GDT: Buffalo Sabres @ Winnipeg, yes Winnipeg 3/23/25 TSN3, MSG-B 3PM Eastern

[Thorner]

YOUR Buffalo Sabres are scheduled to arrive in Winnipeg shortly, after carpooling from Minnesota early this morning to save $.

History of late hasn’t been as nasty to the Sabres while playing in Winnipeg as one might think: Sabres have taken 3 of the last 5 matchups. Today’s tilt being a back-to-back, and the 3rd game in 4 days, will represent tough sledding, however.

On a personal note, I had not witnessed a Sabres victory live in person until this fateful, magical day: and tracksuit night, to boot:

Go Sabres!

[LGR4GM]

[Porous Five Hole]

Eric Comrie revenge game?

[DarthEbriate]

13 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Eric Comrie revenge game?

Sabres revenge special. Comrie with the Miler (Ryan) shutout and Miller (Colin) with the game-winning goal scored in the 1st period.

[Pimlach]

I just can’t get excited about the meaningless games anymore.  This team is dead to me.  It finally happened. I finally can say I don’t care anymore.  

[Carmel Corn]

17 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

I just can’t get excited about the meaningless games anymore.  This team is dead to me.  It finally happened. I finally can say I don’t care anymore.  

I get it…but I wouldn’t mind seeing the team get totally embarrassed today in front of Pegula (in person).

[Sidc3000]

Let’s hope the boys make it 0-3 in a row and 0-4 when Pegula is present. I know they can do it

[JohnC]

4 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

I just can’t get excited about the meaningless games anymore.  This team is dead to me.  It finally happened. I finally can say I don’t care anymore.  

I'm in the same boat that you are in. I've reached a level of apathy that goes beyond a temporary suspension of interest.  This Pegula era can be categorized as a continuum of incompetence where one lost season can't be distinguished from another lost season. It's added up to a generation of futility. Can someone get through to this reticent and stubborn owner that you can't dig yourself out your own man-made deep hole when you call upon the same people who buried you and expect them to get you out of it? Where is the freaking common sense!!!!

Just one example of ineptitude that is representative of the KA GM era: He trades Cozens for Norris to demonstrate he is taking action to start to rectify the deficiencies in the roster that he was most responsible in assembling. Ottawa trades a particular player known for his history of lack of durability for Cozens. Cozens goes to a stable organization and ends up playing well enough to be a solid contributor. On the opposite end of the deal, Norris ends up being out of the lineup because he is injured. That represents the KA GM era of a series of miscalculations. 

I don't like being a constant crank. But following this decrepit franchise is depleting and unenjoyable. This clueless owner has destroyed this franchise and its fanbase. I wish he would sell, take his tidy profit and sail off on his large yacht. 

[Thorner]

4 minutes ago, JohnC said:

I'm in the same boat that you are in. I've reached a level of apathy that goes beyond a temporary suspension of interest.  This Pegula era can be categorized as a continuum of incompetence where one lost season can't be distinguished from another lost season. It's added up to a generation of futility. Can someone get through to this reticent and stubborn owner that you can't dig yourself out your own man-made deep hole when you call upon the same people who buried you and expect them to get you out of it? Where is the freaking common sense!!!!

Just one example of ineptitude that is representative of the KA GM era: He trades Cozens for Norris to demonstrate he is taking action to start to rectify the deficiencies in the roster that he was most responsible in assembling. Ottawa trades a particular player known for his history of lack of durability for Cozens. Cozens goes to a stable organization and ends up playing well enough to be a solid contributor. On the opposite end of the deal, Norris ends up being out of the lineup because he is injured. That represents the KA GM era of a series of miscalculations. 

I don't like being a constant crank. But following this decrepit franchise is depleting and unenjoyable. This clueless owner has destroyed this franchise and its fanbase. I wish he would sell, take his tidy profit and sail off on his large yacht. 

And we’d merely then be two ships passing in the night 

[Broken Ankles]

17 minutes ago, Sidc3000 said:

Let’s hope the boys make it 0-3 in a row and 0-4 when Pegula is present. I know they can do it

  Is there any score that could result in the immediate termination of Adams?  How about 9-0?   I want Thoner to see a Win but feel for the long term benefit to the city and the organ-I-zation, a loss would be more prudent.

Malevolent Larceny 

[PonyBoy2]

See... I'm actually looking forward to today's game!!!

It will be nice to watch a real hockey team for a change! 😀

Winnipeg that is 🙂

Who here remembers when they used to call them Lose a peg? 

[JohnC]

6 minutes ago, Thorner said:

And we’d merely then be two ships passing in the night 

Dan Snyder, the former owner of the NFL's Washington Commanders, had a stupendously large yacht and sailed off. When he sold (league pressure to do so) he made a stunning profit, multiple billions, and ended up in England to get away from his pariah status back home. He was a sleazy fellow who hired sycophants so that he could tinker with his toy franchise. The fans had enough of him and stopped supporting the team. Terry Pegula is certainly not a sleazy fellow but he has followed the same Snyder ownership model that made it a failed franchise. Once Snyder left the scene the franchise was quickly revived. I'm hoping a similar sequence would happen here. That's the solution!

[HumanSlinky39]

Norris played 2 games here and it was like Drago pounding on Apollo Creed. That's what playing for this team does.

Edited Sunday at 03:21 PM by HumanSlinky39

[North Buffalo]

14 more games til its over...

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

[Pimlach]

31 minutes ago, JohnC said:

I'm in the same boat that you are in. I've reached a level of apathy that goes beyond a temporary suspension of interest.  This Pegula era can be categorized as a continuum of incompetence where one lost season can't be distinguished from another lost season. It's added up to a generation of futility. Can someone get through to this reticent and stubborn owner that you can't dig yourself out your own man-made deep hole when you call upon the same people who buried you and expect them to get you out of it? Where is the freaking common sense!!!!

