Our owner hasnt talked to the media in not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 years. Refuses to hire a president of hockey operations (only team in the league without one, and look how its going) and claims the answer to the current losing streak is "in the locker room". Him and kevyn adams refuse to make moves to help the team and only further prove their incompetence. Furthermore, kevyn Adams claims players won't come here because "we have taxes instead of palm trees". Blatant excuses and disrespect to our city and team...from the 5 year gm. The only constant throughout the 13, going on 14 year drought is Pegula. He needs to go, or nothing will change. #selltheteamterry
In a league that prior to 2022 sent more than half of its teams to the playoffs. Even now, half the teams in hockey qualify for the playoffs. I feel really bad for Buffalo fans. They deserve so much better than this team that's in the basement year after year. I started following hockey for real when I was nine in 2011. Because I live on Long Island, I took the Islanders as my team even though the Rangers were much better at that time. The Islanders are not exactly a top organization either, even though they now have UBS Arena. They still can't attract marquee free agents. Their drafting record is awful dating back to the days of Mike Milbury and Garth Snow. Their most notable free agent signing of 2024 was Anthony Duclair and he suffered a major injury just five games into the season and missed the next 28 games. He just returned to the lineup and had an assist on the first career goal of Isaiah George against Toronto.
What's crazy to me, the same guy who owns the Sabres, owns the Bandits, the pro box lacrosse NLL team. They are one of the most successful in the sport and won the last 2 back to back championships. I just don't get it.
@@mikephalen3162 I assumed they owned the Bills, I just wasn't sure, and they have yet to actually win. They are just really good. It must be the GM and other management. Who knows?
Pegula is a Sabres fan they are his baby to manage. He stays out of the way of the Bills and Bandits. In fact when the Bandits won their Championship 2 years ago in front of a full house, no member of the Pegula family was present.
I'm a flyers fan, but i always respected the buffalo fan base. They're passionate and loyal. Sabres management doesn't deserve them. I really hope to see buffalo turn it around, but that's hard to fathom as long as the Pegulas are running things.
“And after a promising start to this season” That’s VERY generous. Sabres only had 1 win after the first 6 games. They got it together in mid November and at their very best (November 23rd) the Sabres had 23 points in 21 games which put them on an 89-90 point pace. Unsurprisingly they only spent a few days in the playoff picture before getting sent right back into the basement. Technically the Habs spent more days in the playoff picture than the Sabres did. Only difference is the Sabres did it later into the season.
You were spot on with all your points. From the start, they haven’t done enough to surround the core talent with veterans and experienced players. And they created a culture of losing since the first tank, and that hasn’t recovered. Under Eichel, they failed to get a competent defensive core and create a experienced middle 6. Now, they have a roster full of young guys and have failed to surround them with again, experienced veterans. Zucker has been great, but we needed more than that. This team was a point out of playoffs two years ago and the city finally had hope again. Now we are back to being the bottom feeder. Sabres fans are at their breaking point. Buffalo is a top hockey market as well, so it’s sad. Not sure where they are going to go from here.
Yep - I remember the Canuks lifting that cup in 2011... Great video and good conclusion about age and experience balance or the lack thereof... What about something crazy - JT Miller to the Sabres to wake them up a bit. What they miss is urgency while they have plenty of complacency...
I’m glad someone else remembers the cup 🥲 On paper that would fit but I still don’t see the Canucks trading either Miller or Petey imo. It’s tough to trade players of that calibre without ending up on the losing end of the deal, especially given that the Canucks want to win now while Hughes is still on his sweetheart deal
I remember the Canucks choking at home against the Bruins in game 7 and their faggggy fans rioting after the game - Luongo always sucked as did the Sedins
As a penguins fan who’s also a PIRATES fan in Pittsburgh. I’ve had the unique perspective of seeing unbelievable SUCCESS and FAILURE at the same time! I honestly think when you go back as far as 1990 no organization in sports is as PUTRID as the Pirates. You can’t forget about the 20 STRAIGHT losing seasons from 1993-2012. The pirates haven’t made the postseason since 2015 as well already almost a decade since their 3 Cinderella seasons and no winning records since 2018. I think the pirates have the strongest case for being the worst organization in sports. #SellTheTeamBob #SellRheTeamTerry
Hi Jake I am a Canadian who grew up playing hockey and idolized Lemeuis and Crosby.. your hockey franchise has had so many incredible players and captains!! Also, I would argue Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the most revered, respected and envied NFL franchises in the history of the game.. So please be glad and grateful that only one.of your teams suck.... Like a famous song, 2 out if 3 Ain't Bad !!!!
As a New Yorker and diehard New York FAN. We have nothing to cheer for right now in football and hockey. The Jets and Giants seasons were all but over a month ago. Two of the three NYC area hockey teams have struggled mightily. And your Pirates drafted and developed Paul Skenes. I know there's much more needed to win a championship but Paul Skenes is an incredible building block. That guy is an absolute machine on the mound.
@@simonnam453 The last true glory days of the pirates were in the 79s and maybe the early 90s ever since then it’s basically been a tire fire. But you bring up some good points!!
Between the 3 Buffalo teams (Bills, Sabres, Braves), they have played over 125+ seasons and never won a championship. Ever. Try to flip a coin 125+ times and never land on heads. Try making 4 Super Bowls in a row and losing all 4. Sorry not sorry, f*** all your struggling teams, there’s no comparison to the suffering Buffalo fans have gone through. Any of y’all have your city called Loserville, USA?
I think Avs deserve praise but this video is overlooking how much luck and timing is a factor. Florida have been just as impressive. Bill Zito is criminally underrated.
@@Kone5497 Gustav Forsling is a top defenseman in the NHL now. he was waived twice! Florida saw something in him and built him up over time into how good he is today. They are doing the same with Björnfot and Adam Boqvist. give them a few seasons and you will see!
As a Sabres fan I feel like they need to bring in some veteran pieces that have playoff experience and some gas left in the tank, as well as one sure fire goal scorer, I think that completely changes the entire lineup
Ullmark,eichel,Reinhart,hagel..... If they still had these guys they would be the top of the Eastern conference. Hard to believe anybody in sabres management still has a job after all these bungles. Colorado made some great moves to get the cup in 22 but after that they have made some stinkers.
