As a diehard Sabres fan nothing will change until Terry Pegula sells to someone who cares and know what they are doin, no coincidence with him buying the team then starting a 13 year playoff drought
Agreed. I stopped following this club many years ago (I'll still follow individual players from time to time). The Knox brothers (the original owners of the Sabres) were class acts and knew how to treat the players AND the fans. Such a precipitous and sad fall for what was once a model hockey franchise.
I’ve lost my love for hockey because of this team. I haven’t gotten new gear.. in a family that loved to go to the pond and skate… feels like it’ll expand another generation. Cuz I don’t take my kids or get them interested… why?! Hey kids here’s a dumpster get used to rooting for trash
The Sabres don't play with intensity nor with any sense of urgency! They don't hit, and are not aggressive enough in the opponents zone. They need to get a player or two that allows this team to get dog gone mean! As it stands, the Sabres play soft like wussies and reflect the woke organization standards! The Sabres are a joke!
As an upstate NY Sabres fan... this hurts. AGAIN. I was soooo high on this team coming into the season. No consistency at all. Luckily we have the Bill's starting out 8-2, their best since 93'.
Bills look amazing. For the Sabres don’t give up just yet, this team is still really young. Sometimes patience is hard to have with a team that had missed playoffs for 13 years but let’s see how the year pans out
Jimmy, I’ve been a fan since I was a kid (sorta) I jumped back on board two years ago when it looked like the nightmare was ending. Tonight we stand in an ok position overall, but Tage is rumored to be hurt bad. I haven’t even followed the team for this long and it hurts so bad Do you have any words of comfort?
They will, everyone is panicking after 1 damn game. They are 5th in the division and 2 points behind 3rd. Every team has a bad night. They beat St. Louis philly and LA that’s 10-8-1 then you have ducks and sharks 12-8-1 5/6 games are winnable but we will probably go 4-1-1 so 11-9-2 not that bad considering where they were 2 seasons ago with a losing record after November and even December
I think it’s more so about the team starting out the same way every year and never managing to go on a run. Buffalo is not in the same class as the ducks and sharks they are much further ahead in their rebuild and should be showing that on the ice at this point. No need to panic but definitely worth paying attention to
@ I appreciate the video about us. Buffalo will make the playoffs very soon once they find consistency. I’m hoping we do it this week with two opponents who are not so hot or playing like us
They are kinda showing a difference. It does take like 15-20 games to figure out the system the coach has you playing. We will see how December goes they have a ton of games in december.
Head coach and General Manager....check. Why no Team President /Director of Hockey Operations etc. as a third voice in the room? Terry's wife ran Pat LaFontaine off and we have never recovered....period.
And now Kim Peghoulie is dealing with complications from a massive stroke. Some cynical folks would suggest it's karma coming back to bite her in the butt.
Rasmus Dahlin has not looked good. He’s actually look terrible as a captain. He takes dumb penalties all the time he’s allowed multiple breakaways this year by giving the puck away especially in key moments and his defensive play is average.. Power doesn’t know how to play defense at all. He doesn’t take the body even though he’s huge. He doesn’t get aggressive his positioning his average he loses the puck a lot. He doesn’t seem to know what to do with the puck in his own zone. The guy is a mess. Our blue line is terrible. It’s young, but it’s not on defense, which is bad considering their defenseman we have no real defenseman besides Clifton, so it’s wonders we can’t protect the net. We’re too soft on defense and we don’t have enough defenseman that can play defense. It’s real simple.
UPL is awkward decent goalie but he’s not a good goalie. He’s nowhere near as good as he was for two months in the last bit of the season from last year he peaks at that but then he goes back to average. I’m not saying he won’t be good, but that’s where he’s at right now he’s not good enough to carry our terrible defense.
