Speculation: New GM/Management group?

[Doug Prishpreed]

President Dean Lombardi and GM Mike Futa

Never gonna happen under this ownership.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

If you want to follow a team that makes the playoffs, our only options are to follow another team or turn the game off until there’s a new owner. No other options besides those two.

 

[Ace]

I figured it all out statistically, year to year with % of teams who make the playoffs.

The Sabres' streak already at 13 years is much less likely (AKA worse) than the Bills' 17-year drought.

If the Sabres do not make the playoffs this season, it would be a .0016% chance of happening. Currently at .003%. Three thousanths of a percent chance.

The Bills drought topped out at .03%

What are the odds of getting to 17 years in the NHL and where can I place a bet on it?

 

[joshjull]

I have a different opinion.

This should be the forum motto!

 

[Sabresbyswords104]

They need someone that had experience e.g. proven managment. Feel sad for Ruff, really likes him as he is Buffalo for me. But change that awful GM they have showed this dosent work. These 2-3 loses now is just stuff they should have been able to prevent

 

[Sabresbyswords104]

Also think its on the players, they seem like loosers and lazy. No drive or being angry That they make this happen over and over again

 

[May Day 10]

What are the odds of getting to 17 years in the NHL and where can I place a bet on it?

Well, right now that there is an even 16 of 32 teams who make it, it halves every year.

So .0016% for 14, .0008% for 15, .0004% for 16 and .0002%% for 17. 2 ten thousanths of a percent that's a clean 1 in 500,000 chance, looking at them from the fall of 2011

Basically all the worst parts of the bible

 

[Tatanka]

Lbh, if we arent in the playoffs by the 36th franchise then im fine with being Zona’d/Quebec’d/Hartford’d. im almost ready for the organization to be moved. Wouldn’t mind if we were one of the expansion teams

Buffalo will never get an expansion franchise. We either keep the one we got or go without. The market, though once passionate, is simply too small. I only raise my point in light of the angst that something went wrong. That assessment is only accurate from a consumer's perspective

 

[sabresEH]

Was it Florida that did an entire organization rebuild a few years ago? Like they interviewed for new equipment managers and such? I remember some kind of article like that being posted on the main board and people saying how ruthless it was, but they said they needed to re-evaluate EVERYONE top to bottom. That’s what this organization needs.

 

[Sabre the Win]

Remove some of the kids and add more veterans who know how to win and watch everything change. Unfortunately this current GM won't do that and he's going to fail again trying to teach a bunch of kids how to win who have never won to begin with.

We look at Thompson, Dahlin, Cozens as now the veterans but they themselves never figured out how to win so we have the inept passing on knowledge they know nothing about down.

I'm sorry to those who think ownership is going to change things, the first thing to do is NOT be the youngest team in the NHL. You need more than one or two veterans trying to show an entire team of kids how to be professional and win.

 

[sabremike]

Remove some of the kids and add more veterans who know how to win and watch everything change. Unfortunately this current GM won't do that and he's going to fail again trying to teach a bunch of kids how to win who have never won to begin with.

We look at Thompson, Dahlin, Cozens as now the veterans but they themselves never figured out how to win so we have the inept passing on knowledge they know nothing about down.

I'm sorry to those who think ownership is going to change things, the first thing to do is NOT be the youngest team in the NHL. You need more than one or two veterans trying to show an entire team of kids how to be professional and win.

It's ironic that given Terry's well known religious affiliation that he is in need of a "Come To Jesus" moment.

The clown owner is why no veteran player wants to come here. He is THE problem.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Serious question: Do you think that in his most introspective moments Terry considers that he might be part of the problem?

I see no evidence that he does.

 

[jd1970]

Buffalo will never get an expansion franchise. We either keep the one we got or go without. The market, though once passionate, is simply too small. I only raise my point in light of the angst that something went wrong. That assessment is only accurate from a consumer's perspective

Except Buffalo is consistently at the top of TV ratings, the only thing that matters in modern sports.

 

[Sabre the Win]

It's ironic that given Terry's well known religious affiliation that he is in need of a "Come To Jesus" moment.

The clown owner is why no veteran player wants to come here. He is THE problem.

You may be right or it could be the fact the Sabres never win. Maybe a mix of both and it puts us in a terrible position moving forward.

 

[Samsonite23]

Except Buffalo is consistently at the top of TV ratings, the only thing that matters in modern sports.

They’re top of ratings per capita, but they’re probably middling when talking about the actually number of people that watch compared to other cities.

Buffalo isn’t a big city. That mean less potential growth in numbers.

 

[toddkaz]

Also think its on the players, they seem like loosers and lazy. No drive or being angry That they make this happen over and over again

You mean the players for 14 years and probably over 100 different players here?

