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Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Oct 5 @ 2:57 PM ET
Cozens might need to see some AHL i'm a little worried that he's going to be overwhelmed
- gerbe75pts


Move him to the wing and he’ll be fine.

Playing Center with the wingers he’s going to have and the matchups he’s going to have to face is setting him up for failure 100% though
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Oct 5 @ 2:59 PM ET
Couts was always strong defensively and it took a few years for the offence to come around.

Cozens drives offence at a pretty good rate but really struggled defensively, which makes complete sense as a rookie on this team.

- Pegullaville



Cozens is fine in his own end. With the right line combo that is.


DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Oct 5 @ 3:00 PM ET
Move him to the wing and he’ll be fine.

Playing Center with the wingers he’s going to have and the matchups he’s going to have to face is setting him up for failure 100% though

- Pegullaville



Yeah he for sure needs the right guys on his wings. Especially this early in his career
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Oct 5 @ 3:02 PM ET
The tape shows that UPL let in several bad goals, and some justified ones as well.

Score should have been 3-2 or 3-3 last night. I don't think the Sabres score any 'bad' goals last night like (frank)ing Voracek did.

- TheSabresTaco

that was actually bjorkstrand...jax had two pp goals, one of them where they left jenner all alone in front and another one by voracek on a screen...they also scored on a breakaway after bemstrom stripped dahlin at the jax blue line and went in on a breakaway
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Oct 5 @ 3:02 PM ET
If I'm Terry.. wait no, I don't ever want to be Terry.

If I'm worth 5.7B, and my liquidity is, let's say, 3B, and I own the Bills and Sabres, I go to the County, say here's 50% of the cash right now, let's get going. The County agrees because every other county agrees to this fair share deal. I make that money back in 3-4 years from NFL profits. Sure I'm probably burning 60-70M over that time on the Sabres, but that's basically like us lowly bumholes earning $1000 from a business transaction and having to give up $60 in taxes.

Paying >1M to support average workers is a figurative drop in their bank account. But they didn't. Because they (frank)ing suck.

- TheSabresTaco


Just to put this in context

"Pegula was No. 520 on the Forbes' list of richest people in the world last spring with a net worth of $5.4 billion."


32nd in league spending.

Burtal
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Oct 5 @ 3:03 PM ET
They are staritng 90 year old Craig Anderson, who has been downright awful his last 3 years and a career AHL guy in Aaron Dell/Dustin Tokarski.

Nothing will matter this year with how bad the goaltending will be.

- ImThatGuy

i want to see them defend properly and move the puck up ice...that's where i really want to see them learn and grow as individuals and as a group...

gonna be tough, though
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Oct 5 @ 3:06 PM ET
i want to see them defend properly and move the puck up ice...that's where i really want to see them learn and grow as individuals and as a group...

gonna be tough, though

- Michael Pachla


With what the data is showing (Only preseason though so grain of salt) is even if they do defend properly, the puck ends up in the back of the net more that it should.

its going to be nearly impossible to tell what was good with what IMO is going to be one of the worst goaltending tandems we will ever see.

Id have to Assume Anderson is going to get injured at some point, and we are left with Dell/Tokarski.

sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Oct 5 @ 3:08 PM ET
With what the data is showing (Only preseason though so grain of salt) is even if they do defend properly, the puck ends up in the back of the net more that it should.

its going to be nearly impossible to tell what was good with what IMO is going to be one of the worst goaltending tandems we will ever see.

Id have to Assume Anderson is going to get injured at some point, and we are left with Dell/Tokarski.

- ImThatGuy

That would be an average AHL tandem
Over50
Location: Eyes without a face, NY
Joined: 02.23.2018

Oct 5 @ 3:09 PM ET
Amazing youd call someone else idiots

Ive read ur posts for years you’re the biggest dummy on this website

- tightpants69

I see that I haven't missed much around here lately eh?
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Oct 5 @ 3:09 PM ET

John Vogl
@BuffaloVogl
·
11m
The Sabres' paid attendance for preseason games showed approximately how many season-ticket holders they have. The numbers have plummeted.

Buffalo could need single-game sales of nearly 13,000 per night to sell out the 19,070-seat arena.