Doubt it since its the organization itself that fails to establish a winning culture making it impossible for talented players to win. How many "cancers" needs to be traded away to realize theres an innate problem with this franchise.
I'm a fan of two very incompetent teams (Angels and Raiders), and I feel for Sabres fans. To go from Dominic Hasek and Daniel Briere era to this. Inexcusable
This was a great video. I'm a Sabres fan and have been since the 90s when the only player with 89 on my jersey was Mogilny. This team has me so down, and the year they just missed the playoffs by a point had me excited for the next season. Only to be severely let down. Adams seemed to be a good GM, but since last summer and this season with a terrible lack of picking up players to fill roles they need (esp with buying out Skinners contract) should have made at least a full 2nd line of pick ups and not just fill out the 4th line. Saying Buffalo isn't a destination to most players is true, only because of the mismanagement he and Pegula has done. Teams and players see this. The team has a lot of talent but with the team only having that talent with maybe 2 or 3 years learning (and learning from others that also have 3 years or less than themselves) how can they be expected to improve? Zucker is the biggest surprise and they need at least another 1 or 3 role players with experience in their lineup. The only thing they did do right was send Levi to Rochester this season to learn. I feel bad for Lindy, they didn't even let him bring in his own assistant coaches.
The problem with the Sabres rebuild is that they did not commit fully to it. They had an excellent stock of assets at the start of their rebuild. Then they mistakenly decided to "accelerate" it. Years later and they are just spinning their wheels. Either you go all in on a rebuild, or you don't go at all.
The "funny" thing is, they lost just as much with Jack Eichal, Ryan Oreily, Evander Kane, Robin lehne, Sam Reinhart, Linus Ullmark, Matt Moulson, Brian Gionta,Kyle Okposo ... couldnt win with them, now no top vets and young prospects who cant get over the hump.
Buffalo is a possessed hockey market. As a kid I waited years for them to win a single playoff round. then they swept Boston in the early 90's and I was on cloud 9. Now, as an older adult, I try and stay away from the NHL channel or looking for updates on the phone. What an absolute tragedy.
You forget the coaching carousel. Lindy Ruff was not the answer. I said it before the season started. I stand by it. Lindy Ruff is done. Not a single team he has coached past 8 years has done anything. All stopped listening to his message.
@GizmoBeach Hiring Ruff was like taking milk out the refrigerator. Finding it was spoiled. Sitting back in the refrigerator and saying "It'll be better next week". If Nashville let's Brunette go....Buffalo needs to snatch him up...Brunette would excel in Buffalo.
@michaelb5119 Can't fire the entire team. So 756 year old Lindy Ruff gets fired.....ain't like he's never been fired before. Youngest team in the league with one of the oldest coaches. Yea, that makes sense. Brunette works well with younger players. I feel he'd do a better job than Ruff.
You really touched on something important at the end. Buffalo is a passionate hockey market. When the Coyotes were bad, I didn't care much. But Buffalo Sabres fans do deserve so, so much better. The league is more fun when they're around and competitive. Plus, all of their current uniforms are sick as hell
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The Sabres have no director of hockey operations, they have no one with experience who can advise the GM, Adams. Lindy Ruff was hired, but the organization refused him to hire his own assistants. That doesn't help. Finally, I don't completely blame the youth of the lineup for their failure; I blame their play.
The Sabres drafts have been HORRIBLE! Sure they picked the best players with the 1sts, 2nds and other 'given' 1st rounders. But they have laid a complete egg finding hidden/undeveloped talent down the order. Their scouts have done ZERO in the entry draft and scouting for their trades. Management is rotten from the owner on down.
@@AAA-o4g Billionaires have to make sacrifices or how else to purchase another yacht fleet? Buffalo fans need to buy that sack of crap out, turn the Sabres into the NHL version of the Packers.
When it comes to "professional" futility you must put the Cleveland Browns at the same level. Since restarting in 1999, the Clowns have won just one post-season game. ONE. They have only appeared in 4 playoff games. Their overall list of failures is too lengthy to mention. I wish they would cease operations.
Calgary LAMES fan here. I thought my team without a dobout has the worst NHL organization in the League.. Until i cam across this utter and unmitigated atrocity that is BUFFALO SABRES What a Mess this organization is... just unimaginable pain and misery for their most loyal fans.. those people, i really sincerly feel bad for. ( even if I hated this team for any reason or other) No fan base should endure and suffer this much Pain !!
Flames fan here in Buffalo for four decades-plus. The Flames are the Sabres of the West. But we do have some consolation...we've won a Cup (at least in my lifetime). It's been 35 years since that time...but we DO have a Cup win. And I'll treasure that moment for all time.
NY Jets are waaaaaay worse and it's not even close. Unless Terry Pagulas kid nixed a real NHL trade bc the player the Sabres were acquiring had a too low a rating in Chel, we are comparing apples and antelopes.
The Jets don't compare to how bad the Sabres have been, honestly. The Jets would've made the playoffs a couple times during their drought if the NFL let half the teams in, like the NHL does. And the Sabres haven't just missed the playoffs. They've finished dead last. Again and again. One year in the whole streak could they have even been considered on the bubble. Since Pegula bought the team, they've been dead last overall in their league cumulatively, by a lot, so that they'll probably remain dead last throughout his tenure for a couple more seasons regardless of how things go from here. It sucks to be this bad. It sucks a little worse that nobody even appreciates how epically bad this team is. Just because another team out there has a similar playoff-less streak doesn't mean that they suck anywhere near as bad as the Sabres. The video, if anything, understates it.
Great video. Send this to Sabres management, they are so scared to make moves and have such a loser mentality that it’s over before the end of free agency each year
Remember the Avs? Whoa their Gretzky of rebuilds. You live in a Ron Hextall lala land. Let's concentrate on the Flyers: In 2015 the Flyers drafted Ivan Provorov at 7th while Mikko Rantanen went at 10th to the Avs. Flyers drafted Nolan Patrick 2nd overall while Cale Makar went 4th to the Avs. Flyers drafted German Rubtsov 22nd overall while Tage Thompson went 26th in 2016. Tage luckily ended up on the Sabres. Had the Flyers drafted Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen, and Tage Thompson the NHL would be completely different. If the picks were reversed the Sabres would be different. The Sabres traded 2nd overall picks Eichel and Reinhart. Eichel finished 1st in points and assists in the playoffs and Vegas won the Cup. Reinhart finished 2nd in the league with 57 goals and won the Cup with Florida. The Avs won the lottery and moved up to draft MacKinnon. The Sabres also drafted Dahlin instead of Quinn Hughes.
