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Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Nov 21 @ 6:58 PM ET
Hank Balling: Rearranging Deck Chairs
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Nov 21 @ 7:00 PM ET
9:31 9 questions here's a synopsis

1. Tyson Jost
- "He checks all the boxes." (cheap, small, easy to play against)
2. Z and Okposo injuries, was the Jost signing related?
- "No, we don't make short term decisions."
I think both these question came from Lance L, though I am not sure. They were definitely from the same person.

Questions 3 - 6 from Mike Harrington
3. The last 28 games of last and the first 10 of this year is not a small sample size Did you think of doing something short term to stop this bleeding?
-blame injury
-blame youth
-blame timeline of injury return making any help a "short term decision which we don't make"
-"I'm calm right now."
4. Are you shocked you're 29th in the league?
-We're so close in some games
-these are learning pains
-"I'm calm and calm is contagious"
5. Circle back to Zemgus and kyle injuries (note this the 2nd question about this)
-we miss them so much
6. Callups have sucked so far. What were you looking for? Why not a young guy?
-We want to keep the young guys in Rochester

7. From Paul Hamilton "Did you get too young too fast?"
-That' such a great question....sustainable success comes through these situations, Tage/Dahlin, we're so young

8. From I don't know who. "Aren't Tage and Dahlin wonderful?"
- "Yes, they are."
9. From whomever asked 8 "Did Kyle skate today?" (making this the 3rd Z/Kyle question out of 9 total)
-Yes


Not asked by our crack media:

"Peyton Krebs hasn't scored in 30 games. What, specifically, do you see in him? Why as a 3rd or 4th liner?"

"Does your team lack toughness?"

"Does your coach tell your team not to finish checks?"

"Is the team listening to the coach?"

"Is the coach in trouble?"

"Should Rasmus Dahlin be your toughest player?"

"Our we on track in the 5-year plan?"

"When will goaltending become an organizational priority?"

Damn sure happy we got 1/3rd of the questions asked about ZTrain and Okposo.
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Nov 21 @ 7:03 PM ET
Damn right, Hank. The worst professional organization in North American sports. Bar none.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Nov 21 @ 7:21 PM ET
Damn right, Hank. The worst professional organization in North American sports. Bar none.
- lacaprup


I can think of only one other contender but I'm not putting that bad juju out into the world prior to Thursday
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Nov 21 @ 7:30 PM ET
9:31 9 questions here's a synopsis

1. Tyson Jost
- "He checks all the boxes." (cheap, small, easy to play against)
2. Z and Okposo injuries, was the Jost signing related?
- "No, we don't make short term decisions."
I think both these question came from Lance L, though I am not sure. They were definitely from the same person.

Questions 3 - 6 from Mike Harrington
3. The last 28 games of last and the first 10 of this year is not a small sample size Did you think of doing something short term to stop this bleeding?
-blame injury
-blame youth
-blame timeline of injury return making any help a "short term decision which we don't make"
-"I'm calm right now."
4. Are you shocked you're 29th in the league?
-We're so close in some games
-these are learning pains
-"I'm calm and calm is contagious"
5. Circle back to Zemgus and kyle injuries (note this the 2nd question about this)
-we miss them so much
6. Callups have sucked so far. What were you looking for? Why not a young guy?
-We want to keep the young guys in Rochester

7. From Paul Hamilton "Did you get too young too fast?"
-That' such a great question....sustainable success comes through these situations, Tage/Dahlin, we're so young

8. From I don't know who. "Aren't Tage and Dahlin wonderful?"
- "Yes, they are."
9. From whomever asked 8 "Did Kyle skate today?" (making this the 3rd Z/Kyle question out of 9 total)
-Yes


Not asked by our crack media:

"Peyton Krebs hasn't scored in 30 games. What, specifically, do you see in him? Why as a 3rd or 4th liner?"

"Does your team lack toughness?"

"Does your coach tell your team not to finish checks?"

"Is the team listening to the coach?"

"Is the coach in trouble?"

"Should Rasmus Dahlin be your toughest player?"

"Our we on track in the 5-year plan?"

"When will goaltending become an organizational priority?"

Damn sure happy we got 1/3rd of the questions asked about ZTrain and Okposo.

