They are still 2-3 years away if they continue to do that the way they are, and that's if everything goes according to plan and all these prospects pan out.

Fans are giving up and moving on from the Sabres. Its going to be very hard to get people back, this ain't football.

They are averaging 6K fans per game and that was before they started losing.

Something is going to have to give.
- ImThatGuy

Here's a team that told it's franchise player that they were going to enter a rebuild and then signed Taylor Hall.

Does my response appear in bold to anyone else?

If you build a team the right way you can make all that money back. If you sell the future for a couple more tickets this year and next where the frank are you getting the money after that when the team is still garbage.

Build a constant playoff caliber team.
- DirtyDan

Not necessarily. This isn't the NFL where gate revenue has little effect on whether or not a team turns a profit.

And even if that is correct, you're talking about absorbing a ton of losses for a minimum of 3 years in hopes that your team might be near the top of the heap, which also takes some luck to get there. That's tough for any businessman to stomach.

Does my response appear in bold to anyone else?
- ImThatGuy

yeah I thought you were Fitzing us.

Does my response appear in bold to anyone else?
- ImThatGuy

i saw bold

Does my response appear in bold to anyone else?
- ImThatGuy

Yeah. Stop yelling at me.


(Just kidding).

Not necessarily. This isn't the NFL where gate revenue has little effect on whether or not a team turns a profit.

And even if that is correct, you're talking about absorbing a ton of losses for a minimum of 3 years in hopes that your team might be near the top of the heap, which also takes some luck to get there. That's tough for any businessman to stomach.
- buffalofan19

it's easier when you can take your NFL profits and toss them at the NHL, especially considering the same company runs both. Yay fund allocation.

yeah I thought you were Fitzing us.
- TheSabresTaco

Meh

Guys, Kane isn't coming here. He does not like Buffalo and just bought a huuuuuge place in Chicago. He's retiring there, bet on it.
- RhinoFan

Good luck convincing people here

Meh
- jdfitz77

Yawn

https://www.expectedbuffa...s-dylan-cozens-criticism/

A real look at the Cozens thing.

Yawn
- TheHank

Do u ever come here to actually talk about hockey?
Just curious….

https://www.expectedbuffa...s-dylan-cozens-criticism/

A real look at the Cozens thing.
- TheSabresTaco

The article is behind a paywall

Yeah. Stop yelling at me.


(Just kidding).
- buffalofan19

Do u ever come here to actually talk about hockey?
Just curious….
- jdfitz77

Yawn

Not necessarily. This isn't the NFL where gate revenue has little effect on whether or not a team turns a profit.

And even if that is correct, you're talking about absorbing a ton of losses for a minimum of 3 years in hopes that your team might be near the top of the heap, which also takes some luck to get there. That's tough for any businessman to stomach.
- buffalofan19

STOP STEALING MY RESPONSES!

STOP STEALING MY RESPONSES!
- ImThatGuy

This response is appearing in all caps. Just thought you should know.

Well whatever Adams does he will need to find a few cap hits for the next couple years

Yawn
- Fattony1187

Oink

Well whatever Adams does he will need to find a few cap hits for the next couple years
- Buff36

Could always overpay some mid-tier UFAs on 1year deals & then trade them at the deadline holding half their remaining salaries

It’s a real shame that we can’t get a look at our team with a fully healthy roster.

Everybody is traceable, for the right price, but I’d just like to see our team fully healthy or close to it first.

https://www.expectedbuffa...s-dylan-cozens-criticism/

A real look at the Cozens thing.
- TheSabresTaco

I gotta pay some schmuck $5 to read his dumb article?

This response is appearing in all caps. Just thought you should know.
- buffalofan19

Well whatever Adams does he will need to find a few cap hits for the next couple years
- Buff36

I think after the boydchuk trade it’s pretty clear that making the cap floor is a non issue.

Well whatever Adams does he will need to find a few cap hits for the next couple years
- Buff36

Easiest thing to do in NHL. We just got boychuck for free