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

[HumanSlinky39]

I'm seriously beginning doubt Lindy makes it through the season. He's a good coach with 24 years of experience as a bench boss. There's no ***** way he buys that line of ***** about "the answers are in this room." He has to be seriously regretting taking this job and I wonder how much longer he lasts before he says "***** it" and resigns. I wouldn't blame him at all.

Edited December 18 by HumanSlinky39

[gilbert11]

I have to say I’m pretty surprised to see this thread at 25 pages.    Before I even read anything, this shows me people still care, even if it’s only to talk about how the Sabres suck.

I subscribe to ESPN+ to get the UB football and basketball games, as well as Sabres games, but I’ve lost interest in watching the Sabres.  

[Carmel Corn]

Meanwhile, Nashville won and Chicago won vs. the Caps.  Buffalo will still be ahead of them, but they are getting dangerously close to the very BOTTOM of the league

[inkman]

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

 

[HumanSlinky39]

3 minutes ago, gilbert11 said:

I have to say I’m pretty surprised to see this thread at 25 pages.    Before I even read anything, this shows me people still care, even if it’s only to talk about how the Sabres suck.

I subscribe to ESPN+ to get the UB football and basketball games, as well as Sabres games, but I’ve lost interest in watching the Sabres.  

Well, I think the stew was simmering since yesterday with the Pegula nonsense. Then you follow it up with a performance like that? And they cancelled practice yesterday??? There is malpractice going on at every management level of this team. This is a ton of frustration being released into the atmosphere. I care. As bad as this ***** franchise has been for a decade and a half, I still care. I've loved this team for 30+ years and they've been shitting on me (and all of us) for 14 uninterrupted seasons. I'm fed up and I'm pissed that they seem to be just fine with yet another season being a smear of human excrement.

[gilbert11]

12 minutes ago, inkman said:

 

Still a long way to go for the record winless streak of 30 by the ‘80-81 Winnipeg team.  

[SwampD]

Good, lord. What a steaming pile of excrement this team is. 

This sucks.

I almost don't even care about winning at this point. I just want to see something that resembles how hockey is played.

What we're being given lately is unwatchable.

I've seen better roller hockey games.

[bunomatic]

6 minutes ago, SwampD said:

Good, lord. What a steaming pile of excrement this team is. 

This sucks.

I almost don't even care about winning at this point. I just want to see something that resembles how hockey is played.

What we're being given lately is unwatchable.

I've seen better roller hockey games.

Truthfully I’d rather watch womens olympic hockey. Yes, its that bad.

[Second Line Center]

Trade them all for draft picks and prospects.  
 

We are going to lose every trade trying to make “hockey trades.”

No one is waiving NMCs to come here.  
 

Benson is the only one that can stay.  
 

And none of this will matter until Terry fires himself and hires a President - and it should be someone he is not comfortable with.  That’s the man you want.  

 

[Demoted]

38 minutes ago, gilbert11 said:

Still a long way to go for the record winless streak of 30 by the ‘80-81 Winnipeg team.  

I have faith they can get it done as long as they try.

[SABRES 0311]

Just now watching the game. Where has Rob Ray been?

[Billznut]

57 minutes ago, Carmel Corn said:

Meanwhile, Nashville won and Chicago won vs. the Caps.  Buffalo will still be ahead of them, but they are getting dangerously close to the very BOTTOM of the league

Oh they will be safely there early in the new year if not sooner and I’d imagine will stay there throughout. 

5 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

Just now watching the game. Where has Rob Ray been?

He couldn’t take the losing anymore. He quit. 

23 minutes ago, Second Line Center said:

Trade them all for draft picks and prospects.  
 

We are going to lose every trade trying to make “hockey trades.”

No one is waiving NMCs to come here.  
 

Benson is the only one that can stay.  
 

And none of this will matter until Terry fires himself and hires a President - and it should be someone he is not comfortable with.  That’s the man you want.  

 

100%

But it will never happen. 

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

[PerreaultForever]

1 hour ago, Carmel Corn said:

Meanwhile, Nashville won and Chicago won vs. the Caps.  Buffalo will still be ahead of them, but they are getting dangerously close to the very BOTTOM of the league

Bottom of the east is bad enough. 

