Greg S Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 .....not gonna even bother looking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 1 minute ago, I am the egg man said: .....not gonna even bother looking. I won't say where they are ranked in case you decide to watch but the Pegula's get a pretty good ranking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Not surprised they got a good ranking. They should. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 #12 for those that don't want to watch. 5 1 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Greg S said: I won't say where they are ranked in case you decide to watch but the Pegula's get a pretty good ranking. 7 minutes ago, Doc said: Not surprised they got a good ranking. They should. Would be interesting to see where they would have ended up after the Ryan/Whaley years. Probably near the bottom, saying they gave Ryan & Whaley way too much freedom to run things, the same reasons they are given high grades now. Edited August 6, 2021 by Steve O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 if the Pegulas were a Pokemon, who would they be? Doduo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Round Bust Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 being a resident of the DC area am glad the former Redskins and Dan Snyder are graded the worst, not surprised that Hunt-Rooney-Kraft families won the bronze-silver-gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 23 minutes ago, Steve O said: Would be interesting to see where they would have ended up after the Ryan/Whaley years. Probably near the bottom, saying they gave Ryan & Whaley way too much freedom to run things, the same reasons they are given high grades now. Who cares? That's old news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 43 minutes ago, I am the egg man said: .....not gonna even bother looking. That was wise 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Bills Fan Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Where do they rank in the NHL owner rankings? 1 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Southern Bills Fan said: Where do they rank in the NHL owner rankings? Ask Sabres fans on the other message board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessAccepted Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 40 minutes ago, Beast said: #12 for those that don't want to watch. Thanks. I gave up when I saw Jerry was #16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 32 minutes ago, RiotAct said: if the Pegulas were a Pokemon, who would they be? Doduo? Butterfree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Should’ve retired #32 for Ralph. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 11 minutes ago, ProcessAccepted said: Thanks. I gave up when I saw Jerry was #16 3 Super Bowls in the 90's got him that high of a ranking. His teams haven't lived up to the hype since Jimmy was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushypeaches Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 I would enjoy seeing rankings of NFL owner hairstyles, just to see where Mark Davis, the lost Stooge ranks 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSEFEFFER Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Hire the right people, empower them to do their jobs, provide them with all the resources they need and, finally, don't get caught doing embarrassing things on tape, or at least suppress it and have it destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Bills Fan Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Doc said: Ask Sabres fans on the other message board. Wow. Slick burn dude. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) These are fun and all, but what made Kraft a "great owner" was lucking into Tom Brady. You can give him some credit for going after Belichick. Due to Brady and Belichick, NE won a ton and became a top franchise. Before that they weren't much different from today's Bengals: a few nice runs, a SB trip in the past, but no real staying power. If Trevor Lawrence becomes a superstar then suddenly Shad Khan is a better owner? Edited August 6, 2021 by TheFunPolice 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 The fact that they are probably the worst NHL owners reminds of when Illitch of Detroit was ranked the best NHL owner when the Red Wings were winning every other cup and dead last, I think, in baseball. Winning cures all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigK14094 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Well, #12 on the NFL side of the coin is good. The other side of the coin (Sabres) might not be that high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 7 hours ago, Beast said: #12 for those that don't want to watch. The 12th man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 7 hours ago, Greg S said: I won't say where they are ranked in case you decide to watch but the Pegula's get a pretty good ranking. should have been much higher. How does he rank Jim Irsay near the top of the list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Southern Bills Fan said: Where do they rank in the NHL owner rankings? Dead worst franchise in the NHL, easily, with Ottawa being the only serious contender for the honor. Here's the thing: Pegula got lucky with his football hirings and then got out of the way. He's had terrible NHL hirings and fancies himself a hockey expert, so he gets in the way of everything, despite being an idiot. When a sports team is this bad, for this long, the only place you can look for an answer is ownership. Here's to hoping he sells the Sabres and focuses on the Bills. I think he will do that, at some point in the future. No one likes to be surrounded by misery forever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 5 hours ago, Southern Bills Fan said: Wow. Slick burn dude. I could’ve said the same thing for my original reply. But this isn’t an NHL board much less thread. But you knew, that didn’t you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Been waiting for a World's Sexiest Owner ranking... Kim Pegula takes it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabel Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 7 hours ago, Southern Bills Fan said: Where do they rank in the NHL owner rankings? Probably dead last. Don't get me wrong, I'm stoked at how they've handled the Bills but they have really fudged up the Sabres. I read a headline today about the roster and all that was said was, "Well...that is indeed a team." Admittedly I haven't been following them closely probably since their last playoff run, I keep up with the news but don't watch a lot of the games. 