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lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Oct 31 @ 11:28 PM ET
Look at Dahlin’s reaction to Thompson’s hat-trick goal 😂

https://twitter.com/TheCh...GvW5iJsed6GtR7J_h8hQ&s=19

- kingcong39

They are both the real deal. Dahlin is just on a different level than most players he faces now. I’m ecstatic about him living up to the hype
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Oct 31 @ 11:29 PM ET
I want Derrick Henry here
- SABRES 89

Sounds good but ain’t happening. Bills will give up a 4th or 5th. That’s Monty or Hunt
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Oct 31 @ 11:29 PM ET
Man the days of eichf*ck and reinfart seem like ages ago. Didnt take long to wash that stench away.

Thompson > Eichel
Girgs > Reinfart

- ZiggyBuff


Solid post ziggy
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: GM's are graded based on moves made before June 28th, apparently., NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Oct 31 @ 11:32 PM ET
there's bad, then there's sub 8,000 bad
- lacaprup


I am as bullish as anyone here about the team. We have stunk for 12 years - I think we can cut the fans a break. I turned down free tix to be with my kids.
joshs
Buffalo Sabres
Location: cheektowaga, NY
Joined: 07.07.2012

Oct 31 @ 11:34 PM ET
there's bad, then there's sub 8,000 bad
- lacaprup


Worst franchise in hockey ever. Probably gonna take a bit for people to care
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: GM's are graded based on moves made before June 28th, apparently., NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Oct 31 @ 11:34 PM ET
Sounds good but ain’t happening. Bills will give up a 4th or 5th. That’s Monty or Hunt
- lulags


I am sure they would give more for the right guy. I bet Beane is still kicking himself for not getting Von last year.
Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Oct 31 @ 11:41 PM ET
Worst franchise in hockey ever. Probably gonna take a bit for people to care
- joshs

The Panthers say hola.
Even in hockey mad Buffalo, winning, or at least being a threat to win, or at least putting on a good semblance that you actually care about winning, matters. And fans, no matter how loyal, will only put up with the losing bullpoop for so long before finding other things to do.
Imagine that.

Edit, honestly, the main thing that kept me supporting the Panthers all along through the bullpoopt was the memory of living in the hockey exile that FL was when I first moved here. Sucky hockey is, after all, better than no hockey....at least you can go watch the good players on the visiting team

10 yr old me- When are we going home?!!?
“Why, my dear? You’ve already made several new friends here.”
They don’t even know what a fukking hockey stick is...how the fukkkk can we live here!!!
sokosteve
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Gwangyang
Joined: 06.24.2018

Oct 31 @ 11:54 PM ET
Have Thompson and Dahlin in the fantasy pool. Money. That trick goal was something purty.
joshs
Buffalo Sabres
Location: cheektowaga, NY
Joined: 07.07.2012

Nov 1 @ 12:02 AM ET
The Panthers say hola.
Even in hockey mad Buffalo, winning, or at least being a threat to win, or at least putting on a good semblance that you actually care about winning, matters. And fans, no matter how loyal, will only put up with the losing bullpoop for so long before finding other things to do.
Imagine that.

Edit, honestly, the main thing that kept me supporting the Panthers all along through the bullpoopt was the memory of living in the hockey exile that FL was when I first moved here. Sucky hockey is, after all, better than no hockey....at least you can go watch the good players on the visiting team

- Ratsreign


That’s great that you did that. Yeah my generation grew up hockey nuts but we have sucked and eichel was an unlikeable goof. I see why the next generation doesn’t care.
bonecrrusher
Buffalo Sabres
Location: QC
Joined: 07.06.2013

Nov 1 @ 12:12 AM ET
Man the days of eichf*ck and reinfart seem like ages ago. Didnt take long to wash that stench away.

Thompson > Eichel
Girgs > Reinfart

- ZiggyBuff

i hope its a joke eichel will surpass thompson in pts not sure where in goals or assists as bad as i want to admit it hes having a ok season so far...want to compare eichel add tuch and krebs lets see

and reinhart i dont think he ever had a good start in a season idk
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Nov 1 @ 12:19 AM ET
Sounds good but ain’t happening. Bills will give up a 4th or 5th. That’s Monty or Hunt
- lulags


Montgomery isn’t an upgrade though.
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Nov 1 @ 2:07 AM ET
I am sure they would give more for the right guy. I bet Beane is still kicking himself for not getting Von last year.
- Slump Buster


He said he tried three times since 2019. Not his fault the Broncos didn't make him available.
100goalseason
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Shanghai
Joined: 01.22.2010

Nov 1 @ 3:45 AM ET
Nice Mr. Dahlin
- Buff36


TSN referred to him as the Dalai Lama.
ZiggyBuff
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.10.2017

Nov 1 @ 6:28 AM ET
i hope its a joke eichel will surpass thompson in pts not sure where in goals or assists as bad as i want to admit it hes having a ok season so far...want to compare eichel add tuch and krebs lets see

and reinhart i dont think he ever had a good start in a season idk

- bonecrrusher


Not a joke. Eichel is a douche. He always has been. I wouldn’t take him back on this team for a late 6th. I vote to never draft anyone from boston again.

