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

Mar 1 @ 1:48 PM ET
Demko
Woo

- Buff36


Done deal?
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Mar 1 @ 1:49 PM ET
Adams talking to us makes us feel better about the team??

Wait maybe its them playing the best this organization has in 12 years. We finished dead last 2 years ago. Think worst team 3 times in last 7-8 years.

Yup adams has not done much. Granato sucks also. Not in a playoff spot ๐Ÿ˜‚. In the last 12 years we were cooked by december.

Id take 1000 pages of RichardRoma trolling than 90% of just miserable post after post.

- ZiggyBuff


You could have shortened this post by simply saying: Adams and company have finally got this team to step over the bar...which was only six inches off the ground.
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Mar 1 @ 1:50 PM ET
Adams talking to us makes us feel better about the team??

Wait maybe its them playing the best this organization has in 12 years. We finished dead last 2 years ago. Think worst team 3 times in last 7-8 years.

Yup adams has not done much. Granato sucks also. Not in a playoff spot ๐Ÿ˜‚. In the last 12 years we were cooked by december.

Id take 1000 pages of RichardRoma trolling than 90% of just miserable post after post.

- ZiggyBuff



Are Adams' players doing this or Botts' players?

Adams also created our goalie mess when he had a Vezina goalie on his roster but wasn't good enough at his job to see it. They say GMs should know their own talent first.

How many dirty hits has Dahlin taken in two seasons? It's every team's gameplan every game: hit Dahlin all night. We picked up a punching bag just now to finally help that situation.

The rose colored glasses are hard to wear for people who root for the NHL roster.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Mar 1 @ 1:51 PM ET
No, just names I hear , when I say them outloud ๐Ÿ˜€
- Boss34

Well isn't that something we all might want to hear, that maybe Kevyn doesn't do anything but atleast he is still talking to people. Maybe I am wrong!! Apologies
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Mar 1 @ 1:53 PM ET
Go back to miserable post after miserable post. Babysitting is a good #2 for you thou
- ZiggyBuff


Next up, the "expert" that hasnt admittedly watched the Sabres in 2 1/2 years to tell us his Sabres opinion.

Maybe compare a 3 time sure fire nhl hall a Famer to a bust #2OA.

This place is great , sabres win 3 in a row, drop 1 without dahlin and tuch, the world is ending ๐Ÿ˜€
THENINELINE
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.04.2007

Mar 1 @ 1:54 PM ET
EARN IT
ZiggyBuff
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.10.2017

Mar 1 @ 1:55 PM ET
Are Adams' players doing this or Botts' players?

Adams also created our goalie mess when he had a Vezina goalie on his roster but wasn't good enough at his job to see it. They say GMs should know their own talent first.

How many dirty hits has Dahlin taken in two seasons? It's every team's gameplan every game: hit Dahlin all night. We picked up a punching bag just now to finally help that situation.

The rose colored glasses are hard to wear for people who root for the NHL roster.

- lacaprup


Tuch, Krebs, quinn, peterka, power, jost have not done anything.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Mar 1 @ 1:56 PM ET
Next up, the "expert" that hasnt admittedly watched the Sabres in 2 1/2 years to tell us his Sabres opinion.

Maybe compare a 3 time sure fire nhl hall a Famer to a bust #2OA.

This place is great , sabres win 3 in a row, drop 1 without dahlin and tuch, the world is ending ๐Ÿ˜€

- Boss34

Or maybe Bust 14th pick to a actual good Hockey player
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Mar 1 @ 1:57 PM ET
Funny over the time I have been on here, there have been a few like me advocating to add Depth to are Defensive Core. I have actually been told how ridiculous I sound cause I bring it up so much. Well maybe they should have listened, because are D depth is horrible and it's affecting the on Ice product and it's affecting the Sabres in trades. Fantastic that we have a strong Forward pool, but D is the meat teams crave in some of these trades that have happened or might happen. Hurts the Sabres
- Buff36


