franco. He’s going to be legit. Should be up by the end of April I would imagine. 

[Kristian]

44 minutes ago, Cal Naughton Jr said:

Could you imagine if there were fans in the arena? They’d be getting boo’d of the ice every night. Every period...

Good.

[Cal Naughton Jr]

23 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

Some good points made, but mostly typical WGR caller "over the top" fake anger.  Most points have been discussed here over and over again.

Yes they have but you can’t necessarily feel someone’s anger or passion through a text. I felt every word he said. Jeremy too. Most callers have terrible takes. At least the ones I hear

[Thorner]

2 minutes ago, Cal Naughton Jr said:

Yes they have but you can’t necessarily feel someone’s anger or passion through a text. I felt every word he said. Jeremy too. Most callers have terrible takes. At least the ones I hear

He started reaching a bit by the time he was at "trading a first for Lehner". Less than ideal trade or not, that's not really in the same vein as some of this other stuff. It's not stubborn ineptitude it's a late first for a starting goalie who ended up being nominated for the Vezina later. It's wasn't that poor of an evaluation, and IMO not rant worthy. 

But other that that..

[Stoner]

18 minutes ago, Thorny said:

He started reaching a bit by the time he was at "trading a first for Lehner". Less than ideal trade or not, that's not really in the same vein as some of this other stuff. It's not stubborn ineptitude it's a late first for a starting goalie who ended up being nominated for the Vezina later. It's wasn't that poor of an evaluation, and IMO not rant worthy. 

But other that that..

The claim that RaKru didn't know Jack tweaked his ankle in Jersey is dubious. I have no idea what the warmup injury claim and horrendous answer last night are all about. But there's no way the coach didn't know about Jack's jankle.

[Thorner]

Just now, PASabreFan said:

The claim that RaKru didn't know Jack tweaked his ankle in Jersey is dubious. I have no idea what the warmup injury claim and horrendous answer last night are all about. But there's no way the coach didn't know about Jack's jankle.

Oh ya I agree. 

[Scottysabres]

3 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

The claim that RaKru didn't know Jack tweaked his ankle in Jersey is dubious. I have no idea what the warmup injury claim and horrendous answer last night are all about. But there's no way the coach didn't know about Jack's jankle.

Is a jankle like a cankle, only Jackie?

[Stoner]

7 minutes ago, Scottysabres said:

Is a jankle like a cankle, only Jackie?

I think you've got it!

See also: the rain on Main falls mainly on McLlwain.

[dudacek]

What we were taught: Terry Pegula is a true fan who will spare no resources building a team that will compete for multiple cups. Hockey heaven has arrived.

What we got: a decaying arena, a broken fanbase and (consistently) the worst team in hockey over the past decade

What we were taught: bottoming out and loading up on picks would bring us the elite talent that will carry us to cup glory

What we got: a nasty, skilled middle-pairing defenceman with some of hockey's worst fancystats, a 50-60 point RW, a franchise centre who has played like one for exactly one season, a soft entitled W who barely played and was quickly traded, and a whole bunch of nameless, faceless picks who made no significant impact

What we were taught: a charming, beloved franchise superstar was back to lead the team to glory on and off the ice

What we got: a mysterious apparent rage-quit a few months into the season

What we were taught: we're handing the reins over to a no-nonsense super-scout who was going to acquire the talent to complete the tank and launch us into a decade of contention

What we got: some entertaining press conferences, a ton of gunslinging trades that added up to nothing, and a loose-ship culture filled with unhappy people on and off the ice

What we were taught: a proven, Stanley Cup winning coach is exactly what we need to harness our burgeoning pool of talent and slingshot us into contention

What we got: a lot of stretch passes that turned into icings, boring hockey, and a dressing room in open rebellion

What we were taught: We were getting an emerging franchise goalie, two top 6 power forwards and maybe the best 2C in hockey to fill in the gaps around our tank fruit.

What we got: A whole bunch of guaranteed SO losses from a troubled soul with addiction problems; a 25-goal 40-point douche who embarrassed the franchise multiple times off the ice and was a bad influence on our kids; a real solid person who almost died in a bizarre breakdown, while providing 3rd-line play on a 1st-line contract; and a great hockey player better known for his lost love for the game, hatred for Tim Horton's and putting us on the wrong side of one of the worst trades of all time.

What we were taught: we were getting one of the top emerging AGMs in the game, a multiple cup-winner and talented administrator who would bring order and stability and finish the rebuild "the right way."

What we got: a glacially-slow plodder who built a flabby organization, and left obvious on-ice holes unaddressed while making terrible value judgements on hockey talent.

What we were taught: we were tapping one of the bright young assistant coaches in the game, a guru of backline offence who would implement an exciting five-man attack. And he's a beloved alumni to boot.

What we got: a limp-wristed leader with a system his players couldn't implement and no ability to adjust

What we were taught: we've stolen a game-breaking sniper at a bargain price in trade

What we got: the worst contract in hockey, and probably for another six years.

What we were taught: we were essentially packaging two 1sts and two 2nds into three trades (with more hinted at) to transform our defence into a free-flowing, attacking group at the cutting edge of the modern era

What we got: three defencemen who haven't been able to stay in the lineup and have averaged less than 20 points each per season

What we were taught: the 2017-19 first rounds had brought us a pair of potential top-six centres who were in the conversation for best player outside the NHL in the year following their draft years, and a defenceman many considered the best blueline prospect since Denis Potvin, 50 years ago

What we got: two wingers who can't stay in the lineup yet and have combined for 7 points this year, and a really good point man on the power play who has shown flashes of good and bad elsewhere.

What we were taught: we were getting a fresh, out-of-the-box hire with special leadership and communication skills, who would fix the culture and be able to motivate the modern player

What we got: a great talker who seems to be well-liked, who has completely neutered a lot of productive offensive players and shot himself in the foot with stubborn lineup decisions.

What we were taught: we have a solution for our longstanding 2C woes, and have added an elite winger, the best talent on the free agent market; our top six will rival the best in the league.

What we got: a pale shadow of a potential hall-of-fame centre and a winger who hasn't scored in 18 games; Our top six has combined for six ES goals the entire season.

 

Maybe Kevyn Adams can change things. Forgive us if we doubt it.

Every promise goes unfulfilled. It's exhausting being a Sabres fan. We are cursed. We are broken.

Edited March 1, 2021 by dudacek

[Stoner]

I wanted to give that more than one emoji. SDS, can you program that option in? (Kidding.)

Also, let's make it a separate thread.

[Kruppstahl]

Great rant.

Today feels like one of those impactful days in the history of the organization.

I keep checking to see if word has broken that Ralph is fired.

I genuinely believe he goes today, or he will not go at all during this season.

 

 

[Cal Naughton Jr]

2 minutes ago, Kruppstahl said:

Great rant.

Today feels like one of those impactful days in the history of the organization.

I keep checking to see if word has broken that Ralph is fired.

I genuinely believe he goes today, or he will not go at all during this season.

 

 

I’ve been listening to WGR all day. It really does feel like that. Almost feels like someone died. Everyone is just really depressed. Paul Hamilton is mad. He called out Adams on the radio. Was speaking directly to him, asked why he won’t talk to him.