May Day 10

Gotta keep the deck clear for Appert to take over.

Never liked the show. Had no idea it still existed

Like I said before. No shame in losing to the Panthers in 7. That team was built to win playoff games

I think the Leafs are just fine to be honest. They are probably the 2nd or 3rd best team in the NHL. They have just been stuck in a brutal Division with Boston, Tampa, and now Florida. Florida is a wagon. I believe hiring Berube put them a step or 3 closer to being a cup-winning team. I had thought this might be the year.

The roids/HGH is a different thing altogether. Those people arent banned. They just can't get enough votes. I wonder if Rose and Jackson get in... and also a fringe HOF player like Cicotte.

With all the sponsorships, there might be mandatory gambling I'm kind of mixed on this. Probably more in favor than not. The way Manfred made the rule (deceased players may be eligible/reinstated) makes it much better and im for it. It'll be interesting if that classic baseball committee votes them in and if they do right away. Pretty sure the neckband writers wouldn't

The most important thing in the world to me is this scenario. Fans storming the field at the last game of Rich Stadium for an AFC Championship, a truly unique and wonderful scene for the NFL and a send-off for the old barn. Then a Super Bowl victory, then opening the new stadium with a banner. It would exorcize all demons.

I typically hate 3rd uniforms, especially in the nfl. I commend them for keeping that at bay all these years for the classic looks. However, I would really get excited for that nickel city look. That would be pretty awesome

I dont think anyone would have though of/said JP Losman or EJ Manuel

I agree with that. The Sabres make me feel like I am a fan of the worst franchise in the league. The glassiest of houses. Completely irrelevant and the Leafs travel to worlds we cant even comprehend as Sabres fans. Eichel too. I hated him, but now, you know, he was probably right. Why should he be expected to waste his career here?

I picked the Leafs and Stars with the Leafs winning. They are legit and are well-coached

I think/suspect that pegula has a fragile ego and an inferiority complex. He is almost always the dimmest individual in the room and he hates it. He has missed so many times, especially in the hockey realm. It isn't just hockey side either. The business side has churned and has had much dysfunction as well. I remember a chill in my spine when pegula was first introduced, when he bragged about how he never lost or fired an employee with his fracking business. Judging by things that he and Kim have said, they think they have an otherworldly ability to read people for their "authenticity" as Kim called it, and the ability to excel at their jobs. The organization is full of Terry's little potential success stories. All these nobodies that he plucked out of the usdp. He yearns for that Athletic column that shows how right he was, and how successful the sabres have been doing it his way. Adams is his magnum opus discovery. Appert is another major one and is tabbed for HC after this season. College educated people can easily manipulate the Pegulas by making them feel smart and feeding their egos. The pegulas are then manipulated by the much smarter individual.

Zero coaching or front office experience. He is maybe the one guy who Sabres fans would most reject due to hatred. Staal hated it here, and quit on the team. He is friends with Kevyn Adams (who everyone hates) so there is that. He also said that he would have had Buffalo on his no trade list if he thought it was possible he could be traded to Buffalo. After media hinting at possible major changes and the fans being forced to wait for that rube owner to drag his slippered feet around through the NFL draft and Adams "presenting to him". This is a slap in the face to Sabres fans as the first (maybe only) "move". Staal was also one of the meatheads who refused to wear a pride jersey for warmups. All these hollow theme nights that NHL teams put on do annoy me, but a player making that stand is a really bad look IMO. Stall can f right back out of Buffalo.

I dont think they were allowed to use Yeti... I think it was Mammoths vs Hockey Club vs Outlaws.... I was really hoping it would be Mammoths. Outlaws is annoying and the logo reminds me of dozens of annoying youth fake elite teams that use the same looking logo.

Its because Terry Pegula is a complete moron. Enjoy the Allen years, Bills fans

Nope. I've tuned the team out a long time ago. They are a joke.

Elijah Moore is going to eat

Nothing there makes me think he should/can be in charge of pro scouting. It's like they randomly selected a lofty position for a guy they like.

I have had these thoughts too. Once Allen is gone, games wont be worth that much. I'm hoping the new building wont be like the soulless Keybank Center and resemble a fun atmosphere like the current Highmark (many of the drought games were fun to attend to some degree). Go through another drought though and everyone is under water with those ticket prices, locked in to buying them for 30 years. If it feels like a Sabres game where everyone is bored, distracted, kids going to get cotton candy and go to face painting every 15 seconds, and shrill music dissecting my eardrums, Ill want to stay at home. I tossed my Sabres tickets of almost 25 years. I just don't feel like the organization wants to win as much as they want to keep their people employed. Their head pro scout is from being an assistant at Buff State. Their head amateur scout was an unpaid volunteer for Notre Dame. Assistant GMs have similar histories. They have a guy they have been training on the job to be head coach some day. The same guy is probably better equipped coaching at Fredonia than the NHL. Changes are needed and wont be coming. Their Division is uniquely challenging looking at the quality of the organizations now, top to 7. These seems to be such a lack of sophistication with the Sabres, Im not sure they can ever compete. Sure, they can have a "good" season and snake 1 of the wild card spots and get swept or lose in 5 in round 1. But they are Mt Everest away from truly competing with teams like Toronto, Florida, Tampa, Carolina, Dallas, Colorado, Vegas, LA, etc.

The problem is, the nhl is a lot more intricate than an nfl program. In the nfl you hit on a qb and a competent coach and you have a generation of results. We are Josh Allen retiring from again going back to the org who endlessly promoted russ brandon, Whaley not being "privy" to who the coach was, marrone essentially quitting as hc, and Rex Ryan not being allowed to "leave the room". In the nhl, coaches are throwaway at the bottom of the food chain. There is a lot more need for scouting and development. You are looking at teenagers across the world playing in apples to oranges leagues. Then drafting them at 18, forecasting who they will become, then being responsible for development to reach their potential. The cap in the nhl is also unforgiving. You also have much of the league at ufa status or have no trade protection who view the sabres as not serious or relevant. The construct of a good nhl team is also based on intricate chemistry and balance. Pegula being involved at all is an inefficiency the franchise can't afford. After Ruff and regier's way-too-long run, they have trotted out a series of first timers culminating with adams who had zero applicable experience. Top "officers" in the hockey department have dubious resumes to be manning their positions. Pegula and adams don't seem to want to be threatened by someone who knows what they are doing. Before he had to hide, hearing pegula speak about hockey made me seriously wonder if he had been a fan at all. Not knowledgeable.

Yeah, this is a tough one, but I get it. Him being on live these days can be borderline uncomfortable. I tuned in to college gameday so many times in large part because of Corso. I've tuned in recent years, calling my son down at noon so he can see his prediction. I wonder if the parties will consider a taped feature every week like they had lou Holtz do for awhile. End of a fun era nonetheless.

This sounds stupid. Will not buy

Love this guy

I think this is the correct answer