3 years ago (was it 4?) The Sabres 236 RhD's and couldn't sell 1 causing 2 to request trades and 1 too leave at seasons end for the KHL.
Seems the tide is always running against the Sabres timing.
The_Inkwell
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.29.2006

Mar 1 @ 1:59 PM ET


This place is great , sabres win 3 in a row, drop 1 without dahlin and tuch, the world is ending ๐Ÿ˜€

- Boss34


I mean it was Columbus
ZiggyBuff
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.10.2017

Mar 1 @ 1:59 PM ET
You could have shortened this post by simply saying: Adams and company have finally got this team to step over the bar...which was only six inches off the ground.
- buffalofan19


I get what your saying. Thing that got me was saying that Adams selling us to make us feel better. Totally wrong.

Playing meaning full games in March is the only thing that has made people feel better. But obviously not for anyone on this blog except 3-4 people
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Mar 1 @ 1:59 PM ET
Are Adams' players doing this or Botts' players?

Adams also created our goalie mess when he had a Vezina goalie on his roster but wasn't good enough at his job to see it. They say GMs should know their own talent first.

How many dirty hits has Dahlin taken in two seasons? It's every team's gameplan every game: hit Dahlin all night. We picked up a punching bag just now to finally help that situation.

The rose colored glasses are hard to wear for people who root for the NHL roster.

- lacaprup


Adams traded his #2 OA former pick for a 1st rounder and levi the goalie.

Now, a year later he's leaving a spot open for a prospect statiscially compared to ryan miller and connor hellybuck.

How do you not understand this concept?

You trade a guy for an incredible prospect at the most important position of need.

How are you missing this?

And how are you pretending KA didnt get tuch and krebs ?
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Mar 1 @ 2:01 PM ET
Tuch, Krebs, quinn, peterka, power, jost have not done anything.
- ZiggyBuff


Peterka hasn't done much.
Krebs is all heart but still a bottom sixer
Jost was a nice waiver pickup, but amother small bottom six player who would get crushed in a playoff series.
Quinn looks like a very good pick.

That cumulatively doesn't excuse him punting on the season or killing the last two seasons with his awful goaltending moves. Nor, does it excuse his tiny, tiny forward build. You obviously choose to ignor those longstanding glaring problems. I do not.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Mar 1 @ 2:02 PM ET
Or maybe Bust 14th pick to a actual good Hockey player
- Buff36


Seriously, take your time with the comebacks.

1. Think them over
2. Write em down
3. Read it out loud
4. Start over.

And while you're reading outloud, listen for goalie names and repeat them as something you heardโ˜๏ธ
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Mar 1 @ 2:04 PM ET
I mean it was Columbus
- The_Inkwell


Yep, and there's 82 regular season games.

A team coming off dead last place, 130 games ago sure always win every game.

ZiggyBuff
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.10.2017

Mar 1 @ 2:04 PM ET
Next up, the "expert" that hasnt admittedly watched the Sabres in 2 1/2 years to tell us his Sabres opinion.

Maybe compare a 3 time sure fire nhl hall a Famer to a bust #2OA.

This place is great , sabres win 3 in a row, drop 1 without dahlin and tuch, the world is ending ๐Ÿ˜€

- Boss34



I made the mistake to back read since the game. People have some disagreements then the ref comes in and slaps the pee pees.

But endless post of bashing everyone on the team and in the organization is ok on a daily basis. Then if you dont agree with these clearly miserable people is ok to bash them also for there opinion. No ref needed then
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Mar 1 @ 2:05 PM ET
Adams traded his #2 OA former pick for a 1st rounder and levi the goalie.

Now, a year later he's leaving a spot open for a prospect statiscially compared to ryan miller and connor hellybuck.

How do you not understand this concept?

You trade a guy for an incredible prospect at the most important position of need.

How are you missing this?

And how are you pretending KA didnt get tuch and krebs ?

