“Starting Today the Buffalo Sabres Reason for Existence will be to Win the Stanley Cup”

[Flashsabre]

Imagine travelling back in time and  telling everyone that this guy will turn this franchise into the laughingstock of all sports and will not make the playoffs once under his guidance.

How does Terry look in the mirror?

”No Mr. Black, not Hockey Heaven, it becomes Hockey Hell”

[SDS]

I’m sure he meant it at the time. He made quite a few moves and changes that were certainly made in good faith toward that goal, even if it didn’t work out.

[mjd1001]

The part about this that is the most notable, is that pretty much everything he promised turned into the exact opposite.

Previous owners here, owners in other cities that are closer to 'absentee' owners opering their sports teams on a budget 'luck' into more success.  Pegula promised the very best, 'hockey heaven' and it turned into possibly the single worst period of sports ownership its length in the modern history of American sports.

[SDS]

5 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:

Pegula promised the very best, 'hockey heaven' and it turned into possibly the single worst period of sports ownership its length in the modern history of American sports.

Do you think you could find one independent opinion anywhere on the Internet that supports this? 

[mjd1001]

3 minutes ago, SDS said:

Do you think you could find one independent opinion anywhere on the Internet that supports this? 

I'm not sure and I'm not going to try, I don't need to.

Its my opinion, the opinion of a lot of people on this forum.....and I think missing the playoffs for 13 straight years in a league where 1/2 of the teams makes it, that support stands on itself.  

If someone can find me an orgainiation in major north American sports that has missed the playoffs that many years in a row where about half the teams make it, that has gone through so many coaches, GM's, presidents in that period of time, I'll listen.

[Rasmus_]

[JP51]

Who knew he was referencing a raffle for a hot/cold coffee, drink cup.

[Doohicksie]

49 minutes ago, SDS said:

Do you think you could find one independent opinion anywhere on the Internet that supports this? 

Dude, pretty much every poster on Sabrespace holds that opinion.

[JP51]

27 minutes ago, Doohicksie said:

Dude, pretty much every poster on Sabrespace holds that opinion.

I agree with you... but we both know some google search looking for an independent opinion means nothing... results do... and the results speak for themselves.... 14 years and no hope on the horizon... its us and the Jets LOL