Jason Botterill Discussion 3

[CrazyPsycho]

This guy just says nonsense



Good work on taking 14 months for matt spencer :p

 

[MeenOlViks]

Team toughness: "I like where we're at"
#bottslogic

 

[Fjordy]

14 months? What kind of deal is he talking about? It probably took him 14 minutes to trade ROR for garbage.

 

[GrierIsGod123]

I truly hate this guy...f*** him!

 

[FloridaSabresFan]

This guy just says nonsense



Good work on taking 14 months for matt spencer :p

What to even say about this clown answer. All i can say is I told you so? I mean I told you he preached patience to the Pegulas and they are buying it.

 

[Buffalo Norsemen]

Do GM's quit on there owners and there fans when they see the writing on the wall ?

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

Character in NHL circles seems to just mean being North American or Swedish, making every team meeting and being an echo chamber for whatever the coach says in the morning media scrum.

Character to this team's management means never mentioning how miserable it is to consistently lose.

And I'm not just referring to you know who. More than a few players that left willingly or unwillingly have talked about this organization that way.

 

[Maut]

When's the earliest either Terry or some other higher up makes the move and gets rid of Botts? Is it if we lose the next 3 in a row? What has to happen for Botts to get fired?

 

[Moskau]

14 months? What kind of deal is he talking about? It probably took him 14 minutes to trade ROR for garbage.

If you've read what the beat reporters said that's actually not far from the truth. St. Louis told their insiders mid day July 1st that the deal was off and they had moved on. Then the deal was quickly materialized before the signing bonus. So you can guess which GM budged at the last minute.

 

[valet]

If we're not a playoff team next year, Botts needs to go. No more excuses. Bad contracts are coming off of the cap, prospects are coming up. It's do or die time for the young GM.

 

[Ace]

If we're not a playoff team next year, Botts needs to go. No more excuses. Bad contracts are coming off of the cap, prospects are coming up. It's do or die time for the young GM.

Oh good another wasted year.

 

[valet]

Oh good another wasted year.

I mean, you have to be realistic. There was no one in the pipeline when he took over. But we'll be able to really evaluate his work when they do.

 

[Royal Thunder]

Enough of the f***ing fluff. Call every team and go through every single permutation and combination of players and just make a f***ing trade. If it's too hard then kick Botts to the curb and find someone who will do it.

The apathy of management and the refusal to condemn the constant losing is a big part of why we have this losing culture.

 

[Chainshot]

When's the earliest either Terry or some other higher up makes the move and gets rid of Botts? Is it if we lose the next 3 in a row? What has to happen for Botts to get fired?

And then they hire the next patsy? Terry is a fan owning a team and it shows.

 

[Chainshot]

This guy just says nonsense



Good work on taking 14 months for matt spencer :p

The least inspiring, most infuriating soundbites fall out of his face constantly.

 

[toomuchsauce]

"If you just give me 11 more months, I might be able to get this Ehlers deal done."

 

[Buffaloed]

14 months? What kind of deal is he talking about? It probably took him 14 minutes to trade ROR for garbage.

I think it took Regier 6 years to make the Doug Gilmour trade.

 

[Chainshot]

If we're not a playoff team next year, Botts needs to go. No more excuses. Bad contracts are coming off of the cap, prospects are coming up. It's do or die time for the young GM.

Botts should not have that opportunity.

 

[sabremike]

Idea: pick a home game, have people show up several hours early, gather everyone in the plaza and hold a huge rally demanding Botts be fired. If you could get several hundred people outside the arena people would notice it.

 

[explore]

This guy just says nonsense



Good work on taking 14 months for matt spencer :p

The first quote is true, though the Sabres were scoring at a 48% rate on the powerplay during the winning part of the season. Still, they should at least be scoring slightly below half that rate, instead of 0%. There'll be an upward correction on the powerplay in time.

The second quote was just goofy. He probably should've kept to himself that it took him over a year to make a minor-league trade. I get the point he was trying to make, but still.

Lastly, the Sabres needs a successful veteran/retired former GM to be hired as a President of Hockey Ops. If for no reason other than to be able to tell if the GM is out of his element.

 

[Revelate]

There’s been mergers of fortune five hundred companies that have taken less than 14 months.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

"If you just give me 11 more months, I might be able to get this Ehlers deal done."

More like "just give me 11 more months and I'll get you that Turris deal you all wanted."

 

[OkimLom]

I mean, you have to be realistic. There was no one in the pipeline when he took over. But we'll be able to really evaluate his work when they do.

didn’t stop the organization from firing Murray. It shouldn’t stop them now.

 

[Gabrielor]

His comment about "I like where the toughness is at" is so blatantly wrong and out-of-touch that I can't believe it's real.

 

[ek93]

His comment about "I like where the toughness is at" is so blatantly wrong and out-of-touch that I can't believe it's real.

This organization becomes harder to stomach every single day.