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Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Mar 21 @ 8:38 PM ET
I will (frank)ing stab one of you if those two dog poop bumholes show the (frank) up next year.
- TheSabresTaco

Oh my
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Mar 21 @ 8:39 PM ET
Donnie will be the sacrificial lamb for this team next December when they roll into the year with UPL and Comrie again and only add Johnson to the blue line.
- Hank Balling


Can you really imagine them making a move a year before his extension kicks in?

What a brilliant move.
rapperray
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Thank God I don't live in NY anymore, NY
Joined: 02.22.2007

Mar 21 @ 8:39 PM ET
This team had to acquire Ben Bishop to hit the cap floor because they're too cheap to pay for real players.

Donnie has resurrected the careers of multiple Sabres, and yes, he will likely go down with the ship, but this isn't on him imo.

He will take the blame for the cheap owners who won't invest in this team.

- Hank Balling


Nah... coachie makes awful in game decisions
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Mar 21 @ 8:40 PM ET
I will (frank)ing stab one of you if those two dog poop bumholes show the (frank) up next year.
- TheSabresTaco


They're both here next year. They hit the triple E trifecta

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Mar 21 @ 8:40 PM ET
This team had to acquire Ben Bishop to hit the cap floor because they're too cheap to pay for real players.

Donnie has resurrected the careers of multiple Sabres, and yes, he will likely go down with the ship, but this isn't on him imo.

He will take the blame for the cheap owners who won't invest in this team.

- Hank Balling

Agree to a point, made some weird decisions lately, but his GM didn't do him any favors throughout the year.
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Mar 21 @ 8:40 PM ET
Donnie will be the sacrificial lamb for this team next December when they roll into the year with UPL and Comrie again and only add Johnson to the blue line.
- Hank Balling


Is there any way the team is up for sale?

Is there any way they have been attempting to streamline some costs to make the team look more financially viable?

Is that now the only hope we can have.

A nice young foundation.
An AHL coach
An rink manager at GM
A hedge fund manager as President
A owner that is just out of touch

What a shame.
pwasil7
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.16.2006

Mar 21 @ 8:41 PM ET
So you want to trade the 10th overall pick? Also bold.
- sabresfan69

For a very good proven defensive player, for sure. Enough waiting on players for a few years to play. We had 3 first round picks last year. Non are in the NHL. Not one of them may be ready for the NHL next season
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Mar 21 @ 8:41 PM ET
Is there any way the team is up for sale?

Is there any way they have been attempting to streamline some costs to make the team look more financially viable?

Is that now the only hope we can have.

A nice young foundation.
An AHL coach
An rink manager at GM
A hedge fund manager as President
A owner that is just out of touch

What a shame.

- Gr8daygo

A fan base ready to explode
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

Mar 21 @ 8:41 PM ET
Nah... coachie makes awful in game decisions
- rapperray


It's like blaming a carpenter for not being able to make a cabinet when his boss doesn't give him a saw
sabresfan69
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.26.2007

Mar 21 @ 8:42 PM ET
For a very good proven defensive player, for sure. Enough waiting on players for a few years to play. We had 3 first round picks last year. Non are in the NHL. Not one of them may be ready for the NHL next season
- pwasil7

Adams already said success will come from within.

He aint doing that
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Mar 21 @ 8:42 PM ET
Nah... coachie makes awful in game decisions
- rapperray


What's the cheaper option:

Spending on two legitimate defensemen and a 1A Goalie

Or

Firing a coach and blaming him


The financials will guide their decision. Donnie goes down with the ship and we get Joker in a top-4 role again next year
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Mar 21 @ 8:44 PM ET
What's a cheaper option:

Spending on two legitimate defensemen and a 1A Goalie

Or

Firing a coach and blaming him


The financials will guide their decision. Donnie goes down with the ship and we get Joker in a top-4 role again next year

- Hank Balling

Special
sabresfan69
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.26.2007

Mar 21 @ 8:44 PM ET
What's the cheaper option:

Spending on two legitimate defensemen and a 1A Goalie

Or

Firing a coach and blaming him


The financials will guide their decision. Donnie goes down with the ship and we get Joker in a top-4 role again next year

- Hank Balling

Wait until the pile of dung they are gonna feed us at the end of the year.
hehateme
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.11.2017

Mar 21 @ 8:45 PM ET
You couldn’t be more wrong, you put that kid in a losing culture and locker room. This defense is beyond terrible
- SABRES 89


So he just sits here the rest of the year?


Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Mar 21 @ 8:46 PM ET
I will (frank)ing stab one of you if those two dog poop bumholes show the (frank) up next year.
- TheSabresTaco


You have 5 goalies on the current roster.

As much as I’d do anything possible to get Saros here….

The Financial President won’t allow it…

It’ll be Comrie, UPL, Levi and they will re-sign Bishop to IR him…
hehateme
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.11.2017

Mar 21 @ 8:47 PM ET
You have 5 goalies on the current roster.

As much as I’d do anything possible to get Saros here….

The Financial President won’t allow it…

It’ll be Comrie, UPL, Levi and they will re-sign Bishop to IR him…

- Gr8daygo


No fooking way
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Mar 21 @ 8:47 PM ET
Wait until the pile of dung they are gonna feed us at the end of the year.
- sabresfan69


Adams will lay the "aw, shucks" charm on thick and a majority of fans will eat it up.

Add Pysyk and Bjugstad over the summer and we're ready to roll next season. Effective, efficient and economic.
FireRuff
Joined: 02.06.2013

Mar 21 @ 8:47 PM ET
Lets get Ben Bishop in the net. What have they got to lose.
FireRuff
Joined: 02.06.2013

Mar 21 @ 8:47 PM ET
Lets get Ben Bishop in the net. What have they got to lose.
The_Inkwell
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.29.2006

Mar 21 @ 8:48 PM ET
Asplund scores 4 in the 3rd and we let in 10 goals for the 2nd time this year.
ieetbred
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.30.2011

Mar 21 @ 8:50 PM ET
This team had to acquire Ben Bishop to hit the cap floor because they're too cheap to pay for real players.

Donnie has resurrected the careers of multiple Sabres, and yes, he will likely go down with the ship, but this isn't on him imo.

He will take the blame for the cheap owners who won't invest in this team.

- Hank Balling


I won't take away from some of the obvious positive impact he has had on certain players but none of what I listed has anything to do with cheap owners

This team routinely quits on themselves. Something I think we all commended them for not doing earlier in the season

Its very alarming

Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Mar 21 @ 8:50 PM ET
Is there any way the team is up for sale?

Is there any way they have been attempting to streamline some costs to make the team look more financially viable?

Is that now the only hope we can have.

A nice young foundation.
An AHL coach
An rink manager at GM
A hedge fund manager as President
A owner that is just out of touch

What a shame.

- Gr8daygo


Idk. This franchise is honestly a joke. I hope they prove me wrong and actually invest in the team this summer but I doubt they will
FireRuff
Joined: 02.06.2013

Mar 21 @ 8:50 PM ET
I think it is quite obvious that the team is rebelling against Donnie and his new acquisitions that are dog poop, his ridiculous mixed up lines, and rewarding players for playing like crap. The development coach has done his job and needs to move on!
sabresfan69
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.26.2007

Mar 21 @ 8:51 PM ET
Adams will lay the "aw, shucks" charm on thick and a majority of fans will eat it up.

Add Pysyk and Bjugstad over the summer and we're ready to roll next season. Effective, efficient and economic.

- Hank Balling

Adams - I really thought we were in it to the end. We grew together and I like our chances next year.

Welcome to the same roster.
turbo044
Joined: 02.18.2009

Mar 21 @ 8:51 PM ET
What's the cheaper option:

Spending on two legitimate defensemen and a 1A Goalie

Or

Firing a coach and blaming him


The financials will guide their decision. Donnie goes down with the ship and we get Joker in a top-4 role again next year

- Hank Balling


Joker and Bryson are a big mystery this year. Bryson was at least serviceable in the past, this years he's hideous. Joker has no offensive ability and seems to have forgotten how to position defensively. The regression in both is stunning and they can't be part of the future.

To come into this season with this goaltending trio is a ridiculous mistake by KA. Perhaps he was allowing a college goalie dictate his decision-making. The threat of Levi not signing neutered him. Not saying Saros was available, but imagine this team with Saros on it? I've been watching this team for 40+ years and this is by far the worst goalie group I've ever seen.
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