YoloinOhio Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 New season, new thread Slogan: Hey… you never know… Lets go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconator Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Hahaha! We started the same thread at the same time!!!! I'll delete mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, Draconator said: Hahaha! We started the same thread at the same time!!!! I'll delete mine. Just as long as Chandler didn’t start it. Because he started last year’s and that was bad luck! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 This year is going to be different!!!!! Hopefully, maybe, even better than last year but definitely different. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Let's go Buffalo!! Hockey! Hockey!! Hockey!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Looking forward to watching the young kids 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockpile233 Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Last year was no fun whatsoever. I don’t think this year can be any worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Ewwwwwwww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 On 9/30/2021 at 12:50 PM, Rockpile233 said: Last year was no fun whatsoever. I don’t think this year can be any worse. I think it can, our goalies are worse than last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 See that huge crowd last night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 21 minutes ago, The Jokeman said: I think it can, our goalies are worse than last season. What’s worse than last place? Is it a question of style points while on the way to last place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 21 minutes ago, K-9 said: What’s worse than last place? Is it a question of style points while on the way to last place? Style, we might score a few more goals but give up a heullva lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockpile233 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 There are enough younger newer faces I haven’t completely soured on. That in itself will make it less awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 I hope the Sabres try to pickup Michael Hutchinson off waivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 https://www.stubhub.com/buffalo-sabres-buffalo-tickets-10-9-2021/event/104910257/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiamioh Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 6 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: I went to the game a week ago here in Cbus and there were more fans than in that picture…That’s pretty bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalophil1948 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Really hope Tokarski makes the final cut. I think he could keep us competitive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 This team is so lacking talent. Watched a couple of the games on stream and I see no way they don’t finish dead last. Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 On 9/30/2021 at 12:50 PM, Rockpile233 said: Last year was no fun whatsoever. I don’t think this year can be any worse. I like your slogan better than yolo's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Instead of all this waiting for Eichel and possibly getting multiple firsts, a decent player and a decent prospect…..how about Eichel and Skinner for one first? Goff > Skinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Yes, attendance is going to be low this year, but why do people go to preseason games? Even if I was forced to buy the tickets as a season ticket holder, I'd still skip those games just so I wouldn't have to pay for parking and any concessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconator Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 That shootout last night was enjoyable. Buffalo should have been done at the end of round two after falling behind 2-0. For them to take it to 9 rounds was impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 On 10/6/2021 at 7:32 AM, 4merper4mer said: Instead of all this waiting for Eichel and possibly getting multiple firsts, a decent player and a decent prospect…..how about Eichel and Skinner for one first? Goff > Skinner. But why tank the value of your most valuable asset even more than the injury already has? The Sabres are just barely above the cap floor right now, and that’s WITH Eichel’s deal on the books. Cap space is the absolute least of their concerns. If they were a competitive team near the cap ceiling it would be different. But it will likely be years before cap space is an issue. It’s kind of an unrealistic idea anyway. Basically no team in the NHL can afford to take on both Eichel and Skinner’s cap hits. They’d probably have to send at least $10+ million in cap back in the trade. So you’d be talking about most likely taking back bad contracts from other teams (players as useless as skinner, or even more useless). Why further tank the value of our most valuable asset and take other team’s bad contracts to get rid of a bad contract that’s not even creating issues for the Sabres? I’d much rather get max value for Eichel, even if that means taking back a bad contract in the trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 12 hours ago, Draconator said: That shootout last night was enjoyable. Buffalo should have been done at the end of round two after falling behind 2-0. For them to take it to 9 rounds was impressive. Yeah it was fun. With the way they came back from that 2-0 shootout deficit it kind of made up for blowing a 3-1 lead in the 3rd and letting them tie the game with less than a minute left. They’ve shown some fight this preseason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 9 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: But why tank the value of your most valuable asset even more than the injury already has? The Sabres are just barely above the cap floor right now, and that’s WITH Eichel’s deal on the books. Cap space is the absolute least of their concerns. If they were a competitive team near the cap ceiling it would be different. But it will likely be years before cap space is an issue. It’s kind of an unrealistic idea anyway. Basically no team in the NHL can afford to take on both Eichel and Skinner’s cap hits. They’d probably have to send at least $10+ million in cap back in the trade. So you’d be talking about most likely taking back bad contracts from other teams (players as useless as skinner, or even more useless). Why further tank the value of our most valuable asset and take other team’s bad contracts to get rid of a bad contract that’s not even creating issues for the Sabres? I’d much rather get max value for Eichel, even if that means taking back a bad contract in the trade. You’re probably right. Good points. It’s just the thought of getting rid of Skinner is soooooooo attractive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 This coming season has a shot at being the new all-time LOW in franchise history. It's been dead rock bottom several times in recent years, yet I think we might find a new low this year. We should be a terrible team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Nextmanup said: This coming season has a shot at being the new all-time LOW in franchise history. It's been dead rock bottom several times in recent years, yet I think we might find a new low this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Maybe if we stop going to games the NHL will gift us a number 1 pick like they did with the Devils especially with it looking like Eichel is good as gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 22 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: But why tank the value of your most valuable asset