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[Thorner]

3 minutes ago, 7+6=13 said:

It's actually pathetic that so many of you want to talk about this nonsense again.  As if it's some original thought.  Epic fail/thread.

Sit up in the press box for this one and watch how the big boys get some engagement going  

[7+6=13]

1 minute ago, mjd1001 said:

That is what a message board is for, talking about things and if more than 1 person wants to keep talking about it, than it is a converstation.

If we discussed something in the past, should it be off limits to ever talk about it again?  Who are you to decide if its a 'failure' because others want to talk about something that YOU PERSONALLY don't want to or need to hear? Geez.

What a boring response.  

[EM88]

4 minutes ago, 7+6=13 said:

It's actually pathetic that so many of you want to talk about this nonsense again.  As if it's some original thought.  Epic fail/thread.

Thread gatekeeping with you as the gatekeeper?   I'll pass.

[7+6=13]

1 minute ago, EM88 said:

Thread gatekeeping with you as the gatekeeper?   I'll pass.

Didn't say anything even close to that.  So more nonsense when people laugh at your pity party.

[Thorner]

14 minutes ago, JohnC said:

Tell me what franchise would have considered KA as a GM candidate other than Pegula? 

I wanted to post about how it should have been ridiculously obvious to everyone, then, upon his hiring that he was exceptionally underqualified, and then point out that’s revisionist history based on the team performance. 

But, no, I think you might just be right. A quick perusal of the thread shows the board ridiculously dialed in 

Edited December 5 by Thorner

[Thorner]

11 minutes ago, JohnC said:

We do agree on that issue. What I'm arguing is that with smart stewardship this team can be back in the fray in short order. 

I agree with that too, have said it many times. Not to be a broken record but “the most frustrating part of missing for 13 straight years is that it’s actually not that hard to make the playoffs.” We probably DON’T need to shift all that much: I think there will be exponential benefit to the priorities of the organization *actually* changing. Not just in namesake. Like, we can all agree the number one priority really wasn’t winning this year, right? Not with the spending on / age of the roster in question. I think the actual culture shift from committing to winning in a real sense could be massive 

[JohnC]

3 minutes ago, Thorner said:

I agree with that too, have said it many times. Not to be a broken record but “the most frustrating part of missing for 13 straight years is that it’s actually not that hard to make the playoffs.” We probably DON’T need to shift all that much: I think there will be exponential benefit to the priorities of the organization *actually* changing. Not just in namesake. Like, we can all agree the number one priority really wasn’t winning this year, right? Not with the spending on / age of the roster in question. I think the actual culture shift from committing to winning in a real sense could be massive 

Basically, we are in accord. What's exasperating is the wasting of time during this recent period. (As you have regularly stated.)  Considering the assets this franchise has to work with, with some smart dealing, this team could be in a better situation. That's the source of my frustration. 

[7+6=13]

23 minutes ago, Thorner said:

Sit up in the press box for this one and watch how the big boys get some engagement going  

There's nothing manly going on with these threads crying about the same exact things.  Beta!

[Thorner]

1 minute ago, 7+6=13 said:

There's nothing manly going on with these threads crying about the same exact things.  Beta!

Real men cry 

[DarthEbriate]

[JohnC]

51 minutes ago, 7+6=13 said:

It's actually pathetic that so many of you want to talk about this nonsense again.  As if it's some original thought.  Epic fail/thread.

Why are you responding? 

[steveoat87]

1 hour ago, JohnC said:

Tell me what franchise would have considered KA as a GM candidate other than Pegula? 

The Ken Dorsey of Hockey

[LabattBlue]

1 hour ago, JohnC said:

Tell me what franchise would have considered KA as a GM candidate other than Pegula? 

None. It was clearly nothing more than a hire whose every move will be controlled by the puppet master.   One more year of missing the playoffs brings me that much closer to giving up on the Sabres and the NHL. 

[PerreaultForever]

2 hours ago, Thorner said:

He would manage expectations 

The players on this team *absolutely* despise the fans lol. I’d bet on it. 