The Pegulas have let qualified people run the Bills’ front office and that franchise has done a 180. Why they don’t do that with the Sabres is insane. Get a proper director of hockey operations and leave them alone!
This shows that the draft has not really meaning more than a show, Sabres has had all possibility to pick pretty OK prospect during 13 years, but with a roster management that is below zero and a management that promostes to cuddle instead of being tough and demand accountability for the high paid salaries this is what happnes.
They need a serious GM. I didn't miss a game from 2011-2020. Not 1. Not 1 period. Not1 goal. Not 1 face-off. Then I just couldn't justify rearranging my life to watch this team so religiously anymore. I love hockey. I love the Sabres. But there were so many games that it felt like I wanted to be there more than most of the players. Im still much more than a casual fan and I watch 99% of the games but it's in the background. I couldn't even tell you all the guys on the team right now. It's sad to lose a fan like me. My dad had season tickets right behind the net in the audience and later in the 200s in the harbor center. Before 2011 I was a huge fan too and always had a goal of watching every game in a season but never got to it but once I did I was dedicated. I scored a goal in the Aud as a little kid playing between periods before the Zambezi goes on. I'll turn the game on tomorrow, but I won't care if they win or lose. Go Bills
The most absurd scenario I can think of is Bettman urges Pegula to go suck an egg and sells the team to Toronto Sports and Entertainment. They make necessary moves. Consolidate their strength and let Lindy Ruff do his thing and then go on to win the cup before the leafs. They're technically in the race for who can win the cup first since the last leafs cup came the same year that the Sabres franchise started out
On long term, choosing captain is incredibly important decision as the energy that captain is emitting builds the winning or losing culture in the locker room. Despite one of Sabres' outfit looking like a Sweden national team outfit, i hope they get into playoffs someday.
Back in the day the team voted on their Captain and he was their representative to management. Now the team appoints their captain and is effectively a shill FOR management.
NHL needs relegation,that would prevent this hopelessness,or at least make it less likely,nhl would have to unf**** a few things to manage it but lots of other sports leagues do it.If you don’t meet a certain standard,you’re gone,now that’s pressure.
My favorite fact right now, there's only ONE active player in the league who's played a playoff game for the Sabres 😂 (Tyler Myers if you're wondering)
I agree with young players being given too much responsibility and then breaking out on a new team but I don’t think that applies to Eichel, he always produced for them
The first rebuild completely failed. When they traded/released players like Eichel, Reinhart, Montour, Ullmark. we felt like they had to rebuild from scratch. the core is interesting and we hoped for more consistency/efficiency from the young talent. Cozens, Peterka, Quinn, Benson, Byram, Power, Samuelsson, Levi, they all have underperformed this year. bringing veteran to help build a win mentality, they tried it with Okposo, Skinner, Johnson, Hall, they all failed at one point. I think they may have trouble attracting the good players to help rebuild the franchise. probably because Buffalo is one of the least favorite location for players from the league. i'm no GM and don't know which players the team need. moreover, it's difficult to see this young talents struggling because at one point they will want to play for a winning team and ask to leave/be reluctant to get a new contract
I know everyone complains about the Sabres, but the Rangers are where they are because they chose to abandon the rebuild and waste time in the playoffs for the past three years instead of actually developing the roster through the draft and playing them (though their development coaches and scouts should be fired)
Zucker is paying off, McLeod’s winning faceoffs. But he’s failed to nurture the kids by not getting quality vets up front and back, as guidance. F minus, he needs to go along with Pegula.
I 'd rather go to a University of Buffalo hockey game then the team who pretends to be professional. That team has zero pride or fight. The woman's USA hock ey team would smoke them.
@@alexsmith5621 Their only championship came in 1969 in Super Bowl III. If you think that's still relevant in 2025 you're out of your mind. The Jets are one of the worst organizations in football. It's not just them. There are definitely others.
@@alexsmith5621their GMs son literally makes the calls and acts like he’s playing madden franchise mode. Look it up it’s real and as stupid as you think
Buffalo losing so much is very enjoyable to a person who gets to regularly see how good of a player Jack Eichel is 😂😂. People really thought he was the problem in Buffalo 😂😂
@TmanTyler619 I encountered plenty of fans that really thought the team would be better without Eichel. Especially last season. "We almost made the playoffs" 🤣🤣
Imagine all the hard work these guys did to become the top draft picks in their drafts. Only to be stuck playing for a horrible organization that just can't win. And on top of that having to live in Buffalo. No kid growing up dreaming of winning a cup would want to be stuck in that nightmare.
What does the team need, they need to fire Kevyn Adam’s, get a new owner, and start getting players that aren’t new to the league, but players were veterans
The Sabres are embarrassing, but they're not nearly as bad as the NY Jets. There's at least hope for the Sabres that they can get there. To me the playoffs are within reach as long as they bring in the right pieces for the top 6 and defense. With the Jets, it's straight up depressing with them having to rebuild again
The Jets don't compare to how bad the Sabres have been, honestly. The Jets would've made the playoffs a couple times during their drought if the NFL let half the teams in, like the NHL does. And the Sabres haven't just missed the playoffs. They've finished dead last. Again and again. One year in the whole streak could they have even been considered on the bubble. Since Pegula bought the team, they've been dead last overall in their league cumulatively, by a lot, so that they'll probably remain dead last throughout his tenure for a couple more seasons regardless of how things go from here. It sucks to be this bad. It sucks a little worse that nobody even appreciates how epically bad this team is. Just because another team out there has a similar playoff-less streak doesn't mean that they suck anywhere near as bad as the Sabres. The video, if anything, understates it. They've scorched the earth so badly that Gen Z never even started watching hockey and a lot of the older fans wish the team would just fold or move at this point.
