Beerz
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Why the Tkachuk talk again?
For a business that relies on customer loyalty, they truly are God awful as business people. Then again, with the value growth/Ponzi scheme in sports franchise valuation (compared against a fairly stagnant cash flow), I guess he gets the last laugh. Thankfully the business will pass to a second generation soon, and having worked with many second generation business owners, everything will burn to the ground soon enough.That is true.
However, how many of these companies use 'One Buffalo' as their marketing, have their owners come out wtih Bravado bragging about how much they are going to spend on the team, and use the working class people of buffalo as marketing props at every opportunity?
The standard has to be higher. And sending employees to unemployment during a time when no sports teams were hiring isn't being a good neighbor, it's being just another business.
But the one way that is guaranteed to fail is to not provide financial resources to the team to be competitive with teams you are trying to make the playoffs with. And, point blank, the Pegula's have not.
When you have a monopoly on the sport in the region, then you don't need loyalty.For a business that relies on customer loyalty, they truly are God awful as business people. Then again, with the value growth/Ponzi scheme in sports franchise valuation (compared against a fairly stagnant cash flow), I guess he gets the last laugh. Thankfully the business will pass to a second generation soon, and having worked with many second generation business owners, everything will burn to the ground soon enough.
No, no sense trade SammyWould you give up Sam in a Farabee deal ? Seems like the replacements in the system are still a year or 3 away unless they think Gilbert could play more now. Don't see it.
I get that. And there have been opportunities for the team to spend more money.That is true.
However, how many of these companies use 'One Buffalo' as their marketing, have their owners come out wtih Bravado bragging about how much they are going to spend on the team, and use the working class people of buffalo as marketing props at every opportunity?
The Sabres have not been sold to the fans as just 'another company', they have sold themselves as an integral part of the fabric of Buffalo.
The standard has to be higher. And sending employees to unemployment during a time when no sports teams were hiring isn't being a good neighbor, it's being just another business.
The evidence is very clear. They have been bottom of the league in spending the past few years.
The proper way to build a rebuilding team is supplement the young players with veterans to provide support and help smooth the ups and downs of young players by having quality veterans to surround the youth with. But, those cost money. The Sabres have had both cap space and draft capital at a time where cap space was limited. They chose not to go out and add but instead opted with a youth heavy roster to keep the budget in line.
The idea the Sabres haven't spent isn't a tin foil conspiracy theory, it's black and white facts.
Again, there are plenty of ways to rebuild a team. We've seen them all.
But the one way that is guaranteed to fail is to not provide financial resources to the team to be competitive with teams you are trying to make the playoffs with. And, point blank, the Pegula's have not.
I mean, fire away. What are the contemporary data points that show an internal budget that has clearly increased over time as the young team has coincidentally aged?The "internal budget" doesn't necessarily mean that there is a hard number that Kevyn and Co. must stay at year after year. The fact we haven't been close to the cap, for years under Kevyn kind of shows that there must be an internal budget of some sort. Whether that's Kevyn's own doing or something handed down from ownership remains to be seen which one is correct, but Kevyn's actions of not using the cap to it's fullest points towards pretty clear there's a limit that they are operating at, and Kevyn's comments about planning for extensions and other financial decisions which would account in future years, (I believe at the most recent presser with Kevyn, please correct me if I'm wrong) shows there's some sort of budget being used.
It doesn't take believing at a tinfoil conspiracy theory level, to think the Buffalo Sabres have an internal budget. There's plenty of plausible data points that could point towards them having an internal budget, and quite honestly, it's not that such a bad thing to have, especially if you're operating with any thoughts that you may need to invest later in the year to improve your team.
it's the middle of July and we're all boredWhy the Tkachuk talk again?
And a key point, and major confirmation of having an internal budget. Read what I said.I mean, fire away. What are the contemporary data points that show an internal budget that has clearly increased over time as the young team has coincidentally aged?
Keeping space to sign and retain your up and coming players as FAs are difficult to attract is exactly what an eye on the future would logically dictate.
The total goals scored by Peterka/Thompson/Tuch/Zucker/Cozens/Quinn last season was 120.
If you expect something similar this coming season, yes, I can understand the doom and gloom.
The Playoff teams were around 170+ goals for their top 6. So I've got some doom.
I don't get how Johnson isn't seen as NHL ready.Would you give up Sam in a Farabee deal ? Seems like the replacements in the system are still a year or 3 away unless they think Gilbert could play more now. Don't see it.
Most probably wouldn't but I think I would. Sammy's injury history concerns me given the length of deal we gave him. Additionally, I am not sure his salary would fit if Byram becomes what this management seems to think he can become.Would you give up Sam in a Farabee deal ? Seems like the replacements in the system are still a year or 3 away unless they think Gilbert could play more now. Don't see it.
Well my point is, those 6 will score between 150 and 180 goals this season.
Ever seen the Before series of movies? Specifically Before Sunset?"Are you cheating on your wife?"
"Sir, my wife sleeps with me whenever I ask."
This dude is cheating on his wife.
I don't get how Johnson isn't seen as NHL ready.
I'm on the fence with trading Samuelsson as I do worry about the style of play leading to injuries. Maybe dumb luck, but another banged up year, he loses value to the team and on the market.
Let's not forget Chris Tanev, who has been the apple of many posters' eyes:I agree that he needs to find a way to avoid the major freak injuries such as the knee and shoulder. But the broken bone from blocking a shot and the bumps and bruises are unavoidable. Everyone that pays that style misses games, Adam Larsson played 5 seasons before he reached 82 games:
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Cernak still hasn't played a full season:
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Regardless, this is a skillset and style that this group sorely lacks. If we ship out Sammy because we're trying to find a dependable 82-game defensive defenseman, we'll never find one.
And there won’t be any trades until the deadline when we add Bob Corkum 2.0 to give Lindy the tools to finish the jobit's the middle of July and we're all bored
And a key point, and major confirmation of having an internal budget. Read what I said.
I think when you have a choice to re-sign RFAs at fair deals or even slightly above, at positions of need, and choose not to even when you have the cap space for now and the foreseeable future, that is a strong indicator of operating on the cheap. Whether someone characterizes it as an internal budget or not doesn't matter, when the bottom line is that the organization chooses to spend less at the expense of the on-ice product.
You should know who else. You've been around long enough.So, you're wildly speculating because of Mitts and...![]()