- Boss34


My position has never changed. His failure to put a STARTING NHL GOALIE on the NHL roster has been a glaring failue for 2 years. Devon Levi will not play for us next year. Levi will be rookie who plays maybe 25 games 2 years from now. And, we'll be having the same subpar goaltending while waiting for Devon Levi to save us 3 seasons from now. And that's if he can progress as fast that. What part are you missing?
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Mar 1 @ 2:05 PM ET
I made the mistake to back read since the game. People have some disagreements then the ref comes in and slaps the pee pees.

But endless post of bashing everyone on the team and in the organization is ok on a daily basis. Then if you dont agree with these clearly miserable people is ok to bash them also for there opinion. No ref needed then

- ZiggyBuff



So, which side do you fall on?
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Mar 1 @ 2:09 PM ET
My position has never changed. His failure to put a STARTING NHL GOALIE on the NHL roster has been a glaring failue for 2 years. Devon Levi will not play for us next year. Levi will be rookie who plays maybe 25 games 2 years from now. And, we'll be having the same subpar goaltending while waiting for Devon Levi to save us 3 seasons from now. And that's if he can progress as fast that. What part are you missing?
- lacaprup



The crazy thing is if Levi falters there is no back up plan. This GM preaches having to earn it what is the willing to hand a spot to him?

UPL ainโ€™t it.
Comrie ainโ€™t it
Anderson ainโ€™t it.

Now, if they go and acquire a guy like Gibson or that kid from Arizona, whose name I canโ€™t spell then okay.
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Mar 1 @ 2:13 PM ET
The crazy thing is if Levi falters there is no back up plan. This GM preaches having to earn it what is the willing to hand a spot to him?

UPL ainโ€™t it.
Comrie ainโ€™t it
Anderson ainโ€™t it.

Now, if they go and acquire a guy like Gibson or that kid from Arizona, whose name I canโ€™t spell then okay.

- ImThatGuy


give it a shot.... never stopped me before lol
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Mar 1 @ 2:15 PM ET
I made the mistake to back read since the game. People have some disagreements then the ref comes in and slaps the pee pees.

But endless post of bashing everyone on the team and in the organization is ok on a daily basis. Then if you dont agree with these clearly miserable people is ok to bash them also for there opinion. No ref needed then

- ZiggyBuff


It's tough around here.

Honestly, I think stripes does a great and thankless job.

He's definitely warned me when neccessary and suspended me when appropriate.

I just needed to be smarter...
Bait, catch then release....

Bunch of miserable facks around here. Imagine being married to a few of theres guys ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€

Or most likely, formerly married to theses guys....
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Mar 1 @ 2:17 PM ET
driving to the airport earlier today and had the nhl radio on

one guy was talking about his time with phil espo on the radio back in the day

he said that Phil would tell stories about how talking with some gm's for trades was really a waste of time because they talk and talk and follow up with 10 more phone calls and nothing happens. Then Phil would talk about gm's like brian burke where a trade could happen with a 10 minute phone call

my guess is Adams is not like Burke was

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

Mar 1 @ 2:18 PM ET
Cool it you two
- Stripes77

Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Mar 1 @ 2:19 PM ET
My position has never changed. His failure to put a STARTING NHL GOALIE on the NHL roster has been a glaring failue for 2 years. Devon Levi will not play for us next year. Levi will be rookie who plays maybe 25 games 2 years from now. And, we'll be having the same subpar goaltending while waiting for Devon Levi to save us 3 seasons from now. And that's if he can progress as fast that. What part are you missing?
- lacaprup


Just because you want to add a player, doesn't mean they want to play for a terrible organization.

Sounds like KA went after a few quality starters and it wasnt meant to be.

Levi is KA's GUY.

A prime example of what you were pretending hasnt happened.

This jbotts team stuff is ridiculous. This team is playing way better then expectations. But you cant really look at the long term goals... that's on you pal.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Mar 1 @ 2:20 PM ET
38 games into an NHL career for a fvcking goalie and "he aint it"??

My fvcking gawd you people.

Just another Linus Ullmark situation
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