Just one example of ineptitude that is representative of the KA GM era: He trades Cozens for Norris to demonstrate he is taking action to start to rectify the deficiencies in the roster that he was most responsible in assembling. Ottawa trades a particular player known for his history of lack of durability for Cozens. Cozens goes to a stable organization and ends up playing well enough to be a solid contributor. On the opposite end of the deal, Norris ends up being out of the lineup because he is injured. That represents the KA GM era of a series of miscalculations. 

I don't like being a constant crank. But following this decrepit franchise is depleting and unenjoyable. This clueless owner has destroyed this franchise and its fanbase. I wish he would sell, take his tidy profit and sail off on his large yacht. 

We all saw that Cozens poor play this season was a big part of the problem.  No doubt at one time this kid had high hopes of being a fixture on the Buffalo Sabres, and to be part of the turnaround and part of a winning program.    I would love to interview him and get his true thoughts on what is going wrong.  

Peterka is not happy, he wants out.  Dahlin not happy, but says he never said he wants out (not yet).   The last interview I saw with Thompson, he clearly showed he is not happy.   

The wheels are falling off.  The house of cards is collapsing.  

Lindy and his staff are being ignored.  You see it in the mistakes this team routinely makes.  

[Wyldnwoody44]

I also remember the GDTs being full of so many people, coversations were a bit more varied. 

Everything now is doom and gloom (and who can blame us) even the last few left that were all kittens and rainbows are basically done, as there is no real light at the end of the tunnel. 

I want Pegula to show up to one home game before the season end, I want it to be a sellout with every moment of that game being verbal daggers aimed directly at him and KA, I feel like we've earned it as fans to have That just one nigbt where we can make his skin crawl. I honestly think that's the only way we may see even a small change. 

[Stoner]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

I just can’t get excited about the meaningless games anymore.  This team is dead to me.  It finally happened. I finally can say I don’t care anymore.  

Lie down. Dodo is bring a cool washcloth for your forehead. You have to watch your pressure.

[Pimlach]

2 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

I also remember the GDTs being full of so many people, coversations were a bit more varied. 

Everything now is doom and gloom (and who can blame us) even the last few left that were all kittens and rainbows are basically done, as there is no real light at the end of the tunnel. 

I want Pegula to show up to one home game before the season end, I want it to be a sellout with every moment of that game being verbal daggers aimed directly at him and KA, I feel like we've earned it as fans to have That just one nigbt where we can make his skin crawl. I honestly think that's the only way we may see even a small change. 

I prefer a walkout on the last game of the season.  After the anthems.  Everyone just quietly walk out.  Can you imagine the power in that.  Just leave and let them play in front of nobody.  

[JohnC]

18 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

We all saw that Cozens poor play this season was a big part of the problem.  No doubt at one time this kid had high hopes of being a fixture on the Buffalo Sabres, and to be part of the turnaround and part of a winning program.    I would love to interview him and get his true thoughts on what is going wrong.  

Peterka is not happy, he wants out.  Dahlin not happy, but says he never said he wants out (not yet).   The last interview I saw with Thompson, he clearly showed he is not happy.   

The wheels are falling off.  The house of cards is collapsing.  

Lindy and his staff are being ignored.  You see it in the mistakes this team routinely makes.  

Without going back and forth as to why a particular young player was not playing well my worry is that the environment is so toxic that it will bring down other young players and create an impetus for them to seek another less sullied franchise. I already see the depressing effect happening with Quinn and JJP. Players at this level are highly competitive and want to win. They don't want to be stuck with no hope for success. I also see this contamination being an issue with more veteran players such as Tuch and Byram. They don't have to tolerate being anchored to a mocked franchise. They just have to let their contracts run, just like Reinhart and Ullmark did. 

It's a bad situation that the owner created. He's the source of the problem and also the solution. 

[Pimlach]

1 minute ago, Stoner said:

Lie down. Dodo is bring a cool washcloth for your forehead. You have to watch your pressure.

😂 
 

I’m heading to the gym for a pregame workout.  Then cooking some steaks later this afternoon.  I’m also doing a dry week.  No beer, no wine, no alcohol.   Why?   Just to do it. 

[clink]

Here's to another....

[Pimlach]

1 minute ago, JohnC said:

Without going back and forth as to why a particular young player was not playing well my worry is that the environment is so toxic that it will bring down other young players and create an impetus for them to seek another less sullied franchise. I already see the depressing effect happening with Quinn and JJP. Players at this level are highly competitive and want to win. They don't want to be stuck with no hope for success. I also see this contamination being an issue with more veteran players such as Tuch and Byram. They don't have to tolerate being anchored to a mocked franchise. They just have to let their contracts run, just like Reinhart and Ullmark did. 

It's a bad situation that the owner created. He's the source of the problem and also the solution. 

Lindy said Quinn was scratched yesterday because he missed a team meeting.  

On the road, how does that even happen?   He forgot?  He didn’t know?  He is Disconnected?  No friends looking out for him?  Drunk?  Sleeping?  Sick?  Doesn’t care?  Hurt?  

I don’t get it, but it looks like they are frustrated and quitting, like last year.  

[PonyBoy2]

49 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

😂 
 

I’m heading to the gym for a pregame workout.  Then cooking some steaks later this afternoon.  I’m also doing a dry week.  No beer, no wine, no alcohol.   Why?   Just to do it. 

🍻  Ooops....   

Good for you!

I had a beautiful organic Rib Eye last night with sauteed baby portobello's and onions 😋

 

[OverPowerYou]

I’m just trying to ask myself why I still care.