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BigStew
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.09.2007

Apr 4 @ 4:42 PM ET
Evander Kane says hi. And what has Teddy done? The team is 39-84-17 since he took over. No coach survives with a record like that.
- Pierceme69


If Kane scores 35 per year and resigns then you can say hi, if not, no so much.
DynamicThreads
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 07.03.2013

Apr 4 @ 4:45 PM ET
I didn't finish last night's case of Genny Bock until this morning, but I stopped by the liquor store for a bottle of El Dorado before lunch time.



I'm 8 out of 10

- Der Kaiser


My favorite beer.
DynamicThreads
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 07.03.2013

Apr 4 @ 4:46 PM ET
Defecation like this makes my head numb.

So I have this right, you expect the players that are trying to keep their playing careers alive and a coach whose job it is to coach and win hockey games to just quit and not try anymore?
Not being disrespectful but you must not have ever played organized sports.

For who are the players and Teddy doing this for?

For Murray? To make Murray look good?
To make Murray's job easier so he can look like a genius when he drafts McDavid or Eichel?

Am I getting this right?

Am I playing along properly?

Let the players and Teddy do their jobs that they get paid to do.

Let Murray worry about how he is going to build a winner without taking the easy path.

Most of the talent in the system and on this team was acquired mostly by Darcy.
This direction was also begun by Darcy, this was not Murray's plan.

I am clearly not as enamored with Murray as most here are.
If Teddy and his players fall from 30th position simply from doing what they get paid to do has Murray failed at what he gets paid to do?

Because signing Gionta , Meszaros, Strachan, Benoit were certainly not moves to win but rather to OPENLY lose.

I am tired of hearing about the disdain for Teddy for doing nothing more than what he gets paid to do and the praises that get sung for a guy in Murray that has done NOTHING for this franchise yet...nothing!

It's become unconscionable.

- BuffaloHardHat


You forgot to add: Have a nice day, y'all.

ttyl
DynamicThreads
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 07.03.2013

Apr 4 @ 4:46 PM ET

- Der Kaiser


This is hilarious, lol
DynamicThreads
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 07.03.2013

Apr 4 @ 4:48 PM ET
Nick Foligno just scored a hat trick with an empty net goal. 30 goal season. Jackets have won 12 of their last 13. I think you can count that game as a loss. Pittsburgh is in trouble of being the 8 seed. They are going to need to win that last game of the season. This is a good result for us.
- Pierceme69


We drafted the wrong Foligno. I always liked Nick, even when he was on the Senators. And I hate the Senators more than Toronto.
DynamicThreads
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 07.03.2013

Apr 4 @ 4:50 PM ET
You got 3 in a row, go for one more.

GO FOR IT

CONNECT FOUR.

cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Apr 4 @ 5:02 PM ET
just got my 12 pack of 2015 sierra beer camp
- homiedclown

Whats it like ?
metzeric
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.06.2006

Apr 4 @ 5:04 PM ET
Buffalo Sabres ‏@BuffaloSabres 4m4 minutes ago
Andrey Makarov will make his first NHL start tonight.
sippyd
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Some unreal areas in the suburbs of Detroit. Buffalo, being smaller, simply doesn't have that.-Prock, NY
Joined: 09.30.2007

Apr 4 @ 5:05 PM ET
We drafted the wrong Foligno. I always liked Nick, even when he was on the Senators. And I hate the Senators more than Toronto.
- DynamicThreads


Maybe not, Marcus is getting there. Maybe we should have tried to get Nick and had both of them.
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Apr 4 @ 5:05 PM ET
Buffalo Sabres ‏@BuffaloSabres 4m4 minutes ago
Andrey Makarov will make his first NHL start tonight.

- metzeric



Shut out coming .
Pierceme69
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Joined: 02.13.2007

Apr 4 @ 5:05 PM ET
Buffalo Sabres ‏@BuffaloSabres 4m4 minutes ago
Andrey Makarov will make his first NHL start tonight.

- metzeric

Yessssss. Tonight's game is the key game I think.
ZemgusTurtlsons
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis's summer cottage, NY
Joined: 06.07.2014

Apr 4 @ 5:09 PM ET
Nick Foligno just scored a hat trick with an empty net goal. 30 goal season. Jackets have won 12 of their last 13. I think you can count that game as a loss. Pittsburgh is in trouble of being the 8 seed. They are going to need to win that last game of the season. This is a good result for us.
- Pierceme69



I believe I may be falling for you Philmanda
MikeyOz
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Melbourne
Joined: 11.22.2006

Apr 4 @ 5:11 PM ET
last
- homiedclown


You keep saying "last" but then you keep posting!
Pierceme69
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Joined: 02.13.2007

Apr 4 @ 5:13 PM ET
I believe I may be falling for you Philmanda
- ZemgusTurtlsons

No one can resist the intoxicating Philmanda Kessel.
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Apr 4 @ 5:16 PM ET
My favorite beer.
- DynamicThreads

Mine too.

