Nextmanup Posted January 13, 2022 Posted January 13, 2022 Poor Aaron Dell goes between the pipes against Nashville tonight. He's sporting a 4.52 GAA and an .872 save %. It's going to be a long night; Nashville is really hot right now and a good team.
PromoTheRobot Posted January 14, 2022 Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) Edited January 14, 2022 by PromoTheRobot
BillsFan4 Posted January 14, 2022 Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) 22 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Poor Aaron Dell goes between the pipes against Nashville tonight. He's sporting a 4.52 GAA and an .872 save %. It's going to be a long night; Nashville is really hot right now and a good team. And of course the Sabres win... just as we all expected right? 😂 seriously though, with Dell in net and the way Nashville had been playing I fully expected another game like against Tampa Bay, where the Sabres just looked outmatched all night long. But they played a really good game. Even Dell played well. Go figure... lol One thing I will say this year - despite their record looking similar to previous years, they’ve looked more competitive, and that’s with significantly less talent. They find ways to be competitive most nights. I’m not seeing guys moping and/or quitting either. I don’t see any of that “wow is me, here we go again” bull ****. They’re definitely better coached and young players seem to be developing. I think Granato has earned some time. I’m hoping the Sabres actually stick with him for a while. Edited January 14, 2022 by BillsFan4 4
Greybeard Posted January 15, 2022 Posted January 15, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 9:19 PM, PromoTheRobot said: Wow, she has a service fish!
CountDorkula Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 Fast Forward to 41:30 Andrew Peters hints at major changes to the Sabres organization by the end of the year. Peters has proven to be in the know recently. Some NSFW language. Wonder what it could be?
Mike in Horseheads Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 5 hours ago, CountDorkula said: Fast Forward to 41:30 Andrew Peters hints at major changes to the Sabres organization by the end of the year. Peters has proven to be in the know recently. Some NSFW language. Wonder what it could be? Maybe they are finally going to hire a Team President and get Kim the hell out of there.
BillsFan4 Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 It can’t be firing the coach or GM. That would be so ridiculous. I’m not sure what ownership expected from this season, after trading away their best players for futures and filling out the roster pretty much entirely with guys on veteran minimum contracts. Maybe Kim pegula stepping down as team president? I wonder if they’d move Adams into the role and promote Jason Karmanos to GM? Or if they’d hire a team president and keep Adam’s in his current role? Or maybe the Pegulas are selling? That would make me excited and nervous. The Sabres have been a mess under Pegula. But I don’t want the team to move, and I don’t want to go back to the days of pinching every penny (though we may be back there already).
May Day 10 Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 My guess, and based on a bit of other smoke around this over the past 6 months or so... The Pegulas are selling a significant portion of the team. The other party might be Canadian and Key Bank Center operation is part of the deal, which might mean $ for renovations. So if another party is potentially dumping hundreds of millions into this property, viewing the shambles everything is in including a few thousand emotionally dead people every home game, they are probably demanding some sort of say/major shift in the hockey ops. Its possible too that the Pegulas have gotten fatigued and frustrated with running this team and the criticism that comes with it and actually want to step away/back. I have zero reason to believe the Pegulas would set this team up for relocation (I would be shocked), nor do I think there is much of a realistic market for NHL team relocation at this time. The only market I would fear from Buffalo's standpoint would be Houston. I also don't believe the NHL would be eager to lose the Buffalo market.
PromoTheRobot Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 19 minutes ago, May Day 10 said: My guess, and based on a bit of other smoke around this over the past 6 months or so... The Pegulas are selling a significant portion of the team. The other party might be Canadian and Key Bank Center operation is part of the deal, which might mean $ for renovations. So if another party is potentially dumping hundreds of millions into this property, viewing the shambles everything is in including a few thousand emotionally dead people every home game, they are probably demanding some sort of say/major shift in the hockey ops. Its possible too that the Pegulas have gotten fatigued and frustrated with running this team and the criticism that comes with it and actually want to step away/back. I have zero reason to believe the Pegulas would set this team up for relocation (I would be shocked), nor do I think there is much of a realistic market for NHL team relocation at this time. The only market I would fear from Buffalo's standpoint would be Houston. I also don't believe the NHL would be eager to lose the Buffalo market. I think the Sabres are on track to being good again but it's going to take years. There is no quick fix. That's how we ended up here in the first place. 1
PromoTheRobot Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 On 1/17/2022 at 3:23 PM, Mike in Horseheads said: Maybe they are finally going to hire a Team President and get Kim the hell out of there. Kim is already not involved.
Mike in Horseheads Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said: Kim is already not involved. Then who is running the show?
PromoTheRobot Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 7 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said: Then who is running the show? Kevyn Adams.
