No, it isn't different. Who are the best teams in the league? They are generally the ones with loads of talent that can skate well. WTF does penalties tell us about a team? Absolutely nothing. Do what Vegas did - find lots of cheap talent that can skate well. Draft well. All of this other stuff is just scenery.
- Slump Buster

I can't believe any fan is as complacent as you.

Happy with a soft emotionless team that can skate.


Oh - 31st place. Too

Another good year as a fan ....

Okposo " that was the most fired up the bench was all year" after the fight.

🤔
- Boss34

And they proceed to go out and get 2 shots afterwards 😂

Get him outta here too

Who are these superstars?
- ZiggyBuff

This

Buffalo deserves a winner for all the sh!t they've had to watch over the past decade, that's what they deserve. With or without Jack Eichel.
- Powerslave

Couldn't agree more Power

Who are these superstars?
- ZiggyBuff

Oj
Kelly
Bruce
Thurman
Andre
Pat la la
Hasek

Really cant remember wanting any of them gone.

It was time for Kelly to retire...

Okposo " that was the most fired up the bench was all year" after the fight.

🤔
- Boss34

They had 2 shots on goal after that.

Congrats i guess?

HALF THE TEAM ISN"T SCORING HOW IS THIS JACKS FAULT FFS. Ralph been giving you boys some snake oil. Inept Degenerates.
- DirtyDan

The captain has 2 goals but it's not his fault.

Please trade this overrated player

And they proceed to go out and get 2 shots afterwards 😂

Get him outta here too
- Powerslave

Okposo will be on his 4th gm this offseason. If anyone recoginzes emotion. Its kyle okposo. 😉

They had 2 shots on goal after that.

Congrats i guess?
- ImThatGuy

Let's see how they play this week.

They were losing before the fight right?
And at 6-10, losing all season.

Thought you preemptively "loved the fight" last night.

Okposo will be on his 4th gm this offseason. If anyone recoginzes emotion. Its kyle okposo. 😉
- Boss34

You’re going to have a blast running around an empty arena cheering on a losing franchise.

Confidence, Heart, Playing out of Character, Willing to compete, Holding one another accountable that sure ain't 3/4 of the Buffalo Sabres

Hypothetically, another loooser team like the rangers, devils or kings would make more sense in the offseason.

What if a gm fighting for his job, wants to overpay?
Last grasp attempt?

What if we wait for the kracken to claim jeff skimmer and we move eichel there, for a haul?

Depending on their talent pool.

Obviously I would like a great young center in return.

Byfield, hughes or laferierre (winger)
- Boss34

the sens seem like a good trade partner as well


this offseason, will be the last chance they can shop jack to any team before his NTC kicks in


not saying they need to trade him, but if they wanted to, it's this summer

Let's see how they play this week.

They were losing before the fight right?
And at 6-10, losing all season.

Thought you preemptively "loved the fight" last night.
- Boss34

I did, it was good to see emotion. But fighting does nothing to help teams win.
Rob Ray is very wrong in the long term reaction to this.

Eichel fought last year when this team needed it. The Sabers went 3-7 in their next 10 games.

The younger crowd isnt blue collar, but i bet many of the posters have parents/ grandparents that worked at Bethlehem steel ect. They Were still raised blue collar.

There's definitely blue collar in the fan's. although I agree buffalo "the city" is more tech now adays.

Check out the Bill's mafia, that's uniquely hard core.
Dare I say "bluecollarer" than other fans?
- Boss34

a lot of kids raised from parents that worked at GM as well

What would this team look like with zero coaches behind the bench?

I can't believe any fan is as complacent as you.

Happy with a soft emotionless team that can skate.


Oh - 31st place. Too

Another good year as a fan ....
- Boss34

Who said I was complacent? I am not happy with the team either. In my world "harder to play against" means scoring a lot more goals than the other team, not trying to run them through the end boards all night.

Also, this is NOT a fast team - I don't know where you get that from.

What would this team look like with zero coaches behind the bench?
- buffalofan19

I think we saw it in game 1 when Ralph didn't coach. That was probably the most aggressive that we saw them all year. Coincidence?

I can't believe any fan is as complacent as you.

Happy with a soft emotionless team that can skate.


Oh - 31st place. Too

Another good year as a fan ....
- Boss34

This guy gets it 👍👍

We need Toughness and leadership a guy like ryan reaves would wake this team up.

I did, it was good to see emotion. But fighting does nothing to help teams win.
Rob Ray is very wrong in the long term reaction to this.

Eichel fought last year when this team needed it. The Sabers went 3-7 in their next 10 games.
- ImThatGuy

You're talking about the Sabres here, not a team with an actual PULSE who might be sparked by a 20 year old kid throwing knucks.

You actually think this team is hard to play against? There's no grit. No life. No passion.

Name the last time a young star that didn't have a ton of baggage was traded and his team won the trade? Maybe the Lindros trade, and that is only because Lindros had injury issues and Quebec got back that ridiculous haul.

I don't like those odds.

Who said I was complacent? I am not happy with the team either. In my world "harder to play against" means scoring a lot more goals than the other team, not trying to run them through the end boards all night.

Also, this is NOT a fast team - I don't know where you get that from.
- Slump Buster

I think there's some good speed on this team, but when you're playing on your heals instead of attacking doesn't really show.

I did, it was good to see emotion. But fighting does nothing to help teams win.
Rob Ray is very wrong in the long term reaction to this.

Eichel fought last year when this team needed it. The Sabers went 3-7 in their next 10 games.
- ImThatGuy

Fighting , Toughness will help this team build character and turn this ship around.

Fighting , Toughness will help this team build character and turn this ship around.
- MGK

Kenopka, Scott and Meszaros are available

I think there's some good speed on this team, but when you're playing on your heals instead of attacking doesn't really show.
- Buff36

You're right about the playing on heals - a lot of that is about the defensive style of play. But there isn't much speed here and by the looks of things our fastest players (Eichel, Montour, Hall) won't be here next year. The league is now built on speed and that's a scary thought.

We need stars not fighting.