GDT: Buffalo Sabres @ les Canadiens de Montréal 12/17/24 - 7:00 PM EST - TSN2, RDS, MSG-B, WGR550

[bunomatic]

4 minutes ago, K012010 said:

The worst part is that they have put us in a position where we are forced to make it more likely that our team could possibly ever leave the city. People can say oh well if you don’t show up, that’s the risk but we don’t have a product that is worth any sort of energy or our money. I don’t think most of us would actually go to the arena if somebody paid us at least at this point.

So it’s just another strike against the current regime that they’ve made us so disillusioned we are going to put our own team at risk. 

The fans are not at fault.

[In The Buff]

Female broadcaster on TSN, laughing out loud at how the Canadiens can't play Buffalo every night.

I'm sure Montreal's players & fans wish they could. We're that bad, we make Montreal look like a top team

[mjd1001]

7 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said:

He's not... But he's still not a good #1.

Power needs to have this team find him a permanent Defensive partner who is 27-30 years old, who will hit, and who still is a GOOD quality top-4 level guy.  Power doesn't go on the ice unless that guy is his D-partner.

[Andrew Amerk]

I’m glad I haven’t been watching this game, or most of the games this season. 

This organization lost me years ago. 

I am only aware of this game and score because Laine is on my fantasy team, and my phone was blowing up with alerts. 

[pi2000]

[K012010]

Just now, Crusader1969 said:

Yes but where would they be without Josh? 

Very good point, but…they did identify and go after Josh hard. We have to acknowledge that. They put their full belief into Josh and getting him after identifying him as a potentially franchise altering player. 

Just now, Andrew Amerk said:

I’m glad I haven’t been watching this game, or most of the games this season. 

This organization lost me years ago. 

I am only aware of this game and score because Laine is on my fantasy team, and my phone was blowing up with alerts. 

It’s definitely the worst game this year. I’ve watched them all and they don’t even look like they’re trying.

[...]

I think the NHL steps in. We might not hear about it except through rumours, but Pegula has dug his heals in and the only way out is if he's forced.

Still think the plan is to make WNY complacent in moving the franchise out of the area: if the NHL doesn't step in then that's the only end-game that makes sense if you allow that the entire organization isn't led by total idiots.

[Carmel Corn]

Poor Sabretooth is there tonight…..If I were him, I’d lose the costume and pretend he’s a Habs fan.  He doesn’t get paid enough to take the ridicule he’s probably hearing at the Bell Centre

[mjd1001]

Just now, In The Buff said:

Female broadcaster on TSN, laughing out loud at how the Canadiens can't play Buffalo every night.

I'm sure Montreal's players & fans wish they could. We're that bad, we make Montreal look like a top team

The last 2 days the Sabres have been a pretty big talking point on 590 out of Toronto. A tad of making fun of the team, but really all the guys I heard are just flabbergasted, stunned at what is going on with the Sabres and none of them even have a clue how to fix things. (and commentators and 'insiders' ALWAYS have a solution of how to fix things, so that is saying something.)

[Thorner]

12 minutes ago, Archie Lee said:

Adams’s dithering is going to ruin some of these kids. 

Yes

[jad1]

1 minute ago, Crusader1969 said:

Yes but where would they be without Josh? 

You mean, where would they be if their GM didn't target Josh and then make several trades to put the Bills in position to draft him, even though a large number of experts thought he was the wrong Josh?

[Billznut]

1 minute ago, mjd1001 said:

Power needs to have this team find him a permanent Defensive partner who is 27-30 years old, who will hit, and who still is a GOOD quality top-4 level guy.  Power doesn't go on the ice unless that guy is his D-partner.

Agreed. But the fact that management havent/cant/wont make that happen tells you everything you need to know about the current state of affairs. 

[K012010]

2 minutes ago, bunomatic said:

The fans are not at fault.

Absolutely not. I don’t think anyone should go to games at this point. They need to fire Kevin. His plan did not work and will not work. 

[apuszczalowski]

8 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:

Any fan that chooses to NOT sell their tickets to a Leafs fan and shows up in a Sabres jersey and cheers the Sabres on.....anyone who does that should be entered into a drawing for free season tickets and an award for fan of the decade.

Actually they should make sure the arena is filled only with sabres Fans

Then when they take the ice, the entire arena just start to Boo and toss garabage ontot he ice and the Owners Box. You could also throw palm trees......

Spend the rest of the night chanting 'Fire Adams' & 'Sell the team Terry'

 

If thats not 'Our Style', have everyone fill the stands, then once the anthem is over, the entire arena of fans just walk out at puck drop (maybe leave palm trees in their seats), sit out a period, or the etire game. That will get noticed and tell Terry fans aren't going to sit for this BS....

 

[Carmel Corn]

BTW - Sal C. Posted that the Bill-Lions game is on the NFL network right now.

[JoeSchmoe]

4 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:

Power needs to have this team find him a permanent Defensive partner who is 27-30 years old, who will hit, and who still is a GOOD quality top-4 level guy.  Power doesn't go on the ice unless that guy is his D-partner.

I hear what you're saying but having that guy still doesn't solve the problem that Power wants to play forward and not play D. 

[mjd1001]

1 minute ago, K012010 said:

Absolutely not. I don’t think anyone should go to games at this point. They need to fire Kevin. His plan did not work and will not work. 

My usual disclaimer: Firing him does nothing unless the entire hockey department goes with him AND Pegula takes a step back.

The worst thing would be if Adams if fired, and a promotion happens from within and you still have the same group of people making decisions for this franchise, with just a new name on the GM door and a different face/voice saying the same thing in front of the microphone.  

[Indabuff]

13 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I'm watching, counting the little mistakes that keep adding up to losing. Do they practice? I mean actually practice hockey?

Nope, they've been canceling lately.   Practice takes effort and this team has none.

[Thorner]

2 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:

My usual disclaimer: Firing him does nothing unless the entire hockey department goes with him AND Pegula takes a step back.

The worst thing would be if Adams if fired, and a promotion happens from within and you still have the same group of people making decisions for this franchise, with just a new name on the GM door and a different face/voice saying the same thing in front of the microphone.  

It would make the fans happy 

I am a fan that wants to be happy.

he obviously needs to go even if others do too. Absolutely no issue seeing him go first. He deserves to 

Edited December 18 by Thorner

[mjd1001]

Just now, Thorner said:

It would make the fans happy 

I will NOT argue with you on that. 

So I guess that is something. Ultimately the fans are the customer.

[LGR4GM]

I just hope Dahlin and Benson get traded to good teams. Go my friends, be free. 

[Carmel Corn]

Reimer in….secretly hoping GMKA tries to sneak him to Rochester again so that another team can claim him again.

Edited December 18 by Carmel Corn

[Thorner]

1 minute ago, mjd1001 said:

I will NOT argue with you on that. 

So I guess that is something. Ultimately the fans are the customer.

Now you get it 

[JoeSchmoe]

Just now, LGR4GM said:

I just hope Dahlin and Benson get traded to good teams. Go my friends, be free. 

I don't. Dahlin is one of our only good players. Benson can go though.

[mjd1001]

There are so many things that are popping in my head to post, ever 60 seconds it seems, but half the time I start typing and think to myself "forget it, its just not worth it".