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washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Jan 11 @ 2:07 PM ET
This team lacks competent coaching and quality depth.

The coaching staff is wasting the talent on the team, while Adams sat on his hands and didn’t provide the coaching staff with better depth.

I’m the furthest thing from a koolaid drinker, but if my objectivity leads you to that conclusion by all means

- Swedish_Jesus



If the core plays at less than a PPG again next season, would you begin to question their talent or is it still mostly coaching? Would you then call last season for what it was, lighting in a bottle with 5 players having career years?
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Jan 11 @ 2:10 PM ET
I think we really missed a bet with Patty Lala

A lot of these well run orgs have stars at the top that demand respect. Say whatever you want about the man but he has clout in this league. After finding out he was going to have to wear a bit, with the reins in TPegs hands, he wanted out...and frankly, who can blame him?

Still, I'm hoping we can convince a former star run things one day.

- QuinnFan


Yes
Jet Jaguar BD
Seattle Kraken
Location: BD look 👀 at you pic and you look like a burned out short order cook hiding in mommy basement!!
Joined: 07.17.2021

Jan 11 @ 2:47 PM ET
If the core plays at less than a PPG again next season, would you begin to question their talent or is it still mostly coaching? Would you then call last season for what it was, lighting in a bottle with 5 players having career years?
- washedup20

I will go on record here: Tage Thompson will never score 90 points again.

If he does, you all get to have this account as an alt.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Jan 11 @ 2:48 PM ET
I will go on record here: Tage Thompson will never score 90 points again.

If he does, you all get to have this account as an alt.

- Jet Jaguar BD


How about no more BeeDee when that occurs
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Jan 11 @ 2:49 PM ET
I think we really missed a bet with Patty Lala

A lot of these well run orgs have stars at the top that demand respect. Say whatever you want about the man but he has clout in this league. After finding out he was going to have to wear a bit, with the reins in TPegs hands, he wanted out...and frankly, who can blame him?

Still, I'm hoping we can convince a former star run things one day.

- QuinnFan


Only after Terry sells. He rather have his wife with zero hockey experience run them into the ground, only to step in himself once she was incapacitated, than hand the keys to someone, anyone that is a seasoned, experienced, successful veteran of the NHL
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Jan 11 @ 2:53 PM ET
If the core plays at less than a PPG again next season, would you begin to question their talent or is it still mostly coaching? Would you then call last season for what it was, lighting in a bottle with 5 players having career years?
- washedup20


Perhaps they aren’t the players they were last year, but I’d argue they’re a heck of a lot closer to that then they what they are showing this year.
Jet Jaguar BD
Seattle Kraken
Location: BD look 👀 at you pic and you look like a burned out short order cook hiding in mommy basement!!
Joined: 07.17.2021

Jan 11 @ 3:04 PM ET
Perhaps they aren’t the players they were last year, but I’d argue they’re a heck of a lot closer to that then they what they are showing this year.
- Swedish_Jesus

Where is the basis for this argument?

There’s more proof this year is the norm
Rsh
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Jan 11 @ 3:08 PM ET

- homiedclown

Homie ❤️ er
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Jan 11 @ 3:09 PM ET
Where is the basis for this argument?

There’s more proof this year is the norm

- Jet Jaguar BD


4-3-1 in their last 8 and although the loss to Seattle was a kick to the nuts they carried play in that game and 5 of the previous 7 games (UPL stole Pittsburgh)

Tage has 10 points in his last 8 since getting the brace off and Tuch has been picking it up as of late.

Donnie trying to play like a Lou Lamorello coached team for the first half of the season was a huge part of the issue.

Donnie and Matt Ellis coaching the PP has been another huge issue. Unless you think a PP littered with top 10 picks is supposed to look like that and forgot how to play hockey ?

homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jan 11 @ 3:19 PM ET
South Africa accusing Israel of genocide is pure comedy at this point lol
- Jet Jaguar BD

oh my
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jan 11 @ 3:20 PM ET
if the bucs beat the eagles


I can see Belichick going to Philly by the end of next week
QuinnFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Formerly Visionville, Now Purgatory
Joined: 07.29.2021

Jan 11 @ 3:22 PM ET
Only after Terry sells. He rather have his wife with zero hockey experience run them into the ground, only to step in himself once she was incapacitated, than hand the keys to someone, anyone that is a seasoned, experienced, successful veteran of the NHL
- Gr8daygo


I hear ya, that may just be a pipe dream. You just have to wonder how long one can go on like this.
Rsh
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Jan 11 @ 3:22 PM ET
Levi isn’t even Noronen atm
- Jet Jaguar BD

Gary Bromly
SabreWest
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BC
Joined: 03.02.2015

Jan 11 @ 3:23 PM ET
4-3-1 in their last 8 and although the loss to Seattle was a kick to the nuts they carried play in that game and 5 of the previous 7 games (UPL stole Pittsburgh)

Tage has 10 points in his last 8 since getting the brace off and Tuch has been picking it up as of late.

