Overreact much? We'd all like the rebuild to be quicker, but we were a 52 point team, or so, in back to back seasons in 2014 and 2015. Last year we improved by 29 points and this year we'll probably improve by a couple points. How was GMTM to know Kulikov would get a freak injury and be horrible and Bogo to turn into crap? With the level our goalie's have played at, if Jack wouldn't have got hurt and those two D played like they historically did we'd be a playoff team easily. I'm not happy with this year, but, if you're going to sh*t on GMTM for thse two D, give him credit for probably being correct on Lehner and Kane's surge.
- turbo044

it's not a rebuild when you take a step backwards from last year

it's a plateau

3 and a half years later

team sucks


please tell me I am wrong


this team with all the guys murray brought in is

0-8-2 vs devils, bruins, and canes this season
just lost 4 in a row, 2 games vs the bottom 2 in the league
has blown 2 goal leads in 3rd period twice

and has a coach that gave 8 forwards more ice time than eichel in the first period the other night


it's a clusterf@ck and you guys are all holding onto potential


stink is still stink no matter how many angles you look at it
- homiedclown

Who pissed in your cheerios this morning?

I don't think any of us are happy with how things have gone, but damn the world isn't ending.

Coyotes are finalizing a trade according to Pagnotta...

Because our defense sucks big time
- lulags

franson
bogo
gorges
kulikov

Overall I'm a fan of Murray, but let's be real: (2) seconds and McNabb for Dlo and Fasching is a loss. Fasching hasn't shown much since his first game with the Sabres last year.
- jcragcrumple

He blew this trade, and the Bogo piece of the Kane/Myers trade was a fail.

I don't know that I am ready criticize anything else he did. Including the Lehner deal.

Throw the pompoms my way.

franson
bogo
gorges
kulikov


- homiedclown

He's ready

Who pissed in your cheerios this morning?

I don't think any of us are happy with how things have gone, but damn the world isn't ending.
- HonkFortheGoose

I like winners

Coyotes are finalizing a trade according to Pagnotta...
- JVince11

Shane Doan?

Shane Doan?
- ImThatGuy

Seems like it might be Vrbata.

He blew this trade, and the Bogo piece of the Kane/Myers trade was a fail.

I don't know that I am ready criticize anything else he did. Including the Lehner deal.

Throw the pompoms my way.
- Der Kaiser

Lehner trade is a big win IMO. I'm willing to debate that with anyone.

He's ready
- SABRES 89

Come into the chat 89 it's quality. PM Stashu

Lehner trade is a big win IMO. I'm willing to debate that with anyone.
- jcragcrumple

He's an average goalie, nothing more and nothing less.

Come into the chat 89 it's quality. PM Stashu
- Der Kaiser

somebody likes me

Difference between having a backbone and being annoyed by someone being a d1ck leaf to the whole room.
- JVince11

I have not insulted any poster


I am sticking to hockey


but go ahead and leave

if a few rants like this drive people away, they really need help


seriously


it's a f@cking hockey chat room


people in WNY are raised to have a backbone not be a flake
- homiedclown

I don't think he was raised in WNY. Could be wrong though.

Anyway, I get your frustrations. I'm frustrated too. But at the same time, you can see this team shouldn't be this bad, which is why I'm frustrated. They need to figure out how to play for more than 20 minutes (pick a period, since even that hasn't been consistent) a game and fall apart for the other 40. It's baffling.

somebody likes me
- SABRES 89

Don't get crazy, I'm just as big a grouch as you

He's an average goalie, nothing more and nothing less.
- SABRES 89

Of goalies who have faced at least 900 shots, he's fourth in save percentage. Definitely above average

He's an average goalie, nothing more and nothing less.
- SABRES 89

But, but Murray scouted him...

I don't think he was raised in WNY. Could be wrong though.

Anyway, I get your frustrations. I'm frustrated too. But at the same time, you can see this team shouldn't be this bad, which is why I'm frustrated. They need to figure out how to play for more than 20 minutes (pick a period, since even that hasn't been consistent) a game and fall apart for the other 40. It's baffling.
- HonkFortheGoose

and when the team has done nothing other than swap ahl players


it is extra frustrating


this team should be much better than where they are right now

Don't get crazy, I'm just as big a grouch as you
- Der Kaiser

oh ok

Of goalies who have faced at least 900 shots, he's fourth in save percentage. Definitely above average
- jcragcrumple

We can do better

I don't think he was raised in WNY. Could be wrong though.

Anyway, I get your frustrations. I'm frustrated too. But at the same time, you can see this team shouldn't be this bad, which is why I'm frustrated. They need to figure out how to play for more than 20 minutes (pick a period, since even that hasn't been consistent) a game and fall apart for the other 40. It's baffling.
- HonkFortheGoose

I definitely lost my cool last night. I haven't been furious with this team in a long, long time. I guess I should be thankful I'm not despondent yet.

For all you Kulikov fans, he IS on the ice today. So don't worry!

Of goalies who have faced at least 900 shots, he's fourth in save percentage. Definitely above average
- jcragcrumple

He hasn't had the best outings over the last week or so. But it's not all on him. At one point last night he had given up 4 goals, but that happened on 4 shots, so he was still at .900sv%.

I can't remember exactly, but I think it was the 3rd goal that I really would have liked him to get. Take out where he had a massively failed Hasek like attempt, and we may have actually gotten the W last night as well.

poop happens. The goalie isn't the issue for the most part.

I definitely lost my cool last night. I haven't been furious with this team in a long, long time. I guess I should be thankful I'm not despondent yet.
- TheSabresTaco

Yea... I def was not happy either... have been some pretty sad and bad losses lately. They just can't get consistent and close out games right now. But it's not like this board lost the game or that TM reads this board...