Reinhart folds under pressure. Always did good when we were out of playoff race. Folded like a bad suit in the playoffs. I wouldn’t take him back even if he autographed something for boss.


lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Nov 1 @ 6:31 AM ET
We're catching Pittsburgh on the 2nd night of a back to back. Get ready for another whipping tomorrow.
Blockhead
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.26.2020

Nov 1 @ 7:26 AM ET
Bills need a safety for depth. Just a vet that can guide the young guys on the field if Poyer keeps getting banged up.

We also desperately need a WR. Id go get Jeudy, no matter the cost. This is THE year. If Diggs or Davis get hurt long term, then what?
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Nov 1 @ 7:33 AM ET
Bills need a safety for depth. Just a vet that can guide the young guys on the field if Poyer keeps getting banged up.

We also desperately need a WR. Id go get Jeudy, no matter the cost. This is THE year. If Diggs or Davis get hurt long term, then what?

- Blockhead


Yeah, but will that guy block a spot for Peyton Krebs?
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Nov 1 @ 7:40 AM ET
Semi understandable last night was a bad night for parents. I still think attendance was pathetic for a market where most of us played at least a few years of ice hockey as kids. Water under the bridge for last night. Tomorrow night is tomorrow night. Take the boxing gloves off and dig into those deep pockets, buzzards. If nothing else, buy 300 level seats and move down after the 1st.

edit: just looked at Ticketmaster's map. half the arena is still for sale for tomorrow night. pathetic.


Cheap, cheap, cheap. No other word for it.
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Nov 1 @ 7:48 AM ET
TSN referred to him as the Dalai Lama.

- 100goalseason

One of the things I miss most about home. I have to watch 67 dunks and every NFL highlight, F1. Soccer highlights on ESPN before I’ll see any mention of this
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Nov 1 @ 8:01 AM ET
Semi understandable last night was a bad night for parents. I still think attendance was pathetic for a market where most of us played at least a few years of ice hockey as kids. Water under the bridge for last night. Tomorrow night is tomorrow night. Take the boxing gloves off and dig into those deep pockets, buzzards. If nothing else, buy 300 level seats and move down after the 1st.

edit: just looked at Ticketmaster's map. half the arena is still for sale for tomorrow night. pathetic.


Cheap, cheap, cheap. No other word for it.

- lacaprup

Or as I’ve been saying. It’s going to take more than a few wins to get people back. They are going to need to show they are a good team for at least 50% if the season before people start to come back.
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

Nov 1 @ 8:02 AM ET
Semi understandable last night was a bad night for parents. I still think attendance was pathetic for a market where most of us played at least a few years of ice hockey as kids. Water under the bridge for last night. Tomorrow night is tomorrow night. Take the boxing gloves off and dig into those deep pockets, buzzards. If nothing else, buy 300 level seats and move down after the 1st.

edit: just looked at Ticketmaster's map. half the arena is still for sale for tomorrow night. pathetic.


Cheap, cheap, cheap. No other word for it.

- lacaprup


The "good vibes" from the end of last year when the games didn't matter only go so far. This team still has a ways to go before it earns the overall fanbase's trust. They're off to a good start, but October is often the most deceiving month in hockey. It's littered with bad teams playing well and good teams playing poorly every season. The reality is, this team will still need to be relevant in the win column by the time football season is over in order for the fanbase to pay attention. When one team is a championship favorite, and the other finished miles out of a playoff spot the previous year, there's going to be disparity in attendance, especially in a less affluent market like Buffalo, where ticket prices are starting to put more of a strain on incomes. This franchise still needs to earn the trust of this fanbase, and it's nobody's fault but their own.
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Nov 1 @ 8:19 AM ET
For the deadline I dont need much, Id like to go out and get depth for safety and offensive line. I dont think we would have paid what they did but Rhoqan Smith would have been nasty in our LB corps/
RichardRoma
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.18.2017

Nov 1 @ 8:21 AM ET
I want Derrick Henry here
- SABRES 89

In Madden, or in real life?
RichardRoma
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.18.2017

Nov 1 @ 8:23 AM ET
Yeah, but will that guy block a spot for Peyton Krebs?
- lacaprup

https://shop.nhl.com/chic...=p-ALP:m-GRID:i-r0c0:po-0
RichardRoma
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.18.2017

Nov 1 @ 8:25 AM ET
Worst franchise in hockey ever. Probably gonna take a bit for people to care
- joshs

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