Id feel bad for them, tbh, if we didn’t have it oh so much worse 

I'm not exactly sure of what you're trying to say here or if you are being sarcastic or what, but the fans here absolutely have every right to boo and I do not know why anybody would buy a ticket right now. 

Even on tv this is the time of year I usually start watching all the games on replay because they are generally not worth sitting through in real time. 

[Thorner]

6 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

I'm not exactly sure of what you're trying to say here or if you are being sarcastic or what, but the fans here absolutely have every right to boo and I do not know why anybody would buy a ticket right now. 

Even on tv this is the time of year I usually start watching all the games on replay because they are generally not worth sitting through in real time. 

No im saying I bet you the players hates the fans.

the fans have a right to boo. But imo they are booing management and the owner  

Edited December 6 by Thorner

[7+6=13]

7 hours ago, JohnC said:

Why are you responding? 

Seriously?  You're responding to a post that wasn't to quote another post or you.  Yet you're asking about responding?  Rich

[PerreaultForever]

3 minutes ago, Thorner said:

No im saying I bet you the players hates the fans.

the fans have a right to boo. But imo the are booing management and the owner  

I think they are booing the effort on the ice. 

[Thorner]

2 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

I think they are booing the effort on the ice. 

lol they boo all the time when the effort is fine. They boo’ed the other night when we were pressing down 1 with the goalie pulled. 

What they are actually booing is 13 years 

[PerreaultForever]

4 hours ago, Thorner said:

lol they boo all the time when the effort is fine. They boo’ed the other night when we were pressing down 1 with the goalie pulled. 

What they are actually booing is 13 years 

I think maybe it's all of these things. 

[Weave]

8 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

I think they are booing the effort on the ice. 

I think they are booing the results on the ice.

It is a distinction with a difference.  It is directed at the organization as a whole, not the players effort, not the coaches effort, not the GMs effort, not the owner.  It is a response to the collective results and 14yrs of suffering.

[Scottysabres]

3 minutes ago, Weave said:

I think they are booing the results on the ice.

It is a distinction with a difference.  It is directed at the organization as a whole, not the players effort, not the coaches effort, not the GMs effort, not the owner.  It is a response to the collective results and 14yrs of suffering.

Exactly.

Some broke earlier, much earlier, some have yet to break, but there is no denying an overwhelming majority of this organizations fan base has reached their breaking point with the mentioned above 14 yrs of results. It should be expected, 14 yrs is a long time in the seasonal sports world.

Edited December 6 by Scottysabres

[JohnC]

9 hours ago, 7+6=13 said:

Seriously?  You're responding to a post that wasn't to quote another post or you.  Yet you're asking about responding?  Rich

Your response is a continuation of your illogic. You are complaining about how posters are responding to a topic. There's a simple solution to your angst: Don't respond to it. It's like going to a restaurant and knowing in advance that you will not like the food. After eating the meal you then predictably complain about the meal. Simple solution: Don't go to a site that you know you will not like. There are plenty of other topics that are less aggravating to you to respond to. That's not being rich, it called common sense 101. 

[7+6=13]

1 hour ago, JohnC said:

Your response is a continuation of your illogic. You are complaining about how posters are responding to a topic. There's a simple solution to your angst: Don't respond to it. It's like going to a restaurant and knowing in advance that you will not like the food. After eating the meal you then predictably complain about the meal. Simple solution: Don't go to a site that you know you will not like. There are plenty of other topics that are less aggravating to you to respond to. That's not being rich, it called common sense 101. 

Oh so this isn't a message board where everyone is free to post?  I see, so only if you join in the hatred are you allowed to participate.  

I trigger you because I don't hate the team and that's my issue?

[JohnC]

1 minute ago, 7+6=13 said:

Oh so this isn't a message board where everyone is free to post?  I see, so only if you join in the hatred are you allowed to participate.  

I trigger you because I don't hate the team and that's my issue?

You can do whatever you want to do. 

[Gatorman0519]

I remember when KA drafted Quinn over Rossi and we all gasped. A microcosm of terrible management.