GDT: Oct 4 Sabres v Devils in Prague 1pm EST New Season... LETS Go!!!

[#freejame]

12 minutes ago, ... said:

Power, too. Trade both and some assets. We'll finally have a team!

Did Power even play in the second? At least Luke Hughes isn’t out there to make us feel worse about it. 

[HOUSE]

I see a tank coming

[Mango]

9 minutes ago, SabresBillsFan said:

Once he leaves Buffalo is game will do a complete 180 and most likely will win the Cup.

I know that’s happened, and it might here but for different reasons. I think we have a collection of good players who had the wrong onboarding into the league, which makes them collectively a bad unit. But once they go on and are forced to just fall in line as an individual with stronger on ice leadership they’ll be fine. 

[Pimlach]

6 minutes ago, Doohicksie said:

I get it with Spectrum in Texas, but only with the Sports Pack.

I think I lost the sports pack with the latest greatest “big deal savings” that the Mrs negotiated.  

[HumanSlinky39]

1 minute ago, #freejame said:

Did Power even play in the second? At least Luke Hughes isn’t out there to make us feel worse about it. 

L. Hughes and Pesce not being out there and us still being unable to score is making me feel plenty surly. 

[pastajoe]

1 minute ago, Shoot da Puck said:

I see a tank coming

So who are the top players in next year’s draft?

[JP51]

Same ol same ol... who we tanking for this year... 

Just now, pastajoe said:

So who are the top players in next year’s draft?

beat me to it by 1 second LOL 

[SabresBillsFan]

Just now, pastajoe said:

So who are the top players in next year’s draft?

Already, ***** it’s one game!

[inkman]

36 minutes ago, rickshaw said:

Cozens needs to fake and pass as zucker is wide open

Cozens needs to find a new line of work 

Just now, SabresBillsFan said:

Already, ***** it’s one game!

Nope.  It’s been over a decade of garbage.  

[SabresBillsFan]

Just now, inkman said:

Cozens needs to find a new line of work 

He’s a thousand times better when he represents Canada!

[Scottysabres]

1 minute ago, pastajoe said:

So who are the top players in next year’s draft?

It's an....."off draft year", so 1st over all will be a 5'9 1/2" defenseman....

[JoeSchmoe]

 

 

[Scottysabres]

Just now, SabresBillsFan said:

He’s a thousand times better when he represents Canada!

Ya, great, so ship him to Nashville, I want others to share in our 7 million dollar pain.

[JujuFish]

Okay, I'm able to watch the last period. Let's go, comeback!

[mjd1001]

Its game one.  I'm not too worried.  Not happy, but its early.

For all those who want/think Lindy will make a difference, this is the FIRST time he is seeing this team play against another teams #1's. All preseason they didn't get that. If he is going to make adjustments/call out guys, this is the first real chance he has to see that in person (other than in practice).

Cozens.  I'm might be one of the, if not THE biggest critic of him.  He has 'first line' raw talent, but his head just doesn't seem to process NHL hockey.  I'm hopeful he's going to take a big step forward this year, but so far, it is early, but its not looking good.

[jad1]

1 minute ago, Scottysabres said:

It's an....."off draft year", so 1st over all will be a 5'9 1/2" defenseman....

And Kev will strut right up to podium with a stupid grin on his face and pick that little 18 year old dude.  

[HumanSlinky39]

18 minutes ago, inkman said:

I don’t think Lindy understands the urgency this franchise needs positive results.  If the team looks like this 5 games into the season, they’ll lose the dental floss thin grasp that most fans have for hope on the season. 

Exactly this. I understand taking the "build from within" approach. FA's aren't pounding on the door to play for a franchise that is a total punchline at this point. But with 13 seasons without the playoffs, patience isn't a luxury they have. We are at the point where the dividends need to be paid. I wasn't remotely sold on bringing a retirement-age Lindy back, but I figured give him a chance. I'm not going to write them off after one game, but they do not have a lot of runway this season. We need to see results and if we don't, Adams needs to go, Ruff needs to go, a few pieces of this core need to go, and Pegula needs to get serious about a fast turnaround by bringing in a good hockey mind with experience to oversee reshaping the organization in a way that can win post haste. The longer you're adrift, the harder it is to get the fans back. 

Edited October 4 by HumanSlinky39

[mjd1001]

1 minute ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

Exactly this. I understand taking the "build from within" approach. FA's aren't pounding on the door to play for a franchise that is a total punchline at this point. But with 13 seasons without the playoffs, patience isn't a luxury they have. We are at the point where the dividends need to be paid. I wasn't remotely sold on bringing a retirement-age Lindy back, but I figured give him a chance. I'm not going to write them off after one game, but they do not have a lot of runway this season. We need to see results and if we don't, Adams needs to go, Ruff needs to go, a few pieces of this core need to go, and Pegula needs to get serious about a fast turnaround by bringing in a good hockey mind with experience to oversea reshaping the organization in a way that can win post haste. The longer you're adrift, the harder it is to get the fans back. 

The problem IS Pegula.  It has to be.  In terms of on ice/on field success, I don't think there is an owner in the history of modern American sports whos team has had less success than under Pegula.  Does he meddle? Does he pick bad managers?  Does he pick people based on them making him 'feel good' about himself rather than doing the job correctly?  I don't know, but it has to be something.

[HOUSE]

I am placing this entire team under your Christmas tree , it's better than underwear 

[HumanSlinky39]

Any chance NJ doesn't play Markstrom tomorrow?

 

[Brawndo]

1 minute ago, mjd1001 said:

The problem IS Pegula.  It has to be.  In terms of on ice/on field success, I don't think there is an owner in the history of modern American sports whos team has had less success than under Pegula.  Does he meddle? Does he pick bad managers?  Does he pick people based on them making him 'feel good' about himself rather than doing the job correctly?  I don't know, but it has to be something.

[K-9]

12 minutes ago, Stads said:

Bravo! I feel so inspired! Winning the faceoff battle at 56.8%. We have more blocked shots and 10 less giveaways. Scoreboard schmoreboard

Marty made a great point about that in saying that faceoffs are important “when they’re important”and pointed out that they were 0-3 on pp faceoffs in the offensive zone. 

[Mr Peabody]

Put Benson with TT to put some energy on that line and someone who’s a rat around the net.  Wasting JJ’s shot up there.  Put him with DC and JQ

[Gatorman0519]

The crowd is finding out when you are at a Sabres involved game you have to make your own entertainment. 

[HumanSlinky39]

1 minute ago, mjd1001 said:

The problem IS Pegula.  It has to be.  In terms of on ice/on field success, I don't think there is an owner in the history of modern American sports whos team has had less success than under Pegula.  Does he meddle? Does he pick bad managers?  Does he pick people based on them making him 'feel good' about himself rather than doing the job correctly?  I don't know, but it has to be something.

It absolutely is Pegula. Pegula should not be making any decisions that directly impact the team like hiring a GM. There needs to be a buffer. He needs to hire a President of Hockey Operations (and a good one) to make those calls. He should be 100% hands off.

 

I understand the irony that he would choose the guy that makes those decisions, but what can I say?