Around the League - 2024-2025

[BallardEra]

I'm not sure what's so hard for people to understand. Ownership has committed to doing what they can to try and give Crosby at chance at winning.

Everyone involved knows the team isn't very good, but they're trying to do what's right by their captain who will retire in the next couple years as an all time great.

Is it a mistake in the sense of long term success, of course. But sometimes that's what the team feels is the right thing to do.

Maybe so but they have missed the playoffs in two straight seasons while that core is 3 years older with no good young talent to help them.

Just because they feel it’s the right thing do, doesn’t necessarily mean that it really “is” the right thing to do.

I don’t see what they’ve done to give Crosby a better chance at winning.

 

[VanW27]

Maybe so but they have missed the playoffs in two straight seasons while that core is 3 years older with no good young talent to help them.

Just because they feel it’s the right thing do, doesn’t necessarily mean that it really “is” the right thing to do.

I don’t see what they’ve done to give Crosby a better chance at winning.

Sure, like said, they know they're not good. But they want to try for Crosby so this is where they are.

Lack of assets, low cap space, aging core. High risk moves (Karlsson), fast tracking what prospects they have (McGroarty) and hope they catch lightning in a bottle.

 

[BallardEra]

Sure, like said, they know they're not good. But they want to try for Crosby so this is where they are.

Lack of assets, low cap space, aging core. High risk moves (Karlsson), fast tracking what prospects they have (McGroarty) and hope they catch lightning in a bottle.

Desperation mode. They're cooked.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

The Bruins might just be dog shit defensively this year tbh.

 

[uncleben]

The Bruins might just be dog shit defensively this year tbh.

But I thought they were supposed to be the best because their D is so tall lol

 

[Evilhomer]

But I though they were supposed to be the best because their D is so tall lol

That's about as dumb as people focussing on how much a player weighs. In any event, Boston should be a playoff team this season, but they aren't winning anything.

 

[MCR74]

I'm not sure what's so hard for people to understand. Ownership has committed to doing what they can to try and give Crosby at chance at winning.

Everyone involved knows the team isn't very good, but they're trying to do what's right by their captain who will retire in the next couple years as an all time great.

Is it a mistake in the sense of long term success, of course. But sometimes that's what the team feels is the right thing to do.

I'm glad Dubas is doing the "right thing" over there and not here.

 

[BertCorbeau]

I'm not sure what's so hard for people to understand. Ownership has committed to doing what they can to try and give Crosby at chance at winning.

Everyone involved knows the team isn't very good, but they're trying to do what's right by their captain who will retire in the next couple years as an all time great.

Is it a mistake in the sense of long term success, of course. But sometimes that's what the team feels is the right thing to do.

Pens owners: “Can you build a cup winning team with the aging group anchored by Crosby and Malkin?”

Dubas: “We can and we will”

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Stars are a solid organization. Generally ice a competitive team and have good drafting and development. Seems like they’re able to inject some quality homegrown youth each season.
Good program.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Preds hit 2 posts in the last 30 seconds.
Stars hang on.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Buffalo lol

And they have Florida on Saturday. This could get ugly fast

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Celebrini with his 1st.
Bit of a blooper but memorable nonetheless.

 

[MCR74]

Buffalo lol

And they have Florida on Saturday. This could get ugly fast

That's unfortunate. I was hoping for the annual "Buffalo will make the playoffs" thread.

 

[Evilhomer]

Buffalo lol

And they have Florida on Saturday. This could get ugly fast

Florida looks like they could be without Barkov for a while. That will be a major blow for them.

 

[WillNy29]

kind of hoping the jeff skinner playoff curse strikes again this year

 

[ULF_55]

But I though they were supposed to be the best because their D is so tall lol

You know you're talking to a bot when obvious sarcasm is beyond the poster.

 

[stats1]

Is there a more depressing organization in sports than the Buffalo Sabres? Maybe the Cleveland Browns? Holy crap are they bad! Haven’t made the playoffs in 13 years and they still look like a lottery team lol wow. 0-3 with a grandpa behind the bench and a GM who clearly isn’t qualified to have the job

 

[Evilhomer]

Is there a more depressing organization in sports than the Buffalo Sabres? Maybe the Cleveland Browns? Holy crap are they bad! Haven’t made the playoffs in 13 years and they still look like a lottery team lol wow. 0-3 with a grandpa behind the bench and a GM who clearly isn’t qualified to have the job

Buffalo will compete with Montreal for last in the division, and both will be competing for last overall.

 

[The Management]

It's tough, what do you even do if you're the Sabres? Is it time to package some prospects or young players and go after a more established marquee type player? Who is even available?

You look back at their roster from when they last made the playoffs, and most of those guys don't even play hockey anymore. Tyler Myers might be the only one. Woof.

 

[weems]

Small sample but goalie performances so far.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844747976926773366

 

[Peasy]

It's tough, what do you even do if you're the Sabres? Is it time to package some prospects or young players and go after a more established marquee type player? Who is even available?

You look back at their roster from when they last made the playoffs, and most of those guys don't even play hockey anymore. Tyler Myers might be the only one. Woof.

Biggest thing I think they need is a competent GM, and a good hard nose coach. They have a lot of talent, but all they know how to do is lose. They don't know how to win. Byram coming from the Avs to there and in the first game having a WTF moment with their PP tells it all.

A coach like Torts would do that org wonders.

 

[VanW27]

Biggest thing I think they need is a competent GM, and a good hard nose coach. They have a lot of talent, but all they know how to do is lose. They don't know how to win. Byram coming from the Avs to there and in the first game having a WTF moment with their PP tells it all.

A coach like Torts would do that org wonders.

Under appreciated aspect of winning is having done it. There's a reason good teams tend to stay good, and bad teams tend to stay bad, often longer then they should on paper.

I also look at that defense, and while there's a ton of talent, young D, even elite young D make more mistakes then people like to admit. Not just mistakes either, they often don't "cheat" nearly as much as a vet does and knows how to get away with.

If I were them I would have went really hard for Tanev. Like stupid money for what he is just to be an example for Dahlin/Power/Samuelsson/Byram.

 

[MilkofthePoppy]

I'm glad Dubas is doing the "right thing" over there and not here.

He isn't doing this for Crosby. He is doing it to buy more time for himself. Once Crosby leaves he will be exposed for the fraud he is.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[Leaf Rocket]

was coming to post this, this is freaking hilarious.

almost mike sillinger level of travelling teams.