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GERBE!!!75PTS
San Jose Sharks
Location: Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser." - Jack Eichel-, CA
Joined: 02.11.2009

Jan 10 @ 6:52 PM ET
Get used to it. Watch GMTM end up in Edmonton and get McDavid and a Lord Stanley’s after all. It truly is a travesty. Look what we got now.
- Hatboro_Swords


I don't get why you hate Botterill why can't you give him a chance
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jan 10 @ 6:52 PM ET
Which happened what 80 times all year on 420 attempts? so 19% of his throws...what about the other 80%
- Stripes77


I was being sarcastic.

But the fact that our WRs sucked this year it's not much of a surprise.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 6:55 PM ET
serious question as I turned the game off last night halfway through it


I am a fan disgusted and impatient with the lack of results for the last 10 years


new owner says money is no issue anymore

pegula has owned the sabres for 7 years now, and shows no signs of having a clue



w/o hiring a hockey czar to run this thing, what can the sabres do to turn this around because the joke is no longer funny

- homiedclown


Isn’t that what the GM is supposed to do?
What exactly does Shannahan do in Toronto?
Would exactly was LaFontaine’s job description here?
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Jan 10 @ 6:57 PM ET
That's all the WRs on the field at the time the QB throws the ball. So a quick 3 step and dump off to McCoy and your WRs aren't going to have any time to get away from coverage.
- Wetbandit1

Good pick up on all WR’s Bandito, but I thought I saw T Mobile was among the leaders in time he took to pass. His scrambling skews that, but the table undeniably exhibits who has the most options available and Beamen isn’t one of them.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 6:59 PM ET
Get used to it. Watch GMTM end up in Edmonton and get McDavid and a Lord Stanley’s after all. It truly is a travesty. Look what we got now.
- Hatboro_Swords


Ummmm...
GMTM is responsible for the vast majority of “what we got now”
JetpackJesus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Honolulu, HI
Joined: 08.27.2007

Jan 10 @ 7:02 PM ET
Which happened what 80 times all year on 420 attempts? so 19% of his throws...what about the other 80%
- Stripes77

This won't answer your question, but the other question I had about those numbers was whether RBs and TEs count as WRs for purposes of their analysis. In other words, are they looking at all eligible receivers on every pass play, or just players who play WR? I assume it's the former, but it wasn't clear to me from the graphic.
GERBE!!!75PTS
San Jose Sharks
Location: Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser." - Jack Eichel-, CA
Joined: 02.11.2009

Jan 10 @ 7:05 PM ET
Isn’t that what the GM is supposed to do?
What exactly does Shannahan do in Toronto?
Would exactly was LaFontaine’s job description here?

- jdfitz77


Terry got plenty brainwashed mostly by himself he was thinking Patty LaFontaine was the key piece to bring USA Hockey to Buffalo etc and LaFontaine thought he had more power then the GM thinking he could hand out contracts like Miller and Ott and at the end Tim M back stabbed him
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 7:06 PM ET
Why is anyone still talking about Tyrod?

He’s not good
We will have a new QB next year
Hopeful one who can average over 200yds per game passing
Even if u include his rushing,
Tyrod was something like 27th in ypg at around 215
That’s pathetic
JetpackJesus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Honolulu, HI
Joined: 08.27.2007

Jan 10 @ 7:07 PM ET
Ummmm...
GMTM is responsible for the vast majority of “what we got now”

- jdfitz77

I think that was the point? Basically saying, watch GMTM fail upward into the players he failed to/couldn't/didn't get in Buffalo while we're left with his mess here.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 7:09 PM ET
Terry got plenty brainwashed mostly by himself he was thinking Patty LaFontaine was the key piece to bring USA Hockey to Buffalo etc and LaFontaine thought he had more power then the GM thinking he could hand out contracts like Miller and Ott and at the end Tim M back stabbed him
- GERBE!!!75PTS


None of that tells me what Lafontaine, or Shannahan or any of the other “Hockey Czars” actually do
Do they make the personnel decisions?
If so, then what’s the GM do?

I’m not against the idea of bringing in a hockey guy to oversee operations...
I just wanna know exactly what he’s gonna do that will make us better
And how is that different from what the GM is supposed to be doing
GERBE!!!75PTS
San Jose Sharks
Location: Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser." - Jack Eichel-, CA
Joined: 02.11.2009

Jan 10 @ 7:10 PM ET
Why is anyone still talking about Tyrod?