Byram, Dahlin, and Power are all in competition for leading the league in even strength points for a D-man if anything they are carrying the team while Tage has been out. Also UPL is a good goalie who also had a great season last year...problem was that we decided to stick a young goalie who normally aren't in the NHL at that age instead of a big veteran.
@@19rudy73 Even with the negatives seemingly outweighing the positives, one can still be a Sabres fan...or a fan of any NHL team. Where is it written that only the good be emphasized?
Terry Peghoulie absolutely REFUSES to invest in a Head of Hockey Operations. He surrounds himself with yes-men and thus stays in an isolated bubble 100% of the time. And he absolutely gutted the scouting department several years back. Toxic culture from the top on down. Well-regarded UFAs refuse to consider Buffalo because of Peghoulie's well-known incompetence. Guy's an absolute DISASTER of an owner. Sabres fans deserve sooooooo much better.
Since you were so early with the doom and gloom, do you care to revisit this take of yours? Or is it suddenly too early to tell since they've started winning?
The playrrs buffalo brought in are playing better then some of the ones who have been heret..I would trade Power for a playmaking 2nd line forward with speed.
I don't think the Sabres would be willing to trade Power, they just signed him and definitely won't give up on him that soon. Byram would be the player they move if they wanted to acquire some forward help like we talked about
Yeah cant see them trade power and his contract was a huge overpayment,Byrum would be cheaper and hes better then Power.Power would vring a bigger return for sure.If i was gm he would be gone with the right deal.Powers to soft and doesnt pay attention to opposing players around net
It's all about the owners There are times they allow the coach to coach the team Every year after the tread dead line the owners have the team play like crap. Then when find out they are not going to make the playoffs they play much better
I don’t think the owners are impacting the coaches much. The inconsistency is why they brought in Lindy Ruff. He is more of a hard nosed coach who focuses on the X’s and O’s, could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how the young guys respond to his voice and system
Lindy will help players be more consistent and provide the team with some structure, don't underestimate a coach who has been around the game for a long time
Everyone calm down, don't be emotional. They just won 3 in a row. They're still adjusting to a new system and had THREE players leave the game yesterday with injuries. Consistency will come, they already look way better than they have in the past. LETS GO BUFFALO
It's not really their fault when the talent pool was destroyed by non-stop expansion drafts. They're overpaid children with no talent. Just a bunch of conditioned athletes with no real reason to be in the NHL compared to previous seasons. People who pay for this substandard product and support the corporatism of the NHL deserve to watch garbage. The NHL is geared for sustainability. The GMs want the rules to keep their players healthy and numerous so they can have as many teams as possible while providing the least entertainment for the most money. The teams who secured talent in the last 10 years will dominate the remaining minor league teams. The NHL has mostly become the minors.
"Nonstop" expansion? The Golden Knights and Seattle constitutes "nonstop" expansion? All the others were just relocations. 2 expansion drafts didn't hurt the product. Usually expansion drafts cause the NEW teams to have a bottom dwelling team for a while... the complete OPPOSITE happened with Vegas and Seattle. Vegas won a Cup and has been contending since they entered and Seattle made the postseason their first year. Teams claim who they want, and the REST become available for the expansion teams. The product on the ice is also the best it's been in years right now. The talent is crazy good. We've had a generational talent in Bedard just enter the league and a bunch of other really good players like Celebrini and Michkov. The biggest issue with the league is no tax states getting a huge advantage and LTIR. Other than that last season was one of the most successful and exciting seasons/postseasons the NHL has had in a long time. Hockey is in a good place right now.
It’s not always about what we want. The league, management, and the majority of the players like safer rules. As far as expansion it’s good for the league and the future of hockey. I would have never watched hockey or cared about it if my city didn’t get a team. Also the teams are more talented then they’ve ever been in history. Also seattle has a top 5 prospect pool despite being in the league for 4 years
@jimmyhockey depends on the point of view. Every single season everyone is saying Toronto will win the cup, to only get bounced in the first round. No one is expecting anything from buffalo so they will always surprise you positively!
