Jack Eichel Presser on Monday 5-10-21

[JoeSchmoe]

1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Maybe it's because surgery takes him out for longer than next season?

He said he'd be back at the start of the season.

[Thorner]

Just now, Trettioåtta said:

What would they do if he did just get it done? Void his contract?

I have zero idea 

[Torpedo Forecheck]

11 minutes ago, Gabrielor said:

Because the Bills are the only reason the Pegulas haven't been chased from this city yet.

In all fairness, that's a pretty big one!

Didn't see the press conference, did anyone ask him if he preferred New York Or Boston?

[Gabrielor]

I don't know what I expected today, but the crater of hopelessness wasn't it.

[Thorner]

Just now, Gabrielor said:

I don't know what I expected today, but the crater of hopelessness wasn't it.

How long you been a fan? I'd say that's probably on you at this point to be quite fair 

[nucci]

What a mess. No one wants to play here. Can we bring back Seymour, Norty and Punch?

[Gabrielor]

1 minute ago, Thorny said:

How long you been a fan? I'd say that's probably on you at this point to be quite fair 

I have eternal optimism for the Buffalo Sabres...with a cooldown period of a couple of days.

It's a sickness.

[Stoner]

I wonder if the rumor mill re: being in therapy came straight from the arena. I wonder that because I know through a trusted friend with Sabres' alumni contacts that a group text among alumni was talking about the rumor. Pretty clearly something terrible happened to end the relationship. (And anyone who thinks it's not ended after watching that presser is naive.)

Also gotta wonder if the delay in Jack appearing was due to the team questioning whether to put him on.

[I-90 W]

Can you imagine his first game in Keybank against us? Hopefully it’s not in the same division. 

[Thorner]

1 minute ago, PASabreFan said:

I wonder if the rumor mill re: being in therapy came straight from the arena. I wonder that because I know through a trusted friend with Sabres' alumni contacts that a group text among alumni was talking about the rumor. Pretty clearly something terrible happened to end the relationship. (And anyone who thinks it's not ended after watching that presser is naive.)

Also gotta wonder if the delay in Jack appearing was due to the team questioning whether to put him on.

Excellent thought 

[Gatorman0519]

14 minutes ago, sodbuster said:

If the team is blocking his surgery, then I really can't blame him for anything he's said.

Yeah, if this is the case, our front office is worse than imaginable. We are heading into unchartered territory for dysfunctional NHL franchises.  This team might be permanently bad indefinitely. Word travels quick in the small world of hockey... no top talent will ever want to come here like this.   TP has ruined the Sabres brand despite what has happened with the Bills. Just the facts. 

[Stoner]

Just now, I-90 W said:

Can you imagine his first game in Keybank against us? Hopefully it’s not in the same division. 

It'll be interesting to see if he's a villain in this. Of course Sabres fans don't need a reason to boo. Same division? Who cares?

One more thought. I really have to step away. How can the Sabres not issue some sort of counter-statement?

[I-90 W]

2 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

It'll be interesting to see if he's a villain in this. Of course Sabres fans don't need a reason to boo. Same division? Who cares?

One more thought. I really have to step away. How can the Sabres not issue some sort of counter-statement?

I think they’ll just be silent, KA has work to do. And I for one hope he goes out west, don’t need to see him lighting it up against us all season. But whatever gives us the best return.

[aristocrat]

twitter is wild right now in regards to sabres.  this sucks

[3putt]

4 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

It'll be interesting to see if he's a villain in this. Of course Sabres fans don't need a reason to boo. Same division? Who cares?

One more thought. I really have to step away. How can the Sabres not issue some sort of counter-statement?

If they could they would.  

[Gabrielor]

1 minute ago, aristocrat said:

twitter is wild right now in regards to sabres.  this sucks

For laughingstock reasons, once again.

[Thorner]

2 minutes ago, aristocrat said:

twitter is wild right now in regards to sabres.  this sucks

It's pretty unusual for an NHL player, particularly a captain, to do this. To say the least. It will lead off sportscentre here I bet

 

[I-90 W]

In a weird way it’s almost comforting that huge changes are finally coming, kind of like how back during the tank at least there was a goal/ end in sight (as wrong as that was). This might be the most entertaining off season we’ve seen in a long time.

[Gatorman0519]

Good luck selling tix next year and the indefinite future. Who in their right mind would want season tix for this crapfest?

[Thorner]

Just now, I-90 W said:

In a weird way it’s almost comforting that huge changes are finally coming, kind of like how back during the tank at least there was a goal/ end in sight (as wrong as that was). This might be the most entertaining off season we’ve seen in a long time.

It's hard for me to find it comforting that this level of alienation and disenfranchisement was allowed to occur. 

[Eleven]

10 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Also gotta wonder if the delay in Jack appearing was due to the team questioning whether to put him on.

Nah.  You had it right the first time--it was a long exit interview.  If the team wouldn't "put him on," he could just hold his own press conference some other time or give an interview to the sportswriter of his own choosing.

[nucci]

2 minutes ago, I-90 W said:

In a weird way it’s almost comforting that huge changes are finally coming, kind of like how back during the tank at least there was a goal/ end in sight (as wrong as that was). This might be the most entertaining off season we’ve seen in a long time.

there's nothing comforting about this. Eichel, Reinhart, Risto and Ullmark want to leave  and we have an inexperienced GM and pretty much absentee owners in charge.

[Gatorman0519]

TP needs to sell the team.  This 100% is all on him. He has persistently put terrible people in charge even if the rumors of his interference are not true.  11 year playoff drought is unprecedented which looks inevitable.

[I-90 W]

Just now, Thorny said:

It's hard for me to find it comforting that this level of alienation and disenfranchisement was allowed to occur. 

We have to hit rock bottom at some point. And I think we just did. Logically that could be a good thing as incrementalism wasn’t going to help us in the long run. We need a complete overhaul and hopefully this will force the Pegula’s into making systematic changes with hockey operations, drafting, coaching, everything really. 

[erickompositör72]

2 minutes ago, Thorny said:

It's hard for me to find it comforting that this level of alienation and disenfranchisement was allowed to occur. 

My question is: is the culprit TP or KA?