Well it sounds like the fans have spoken...
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 5 @ 3:10 PM ET
That would be an average AHL tandem
- sbroads24


and better than last year, KA's improving
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 5 @ 3:11 PM ET
John Vogl
@BuffaloVogl
·
11m
The Sabres' paid attendance for preseason games showed approximately how many season-ticket holders they have. The numbers have plummeted.

Buffalo could need single-game sales of nearly 13,000 per night to sell out the 19,070-seat arena.


Well it sounds like the fans have spoken...

- Stripes77

Looked like there were a couple hundred people there last night.
TC4145
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 03.03.2019

Oct 5 @ 3:11 PM ET
On here I’m a realist.

In my personal life I strive to be liked rather than a know it all wiener.

Here I could care less if people like me or not.

- Pegullaville


You are doing an excellent job! Mind you, you are in good company with many of the hockey world's finest bloggers on, "How can the Sabres F things up worse?" blog.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Oct 5 @ 3:11 PM ET
John Vogl
@BuffaloVogl
·
11m
The Sabres' paid attendance for preseason games showed approximately how many season-ticket holders they have. The numbers have plummeted.

Buffalo could need single-game sales of nearly 13,000 per night to sell out the 19,070-seat arena.


Well it sounds like the fans have spoken...

- Stripes77


I cant see attendance being over 10,000 for any game this year.

Frankly id love to see the home opener have about 3,000 people.
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

Oct 5 @ 3:13 PM ET
I cant see attendance being over 10,000 for any game this year.

Frankly id love to see the home opener have about 3,000 people.

- ImThatGuy


Depends on if the US opens the border to Canadians at all or not. That's the missing factor in all of this. Canadian season ticket holders can't go to games right now.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Oct 5 @ 3:13 PM ET
Looked like there were a couple hundred people there last night.
- Buff36



Then there is this:

Eric Alper Headphone
@ThatEricAlper
·
17h
Over 100 marijuana plants sprouted on the Anaheim Stadium playing field in 1976 after The Who played a concert there.

Too bad it doesn't grow on ice
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 5 @ 3:13 PM ET
So who took Bass in fantasy
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Oct 5 @ 3:14 PM ET
Depends on if the US opens the border to Canadians at all or not. That's the missing factor in all of this. Canadian season ticket holders can't go to games right now.
- buffalofan19


Even if it was open, i still don't see attendance being even half full.
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

Oct 5 @ 3:15 PM ET
Even if it was open, i still don't see attendance being even half full.
- ImThatGuy


Depends on the opponent. Toronto and Montreal games were always well attended, even in the bankruptcy years.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Oct 5 @ 3:16 PM ET
So who took Bass in fantasy
- Buff36


Him and Tucker are my kickers in my four leagues
Over50
Location: Eyes without a face, NY
Joined: 02.23.2018

Oct 5 @ 3:16 PM ET
John Vogl
@BuffaloVogl
·
11m
The Sabres' paid attendance for preseason games showed approximately how many season-ticket holders they have. The numbers have plummeted.

Buffalo could need single-game sales of nearly 13,000 per night to sell out the 19,070-seat arena.


Well it sounds like the fans have spoken...

- Stripes77

One would think that the Jack Eichel situation has a lot to do with this right?
Coupled with other reasons of course but, the Eichel situation has to have most fans disheartened?

ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Oct 5 @ 3:17 PM ET
Depends on the opponent. Toronto and Montreal games were always well attended, even in the bankruptcy years.
- buffalofan19

Sure there is that.

If the arena is a sell out and its 99% Montreal/Toronto fans then great.

I cant believe that i hate this team this much.

Its a weird feeling

(waits for Richard Roma)
hehateme
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.11.2017

Oct 5 @ 3:17 PM ET
I am sure this has been discussed, but for my money Dahlin is quickly entering Bust Zone.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 5 @ 3:20 PM ET
Him and Tucker are my kickers in my four leagues
- Stripes77

Well that's cool, but christ Stripes how do you have time for 4 leagues.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Oct 5 @ 3:21 PM ET
I am sure this has been discussed, but for my money Dahlin is quickly entering Bust Zone.
- hehateme


Hes not
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