Any team would play well under Ruff's system. Problem is, it's not sustainable game in, and game out. Come playoff time? Yes, his system will work. As the Sabre's are right in the mix now, one must be patient and enjoy the ride...
It's very matchup dependant but they have the talent to run his system each game. It's all about development right now in Buffalo and getting players to play up to their potential
To be honest, we're looking really good. The sabres are playing really solid right now. Tage has been on fire. Management is making some good decisions. They didnt rush tage back into the lineup until he was 100%. If we dont make it today, we have a pretty decent chance next year
The Sabres are currently on a six game losing streak. Absolute futility.
I have less of an issue with the loss streak, more of an issue with the way they are losing, getting a good lead and blowing it
@ against Detroit the other night. Up 5-3 after 2 and then losing in the shootout. It’s insane.
8!
10 now!!!
12 now
As a diehard Sabres fan nothing will change until Terry Pegula sells to someone who cares and know what they are doin, no coincidence with him buying the team then starting a 13 year playoff drought
Agreed. I stopped following this club many years ago (I'll still follow individual players from time to time).
The Knox brothers (the original owners of the Sabres) were class acts and knew how to treat the players AND the fans.
Such a precipitous and sad fall for what was once a model hockey franchise.
I’ve lost my love for hockey because of this team. I haven’t gotten new gear.. in a family that loved to go to the pond and skate… feels like it’ll expand another generation. Cuz I don’t take my kids or get them interested… why?! Hey kids here’s a dumpster get used to rooting for trash
The Sabres don't play with intensity nor with any sense of urgency! They don't hit, and are not aggressive enough in the opponents zone. They need to get a player or two that allows this team to get dog gone mean! As it stands, the Sabres play soft like wussies and reflect the woke organization standards! The Sabres are a joke!
As an upstate NY Sabres fan... this hurts. AGAIN. I was soooo high on this team coming into the season. No consistency at all. Luckily we have the Bill's starting out 8-2, their best since 93'.
Bills look amazing. For the Sabres don’t give up just yet, this team is still really young. Sometimes patience is hard to have with a team that had missed playoffs for 13 years but let’s see how the year pans out
The last 20 years the SABRES have been a joke, and us fans have been the punchline!
This dude was releasing a habs video if they lost tonight
Nah habs are exactly where I expected them to be
They still beat the trashy sabres 😂😂
Terry pegula. If the leadership doesn't care about winning how can we expect the players to care? They still get paid win or lose
Fair point, culture in Buffalo hasn’t been great for a long time
Pegula isn't a player, coach or a GM.
trade Pegula for Buffalo's own Jeremy Jacob, current owner of the Bruins, who stays out of hockey opers and look at their constant success
Jimmy, I’ve been a fan since I was a kid (sorta) I jumped back on board two years ago when it looked like the nightmare was ending. Tonight we stand in an ok position overall, but Tage is rumored to be hurt bad. I haven’t even followed the team for this long and it hurts so bad
Do you have any words of comfort?
Patience with this team, they are still young and will get better. That’s the best advice I have just enjoy the games
They will, everyone is panicking after 1 damn game. They are 5th in the division and 2 points behind 3rd. Every team has a bad night. They beat St. Louis philly and LA that’s 10-8-1 then you have ducks and sharks 12-8-1 5/6 games are winnable but we will probably go 4-1-1 so 11-9-2 not that bad considering where they were 2 seasons ago with a losing record after November and even December
I think it’s more so about the team starting out the same way every year and never managing to go on a run. Buffalo is not in the same class as the ducks and sharks they are much further ahead in their rebuild and should be showing that on the ice at this point. No need to panic but definitely worth paying attention to
@ I appreciate the video about us. Buffalo will make the playoffs very soon once they find consistency. I’m hoping we do it this week with two opponents who are not so hot or playing like us
They are kinda showing a difference. It does take like 15-20 games to figure out the system the coach has you playing. We will see how December goes they have a ton of games in december.