The Jets don't compare to how bad the Sabres have been, honestly. The Jets would've made the playoffs a couple times during their drought if the NFL let half the teams in, like the NHL does. And the Sabres haven't just missed the playoffs. They've finished dead last. Again and again. One year in the whole streak could they have even been considered on the bubble. Since Pegula bought the team, they've been dead last overall in their league cumulatively, by a lot, so that they'll probably remain dead last throughout his tenure for a couple more seasons regardless of how things go from here. It sucks to be this bad. It sucks a little worse that nobody even appreciates how epically bad this team is. Just because another team out there has a similar playoff-less streak doesn't mean that they suck anywhere near as bad as the Sabres. The video, if anything, understates it.
So..... Do not say Chicago is a good example of a rebuild. Please. Being a Hawks fan the past 8yrs have been humiliating. And after Sabres lose 12 straight games, guess who has a worse record? Yup. The Sh"#Hawks, I'm sure the owners are loving every minute of it as they rake in the profits and put the most embarrassing team on the ice night after night . Just sayin. Hawks not a good example of anything but greedy Chi-town sports owners making tons of money while laughing at their fan base.
lol, people saying relocate, sell the team. News flash, that’s not going to happen, way to much state money has been pumped in to both the Sabres and Bills, new stadium for Bills and the preliminary studies for a new 21,000 seat hockey arena in Orchard Park by the new Bills stadium is underway, they aren’t going anywhere so put those thoughts to bed.
Fire Terry!!! The MOST IMPORTANT next move IMO He's the ONE constant during this Hellish drought Ironic, as his openly declared that he was going to build "hockey heaven" If you really cared, Terry, you'd take yourself out of the equation, STAT!!!! You DONT KNOW WTF YOU ARE DOING!!!!
To me the Leafs will always be the worst in sports until they win a cup, just for how they torture their fanbase year in and year out. Buffalo is just kinda depressing and apathy inducing. They’re the Jets of the NHL.
What? Leafs have the 2nd most cups of all. They are no where near “worst in sports”. And before you say “but they got those when there were only 6 teams!”,tell me how many Boston, New York, Chicago and Detroit had during that time.
@ it’s not just that, it’s the fact they both haven’t won a cup or made the finals since 1967. Rangers won only 1 cup since, Chicago’s won 3, Boston’s won 3 and Detroit has won 4, while all these teams have also at the very least made finals during that time.
The "solution" is sitting in the owners box. Need better decisions made by the owner. Yes the buffelo fans deserve better. Its a great hockey market becuase good hockey beats almost anything else, playoff hockey is on another level. The nba in comparison not entertaining so much.😂
Sabres haven't been good for a while... fair comment. But at least they've been done something in the past 57ish years... a couple finals and a handful of semi-finals. TML are easily the worst orgnization in Big 4 sports, let's be honest
New ownership a real front office not in house hires being cheap that’s why pegula so successful with bills have people in place and tell him back off let us do our job he has his hand everything in the hockey organization it’s starts there
For anybody here in 2028 I predict the Blackhawks will be the next sabres in 4 years. I believe Kyle Davidson is the worst GM in hockey. Let's see if I'm right.
Owen no Power does a lot of standing around and watching the other team score. For his size he should be another Chara and dominate the front of the net.
Sorry but cleveland in football and pittsburgh in baseball blow the sabres out of the water when it comes to being the worst franchises on the continent
Our owner hasnt talked to the media in not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 years. Refuses to hire a president of hockey operations (only team in the league without one, and look how its going) and claims the answer to the current losing streak is "in the locker room". Him and kevyn adams refuse to make moves to help the team and only further prove their incompetence.
Furthermore, kevyn Adams claims players won't come here because "we have taxes instead of palm trees". Blatant excuses and disrespect to our city and team...from the 5 year gm.
The only constant throughout the 13, going on 14 year drought is Pegula. He needs to go, or nothing will change. #selltheteamterry
We haven't hired a President of Hockey Ops because, well, that's Terry, he just doesn't have the official title along with it
It is insane and depressing that the Sabres have been this bad for this long
The city of Buffalo is cursed
@marting1984 At least the Buffalo Bills are good
In a league that prior to 2022 sent more than half of its teams to the playoffs. Even now, half the teams in hockey qualify for the playoffs. I feel really bad for Buffalo fans. They deserve so much better than this team that's in the basement year after year. I started following hockey for real when I was nine in 2011. Because I live on Long Island, I took the Islanders as my team even though the Rangers were much better at that time. The Islanders are not exactly a top organization either, even though they now have UBS Arena. They still can't attract marquee free agents. Their drafting record is awful dating back to the days of Mike Milbury and Garth Snow. Their most notable free agent signing of 2024 was Anthony Duclair and he suffered a major injury just five games into the season and missed the next 28 games. He just returned to the lineup and had an assist on the first career goal of Isaiah George against Toronto.
@@jaylenbarnes2.079...at least the Leafs are good. Cool. When was the last time Bills or Leafs won a championship?
@@kobyschechter8163...I watched the game last night, Isiah George played well, he might have a bright future.
Even Melody Martin gave up on this team a couple of years ago. Buffalo fans...I feel your pain and hope the suffering ends soon.
I don't
As long as the same middling owner is at the top of the food chain, the fan base shall STARVE!!!
What's crazy to me, the same guy who owns the Sabres, owns the Bandits, the pro box lacrosse NLL team. They are one of the most successful in the sport and won the last 2 back to back championships. I just don't get it.
A guitarist isn't necessarily good at trumpet. That's what I'm going with anyway.
I expected you to note that Pegula also owns the highly successful Buffalo Bills.
@@mikephalen3162 I assumed they owned the Bills, I just wasn't sure, and they have yet to actually win. They are just really good. It must be the GM and other management. Who knows?
Pegula is a Sabres fan they are his baby to manage. He stays out of the way of the Bills and Bandits. In fact when the Bandits won their Championship 2 years ago in front of a full house, no member of the Pegula family was present.
Very good analgy @@davidnika446
I'm tired. - Sabres Fan
I'm a flyers fan, but i always respected the buffalo fan base. They're passionate and loyal. Sabres management doesn't deserve them. I really hope to see buffalo turn it around, but that's hard to fathom as long as the Pegulas are running things.
This is a great video 👌
Also the last time buffalo had success in the playoffs was in Bruce Almighty 😅
Sabres had success long after Bruce Almighty
Sabres: ”We need some fresh ideas, something new. Things have got to change. Um… Let’s hire Lindy Ruff.”