A few weeks ago it was all about how close everything was and we were just a point or two behind Boston. Now we're 11 points behind them just like that. 

[gomper]

This is beyond brutal. He has to sell.  There's really no other way out. Nobody in this organization can make a difference. Talented yes, low IQ, obviously.  The team shouldn't be this bad. It really is mental. They have no idea how to get out of it. That's a internal issue. I have no faith they'll suddenly get it. Foundational issues don't change.  It has to start from the top. Sadly, it won't  

[TRIP65]

4 hours ago, JoeSchmoe said:

That was some of the worst defense that ever defensed.

Oh Lord, Dahlin is our Best Player and not even Top 20 in the League

 

FIRE ADAMS

 

If Pegula doesn't do something soon I will STOP watching till the someday get to the playoffs. If I walk away, won't be back for a LONG TIME.

[TRIP65]

4 hours ago, Dreams Burn Down said:

Teams have free reign in front of our net.  No hitting, no harassment, nothing.

They won't defend and they can't score.

 

UPL has had two years to WIN, not happening either. Not blaming this on him but there is obvious Communication issues going on.

 

Levi goes to Amerks who were losing and they are winners. Same last year. Leave him there till some trades for UPL. Of course that will be 4 years from now and we will be heading to 17 years losing and UPL will be a freeagent! Adams will be on a 10 year resigned contract.

[gilbert11]

7 minutes ago, TRIP65 said:

They won't defend and they can't score.

 

UPL has had two years to WIN, not happening either. Not blaming this on him but there is obvious Communication issues going on.

 

Levi goes to Amerks who were losing and they are winners. Same last year. Leave him there till some trades for UPL. Of course that will be 4 years from now and we will be heading to 17 years losing and UPL will be a freeagent! Adams will be on a 10 year resigned contract.

Can someone like Power get tougher if it isn’t in him?

[TRIP65]

4 hours ago, K012010 said:

I still maintain it’s rooted firmly in player personnel / scouting. They even mentioned in the presser how we don’t have many people doing it and don’t allocate the same resources as other teams. 
 

Whoever has been running the show with this isn’t finding winners, they’re finding talent. Not always the same thing. Great teams find both. We absolutely have no idea how to identify winners especially through the draft. 
 

All of our young guys other than Benson are soft and are ultimately losers. We need to draft players who cannot tolerate losing. 

Peterka gets 28 Goals, then he can't score. The issue is the Top guys are inconsistent. Tage is streaky, Tuch is streaky, Cozens is NOT good at scoring, 3rd liner at best, Quinn sucks. Benson tries but he is not a Top Liner yet.

 

Problem is We needed a Vet to Lead these guys, Skinner wasn't it. Too many players came up from Amerks that weren't ready. ready is too very solid years scoring at the Top of your team and a Two way Player. Can't play two ways you don't belong in the NHL

 

Adams did this, we won't get rid of anyone, no path to bring up Amerks ready next year. Sabres are losers anyway. Need to stay as Amerks who win.

 

ADAMS MUST START getting assest Vets with short term contracts and give up his precious Children. Honestly, some of those Amerks will be better than 5 of your Top 6.

Tuch to me is the only one worth keeping (Not considering Benson Top 6, playing there because Quinn failed).

[TRIP65]

1 minute ago, gilbert11 said:

Can someone like Power get tougher if it isn’t in him?

Age and size could help and he needs a stay at home RH defenseman that is 27-32 years old and a good teacher.

 

These guys are all young, Power 22. If you want to trade fine, better get back what a 1st overall player is worth.

 

I have no BLAME on Power. This Team would have destroyed Gretsky. One of the Top scoring defenseman out there. We do NOT need 4-5 of these though.

 

Who is the stay at home guy for our defense, Gilbert?