Head coach and General Manager....check.
Why no Team President /Director of Hockey Operations etc. as a third voice in the room?
Terry's wife ran Pat LaFontaine off and we have never recovered....period.
And now Kim Peghoulie is dealing with complications from a massive stroke. Some cynical folks would suggest it's karma coming back to bite her in the butt.
Rasmus Dahlin has not looked good. He’s actually look terrible as a captain. He takes dumb penalties all the time he’s allowed multiple breakaways this year by giving the puck away especially in key moments and his defensive play is average..
Power doesn’t know how to play defense at all. He doesn’t take the body even though he’s huge. He doesn’t get aggressive his positioning his average he loses the puck a lot. He doesn’t seem to know what to do with the puck in his own zone. The guy is a mess. Our blue line is terrible. It’s young, but it’s not on defense, which is bad considering their defenseman we have no real defenseman besides Clifton, so it’s wonders we can’t protect the net. We’re too soft on defense and we don’t have enough defenseman that can play defense. It’s real simple.
UPL is awkward decent goalie but he’s not a good goalie. He’s nowhere near as good as he was for two months in the last bit of the season from last year he peaks at that but then he goes back to average. I’m not saying he won’t be good, but that’s where he’s at right now he’s not good enough to carry our terrible defense.
Byram, Dahlin, and Power are all in competition for leading the league in even strength points for a D-man if anything they are carrying the team while Tage has been out. Also UPL is a good goalie who also had a great season last year...problem was that we decided to stick a young goalie who normally aren't in the NHL at that age instead of a big veteran.
Why are you even a fan?
Owen no power does suck ! if you need to learn to play D. then why are you getting 8.35 mil ?
@@19rudy73 Even with the negatives seemingly outweighing the positives, one can still be a Sabres fan...or a fan of any NHL team.
Where is it written that only the good be emphasized?
Terry Peghoulie absolutely REFUSES to invest in a Head of Hockey Operations. He surrounds himself with yes-men and thus stays in an isolated bubble 100% of the time.
And he absolutely gutted the scouting department several years back.
Toxic culture from the top on down. Well-regarded UFAs refuse to consider Buffalo because of Peghoulie's well-known incompetence.
Guy's an absolute DISASTER of an owner.
Sabres fans deserve sooooooo much better.
Who was the dude with a green screen😂
That’s Preston from the podcast I was talking about
@@jimmyhockey cool I'll check it out👍
This drought will last over 20 years. Mark my words.
I would believe it 100%. As long as the Peghoulies are the owners, NOTHING will change.
Sabres fans deserve soooooooooo much better.
This is the move,Larry,curly show. You guys need to catch up wow this bad!
Good take boys I pretty much agree with everything they have the talent just not the drive. Zack get your ass back calling games!!!!
Appreciate you watching
Historically, the Sabres have never drafted well...nor drafted smart.
Since you were so early with the doom and gloom, do you care to revisit this take of yours? Or is it suddenly too early to tell since they've started winning?
This didn’t age well, lol
they need to start the rebuild already 😁
A 3rd rebuild under Kevyn Adam’s is very unlikely
The playrrs buffalo brought in are playing better then some of the ones who have been heret..I would trade Power for a playmaking 2nd line forward with speed.
I don't think the Sabres would be willing to trade Power, they just signed him and definitely won't give up on him that soon. Byram would be the player they move if they wanted to acquire some forward help like we talked about
Yeah cant see them trade power and his contract was a huge overpayment,Byrum would be cheaper and hes better then Power.Power would vring a bigger return for sure.If i was gm he would be gone with the right deal.Powers to soft and doesnt pay attention to opposing players around net
It's all about the owners
There are times they allow the coach to coach the team
Every year after the tread dead line the owners have the team play like crap. Then when find out they are not going to make the playoffs they play much better
I don’t think the owners are impacting the coaches much. The inconsistency is why they brought in Lindy Ruff. He is more of a hard nosed coach who focuses on the X’s and O’s, could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how the young guys respond to his voice and system
...cut to a 12 game losing streak and counting
I hate to say, Bringing Lindy back is not going to help at all.