8ts been rough, I mean, how long does it take to get their stuff together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Bills Fan Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 41 minutes ago, Doc said: I could’ve said the same thing for my original reply. But this isn’t an NHL board much less thread. But you knew, that didn’t you? Good thing that we have the TBD Karen to let us know what replies are allowed and which ones aren’t. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Southern Bills Fan said: Good thing that we have the TBD Karen to let us know what replies are allowed and which ones aren’t. Hey, I’m here to help… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Stan Kronke coming in at #11 kills the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Irsay and Kroenke are too high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChronicAndKnuckles Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 8:59 AM, RiotAct said: if the Pegulas were a Pokemon, who would they be? Doduo? Jigglypuff. Just because Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessAccepted Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 9:42 AM, Greg S said: 3 Super Bowls in the 90's got him that high of a ranking. His teams haven't lived up to the hype since Jimmy was there. Agreed. I would have thought that his acknowledgment that he messed that situation up and his years of meddling holding the team back would have caught up with him in 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 21 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Dead worst franchise in the NHL, easily, with Ottawa being the only serious contender for the honor. Here's the thing: Pegula got lucky with his football hirings and then got out of the way. He's had terrible NHL hirings and fancies himself a hockey expert, so he gets in the way of everything, despite being an idiot. When a sports team is this bad, for this long, the only place you can look for an answer is ownership. Here's to hoping he sells the Sabres and focuses on the Bills. I think he will do that, at some point in the future. No one likes to be surrounded by misery forever. He got lucky? Tell us how that luck happened. That bull#### narrative has been floated around by people like you and I have yet to see anyone substantiate that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Are they still that high today if they had picked the other Josh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 21 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Dead worst franchise in the NHL, easily, with Ottawa being the only serious contender for the honor. Here's the thing: Pegula got lucky with his football hirings and then got out of the way. He's had terrible NHL hirings and fancies himself a hockey expert, so he gets in the way of everything, despite being an idiot. When a sports team is this bad, for this long, the only place you can look for an answer is ownership. Here's to hoping he sells the Sabres and focuses on the Bills. I think he will do that, at some point in the future. No one likes to be surrounded by misery forever. I think it is EXACTLY the OPPOSITE. They have been unlucky with the Sabres. They have given both teams all of the resources they could. Their hires have been well regarded at the time up to the GMKA hire. We will see how he works out. I am hopeful. The Pegulas have transformed the community - particularly downtown. They created the Academy of Hockey and impressed the NHL to such an extent that the NHL combine will be in Buffalo for as long as we want unless the NHL decided to do a favor for some other community. Most importantly, I don't have to worry about the Pegulas moving either team while they own them. (As it turns out, the Austin BS turned out to be just that - BS) Also regarding the Sabres, you may want to ask yourself how much they are subsidizing the Sabres and whether there is anyone else anywhere that would be willing to do so and keep the team in Buffalo. 14 hours ago, Bob in STL said: Stan Kronke coming in at #11 kills the whole thing. I am a huge fan of Arsenal - another team Silent Stan Kroenke owns. All one needs to know about Kroenke is that, even though he is from Missouri, he moved the Rams to LA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 4:53 PM, LeGOATski said: Been waiting for a World's Sexiest Owner ranking... Kim Pegula takes it. Not Jerrah? 🤪🧐 Just kidding, she is a beautiful woman, and seems very bright. I’m not a big hockey fan, but for the sake of my family, I wish they would get it right and get out of the way like they did with the Bills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 9:26 AM, Southern Bills Fan said: Where do they rank in the NHL owner rankings? Take wins out of it and they've been as good as we could hope for. They spent a lot and helped build up amateur hockey in Buffalo. The NHL combine is in Buffalo only because of the Pegulas. There's obviously anger because of the lack of winning and they've also started cutting the hockey budget. So who knows where that's going. But at the same time they cut budget they sign the #1 free agent in Taylor Hall. They have a long way to go to building a stable NHL franchise but if we use the Bills as an example all it takes is the right mix of leadership at head coach and GM and it can turn around in couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Bills Fan Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: Take wins out of it and they've been as good as we could hope for. They spent a lot and helped build up amateur hockey in Buffalo. The NHL combine is in Buffalo only because of the Pegulas. There's obviously anger because of the lack of winning and they've also started cutting the hockey budget. So who knows where that's going. But at the same time they cut budget they sign the #1 free agent in Taylor Hall. They have a long way to go to building a stable NHL franchise but if we use the Bills as an example all it takes is the right mix of leadership at head coach and GM and it can turn around in couple years. I agree. It’s difficult to see right now but I believe they are actually on the right track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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