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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 @ 10:39 PM ET
And that someone is ?
- Pegullaville

Eichel
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

Nov 21 @ 10:41 PM ET
jags, bears, lions, and raiders thank you for leaving them off the short list
- homiedclown


I'm sticking with Washington. They traded real assets for Carson Wentz for Christ's sake. That and on top of it a real sh¡tbird for an owner is what puts them over the top.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Nov 22 @ 12:10 AM ET
This Devils team doesn’t even have Simon Nemec or Luke Hughes on their roster yet

https://twitter.com/Sabre...6ajqeuGGQTxKBzni6Pbw&s=19
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Nov 22 @ 12:27 AM ET
(frank).

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 22 @ 6:22 AM ET
This Devils team doesn’t even have Simon Nemec or Luke Hughes on their roster yet

https://twitter.com/Sabre...6ajqeuGGQTxKBzni6Pbw&s=19

- kingcong39

Imagine that, and nobody even mentions Seamus Casey who is killing it at Michigan. Still sitting there at 41 to.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 22 @ 7:20 AM ET
https://twitter.com/ByMHa...amp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Good Stuff!!
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Nov 22 @ 7:42 AM ET
Lol nice one, Paul
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 22 @ 7:50 AM ET
The Sabres will lose tonight and win on Wednesday.

The black and red cures all ills.
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Nov 22 @ 7:52 AM ET
Lol nice one, Paul
- Hank Balling



Thanks. It was a fun one.
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 22 @ 7:52 AM ET
Lol nice one, Paul
- Hank Balling


You know he's appointment radio when you pull up to the gas station and don't get out of your car until his call was finished.
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Nov 22 @ 7:54 AM ET
You know he's appointment radio when you pull up to the gas station and don't get out of your car until his call was finished.
- buffalofan19


That's an amazing compliment.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Nov 22 @ 7:57 AM ET
Thanks. It was a fun one.
- lacaprup

Jeremy said the team has looked fine. IM convinced that they are apathetic and not watching.
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 22 @ 7:59 AM ET
How many since Snyder?

It's the current worst franchise.

The Chargers and Browns also belong in the conversation.

- Wetbandit1


Honestly, though, those teams aren't in leagues where half their teams make the post season. Up until the Seattle expansion, the Sabres played in a league where more than 50% make it. That puts them up there.
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 22 @ 8:00 AM ET
Jeremy said the team has looked fine. IM convinced that they are apathetic and not watching.
- ImThatGuy


I can't speak for Jeremy White, but I can admit to not watching more games than I have so far this year. I felt this team could amount to at least something watchable after the end of last season. Then they made the Ben Bishop move before free agency, and signaled they weren't really interested in doing that. We're watching the real-life hockey version of Major League.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Nov 22 @ 8:02 AM ET
Jeremy said the team has looked fine. IM convinced that they are apathetic and not watching.
- ImThatGuy


He meant "the analytics guys on Twitter say they look fine"
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Nov 22 @ 8:03 AM ET
Imagine that, and nobody even mentions Seamus Casey who is killing it at Michigan. Still sitting there at 41 to.
- Buff36


Casey was brought up multiple times in the comments.

The Devils are loaded, both now and in the future.

They didn't hesitate to go after Dougie Hamilton because it may not have met their timeline.

They traded for John Marino this past offseason for a forward prospect who had fallen down the ranks for the Devils and a 3rd round pick, and Marino is playing great so far this season.

The Sabres have been wandering the RHD desert.

Think Marino would've been quite a help to the team, especially with injuries? If he moved Jokiharju to the 3rd pair, even better.

From a Sabres perspective, are the Devils going to sign Damon Severson after this season? If not, he may be a good Sabres target.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Nov 22 @ 8:07 AM ET
He meant "the analytics guys on Twitter say they look fine"
- Hank Balling


The analytics group focus far too little on actual results, i.e. winning games.

They also are too quick to toss aside terrible results like the Arizona loss, filing them under the those games happen column.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 22 @ 8:07 AM ET
Maybe we should throw some Charmin on the Ice. Maybe the 2ply stuff. Or beach balls maybe sun tan lotion. Tell the Sabres there soft and playing them is a day at the Beach all in one.
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Nov 22 @ 8:10 AM ET
Maybe we should throw some Charmin on the Ice. Maybe the 2ply stuff. Or beach balls maybe sun tan lotion. Tell the Sabres there soft and playing them is a day at the Beach all in one.
- Buff36


Not a bad idea.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 22 @ 8:12 AM ET
Casey was brought up multiple times in the comments.

The Devils are loaded, both now and in the future.

They didn't hesitate to go after Dougie Hamilton because it may not have met their timeline.

They traded for John Marino this past offseason for a forward prospect who had fallen down the ranks for the Devils and a 3rd round pick, and Marino is playing great so far this season.

The Sabres have been wandering the RHD desert.

Think Marino would've been quite a help to the team, especially with injuries? If he moved Jokiharju to the 3rd pair, even better.

From a Sabres perspective, are the Devils going to sign Damon Severson after this season? If not, he may be a good Sabres target.

- kingcong39

Noticed him more when I went back and looked a bit more. Pick 41 could come back to haunt the Sabres, there were a few available there.
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 22 @ 8:13 AM ET
The analytics group focus far too little on actual results, i.e. winning games.

They also are too quick to toss aside terrible results like the Arizona loss, filing them under the those games happen column.

- kingcong39


I could appreciate that if they weren't on an 8 game losing streak. If they had even only won 3 of their last 8, with an OTL sprinkled in there somewhere, I could still give it at least some credence. However, when you lose this many games in a row, it's not the exception, it's the rule.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 22 @ 8:13 AM ET
Casey was brought up multiple times in the comments.

The Devils are loaded, both now and in the future.

They didn't hesitate to go after Dougie Hamilton because it may not have met their timeline.

They traded for John Marino this past offseason for a forward prospect who had fallen down the ranks for the Devils and a 3rd round pick, and Marino is playing great so far this season.

The Sabres have been wandering the RHD desert.

Think Marino would've been quite a help to the team, especially with injuries? If he moved Jokiharju to the 3rd pair, even better.

From a Sabres perspective, are the Devils going to sign Damon Severson after this season? If not, he may be a good Sabres target.

- kingcong39

kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Nov 22 @ 8:15 AM ET
I could appreciate that if they weren't on an 8 game losing streak. If they had even only won 3 of their last 8, with an OTL sprinkled in there somewhere, I could still give it at least some credence. However, when you lose this many games in a row, it's not the exception, it's the rule.
- buffalofan19


When the so-called intelligent part of the fan base hinges their opinion of an 8 game losing streak on some of the games should've made it to OT, you know they are fans of a truly pathetic franchise.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 22 @ 8:16 AM ET
This analytical department really doesn't have much to do with 3/4 of the team. Hard to tell someone to go find me a analytical star, but I only want to spend 1.5M on them.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Nov 22 @ 8:18 AM ET
This analytical department really doesn't have much to do with 3/4 of the team. Hard to tell someone to go find me a analytical star, but I only want to spend 1.5M on them.
- Buff36


Trumpets blare in Tyson Jost's honor 😆😂
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