How? Lindy is extremely detail oriented and smart as hell. It’s on the young players to play the right way.
Lindy will help players be more consistent and provide the team with some structure, don't underestimate a coach who has been around the game for a long time
Weak comment
This panel lololol #delusional. They don't have enough good players.
End of story.
Trade the whole team what does it matter at this point
they just fumble the gifts they get and don't appreciate the gems they have ....Ulmark lost ..sam R lost ... jack .. do i need to continue
Don't forget about Oreilly! They draft players well but their development team and overall team culture/structure is not great
Lots of comments here aging like milk.
Swept California
Everyone calm down, don't be emotional. They just won 3 in a row. They're still adjusting to a new system and had THREE players leave the game yesterday with injuries. Consistency will come, they already look way better than they have in the past. LETS GO BUFFALO
Let’s go Buffalo
It's not really their fault when the talent pool was destroyed by non-stop expansion drafts. They're overpaid children with no talent. Just a bunch of conditioned athletes with no real reason to be in the NHL compared to previous seasons. People who pay for this substandard product and support the corporatism of the NHL deserve to watch garbage. The NHL is geared for sustainability. The GMs want the rules to keep their players healthy and numerous so they can have as many teams as possible while providing the least entertainment for the most money. The teams who secured talent in the last 10 years will dominate the remaining minor league teams. The NHL has mostly become the minors.
"Nonstop" expansion? The Golden Knights and Seattle constitutes "nonstop" expansion? All the others were just relocations. 2 expansion drafts didn't hurt the product. Usually expansion drafts cause the NEW teams to have a bottom dwelling team for a while... the complete OPPOSITE happened with Vegas and Seattle. Vegas won a Cup and has been contending since they entered and Seattle made the postseason their first year. Teams claim who they want, and the REST become available for the expansion teams. The product on the ice is also the best it's been in years right now. The talent is crazy good. We've had a generational talent in Bedard just enter the league and a bunch of other really good players like Celebrini and Michkov. The biggest issue with the league is no tax states getting a huge advantage and LTIR. Other than that last season was one of the most successful and exciting seasons/postseasons the NHL has had in a long time. Hockey is in a good place right now.
It’s not always about what we want. The league, management, and the majority of the players like safer rules. As far as expansion it’s good for the league and the future of hockey. I would have never watched hockey or cared about it if my city didn’t get a team. Also the teams are more talented then they’ve ever been in history. Also seattle has a top 5 prospect pool despite being in the league for 4 years
@@Remmy0930 utah also sucked up some "talent" despite not having a draft so really they had a draft passively, don't try to worry your brain about it
Still better than the leafs 🤷
Thats a stretch
@jimmyhockey depends on the point of view. Every single season everyone is saying Toronto will win the cup, to only get bounced in the first round. No one is expecting anything from buffalo so they will always surprise you positively!
Any team would play well under Ruff's system. Problem is, it's not sustainable game in, and game out. Come playoff time? Yes, his system will work. As the Sabre's are right in the mix now, one must be patient and enjoy the ride...
It's very matchup dependant but they have the talent to run his system each game. It's all about development right now in Buffalo and getting players to play up to their potential
How do you give up 7 goals to the habs man 😭😭😭
Every NHL team is good, sometimes it’s just not your night
@jimmyhockey the sabres are my back up team and the blues are my main team. It's gonna be a rough few years
To be honest, we're looking really good. The sabres are playing really solid right now. Tage has been on fire. Management is making some good decisions. They didnt rush tage back into the lineup until he was 100%. If we dont make it today, we have a pretty decent chance next year