He texted from the arena after 2. I figure he has nearly 2 weeks to forget all this, though he did get to go to a game in Prague with his best friends. That alone is pretty cool.
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He texted from the arena after 2. I figure he has nearly 2 weeks to forget all this, though he did get to go to a game in Prague with his best friends. That alone is pretty cool.
I’m gonna give them like 5 more games before I really mentally check out from following this team. Kings, Panthers, Pens, Blue Jackets, and Chicago. If they leave that stretch as 1-6 or 1-5-1 or something like that it will be hard to come back with how hard our division is.
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New Jersey: New coach, new system, some new players, not having a normal pre-season, being in Europe for over a week, playing back to back on said continent.
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This is delusion at its finest.
SundherDome
Y'all have to much power
We have very good goaltending, talent all around, depth and finally a bottom 6 that can actually play a shift. Probably the biggest miss on Adams tenure was not getting an established coach when this team took a step and just missed the playoffs a few years ago. He is usually solid in learning from his mistakes and it's evident by the Ruff hire. Ruff has to re-wire how the players see the game, work in his system and believe that when something goes wrong, who cares, move on and go get the next goal
Dreakon13
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At the end of the day, if Ruff can do any good with this group, it wasn't going to happen in a training camp and half a preseason. So of course the same guys will look like some version of last year, with an added bonus of New Jersey being capable of playing a style that gives us fits (smothering defense and above average passing) and having to play them twice in less than 24 hours.
That being said, I'm getting less and less optimistic that this core aren't just always going to be this dumb, lazy and/or set in their ways. It's hard to coach the stupid out of so many players at the same time.
That being said, I'm getting less and less optimistic that this core aren't just always going to be this dumb, lazy and/or set in their ways. It's hard to coach the stupid out of so many players at the same time.
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Amazing how Keefe with the Devils doesn't have this problem or the Devils in general despite finishing lower than us the year prior.
SundherDome
Y'all have to much power
They also have a more veteran lineup and goaltending helps. Goaltending is why they finished lower than us last season.
MarkusKetterer
Shoulda got one game in
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There is no difference. New Jersey is literally in the same boat as us coming into this season. Excuse for excuse and yet they looked like an NHL team.
And at what point is Cozens, Thompson, Tuch, Greenway, Dahlin, Jokiharju, Clifton considered veterans? I didn't even add any of the players added this year.
SundherDome
Y'all have to much power
You could actually go back and read my response instead of being combative for no reason.
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How about Buffalos season where they were 3rd overall in scoring. That's the same season that New Jersey had their 112 point season.
One team took a step back and quickly regained footing. The other team can't find their way out of room with lighting.
joshjull
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You missed the point.
A few posters are starting a new theme/agenda about how we don’t have a #1 center or even a top 6 centers. Then lamenting that we had one but traded him away. Acting as if we were close to accomplishing anything when Jack was here. Thats not an attack on Jack. It’s a simple statement of fact. That you took it to be an attack on Jack is on you.
The irony of their whining is we almost made the playoffs with Tage as the 1C putting up 47g 94pts. Production from a Sabres 1C we haven’t seen for quite some time. To steal from your post… an injured riddled season wipes that season out apparently.
well said....this is one group of low IQ players
sabres4ever
Yes, have some!
Probably an overreation, but I don't care. I would rather we get rid of the entire team, and start from scratch, with a competent office to build out a roster. Several gm's and half a dozen coaches haven't made a bit of difference.
Fold the team, put in a bid for an expansion franchise (The Cheektowaga Chieftains for all I care) and start a new team that way.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, if Adams doesn't last after another season without playoffs, TP will simply promote another organization person without NHL general management experience. Wash, rinse, repeat.
So frustrating.
Fold the team, put in a bid for an expansion franchise (The Cheektowaga Chieftains for all I care) and start a new team that way.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, if Adams doesn't last after another season without playoffs, TP will simply promote another organization person without NHL general management experience. Wash, rinse, repeat.
So frustrating.
sabresfan129103
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Just 2 absolutely putrid games. Maybe it wasn't the coach and it's been the players all along. Levi looking legit is the only positive to come out of this disaster.
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I'm not being combative but at some point we all need to be on the same page and realize that this core/these players aren't good enough.
Dreakon13
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Well, there's two parts to that. These guys don't seem to be playing good hockey together or individually for the most part...
But also, if coaching really does matter at all, the improvements will probably come through the season as Ruff sits through these games and beats some kinda message into their head, and probably not as much through the Sabres particularly choppy training camp/preseason.
For as bad as you and others make this team out to be they were only 1 point out of a playoff spot.
This team is better than what they have shown these 2 games. If by the end of the month they are below .500 than there is reason to say this is the same team
Devils usually start quick as they are a small fast team. So when everyone is healthy and not beat up/tired from all the travel and games. They are a very good team
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