Some Richard head on FB is trying to "help me out" by pointing out that Skinner is a liability in overtime, which is why he never sees the ice.

How many overtime goals did that man have for us when Phail was the coach? Isn't that the name of the game? To WIN?

Meanwhile, Eichel gets a pass for every turnover he's made.
- Powerslave

Eichel has blown a few games with a dumb turnover in OT

What assurances were those?
- Powerslave

team would be exciting with addition of hall

they want the sabres to make a splash when the arena opens up for fans, not a snooze fest

Ilya Sorokin's stats are worse then Huttons this year

3.65 gaa
.87 save %
- homiedclown

$2,000 on the islanders 🎩

They won't do anything now, they want Hall to stay and they want Skinner gone.
- SABRES 89

And unless they get Lucky it ain't happening until the offseason, unless Vegas calls.

team would be exciting with addition of hall

they want the sabres to make a splash when the arena opens up for fans, not a snooze fest
- homiedclown

Hab's gonna be a team to deal with when the divisions switch back.

Sacks are a sign of a good pass rush
And u can get fumbles from sacks as well
- jdfitz77

bills were 7th in ints
4th in fumble takeaway

and 3 tds

$2,000 on the islanders 🎩
- Boss34

Bad is mostly meaningless to me now

This is fine for the time being. I don't think it's objectively - or even relatively - bad compared to the bad I've seen. It's watchable. That's something
- jcragcrumple

So Saturday and Sunday were watchable.

Hab's gonna be a team to deal with when the divisions switch back.
- Boss34

pretty much they will replace the leafs for the big 3, with tampa and boston

And unless they get Lucky it ain't happening until the offseason, unless Vegas calls.
- Buff36

I don't know why everyone keeps bringing up the Knights, there is no way they are taking on Skinner, Okposo or any other crap contracts.

team would be exciting with addition of hall

they want the sabres to make a splash when the arena opens up for fans, not a snooze fest
- homiedclown

It certainly is a snooze fest. He doesn't coach to win, he coaches not to lose.

I want to like Ralph.

I don't know why everyone keeps bringing up the Knights, there is no way they are taking on Skinner, Okposo or any other crap contracts.
- SABRES 89

Tell Chad, and they have a money in money out contract they could swap with a little retained by us. That's why everyone brings them up.

Oh ok. So you’re admitting you’re wrong and Hughes isn’t terrible?
- sbroads24

I never said Hughes is terrible

It’s like u literally just make up stuff i supposedly said, but never did

I think a starting DE should get more than 4.5 sacks when making $10ish mil

Why exactly is wanting more sacks a BAD thing?

Tell Chad, and they have a money in money out contract they could swap with a little retained by us. That's why everyone brings them up.
- Buff36

Not a chance in hell

Ilya Sorokin's stats are worse then Huttons this year

3.65 gaa
.87 save %
- homiedclown

1- that’s why NYR gets for depending on an unproven goalie

2- doesn’t make Hutton any better

And you can get fumbles from good pressure too.
- Buff36

A QB fumbling is recorded as a sack

bills were 7th in ints
4th in fumble takeaway

and 3 tds
- homiedclown

And still got torched by Mahomes
Our Def line needs major upgrades

1- that’s why NYR gets for depending on an unproven goalie

2- doesn’t make Hutton any better
- jdfitz77

islander goalie

islander goalie
- homiedclown

Oops, got the Russians mixed up
My bad

Weird how NyI is struggling so much this year
Hopefully we can take advantage of that

FWIW, I have been a Skinner fan since he entered the league. I was ecstatic when we traded for him and literally drove around Buffalo screaming "We signed Jeff Skinner!" when the news dropped 2 summers ago.

There's no more excuses from me. He isn't doing a good job. Granted, he isn't being put in a position to succeed, but he isn't doing anything besides drawing penalties.

Ralph is giving him the Afinogenov treatment.

He has checked out.

I guarantee you he would waive to go to Seattle in the expansion draft at this point. Book it.
- 3rd GM's the charm

he might waive but theres no way on God's green earth they select him wwith that ridiculous contract. I'm convinced this team will not be good/great/stand a chance until his contract is up and I'd wager Seattle knows that too. if skinners contract isnt the worst/most untradeable/ biggest albatross in the league it damn sure isnt far off. we are stuck with him for the duration and it's going to be all but impossible to be good/great/a contender until that contract is off the books. it sucks but I believe it to be true. in light of that, I think our window now opens up in about 2027, I'm game for maneuvering always in all ways towards being good around that time. sorry, not sorry. gives us 7+ years to rebuild again. meh.

A QB fumbling is recorded as a sack
- jdfitz77

So pressure is good

he might waive but theres no way on God's green earth they select him wwith that ridiculous contract. I'm convinced this team will not be good/great/stand a chance until his contract is up and I'd wager Seattle knows that too. if skinners contract isnt the worst/most untradeable/ biggest albatross in the league it damn sure isnt far off. we are stuck with him for the duration and it's going to be all but impossible to be good/great/a contender until that contract is off the books. it sucks but I believe it to be true. in light of that, I think our window now opens up in about 2027, I'm game for maneuvering always in all ways towards being good around that time. sorry, not sorry. gives us 7+ years to rebuild again. meh.
- TheHank

He’s getting chances & not burying them for whatever reason
Idk why Ralph refuses to play Skinner with Jack,
but it’s pretty dumb he doesn’t imo

Oops, got the Russians mixed up
My bad

Weird how NyI is struggling so much this year
Hopefully we can take advantage of that
- jdfitz77

i have us beating them in the standings at the end of the year
bruins
caps
flyers
sabres
islanders
devils
pens
rangers

So pressure is good
- Buff36

1- i never said it wasn’t
2- when a QB fumbles, IT’S A SACK

And still got torched by Mahomes
Our Def line needs major upgrades
- jdfitz77

they torch all teams at will when they need to. they're the class of the league. lump the Bill's in with all 31 other teams. I'm not losing any sleep personally. next.