Donnie trying to play like a Lou Lamorello coached team for the first half of the season was a huge part of the issue.

Donnie and Matt Ellis coaching the PP has been another huge issue. Unless you think a PP littered with top 10 picks is supposed to look like that and forgot how to play hockey ?

- Swedish_Jesus


Our coaching is setting us back big time. I can't wait until Ottawa hires Berube and a couple of good assistants and blows by us in the standings. Look no further than the Vancouver Canucks to see what a difference coaching makes. Last year, the coach that all the players loved (Boudreau) was punted out for hard driving Tochet. They didn't get the results immediately but Tocchet set the tone with a much higher degree of accountability. Even today - with the Canucks at the top of the league standings - he publicly rails on guys on the team that aren't performing to his expectations. When was the last time you saw Meathead publicly hold anyone of significance accountable or have their a__ planted to the bench? Power, Cozens, Krebs, Tage, Dahlin, Sammy etc have all made boneheaded mistakes recently with zero repurcussions.

We live in hockey hell and it will continue until Pegula sells the team or he hires a President of Hockey Ops who'se not a family member - and gives them carte blanche to run the hockey team with no interference.

QuinnFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Formerly Visionville, Now Purgatory
Joined: 07.29.2021

Jan 11 @ 3:23 PM ET
if the bucs beat the eagles


I can see Belichick going to Philly by the end of next week

- homiedclown


Jamestown boy really fell from grace quickly.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Jan 11 @ 3:26 PM ET
Our coaching is setting us back big time. I can't wait until Ottawa hires Berube and a couple of good assistants and blows by us in the standings. Look no further than the Vancouver Canucks to see what a difference coaching makes. Last year, the coach that all the players loved (Boudreau) was punted out for hard driving Tochet. They didn't get the results immediately but Tocchet set the tone with a much higher degree of accountability. Even today - with the Canucks at the top of the league standings - he publicly rails on guys on the team that aren't performing to his expectations. When was the last time you saw Meathead publicly hold anyone of significance accountable or have their a__ planted to the bench? Power, Cozens, Krebs, Tage, Dahlin, Sammy etc have all made boneheaded mistakes recently with zero repurcussions.

We live in hockey hell and it will continue until Pegula sells the team or he hires a President of Hockey Ops who'se not a family member - and gives them carte blanche to run the hockey team with no interference.

- SabreWest



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homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jan 11 @ 3:27 PM ET
Jamestown boy really fell from grace quickly.
- QuinnFan

they had a soft schedule to start the year

weak secondary is killing them lately
Rsh
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Jan 11 @ 3:34 PM ET
It's like the 30's through the 50's in baseball where multiple franchises were really just professional farm teams for the Yankees, developing young players until they were ready to be traded to actual good teams.
- kingcong39

Sabres are for the rest of the nhl!! Just look at what left. Point proven
riptheguard
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.08.2005

Jan 11 @ 3:38 PM ET
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- DirtyDan


I feel the same way, well said. Terry is the problem and he won’t hire a real prez who will hire a real GM who will hire a real coach in an environment where there is accountability throughout. We’ve somehow gotten worse from Kim as Prez to now. WTF
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Jan 11 @ 3:46 PM ET
Filip Cederqvist to Montreal for Future Considerations
Frizzlefry
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Don't get so high and mighty about your superiority over Lockport, NY
Joined: 10.10.2015

Jan 11 @ 3:46 PM ET
Only after Terry sells. He rather have his wife with zero hockey experience run them into the ground, only to step in himself once she was incapacitated, than hand the keys to someone, anyone that is a seasoned, experienced, successful veteran of the NHL
- Gr8daygo



Agreed. I don't think anything changes unless he sells.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Jan 11 @ 3:48 PM ET
I feel the same way, well said. Terry is the problem and he won’t hire a real prez who will hire a real GM who will hire a real coach in an environment where there is accountability throughout. We’ve somehow gotten worse from Kim as Prez to now. WTF
- riptheguard


I don't think we got worse. Just back to the same sh!t prior to last year.

The team showed real promise and growth and KA and company did the absolute minimal coming into this year.

It's a real shame.


Rsh
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Jan 11 @ 3:51 PM ET
"go (frank) yourself" always works.
- jochfr

Fire the MEATHEAD!! And QUEEN KEVIN!!!
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Jan 11 @ 3:52 PM ET
Fire the MEATHEAD!! And QUEEN KEVIN!!!
- Rsh


WE WANT PECA!
Rsh
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Jan 11 @ 3:54 PM ET
You literally are Fitz
- Jet Jaguar BD

No THE FRITZ is move Vicious
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