“And after a promising start to this season” That’s VERY generous. Sabres only had 1 win after the first 6 games. They got it together in mid November and at their very best (November 23rd) the Sabres had 23 points in 21 games which put them on an 89-90 point pace. Unsurprisingly they only spent a few days in the playoff picture before getting sent right back into the basement. Technically the Habs spent more days in the playoff picture than the Sabres did. Only difference is the Sabres did it later into the season.
You were spot on with all your points. From the start, they haven’t done enough to surround the core talent with veterans and experienced players. And they created a culture of losing since the first tank, and that hasn’t recovered. Under Eichel, they failed to get a competent defensive core and create a experienced middle 6. Now, they have a roster full of young guys and have failed to surround them with again, experienced veterans. Zucker has been great, but we needed more than that. This team was a point out of playoffs two years ago and the city finally had hope again. Now we are back to being the bottom feeder. Sabres fans are at their breaking point. Buffalo is a top hockey market as well, so it’s sad. Not sure where they are going to go from here.
Yep - I remember the Canuks lifting that cup in 2011...
Great video and good conclusion about age and experience balance or the lack thereof...
What about something crazy - JT Miller to the Sabres to wake them up a bit. What they miss is urgency while they have plenty of complacency...
I’m glad someone else remembers the cup 🥲
On paper that would fit but I still don’t see the Canucks trading either Miller or Petey imo. It’s tough to trade players of that calibre without ending up on the losing end of the deal, especially given that the Canucks want to win now while Hughes is still on his sweetheart deal
canucks lifting the cup? 🤣
I remember the Canucks choking at home against the Bruins in game 7 and their faggggy fans rioting after the game - Luongo always sucked as did the Sedins
Must have got head injury during the riots.
2010-2011 was a great year 😊
As a penguins fan who’s also a PIRATES fan in Pittsburgh. I’ve had the unique perspective of seeing unbelievable SUCCESS and FAILURE at the same time! I honestly think when you go back as far as 1990 no organization in sports is as PUTRID as the Pirates. You can’t forget about the 20 STRAIGHT losing seasons from 1993-2012. The pirates haven’t made the postseason since 2015 as well already almost a decade since their 3 Cinderella seasons and no winning records since 2018. I think the pirates have the strongest case for being the worst organization in sports. #SellTheTeamBob #SellRheTeamTerry
Hi Jake
I am a Canadian who grew up playing hockey and idolized Lemeuis and Crosby.. your hockey franchise has had so many incredible players and captains!!
Also, I would argue Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the most revered, respected and envied NFL franchises in the history of the game..
So please be glad and grateful that only one.of your teams suck....
Like a famous song, 2 out if 3 Ain't Bad !!!!
Still think its the Cleveland browns
As a New Yorker and diehard New York FAN. We have nothing to cheer for right now in football and hockey. The Jets and Giants seasons were all but over a month ago. Two of the three NYC area hockey teams have struggled mightily. And your Pirates drafted and developed Paul Skenes. I know there's much more needed to win a championship but Paul Skenes is an incredible building block. That guy is an absolute machine on the mound.
@@simonnam453 The last true glory days of the pirates were in the 79s and maybe the early 90s ever since then it’s basically been a tire fire. But you bring up some good points!!
Between the 3 Buffalo teams (Bills, Sabres, Braves), they have played over 125+ seasons and never won a championship. Ever. Try to flip a coin 125+ times and never land on heads. Try making 4 Super Bowls in a row and losing all 4. Sorry not sorry, f*** all your struggling teams, there’s no comparison to the suffering Buffalo fans have gone through. Any of y’all have your city called Loserville, USA?
I think Avs deserve praise but this video is overlooking how much luck and timing is a factor. Florida have been just as impressive. Bill Zito is criminally underrated.
Good point. There is always a chance that big deal is a bust or unknown free agent is the missing piece
@@Kone5497 Gustav Forsling is a top defenseman in the NHL now. he was waived twice! Florida saw something in him and built him up over time into how good he is today. They are doing the same with Björnfot and Adam Boqvist. give them a few seasons and you will see!
As a Sabres fan I feel like they need to bring in some veteran pieces that have playoff experience and some gas left in the tank, as well as one sure fire goal scorer, I think that completely changes the entire lineup
I feel bad for Lindy dude looks like he’s having an aneurism every game trying to pretend he’s surprised they lose again
Ullmark,eichel,Reinhart,hagel..... If they still had these guys they would be the top of the Eastern conference. Hard to believe anybody in sabres management still has a job after all these bungles. Colorado made some great moves to get the cup in 22 but after that they have made some stinkers.
Doubt it since its the organization itself that fails to establish a winning culture making it impossible for talented players to win. How many "cancers" needs to be traded away to realize theres an innate problem with this franchise.
I'm a fan of two very incompetent teams (Angels and Raiders), and I feel for Sabres fans. To go from Dominic Hasek and Daniel Briere era to this. Inexcusable
This was a great video. I'm a Sabres fan and have been since the 90s when the only player with 89 on my jersey was Mogilny. This team has me so down, and the year they just missed the playoffs by a point had me excited for the next season. Only to be severely let down. Adams seemed to be a good GM, but since last summer and this season with a terrible lack of picking up players to fill roles they need (esp with buying out Skinners contract) should have made at least a full 2nd line of pick ups and not just fill out the 4th line. Saying Buffalo isn't a destination to most players is true, only because of the mismanagement he and Pegula has done. Teams and players see this. The team has a lot of talent but with the team only having that talent with maybe 2 or 3 years learning (and learning from others that also have 3 years or less than themselves) how can they be expected to improve? Zucker is the biggest surprise and they need at least another 1 or 3 role players with experience in their lineup. The only thing they did do right was send Levi to Rochester this season to learn. I feel bad for Lindy, they didn't even let him bring in his own assistant coaches.
The problem with the Sabres rebuild is that they did not commit fully to it. They had an excellent stock of assets at the start of their rebuild. Then they mistakenly decided to "accelerate" it. Years later and they are just spinning their wheels. Either you go all in on a rebuild, or you don't go at all.
The Panthers had a couple of former Sabres that won the cup & Eichel won the cup with Vegas
I was surprised but so happy to see Okposo in the lineup when FLA won. He wasn’t just rah-rah’ing from the pine all through their run.