- lacaprup



The jokes write themselves. I can't fathom what boxes he believes need to be checked.
SyrSabreFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Syracuse, NY
Joined: 02.27.2007

Nov 21 @ 7:45 PM ET
Sabres=Jets?
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 21 @ 7:47 PM ET
Nice Read Hank!! Thanks for sticking it out.
SABRES 89
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
Joined: 02.17.2007

Nov 21 @ 7:54 PM ET
Darcy is smiling somewhere.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Nov 21 @ 7:57 PM ET
Nice Read Hank!! Thanks for sticking it out.
- Buff36


We are all in this together. God help us
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Nov 21 @ 7:58 PM ET
Darcy is smiling somewhere.
- SABRES 89


SABRES 89
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Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
Joined: 02.17.2007

Nov 21 @ 8:06 PM ET

- Hank Balling

#SUFFERING
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Nov 21 @ 8:11 PM ET
#SUFFERING
- SABRES 89


"There will be some suffering"

> team descends into inescapable hell dimension
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Nov 21 @ 8:15 PM ET
Rasmus Ristolainen

16 total points in 77 games as a Flyer

0 in 11 games this year

“heS a 4o POinT D mAn”

Best trade Adams has made hands down
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 21 @ 8:21 PM ET
"There will be some suffering"

> team descends into inescapable hell dimension

- Hank Balling

Tell ya he's got a Sabres Voodoo Doll that he sticks a needle in everyday. Think we need a cleansing!!!
https://youtu.be/nGcTcDcrx9s
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 21 @ 8:25 PM ET
"There will be some suffering"

> team descends into inescapable hell dimension

- Hank Balling

It's the Multi-Verse, we just ended up on the Sh!t Universe
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Nov 21 @ 8:26 PM ET
Rasmus Ristolainen

16 total points in 77 games as a Flyer

0 in 11 games this year

“heS a 4o POinT D mAn”

Best trade Adams has made hands down

- sbroads24


To be fair to Risto, he was a 40-point d man four times. The Flyers just stopped using him on the PP which was like the one thing he was good at. He has less than one minute on the PP this year.

The Flyers had no idea what they were buying. One of the weirdest things I've seen
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 21 @ 8:45 PM ET
To be fair to Risto, he was a 40-point d man four times. The Flyers just stopped using him on the PP which was like the one thing he was good at. He has less than one minute on the PP this year.

The Flyers had no idea what they were buying. One of the weirdest things I've seen

- Hank Balling

Sounds like another player for the Sabres, he just plays W now.
SABRES 89
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Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
Joined: 02.17.2007

Nov 21 @ 8:53 PM ET
"There will be some suffering"

> team descends into inescapable hell dimension

- Hank Balling

We are on the 20 year rebuild plan
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Nov 21 @ 8:57 PM ET
We are on the 20 year rebuild plan
- SABRES 89


SABRES 89
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
Joined: 02.17.2007

Nov 21 @ 9:01 PM ET

- Hank Balling

Remain Calm.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 21 @ 9:01 PM ET
We are on the 20 year rebuild plan
- SABRES 89

I mean if they just go the draft route, by the time they get any D depth and how thin the D prospects in the draft are this year. And a proper partner for Power it will be 5yrs, so 20 is close. But if that happens Dahlin leaves and you're looking at another 3-5yrs to replace him. Damn I might be Dead.
SABRES 89
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Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
Joined: 02.17.2007

Nov 21 @ 9:07 PM ET
I mean if they just go the draft route, by the time they get any D depth and how thin the D prospects in the draft are this year. And a proper partner for Power it will be 5yrs, so 20 is close. But if that happens Dahlin leaves and you're looking at another 3-5yrs to replace him. Damn I might be Dead.
- Buff36

Someone is already in Dahlin's ear
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 21 @ 9:09 PM ET
If EK is even right, I would be calling Washington up and see if we have anything that appeases them and see if Lorio could possibly be the piece coming back.
SyrSabreFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Syracuse, NY
Joined: 02.27.2007

Nov 21 @ 9:10 PM ET
Someone is already in Dahlin's ear
- SABRES 89

🤔
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 21 @ 9:16 PM ET
Someone is already in Dahlin's ear
- SABRES 89

Be a shame if they let another one get away because they are just a horribly run franchise.
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