[steveoath]

[SabresBillsFan]

The city is cursed people. Adams should have never given out some of the contracts especially to Power who plays with no fire. He is way too soft for a guy his size. Pegula has dished out the money but the problem lies with the GM in what players he has given them to. Making Dahlin the captain was the wrong move as I don’t see him as the vocal leader of this team. Trust me no players want to go to Buffalo. It’s been like that since I can remember. 
Now onto the Bills. As good as the Bills are playing the defense is going to hold them back from winning the playoff games. If it wasn’t for Allen the team would be ***** to, don’t kid yourself. 

[TRIP65]

2 hours ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

I'm seriously beginning doubt Lindy makes it through the season. He's a good coach with 24 years of experience as a bench boss. There's no ***** way he buys that line of ***** about "the answers are in this room." He has to be seriously regretting taking this job and I wonder how much longer he lasts before he says "***** it" and resigns. I wouldn't blame him at all.

Ruff has told us these guys are not doing what he is asking and has said it is his job to change that. Well us fans know you can't change these guys. Watched for 3 years.

 

Seriously, keep Tage and Tuch and that is it on the Top 6. Tage would be 2nd line Center and Tuch stays on Top Line.

 

So if you don't trade, you need a center for Top Line and a Winger, need Two wingers for 2nd line.

 

Use McLeod for Top Center, Tuch, Zucker 

2nd Line would be Greenway Tage Rousek

3rd line  Benson Kulich Peterka

4th line Malenstein Krebs Cozens/Aube

 

Quinn and Aube sit

 

Have to try to get rid of Quinn and Cozens. If Peterka doesn't get better than trade him before no one wants him.

 

Too many Amerk players that deserve shots and maybe 1-2 pickups.

 

Just Waive Quinn! That should send a message!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Was our Top Prospect 3 years ago

[SabresBillsFan]

10 minutes ago, TRIP65 said:

Peterka gets 28 Goals, then he can't score. The issue is the Top guys are inconsistent. Tage is streaky, Tuch is streaky, Cozens is NOT good at scoring, 3rd liner at best, Quinn sucks. Benson tries but he is not a Top Liner yet.

 

Problem is We needed a Vet to Lead these guys, Skinner wasn't it. Too many players came up from Amerks that weren't ready. ready is too very solid years scoring at the Top of your team and a Two way Player. Can't play two ways you don't belong in the NHL

 

Adams did this, we won't get rid of anyone, no path to bring up Amerks ready next year. Sabres are losers anyway. Need to stay as Amerks who win.

 

ADAMS MUST START getting assest Vets with short term contracts and give up his precious Children. Honestly, some of those Amerks will be better than 5 of your Top 6.

Tuch to me is the only one worth keeping (Not considering Benson Top 6, playing there because Quinn failed).

Seeing Tuch play in Vegas for years left you wanting more from him. It’s not gonna happen. He’s a second or third liner at best. He has the speed when he wants to turn it on but he lacks the finish. He used to stand in front of the net to tip shots when he was here and then it turned into not going to the net as much. He needs to play nasty but it’s never gonna happen.

Another problem this team has is way too many puck moving defenseman and no stay at home defenders. Dahlin getting named captain is a joke and I don’t know how much losing this guy can take before he wants out. 
 

Unfortunately I have to agree with Adams that Buffalo isn’t a desirable destination that players want to go to. Just look back to Emerson Etem’s comment years ago about the city. But Adams issue is he needed to trade for some Veterans with some term left in their contract who have leadership qualities to help these kids. 
 

Then look at the coaching staff, you bring back Lindy who was just fired from the Devils and you surround him with inexperienced assistant coaches. What a joke.

[TRIP65]

5 hours ago, Stads said:

Tuch does have the best stick work in the game

Be fair to trade him to a good team. Would be worth a few older decent players. Sabres are 2-3 years from a Playoff Team.

 

Have to start over on the Top 6 except Tage as 2nd line Center. Not reliable enough scorer and two way guy to be #1 Center!

5 hours ago, OverPowerYou said:

Terry talked to the group and said “guys, if we come in last place and win the lottery for the first pick, you all get bonuses this year.” 

Lose the Lottery

5 hours ago, inkman said:

Our best players are our worst players 

Except Tuch and Tage. Tage though is only good enough as 2nd line Center