@@GizmoBeach Okposo earned it
44 year old Sabres fan. You can't develop people in the NHL. Tanked and rushed too many young players up. Simple as that.
The "funny" thing is, they lost just as much with Jack Eichal, Ryan Oreily, Evander Kane, Robin lehne, Sam Reinhart, Linus Ullmark, Matt Moulson, Brian Gionta,Kyle Okposo ... couldnt win with them, now no top vets and young prospects who cant get over the hump.
Buffalo is a possessed hockey market. As a kid I waited years for them to win a single playoff round. then they swept Boston in the early 90's and I was on cloud 9. Now, as an older adult, I try and stay away from the NHL channel or looking for updates on the phone. What an absolute tragedy.
You forget the coaching carousel. Lindy Ruff was not the answer. I said it before the season started. I stand by it. Lindy Ruff is done. Not a single team he has coached past 8 years has done anything. All stopped listening to his message.
I wasn’t on board with that hire, either. They needed someone like Berube, and hired Grandpa Jones instead.
@GizmoBeach Hiring Ruff was like taking milk out the refrigerator. Finding it was spoiled. Sitting back in the refrigerator and saying "It'll be better next week". If Nashville let's Brunette go....Buffalo needs to snatch him up...Brunette would excel in Buffalo.
Yea fire ANOTHER coach. This new guy will save em
@michaelb5119 Can't fire the entire team. So 756 year old Lindy Ruff gets fired.....ain't like he's never been fired before. Youngest team in the league with one of the oldest coaches. Yea, that makes sense. Brunette works well with younger players. I feel he'd do a better job than Ruff.
You really touched on something important at the end. Buffalo is a passionate hockey market. When the Coyotes were bad, I didn't care much. But Buffalo Sabres fans do deserve so, so much better. The league is more fun when they're around and competitive. Plus, all of their current uniforms are sick as hell
So true haha, their branding is so sick imo. Plus they're the Canucks' expansion bros so I've always had a soft spot for the organization
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Haha thats so wholesome man! Glad you’ve found the channel helpful! Merry Christmas to you as well 🎅🏼
The Sabres have no director of hockey operations, they have no one with experience who can advise the GM, Adams. Lindy Ruff was hired, but the organization refused him to hire his own assistants. That doesn't help. Finally, I don't completely blame the youth of the lineup for their failure; I blame their play.
Chief Operating Officer Pete Guelli - sabres. worked with the Hornets, Giants, and 0 hockey experience
@@AAA-o4g
This is the same regime that hired a guy whose most recent job was soccer coach.
Relocate is required. It’s painful now. Worse than Arizona
Generational talent most OVER USED WORD ...
Power should change his first name from Owen to Lacof
They even fail at being the league laughing stock. The leafs are way better losers than Buffalo
The Sabres drafts have been HORRIBLE! Sure they picked the best players with the 1sts, 2nds and other 'given' 1st rounders. But they have laid a complete egg finding hidden/undeveloped talent down the order. Their scouts have done ZERO in the entry draft and scouting for their trades. Management is rotten from the owner on down.
Didn't the pegulas cut "expenses" by getting rid of a bunch of scouts ?
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Billionaires have to make sacrifices or how else to purchase another yacht fleet?
Buffalo fans need to buy that sack of crap out, turn the Sabres into the NHL version of the Packers.
@@GizmoBeach You don't believe Pegula, " If I need $ I will dig another well"
When it comes to "professional" futility you must put the Cleveland Browns at the same level.
Since restarting in 1999, the Clowns have won just one post-season game. ONE. They have only appeared in 4 playoff games. Their overall list of failures is too lengthy to mention.
I wish they would cease operations.
Shouldve never got rid of Eichel or Reinhardt...Kevin Adams sucks
They were never gonna stay
Calgary LAMES fan here.
I thought my team without a dobout has the worst NHL organization in the League..
Until i cam across this utter and unmitigated atrocity that is BUFFALO SABRES
What a Mess this organization is... just unimaginable pain and misery for their most loyal fans.. those people, i really sincerly feel bad for.
( even if I hated this team for any reason or other)
No fan base should endure and suffer this much Pain !!
Flames fan here in Buffalo for four decades-plus. The Flames are the Sabres of the West.
But we do have some consolation...we've won a Cup (at least in my lifetime). It's been 35 years since that time...but we DO have a Cup win. And I'll treasure that moment for all time.
NY Jets are waaaaaay worse and it's not even close. Unless Terry Pagulas kid nixed a real NHL trade bc the player the Sabres were acquiring had a too low a rating in Chel, we are comparing apples and antelopes.
The Jets don't compare to how bad the Sabres have been, honestly. The Jets would've made the playoffs a couple times during their drought if the NFL let half the teams in, like the NHL does. And the Sabres haven't just missed the playoffs. They've finished dead last. Again and again. One year in the whole streak could they have even been considered on the bubble. Since Pegula bought the team, they've been dead last overall in their league cumulatively, by a lot, so that they'll probably remain dead last throughout his tenure for a couple more seasons regardless of how things go from here. It sucks to be this bad. It sucks a little worse that nobody even appreciates how epically bad this team is. Just because another team out there has a similar playoff-less streak doesn't mean that they suck anywhere near as bad as the Sabres. The video, if anything, understates it.
Great video. Send this to Sabres management, they are so scared to make moves and have such a loser mentality that it’s over before the end of free agency each year
Just move the team to Quebec, they are fine with failure.
Remember the Avs? Whoa their Gretzky of rebuilds. You live in a Ron Hextall lala land. Let's concentrate on the Flyers: In 2015 the Flyers drafted Ivan Provorov at 7th while Mikko Rantanen went at 10th to the Avs. Flyers drafted Nolan Patrick 2nd overall while Cale Makar went 4th to the Avs. Flyers drafted German Rubtsov 22nd overall while Tage Thompson went 26th in 2016. Tage luckily ended up on the Sabres. Had the Flyers drafted Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen, and Tage Thompson the NHL would be completely different. If the picks were reversed the Sabres would be different. The Sabres traded 2nd overall picks Eichel and Reinhart. Eichel finished 1st in points and assists in the playoffs and Vegas won the Cup. Reinhart finished 2nd in the league with 57 goals and won the Cup with Florida. The Avs won the lottery and moved up to draft MacKinnon. The Sabres also drafted Dahlin instead of Quinn Hughes.