May Day 10 Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 17 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: I think the Sabres are on track to being good again but it's going to take years. There is no quick fix. That's how we ended up here in the first place. They have been here before, and seem to perpetually be here. Adams and company did the easy part that anyone can do. The tear-down. It will probably take awhile... but it isn't splitting the atom either and fans don't need to tolerate being told we are perpetually in year 1 of a 5 year rebuilding plan. Maybe it'll work out with the current staff, but I do not have a lot of faith in Adams, his lack of experience, Karmanos' kid, and the doubling-down with an analytical and data mining approach. I feel pretty confident that if Adams were cut loose today, he wouldn't even get an interview to be a general manager elsewhere in the league. So circling back, if I am a person who is spending 100s of millions of dollars on a team, I would want to feel comfortable the rebuild is being guided with experienced and capable hands, and to make sure the whole operation is being run correctly from scouting/drafting/developing/etc. I have been a fan for 35 years-ish. I spent a huge portion of that never missing a period. As of now, I'm not sure I can name 10 players and their numbers. I have watched an aggregate 6 periods this season. It isn't out of any protest. I just have lost all desire to consume that product. There are many others like me as the arena crowds can verify. This is a problem. Maybe they are on the right path? I don't know and don't really care that much at this point. That's just my guess with the 'major changes'. On this plane, with the Pegulas making the decisions, Adams will get at least 2 more seasons after this and I'm fine because whatever. It doesn't matter what I think. People here were defending both Murray and Botterill right to the bitter end, just an instant before they pivoted into the next guy having 5 years worth of incompetence to clean up. People did the same for any 1 of the Bills' drought-era coaches and general managers, as well as Russ Brandon.
PromoTheRobot Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 Just now, May Day 10 said: They have been here before, and seem to perpetually be here. Adams and company did the easy part that anyone can do. The tear-down. It will probably take awhile... but it isn't splitting the atom either and fans don't need to tolerate being told we are perpetually in year 1 of a 5 year rebuilding plan. Maybe it'll work out with the current staff, but I do not have a lot of faith in Adams, his lack of experience, Karmanos' kid, and the doubling-down with an analytical and data mining approach. I feel pretty confident that if Adams were cut loose today, he wouldn't even get an interview to be a general manager elsewhere in the league. So circling back, if I am a person who is spending 100s of millions of dollars on a team, I would want to feel comfortable the rebuild is being guided with experienced and capable hands, and to make sure the whole operation is being run correctly from scouting/drafting/developing/etc. I have been a fan for 35 years-ish. I spent a huge portion of that never missing a period. As of now, I'm not sure I can name 10 players and their numbers. I have watched an aggregate 6 periods this season. It isn't out of any protest. I just have lost all desire to consume that product. There are many others like me as the arena crowds can verify. This is a problem. Maybe they are on the right path? I don't know and don't really care that much at this point. That's just my guess with the 'major changes'. On this plane, with the Pegulas making the decisions, Adams will get at least 2 more seasons after this and I'm fine because whatever. It doesn't matter what I think. People here were defending both Murray and Botterill right to the bitter end, just an instant before they pivoted into the next guy having 5 years worth of incompetence to clean up. People did the same for any 1 of the Bills' drought-era coaches and general managers, as well as Russ Brandon. Anything is possible. I don't get the lack of faith in Adams. He's done a good job considering the pressure he was under. You can't grow an NHL team overnight. Tim Murray tried to trade and free agent his way to a shortcut and look where it left us. Pain is part of the process. 1
Jauronimo Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 19 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: It can’t be firing the coach or GM. That would be so ridiculous. I’m not sure what ownership expected from this season, after trading away their best players for futures and filling out the roster pretty much entirely with guys on veteran minimum contracts. Maybe Kim pegula stepping down as team president? I wonder if they’d move Adams into the role and promote Jason Karmanos to GM? Or if they’d hire a team president and keep Adam’s in his current role? Or maybe the Pegulas are selling? That would make me excited and nervous. The Sabres have been a mess under Pegula. But I don’t want the team to move, and I don’t want to go back to the days of pinching every penny (though we may be back there already). Saw some rumors that the Sabres might bring in Briere as GM after Montreal hired Hughes to GM. I guess Briere was considered a favorite for the Montreal job. Elevate Adams to team president and Briere as GM. FWIW, I heard Wawrow talking about Kim wanting to be done with the Sabres but Terry as a hockey fan won't sell.
K-9 Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 18 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: Anything is possible. I don't get the lack of faith in Adams. He's done a good job considering the pressure he was under. You can't grow an NHL team overnight. Tim Murray tried to trade and free agent his way to a shortcut and look where it left us. Pain is part of the process. While I agree it starts at the top and the Pegulas own their share of problems, imo Tim Murray is the biggest reason the Sabres are in the situation they’re in now. 1
BillsFan4 Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) no idea how credible this is Edit - tweet was deleted, which makes me think it was BS. But they were claiming the goat head was coming back as an alternate Jersey for 2022/23. Edited January 21, 2022 by BillsFan4
BillsFan4 Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jauronimo said: Hell of a shot. Sure was! Dahlin had a great goal too: pisses me off that they found a way to lose that game. They were up 3-1, and held a 4-3 lead with just over 12 minutes left in the 3rd. Dell wasn’t very good but the Sabres didn’t do him many favors in that 3rd period. New team/roster, same old problems... Edited January 21, 2022 by BillsFan4 1
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