Buffalo Sabres have lost 12 in a row.

[The Gr8 Dane]

They took a bunch of pens and sewered themselves

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Most disappointed players on the planet will be whoever the Sabres draft in 2025.

 

[Habby4Life]

Sabres mailing it in.

 

[sinDer]

Can Buffalo just forfeit the season or go play in the AHL?

Or maybe in Europe? I mean, not in a top tier league, but in Austria or France.

 

[NVious]

Also objectively, Sabres owners have to figure something out, they can't keep changing things for the sake of changing. It's been the same carousel for 15 years. Let's say they fire Ruff. Who wants that job now other than a complete shot in the dark college coach.

I'll take the job and make them post on HF/read HF posts as part of our mental aspect of Hockey program.

 

[Blitzkrug]

It's honestly impressive how that meeting with Pegula looks like it made things catastrophically worse.

The games i watched, they would would be inconsistent but showed signs of life. Not tonight, they quit.

I wonder how much of this is after he said there's no major changes coming and the team collectively decided that's enough trying for one season?

 

[Raistlin]

I feel bad that Benson is playing for them....

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Hear me out.... another meeting, but this time the owner expresses disapproval

 

[Strexvale]

delete: wrong thread

 

[Blitzkrug]

 

[Nikki Potnick]

They should lose their 1st round pick this year for being this bad.

 

[BLNY]

I believe Sabres needs to nuke everything, a true cultural reset is needed. Get rid of Coaching Staff / Front Office / Players, and most importantly, bring in a outsider to be president of hockey ops and stop having the owner meddling in hockey business. (Easier said then done obviously).

Every single year this organization goes threw a massive losing skid that completely derails their season. Buffalo surely has to have noticed every "star" player that they have had and struggles, get traded to a team with a proper foundation and flourishes.

It's odd how NFL Pegula is significantly more well-regarded than NHL Pegula. Product aside, I can't remember negative national news about him wrt the Bills.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

They may never win again

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I thought it was 10 ?

Game isn't over.

If there's a team with the ability to f*** up a lead like this against anyone it's the Habs.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Unfortunately Mike doesn't have any sources. But nonetheless I hope he's right.

I thought it was 10 ?

Game isn't over.

If there's a team with the ability to f*** up a lead like this against anyone it's the Habs.

Oh I assure you, it'll be 11.

 

[Blitzkrug]

It's odd how NFL Pegula is significantly more well-regarded than NHL Pegula. Product aside, I can't remember negative national news about him wrt the Bills.

NFL Pegula's success comes from the fact after the first year of trying to stick his nose in where it didn't belong (ie; hiring Rex Ryan) he hired actual football men in Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott, gave them carte blanche to do whatever they wanted and ended up building a perennial contender. He's there as a figurehead and nothing more.

NHL Pegula meddles, runs a substandard organization by meddling but also being overly patient along with other things like having a skeleton crew of scouts, etc. Imagine a really shitty, dollar store version of Jerry Jones without the odd run of above average football.

 

[LevelingSolo]

Ruff is interesting

He was seen as a coach that peaked years ago then randomly had a really good year in New Jersey

Now that year looks like such an anomaly

 

[MOGlLNY]

It's odd how NFL Pegula is significantly more well-regarded than NHL Pegula. Product aside, I can't remember negative national news about him wrt the Bills.

Because he's not allowed to mettle with the Bills and he has the best player on the planet right now.

 

[Jozay]

NFL Pegula's success comes from the fact after the first year of trying to stick his nose in where it didn't belong (ie; hiring Rex Ryan) he hired actual football men in Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott, gave them carte blanche to do whatever they wanted and ended up building a perennial contender. He's there as a figurehead and nothing more.

NHL Pegula meddles, runs a substandard organization by meddling but also being overly patient along with other things like having a skeleton crew of scouts, etc. Imagine a really shitty, dollar store version of Jerry Jones without the odd run of above average football.

Doubt Pegula gives that much of a shit about the sabres to meddle that much lol

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

This is the motivational speech those players needed: Freedom

 

[Avs2022]

Do the Sabres seriously have 3 shots on goal into the 3rd? Are the espn stats correct?

Edit* nevermind. I read it wrong. Juat saw Reimer has 3 saves.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Sabres need to fire Adams for thinking Ruff was the solution

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

This is the motivational speech those players needed: Freedom

It’s bad, man. I suspect multiple dudes want out- they tried telling the owner there were issues and dude was like, “no, it’s fine.” And this is their response. Like- “you are going to have to do something, we are forcing your hand.”

Wild shit- why’s it gotta be my team?

 

[Ratsreign]

It's odd how NFL Pegula is significantly more well-regarded than NHL Pegula. Product aside, I can't remember negative national news about him wrt the Bills.

He doesn’t meddle with the Bills operation. He needs to copy that approach with his NHL team. Mr Viola also had to figure that out the hard way, and look at the results of him getting out of the way.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

It’s bad, man. I suspect multiple dudes want out- they tried telling the owner there were issues and dude was like, “no, it’s fine.” And this is their response. Like- “you are going to have to do something, we are forcing your hand.”

Wild shit- why’s it gotta be my team?

As sad as it is, this is probably the best thing that could happen. If they played bad but managed to scrounge a couple wins here or there, Pegula could still pat himself on the back. Getting absolutely blown out by another bad team in the Habs is exactly as you said: the players forcing their hand.

Something has to give. At least I hope so. No fanbase deserves to suffer this.