The Pegulas have let qualified people run the Bills’ front office and that franchise has done a 180. Why they don’t do that with the Sabres is insane. Get a proper director of hockey operations and leave them alone!
I don't think anyone should ever use the term "high level" and EA in the same sentence, but otherwise good video.
This shows that the draft has not really meaning more than a show, Sabres has had all possibility to pick pretty OK prospect during 13 years, but with a roster management that is below zero and a management that promostes to cuddle instead of being tough and demand accountability for the high paid salaries this is what happnes.
They need a serious GM.
I didn't miss a game from 2011-2020. Not 1. Not 1 period. Not1 goal. Not 1 face-off. Then I just couldn't justify rearranging my life to watch this team so religiously anymore.
I love hockey. I love the Sabres. But there were so many games that it felt like I wanted to be there more than most of the players. Im still much more than a casual fan and I watch 99% of the games but it's in the background. I couldn't even tell you all the guys on the team right now. It's sad to lose a fan like me. My dad had season tickets right behind the net in the audience and later in the 200s in the harbor center. Before 2011 I was a huge fan too and always had a goal of watching every game in a season but never got to it but once I did I was dedicated. I scored a goal in the Aud as a little kid playing between periods before the Zambezi goes on. I'll turn the game on tomorrow, but I won't care if they win or lose. Go Bills
The most absurd scenario I can think of is Bettman urges Pegula to go suck an egg and sells the team to Toronto Sports and Entertainment. They make necessary moves. Consolidate their strength and let Lindy Ruff do his thing and then go on to win the cup before the leafs. They're technically in the race for who can win the cup first since the last leafs cup came the same year that the Sabres franchise started out
On long term, choosing captain is incredibly important decision as the energy that captain is emitting builds the winning or losing culture in the locker room.
Despite one of Sabres' outfit looking like a Sweden national team outfit, i hope they get into playoffs someday.
I think Dahlin can be a fine captain, just needs a better roster around him
Back in the day the team voted on their Captain and he was their representative to management. Now the team appoints their captain and is effectively a shill FOR management.
If the one solitary goal is to win the Stanley Cup, I'd argue the Leafs have been worse. At least Buffalo has been to a Final in the last 57 years.
NHL needs relegation,that would prevent this hopelessness,or at least make it less likely,nhl would have to unf**** a few things to manage it but lots of other sports leagues do it.If you don’t meet a certain standard,you’re gone,now that’s pressure.
My favorite fact right now, there's only ONE active player in the league who's played a playoff game for the Sabres 😂 (Tyler Myers if you're wondering)
We need to put more respect on Calder trophy winning #1 defenseman Tyler Myers name😤😤😤
It’s not real. It is impossible to be this bad this long in the NHL.
I hate hockey now because of the embarrassing butter knives
I agree with young players being given too much responsibility and then breaking out on a new team but I don’t think that applies to Eichel, he always produced for them
The first rebuild completely failed. When they traded/released players like Eichel, Reinhart, Montour, Ullmark. we felt like they had to rebuild from scratch. the core is interesting and we hoped for more consistency/efficiency from the young talent. Cozens, Peterka, Quinn, Benson, Byram, Power, Samuelsson, Levi, they all have underperformed this year.
bringing veteran to help build a win mentality, they tried it with Okposo, Skinner, Johnson, Hall, they all failed at one point.
I think they may have trouble attracting the good players to help rebuild the franchise. probably because Buffalo is one of the least favorite location for players from the league.
i'm no GM and don't know which players the team need. moreover, it's difficult to see this young talents struggling because at one point they will want to play for a winning team and ask to leave/be reluctant to get a new contract
I know everyone complains about the Sabres, but the Rangers are where they are because they chose to abandon the rebuild and waste time in the playoffs for the past three years instead of actually developing the roster through the draft and playing them (though their development coaches and scouts should be fired)
That distinction would belong to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
I'd rather the Bills win a Superbowl than the Sabres win a cup... if I had to choose.
And Im old enough to remember "no goal" at 4am lol.
The players Adams gets in the off season are not really sought after by other teams
Zucker is paying off, McLeod’s winning faceoffs. But he’s failed to nurture the kids by not getting quality vets up front and back, as guidance. F minus, he needs to go along with Pegula.
@@GizmoBeach That is why those two players are here. they were left overs
0:57 lol I clicked this saying,”wait, they never heard of the jets?”
I 'd rather go to a University of Buffalo hockey game then the team who pretends to be professional. That team has zero pride or fight. The woman's USA hock ey team would smoke them.
Okay don't get ridiculous.
Sabres are legit one of most coolest teams in the league In terms of logos
The NY Jets are the worst organization in sports
The Jets won The BIG ONE so please, with all due respect, STEP OFF, we got this
@ that game was completely rigged and took place before the moon landing. Your team is pathetic.
@@alexsmith5621 Their only championship came in 1969 in Super Bowl III. If you think that's still relevant in 2025 you're out of your mind. The Jets are one of the worst organizations in football. It's not just them. There are definitely others.
@@alexsmith5621 that game was clearly rigged and it came before the moon landing. Your team is nothing but garbage. Pathetic.
@@alexsmith5621their GMs son literally makes the calls and acts like he’s playing madden franchise mode. Look it up it’s real and as stupid as you think
Buffalo losing so much is very enjoyable to a person who gets to regularly see how good of a player Jack Eichel is 😂😂. People really thought he was the problem in Buffalo 😂😂
No one did they spread lies to the fan base so we wouldn’t protest the team.
@TmanTyler619 I encountered plenty of fans that really thought the team would be better without Eichel. Especially last season. "We almost made the playoffs" 🤣🤣
@@slasher1087 that’s because Buffalo has a ton of straight up stupid people.
Imagine all the hard work these guys did to become the top draft picks in their drafts. Only to be stuck playing for a horrible organization that just can't win. And on top of that having to live in Buffalo. No kid growing up dreaming of winning a cup would want to be stuck in that nightmare.
Ok wise guy
What paradise do you call home?
Whats wrong with Buffalo as a city?
What does the team need, they need to fire Kevyn Adam’s, get a new owner, and start getting players that aren’t new to the league, but players were veterans
It’s time to admit that Dahlin is a destructive bust. Right now Sabres are wrecking Power. There is literally no player leadership as well.