And guess what they call it? The Goat!!

(Are you listening Clown?)

***chugs and goes to 9 out of 10+***
sippyd
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Some unreal areas in the suburbs of Detroit. Buffalo, being smaller, simply doesn't have that.-Prock, NY
Joined: 09.30.2007

Apr 4 @ 5:17 PM ET
Mine too.

And guess what they call it? The Goat!!

(Are you listening Clown?)

***chugs and goes to 9 out of 10+***

- Der Kaiser


What, no schnapps? Is she slacking off on her job?
ZemgusTurtlsons
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis's summer cottage, NY
Joined: 06.07.2014

Apr 4 @ 5:18 PM ET
Whats it like ?
- cabin

It's delicious. It's a "hoppy lager" far less hoppy than the great Sierra Nevada pale ale, but for those who find pales too strong a flavor (I'm not one of them), it is a good stepping stone to IPA addiction (there I am), or at the very least a refreshing change up
MikeyOz
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Melbourne
Joined: 11.22.2006

Apr 4 @ 5:19 PM ET

It's become unconscionable.

- BuffaloHardHat


Actually what is unconscionable is a team that basically absolutely SHAT the bed from the get go and essentially doomed the team and the organisation to finish right near the bottom of the table and they now decide to try a little bit because they suddenly think "Oh poop I might not have a job here next year, I better start trying", team started with a supposed better roster, had a full pre-season and yet the team of younger scrubs is now deciding to play harder then the "experienced vets" that started the season.

If another team get swayed by a player suddenly trying for a few games instead of the previous 70+ games where they STUNK, then that team can have that player.

Man we are all fans here and you know what NONE of us want to see this happen, but it is and if losing a few more games in an already wretched season "guarantees" the Sabres the 2nd pick, just make it happen already.
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Apr 4 @ 5:21 PM ET
What, no schnapps? Is she slacking off on her job?
- sippyd

Waiting for spring fruits to make a few new batches. It's always dry this time of year as we never make enough in the fall or with the holiday batches.
MikeyOz
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Melbourne
Joined: 11.22.2006

Apr 4 @ 5:22 PM ET
Isn't the title of this thread wrong ? shouldn't it be "plight at the end of the tunnel" ?

So who else is predicting a Sabres win tonight can imagine a few guys busting it HARD tonight, Islanders might make a few trades for hard working Sabres players.
Ihateallofu
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Meh
Joined: 11.09.2014

Apr 4 @ 5:23 PM ET
If Kane scores 35 per year and resigns then you can say hi, if not, no so much.
- BigStew


winning the trade doesn't change the fact that murray made the move to improve the team long term. WHILE losing short term. but the short term benefits were just gravy. not the real reason for the trade.

whether he gave up too much and/or it proves to be a win long term or not doesn't really matter in this context.
Ihateallofu
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Meh
Joined: 11.09.2014

Apr 4 @ 5:27 PM ET
Actually what is unconscionable is a team that basically absolutely SHAT the bed from the get go and essentially doomed the team and the organisation to finish right near the bottom of the table and they now decide to try a little bit because they suddenly think "Oh poop I might not have a job here next year, I better start trying", team started with a supposed better roster, had a full pre-season and yet the team of younger scrubs is now deciding to play harder then the "experienced vets" that started the season.

If another team get swayed by a player suddenly trying for a few games instead of the previous 70+ games where they STUNK, then that team can have that player.

Man we are all fans here and you know what NONE of us want to see this happen, but it is and if losing a few more games in an already wretched season "guarantees" the Sabres the 2nd pick, just make it happen already.

- MikeyOz

So you're assuming they 'weren't' trying before, but now they are?

You didn't expect to go 0-30 in the last few months did u?
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 4 @ 5:28 PM ET
Whats it like ?
- cabin

very hoppy

I encourage all to grab some while they last


6 down, 6 to go
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 4 @ 5:29 PM ET
This is hilarious, lol
- DynamicThreads

need to put the face on 3 little sammy watkins
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 4 @ 5:31 PM ET
Mine too.

And guess what they call it? The Goat!!

(Are you listening Clown?)

***chugs and goes to 9 out of 10+***

- Der Kaiser




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