GDT: Dead Wings @ Dull Swords - 7pm

[rogking65]

lazy team combined with a lot of low IQ players, Should not be losing games the way they are

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Ya let’s blow it up again I’m sure this time it’ll work and everybody else won’t go onto bigger and better things.

You’re totally f***ed either way at this point. But I agree that another rebuild is out of the question. There wouldn’t be a single fan left.

Adams locked the them into being a team that will never make the playoffs comfortably for the next decade whether you do a rebuild or not. They’re a 500 team for the long haul.

I bet they make the playoffs in 2029 with this core on a fluke, last a round, and then it’s off to the next rebuild in 2032.

 

[Oddbob]

Wings fan in peace! Sorry for both of our teams tonight. That was a full on display of shit hockey from both sides tonight. It was like we were going shit for shit.

 

[Vito_81]

I wish I could quit watching this team. But for whatever reason deep down in my soul I can’t. So, I will continue to go down with the ship.

 

[Reddawg]

TAX THE PALM TREES.

I need to see this sign at the next game.

 

[Beerz]

 

[Willgamesh]

Tage we need more goals.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

Anyone who believed they were in a win now season was buying some bullshit. They have a lot of cap space sitting here again. Not a serious team. And the GM just told everyone he wasn’t going to alter his plans because they’re losing. Which means the plan was never about winning.

Well said, and I definitely agree. That’s why I put win now in quotes. lol. It was clear this wasn’t truly a win now season when they bought out skinner then didn’t use the cap space it created. The whole reason it made sense to buy him out this year was that $7M in cap space that came in 2024.

It’s about being “economic and efficient”, not winning. I do think Pegula wants to win, if only because the Sabres are an embarrassment to him. But he doesn’t want to win enough to let people with actual experience run the hockey ops without having to be so involved in everything, including scouting+free agent meetings.

Worst part is that even if Pegula is forced to fire Kevyn Adams, I have zero faith he will be replaced with anyone competent.

 

[SundherDome]

Fire Kevyn.

Give me Lindy to President of Hockey ops

Give me Emilie Castonguay as GM

Give me Gallant and whoever he wants to bring with him

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

There is no realistic path to contending status with Cozens and Peterka in the top 6. They may eventually fluke into the playoffs, but they'll never be a threat. They also need to make a decision on Power/Byram. Such a baby shit soft group of players.

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

Fire Kevyn.

Give me Lindy to President of Hockey ops

Give me Emilie Castonguay as GM

Give me Gallant and whoever he wants to bring with him

*And don't allow Terry to have any say in hockey decisions

 

[DapperCam]

Lindy should resign. He doesn’t deserve to be associated with these losers. He’s better than that. Let heir apparent Appert sully his record.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Charts

 

[sabresfan129103]

Wings fan in peace! Sorry for both of our teams tonight. That was a full on display of shit hockey from both sides tonight. It was like we were going shit for shit.

Consider yourself lucky you only have to watch our team 4 times a year. We get 82 games of this.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Feel bad for the guys showing up on this roster. Core and talent is there. Their GM has stood by and refused to insulate them. He continues to stand by.

I honestly don’t think he can insulate them - there aren’t many deals to be had out there, and he aint good enough to make them if there were.

But I think his overall plan is just extremely flawed. As Eliot Friedmann keeps noting, tearing it down and building your core solely through the draft has never really worked for anyone.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

You could literally see the panic set in to the Sabres game in the third period, even before Detroit scored to make it a 1 goal game. Then after they scored it only got worse from there.

This team is so mentally soft and/or broken. They so desperately need a couple/few good, TALENTED veteran players that can help them on the ice. But alas, we don’t have palm trees so I guess that’s not a realistic ask…

 

[SundherDome]

Awful. He’s bad bad. Dropped on the fake and not reactive on the shot. Two goals he was on the goal line and not square to the shooter. Just elementary mistakes for a goalie.

Biting on a leg kick, I was actually lol

 

[SabresFan26]

Biting on a leg kick, I was actually lol

WGR roasting Reimer right now.

 

[SundherDome]

*And don't allow Terry to have any say in hockey decisions

He owns it, he can do whatever he wants but I would hope if he said something like give Peterka 8 year at 10 million, someone would step in.

 

[sabremike]

If you hired a non-idiot as a GM I bet they would turn things around very quickly.

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

Fire Kevyn.

Give me Lindy to President of Hockey ops

Give me Emilie Castonguay as GM

Give me Gallant and whoever he wants to bring with him

Coaching is not the problem. Management needs to change. You could reanimate the corpse of Toe Blake and it wouldn't make a difference because this roster is fundamentally flawed.

 

[slip]

I honestly don’t think he can insulate them - there aren’t many deals to be had out there, and he aint good enough to make them if there were.

But I think his overall plan is just extremely flawed. As Eliot Friedmann keeps noting, tearing it down and building your core solely through the draft has never really worked for anyone.

You got some quality young assets you can flip for pretty good vets without NTCs or NMCs. You just gotta give up this ridiculous notion that you will cultivate a core of youth that will gel into some kind of Cup winning dynasty. This plan has failed for 13 years through 3 GMs. Give it up already

 

[Oddbob]

Consider yourself lucky you only have to watch our team 4 times a year. We get 82 games of this.

I wish that was consolation. But sitting through the Chiarot/Petry pair and Holl/Gustafsson pair has sapped all my strength. That and watching whatever system Lalonde has them playing.

 

[SabresFan26]

Fire Kevyn, fans need to start throwing their jerseys on the ice. Palm tree blow ups. That bum should never be associated with our franchise ever again.

 

[slip]

Coaching is not the problem. Management needs to change. You could reanimate the corpse of Toe Blake and it wouldn't make a difference because this roster is fundamentally flawed.

It's not to solution either. Ruff simply hasn't moved the needle. That much is obvious at this point.