The Sabres are embarrassing, but they're not nearly as bad as the NY Jets. There's at least hope for the Sabres that they can get there. To me the playoffs are within reach as long as they bring in the right pieces for the top 6 and defense. With the Jets, it's straight up depressing with them having to rebuild again
The Jets don't compare to how bad the Sabres have been, honestly. The Jets would've made the playoffs a couple times during their drought if the NFL let half the teams in, like the NHL does. And the Sabres haven't just missed the playoffs. They've finished dead last. Again and again. One year in the whole streak could they have even been considered on the bubble. Since Pegula bought the team, they've been dead last overall in their league cumulatively, by a lot, so that they'll probably remain dead last throughout his tenure for a couple more seasons regardless of how things go from here. It sucks to be this bad. It sucks a little worse that nobody even appreciates how epically bad this team is. Just because another team out there has a similar playoff-less streak doesn't mean that they suck anywhere near as bad as the Sabres. The video, if anything, understates it. They've scorched the earth so badly that Gen Z never even started watching hockey and a lot of the older fans wish the team would just fold or move at this point.
I've been a fan since day one. Their existence got me into hockey. How can you ask this question? The answer is obviously yes.
I’m a leaf’s fan, the sabers deserve this after what we’ve been through
The answer to that question will forever be ‘no’ for as long as the New York Jets exist.
The Jets don't compare to how bad the Sabres have been, honestly. The Jets would've made the playoffs a couple times during their drought if the NFL let half the teams in, like the NHL does. And the Sabres haven't just missed the playoffs. They've finished dead last. Again and again. One year in the whole streak could they have even been considered on the bubble. Since Pegula bought the team, they've been dead last overall in their league cumulatively, by a lot, so that they'll probably remain dead last throughout his tenure for a couple more seasons regardless of how things go from here. It sucks to be this bad. It sucks a little worse that nobody even appreciates how epically bad this team is. Just because another team out there has a similar playoff-less streak doesn't mean that they suck anywhere near as bad as the Sabres. The video, if anything, understates it.
25 seconds in... remove the "copium," and accept this man's story.
I’m on board 🫡🫡🫡
Minus the Jets, yes.
So..... Do not say Chicago is a good example of a rebuild. Please. Being a Hawks fan the past 8yrs have been humiliating. And after Sabres lose 12 straight games, guess who has a worse record? Yup. The Sh"#Hawks, I'm sure the owners are loving every minute of it as they rake in the profits and put the most embarrassing team on the ice night after night . Just sayin. Hawks not a good example of anything but greedy Chi-town sports owners making tons of money while laughing at their fan base.
Am soery Buffalo fans being a Canadiens fan and not really caring for American teams i hope they can figure this out mainly for the poor fans sake.
lol, people saying relocate, sell the team. News flash, that’s not going to happen, way to much state money has been pumped in to both the Sabres and Bills, new stadium for Bills and the preliminary studies for a new 21,000 seat hockey arena in Orchard Park by the new Bills stadium is underway, they aren’t going anywhere so put those thoughts to bed.
Fire Terry!!!
The MOST IMPORTANT next move IMO
He's the ONE constant during this Hellish drought
Ironic, as his openly declared that he was going to build "hockey heaven"
If you really cared, Terry, you'd take yourself out of the equation, STAT!!!!
You DONT KNOW WTF YOU ARE DOING!!!!
To me the Leafs will always be the worst in sports until they win a cup, just for how they torture their fanbase year in and year out. Buffalo is just kinda depressing and apathy inducing. They’re the Jets of the NHL.
What? Leafs have the 2nd most cups of all. They are no where near “worst in sports”. And before you say “but they got those when there were only 6 teams!”,tell me how many Boston, New York, Chicago and Detroit had during that time.
@ it’s not just that, it’s the fact they both haven’t won a cup or made the finals since 1967. Rangers won only 1 cup since, Chicago’s won 3, Boston’s won 3 and Detroit has won 4, while all these teams have also at the very least made finals during that time.
@ sure but again, compare their futility to the Leafs success then.
@@user-km5qm2qo2w they made 2 cup finals since 1967.
Formerly the Oakland A's would like a word.
it's easy to rip dufas off. hated that trade before they even made it.
Get rid of Adams. In four years his only accomplishment has been making a bad team worse.
As a leafs fan, I’ll always have a soft spot for the Sabers.
No. That would be the Pittsburgh Pirates.
What team will make the playoffs first Jets or Sabres?
Jets
Lifelong Sabres fan n they are tough to watch with no hope in sight. Adams has to go
They should fold the team. Give Buffalo an expansion team in a couple of years and start over again.
What did the Bruins do right as the Sabers did wrong?
If the right pieces aren't willing to come and play how can the expect to get better?
Sell the team and rebuild the identity
I think that Sabres are down there with Panthers…
The "solution" is sitting in the owners box. Need better decisions made by the owner. Yes the buffelo fans deserve better. Its a great hockey market becuase good hockey beats almost anything else, playoff hockey is on another level. The nba in comparison not entertaining so much.😂
The New York Jets is a contender.
i would not say owen power comes even close to stardom in the league.
Sabres haven't been good for a while... fair comment. But at least they've been done something in the past 57ish years... a couple finals and a handful of semi-finals. TML are easily the worst orgnization in Big 4 sports, let's be honest
The city of Buffalo is cursed
As a Sabres fan - yep - no doubt about!
New ownership a real front office not in house hires being cheap that’s why pegula so successful with bills have people in place and tell him back off let us do our job he has his hand everything in the hockey organization it’s starts there
i believe that title goes to the Chicago bears lol
For anybody here in 2028 I predict the Blackhawks will be the next sabres in 4 years. I believe Kyle Davidson is the worst GM in hockey. Let's see if I'm right.
10:05 trade Thompson or Cozens to Nashville...please. 😒
Owen no Power does a lot of standing around and watching the other team score. For his size he should be another Chara and dominate the front of the net.
Sorry but cleveland in football and pittsburgh in baseball blow the sabres out of the water when it comes to being the worst franchises on the continent
How is this organization making any money?
yes .. thank you for pointing out the ridiculously obvious
Worst owner of all sports franchises