You seem to be describing a culture

 

[Fjordy]

Remove some of the kids and add more veterans who know how to win and watch everything change. Unfortunately this current GM won't do that and he's going to fail again trying to teach a bunch of kids how to win who have never won to begin with.

We look at Thompson, Dahlin, Cozens as now the veterans but they themselves never figured out how to win so we have the inept passing on knowledge they know nothing about down.

I'm sorry to those who think ownership is going to change things, the first thing to do is NOT be the youngest team in the NHL. You need more than one or two veterans trying to show an entire team of kids how to be professional and win.

I agree completely. Adding an experienced top 4 RD and a top 6 forward could help the team, but you are right, we have a GM who does nothing.

 

[toddkaz]

The owner prioritized wanting to be here over winning. He even said it and Kevyn Adams obliged.

What do you expect when you assemble players who want to be here over players who want to win.

Just wreaks of complacency. Not to mention Kevyn assembled a bunch of quitters but hey they want to be here so thats ok!

 

[Sabresbyswords104]

You mean the players for 14 years and probably over 100 different players here?

You seem to be describing a culture

Something needs to change, everything they do backfires, just hire proven winners That makes drastical changes. Dont like giving away big contract for players with 1 good year. They need to perform 3-4 years in a row. Tage , cozens all sucks now . Make a splash with some quality coming in

 

[toddkaz]

Something needs to change, everything they do backfires, just hire proven winners That makes drastical changes.

Yeah unfortunately Adams and Pegula decided to put wanting to be here about winning. They have even said it at press conferences.

I have even read that it comes up during trades. Its pathetic. No one wants to be here its a loser organization so why would anyone come here except losers?

You are right. They need to change the culture completely and hire people who put winning above all else.

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

Remove some of the kids and add more veterans who know how to win and watch everything change. Unfortunately this current GM won't do that and he's going to fail again trying to teach a bunch of kids how to win who have never won to begin with.

We look at Thompson, Dahlin, Cozens as now the veterans but they themselves never figured out how to win so we have the inept passing on knowledge they know nothing about down.

I'm sorry to those who think ownership is going to change things, the first thing to do is NOT be the youngest team in the NHL. You need more than one or two veterans trying to show an entire team of kids how to be professional and win.

This is true, but I think having decent vets is more about their performance on the ice and moving guys like Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, Benson, and even McLeod down (Krebs to the bench), and moving/trading Jokiharju and one of Byram/Power simply because their games don't fit. These young guys should be learning in down-graded roles still, not top-six while in over their heads. Not top-four with no defensively strong partners to save them from their repeated mistakes (that includes Dahlin). We might be saying the same thing, but either way I think it's more about young players being slotted into lesser roles until they get another couple years experience, as opposed to vets teaching them in practice or off-ice.

 

[Tatanka]

Except Buffalo is consistently at the top of TV ratings, the only thing that matters in modern sports.

Ratings are a percentage. 100% of 1000 is second to 5% of a million. Half of the 1000 will still watch. The league wants suite revenue and regional sports network fees. Buffalo/WNY can’t compete with a Houston ATL . Nope of the Sabres leave maybe they get an AHL team. But that is what we have now somI gues it doesn’t matter.

 

[Sabre the Win]

This is true, but I think having decent vets is more about their performance on the ice and moving guys like Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, Benson, and even McLeod down (Krebs to the bench), and moving/trading Jokiharju and one of Byram/Power simply because their games don't fit. These young guys should be learning in down-graded roles still, not top-six while in over their heads. Not top-four with no defensively strong partners to save them from their repeated mistakes (that includes Dahlin). We might be saying the same thing, but either way I think it's more about young players being slotted into lesser roles until they get another couple years experience, as opposed to vets teaching them in practice or off-ice.

Pretty much what I'm saying. A trade for a Ryan O'Reilly type now is what is needed, when we got ROR we werent even 10% as deep as we are now. Its like we messed up the timeframe. Adding an O'Reilly, Kane and Bogosian etc now with our current kids would have been better than getting them when all we had was Eichel and Reinhart and nothing else in the farm or on the ice.

 

[5 Minute Major]

Except Buffalo is consistently at the top of TV ratings, the only thing that matters in modern sports.

Are they any more? I remember that being the case years ago. The Sabres have seeiously put a drain on my love for hockey. Outside of watching these bums, I hardly watch the sport anymore…and I use to watch it every night a football game wasn’t on. I have to believe there are many like me.

 

[MOGlLNY]

Are they any more? I remember that being the case years ago. The Sabres have seeiously put a drain on my love for hockey. Outside of watching these bums, I hardly watch the sport anymore…and I use to watch it every night a football game wasn’t on. I have to believe there are many like me.

Yes they are still 2nd 3rd or 4th for nearly every single nationally televised game that isn’t the Sabres