He’s not good
We will have a new QB next year
Hopeful one who can average over 200yds per game passing
Even if u include his rushing,
Tyrod was something like 27th in ypg at around 215
That’s pathetic

- jdfitz77


Watch the bills draft Lamar Jackson and he turns into Tyrod Taylor ..I cant lol
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 7:12 PM ET
I think that was the point? Basically saying, watch GMTM fail upward into the players he failed to/couldn't/didn't get in Buffalo while we're left with his mess here.
- JetpackJesus


Ok...
seemed like he still wanted GMTM here for some reason
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Jan 10 @ 7:13 PM ET
Ummmm...
GMTM is responsible for the vast majority of “what we got now”

- jdfitz77

Agreed, but I believe things would be handled differently if he was here. His livelihood would depend on it. He wouldn’t be standing on the sidelines letting it implode like it is. Botts gets to come in and take no responsibility for what is happening and for some head scratching reason get credit for what is happening in Rochester with GMTM’s players. That’s why the GMTM adversaries are desperately hoping Guhle isn’t good and refuse to admit he is the organeyeszations biggest asset.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 7:14 PM ET
Watch the bills draft Lamar Jackson and he turns into Tyrod Taylor ..I cant lol
- GERBE!!!75PTS


Idk who I’d draft
We aren’t gonna be able to move up into the top5

I guess I like Rudolph the best of the guys who could drop to us
But I think I’d rather sign Cousins or Keenum
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 7:15 PM ET
Agreed, but I believe things would be handled differently if he was here. His livelihood would depend on it. He wouldn’t be standing on the sidelines letting it implode like it is. Botts gets to come in and take no responsibility for what is happening and for some head scratching reason get credit for what is happening in Rochester with GMTM’s players. That’s why the GMTM adversaries are desperately hoping Guhle isn’t good and refuse to admit he is the organeyeszations biggest asset.
- Hatboro_Swords


GMTM deserves to be fired
He did a bad job

And no one who thinks that and is a Sabres fan wants Guhle to be bad
Guhle could be an AllStar & there’s still plenty of reason left to have fired Murray
JetpackJesus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Honolulu, HI
Joined: 08.27.2007

Jan 10 @ 7:19 PM ET
Ok...
seemed like he still wanted GMTM here for some reason

- jdfitz77

Well, it kinda looks like you may be right. I could have just read reason into the post that wasn't really there.
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Jan 10 @ 7:23 PM ET
GMTM deserves to be fired
He did a bad job

And no one who thinks that and is a Sabres fan wants Guhle to be bad
Guhle could be an AllStar & there’s still plenty of reason left to have fired Murray

- jdfitz77

SOP in Sports Management, GMs get two coaches. Take the Three Eyed Raven’s word for it. Or Bill Polian’s. GMTM got a raw deal and fans get to pay the price for it.
MCGUIZZY
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bay Area, CA
Joined: 06.20.2012

Jan 10 @ 7:24 PM ET
He can, and he has, but the injuries are out of control. And it's well documented that when he comes back from injury, he's not himself for 10 games or so.

Disappointing

- jcragcrumple



Bro that was like 10 years ago.
gordong
Location: NY
Joined: 02.06.2007

Jan 10 @ 7:24 PM ET
I see our bust #8 pick nylander is not playing tonight.... did he chip a nail taking that silver metal off? What a wasted pick.
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Jan 10 @ 7:25 PM ET
None of that tells me what Lafontaine, or Shannahan or any of the other “Hockey Czars” actually do
Do they make the personnel decisions?
If so, then what’s the GM do?

I’m not against the idea of bringing in a hockey guy to oversee operations...
I just wanna know exactly what he’s gonna do that will make us better
And how is that different from what the GM is supposed to be doing

- jdfitz77



GM and Czar balance:

GERBE!!!75PTS
San Jose Sharks
Location: Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser." - Jack Eichel-, CA
Joined: 02.11.2009

Jan 10 @ 7:30 PM ET
I see our bust #8 pick nylander is not playing tonight.... did he chip a nail taking that silver metal off? What a wasted pick.
- gordong


Bro stop lol
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Jan 10 @ 7:32 PM ET
I see our bust #8 pick nylander is not playing tonight.... did he chip a nail taking that silver metal off? What a wasted pick.
- gordong

Snipeshow blows. One of 2 blunders by GMTM, but made up for it with the rest of the draft class that the adversaries will give credit to Botts for developing. The other blunder was Okposo signing. Nobody bats 1000.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 7:33 PM ET
SOP in Sports Management, GMs get two coaches. Take the Three Eyed Raven’s word for it. Or Bill Polian’s. GMTM got a raw deal and fans get to pay the price for it.
- Hatboro_Swords


He didn’t get a “raw deal”
GMTM was unsuccessful in just about every facet of his job

What did he do that was great?
Draft Eichel...
ok, who wouldn’t have?

What did he actually do to deserve to come back?
gordong
Location: NY
Joined: 02.06.2007

Jan 10 @ 7:35 PM ET
Snipeshow blows. One of 2 blunders by GMTM, but made up for it with the rest of the draft class that the adversaries will give credit to Botts for developing. The other blunder was Okposo signing. Nobody bats 1000.
- Hatboro_Swords



Right on both counts...
gordong
Location: NY
Joined: 02.06.2007

Jan 10 @ 7:35 PM ET
Bro stop lol
- GERBE!!!75PTS


Bro no, he just another in a long line of soft panty wearing players that gmtm turned this team into.

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