even more than the injury already has? The Sabres are just barely above the cap floor right now, and that’s WITH Eichel’s deal on the books. Cap space is the absolute least of their concerns. If they were a competitive team near the cap ceiling it would be different. But it will likely be years before cap space is an issue. It’s kind of an unrealistic idea anyway. Basically no team in the NHL can afford to take on both Eichel and Skinner’s cap hits. They’d probably have to send at least $10+ million in cap back in the trade. So you’d be talking about most likely taking back bad contracts from other teams (players as useless as skinner, or even more useless). Why further tank the value of our most valuable asset and take other team’s bad contracts to get rid of a bad contract that’s not even creating issues for the Sabres? I’d much rather get max value for Eichel, even if that means taking back a bad contract in the trade. As long as it's not Okposo bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 8 hours ago, Nextmanup said: This coming season has a shot at being the new all-time LOW in franchise history. It's been dead rock bottom several times in recent years, yet I think we might find a new low this year. We should be a terrible team. Past years have all had expectations of competing for the playoffs. This year is all about seeing if the young guys may pan out. There are zero expectations this year other than being a bottom feeder which should make a last place finish a little more palatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Spot on... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Heard from Key Bank Center: "What say we remarket 'the Sabrejak'?! That will get the fans behind us!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 9:27 AM, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Heard from Key Bank Center: "What say we remarket 'the Sabrejak'?! That will get the fans behind us!" Thanks for posting that! I had that exact jacket, probably some time around 1980 as far as I can recall. A lot of us kids running around WNY at that time had that thing. It was pretty junky too! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 My mom still has a Sabrejak stored away in a closet. I'll have to check that out at some point to see what condition it is in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 First sabres game is tomorrow night and I’m not really even excited. Chances are that I’ll watch Thursday night football. I’m sure I’ll at least check in on the Sabres game though. Maybe watch it until the football game comes on. Its just so hard to get interested in this team when I look at the roster they are icing. But maybe (hopefully) they’ll be better than I think. I hate what this team has done to my love of hockey. I used to follow the Sabres so closely. I’d watch every preseason + regular season game, every coach + player interview, follow all of our prospects in other leagues, go to a bunch of games every year, etc. Now I hardly pay attention to the Sabres at all. I think I watched a period and a half of preseason and that was only because I was flipping through the channels and saw it on. I don’t even have their schedule up on my fridge this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 18 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said: First sabres game is tomorrow night and I’m not really even excited. Chances are that I’ll watch Thursday night football. I’m sure I’ll at least check in on the Sabres game though. Maybe watch it until the football game comes on. Its just so hard to get interested in this team when I look at the roster they are icing. But maybe (hopefully) they’ll be better than I think. I hate what this team has done to my love of hockey. I used to follow the Sabres so closely. I’d watch every preseason + regular season game, every coach + player interview, follow all of our prospects in other leagues, go to a bunch of games every year, etc. Now I hardly pay attention to the Sabres at all. I think I watched a period and a half of preseason and that was only because I was flipping through the channels and saw it on. I don’t even have their schedule up on my fridge this year. This. They have absolutely killed this franchise. Worse-yet, it is ongoing. I went from watching about 98% of their action over about 30 years to watching perhaps a full 60 minutes combined last year. I have no urge/desire to watch them at all this season either. I was a 20-year STH too. It is amazing at the contrast between the Bills and Sabres with the same exact ownership. They have made every single wrong decision when it comes to the Sabres. It is time they seek help (Kevyn Adams is a cruel joke as a General manager, especially with such a gargantuan lift). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 2 hours ago, May Day 10 said: This. They have absolutely killed this franchise. Worse-yet, it is ongoing. I went from watching about 98% of their action over about 30 years to watching perhaps a full 60 minutes combined last year. I have no urge/desire to watch them at all this season either. I was a 20-year STH too. It is amazing at the contrast between the Bills and Sabres with the same exact ownership. They have made every single wrong decision when it comes to the Sabres. It is time they seek help (Kevyn Adams is a cruel joke as a General manager, especially with such a gargantuan lift). We are likely to be the worst team in the league again this year. We have enormous money under the cap to spend, but have done nothing to really improve the team. The Eichel situation has turned into a nightmare of ineptitude. Note how this organization has managed to LOSE AN ENTIRE YEAR based on the way they have handled things. We are not going to get Jack's (healed) services this year, nor are we going to enjoy the boatload of talent we supposedly should have gotten for him in a trade. Instead, we just sit out a year waiting for that saga to unfold. So let's review: 2 best players on team (Reinhart/Eichel) GONE. Replacements: Not much of anything Young prospects: nothing to get excited about; the guys that might be special are YEARS away right now. I guess you can watch Dahlin in his 4th year, though he's never going to be the generational stud he was projected to be anyway. I continue to hold out hope that Pegula sells the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 28 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: I continue to hold out hope that Pegula sells the team. It is honestly the only hope at this point, other than an epiphany and they decide to bring someone in (with experience and credibility), grant them autonomy and budget to build the team from the top down, and restore credibility (which is at zero) as well as relevance (which will be at zero once they trade Eichel). I really don't understand what the goal and end-game for this current path. They are going to run Dahlin through misery right to his UFA year just like these previous guys. Nobody worth anything is going to voluntarily sign here, as I'm sure their dealings with Eichel carries a very negative perception within the NHLPA. They really lack any top/high-end prospects other than Dahlin, and maybe Power really. Cozens is all well and good, but I would trade him for many teams' top prospects without thinking. I also have zero faith in their ability to develop anybody. Their development staff is just their former loser players who worked in Harbor Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 13 hours ago, Nextmanup said: We are likely to be the worst team in the league again this year. Likely? We are entering this season with the worst goaltending tandem in franchise history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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