Jack's going to have over 100pts and we will still miss the playoffs so Ridiculous

Great point but to deaf ears.... Nobody seems to pick up on the fact that the Sabres are a train wreck when it comes to player development....
- rapperray

Aside from having our #1 draft picks go directly to the nhl , like most teams do.
Eichel
Sam - 1 year of juniors
Dahlin

How about:
Risto
McCabe
Ullmark
Olloffson
Asplund

Seems like we developed some good players?

That movie has some many random people in it

Samuel L Jackson
Jake Seinfeld (not Jerry)
Louie Anderson

Great movie
- Stripes77

absolute classic

I was at the game last night. Frolik looks kind of invisible despite Joho playing great on his line. Asplund and Sam aren’t working with Eichel. He seems to be getting frustrated with blown plays, at least that’s what I was seeing. Our defense is good in transition and through the neutral zone but is an abomination in our own end. I’ve never
seen such bad blown coverage. 3 of the lies goals were simple blown coverage.
Larsson looked pretty good. Girgs looks done, like he’s stopped trying. Rest we’re not very noticeable

Just checkin to make sure I'm not banned. For some reason the gold 3ER posted last night got deleted? Like my uncle always used to tell me, when you're on top, everyone wants a shot at the belt.
- Hatboro_Swords

I'll fight you for this mysterious belt you speak of.

I was at the game last night. Frolik looks kind of invisible despite Joho playing great on his line. Asplund and Sam aren’t working with Eichel. He seems to be getting frustrated with blown plays, at least that’s what I was seeing. Our defense is good in transition and through the neutral zone but is an abomination in our own end. I’ve never
seen such bad blown coverage. 3 of the lies goals were simple blown coverage.
Larsson looked pretty good. Girgs looks done, like he’s stopped trying. Rest we’re not very noticeable
- lulags

Frolik sucks maybe 4 years ago we could of used that player lol

Jack's going to have over 100pts and we will still miss the playoffs so Ridiculous
- gerbe75pts

Oilers gonna have 2 100 point players and still miss the playoffs.

I think you hit on it.
I'm behind keeping Krueger, but his Assts have to go.

I'm getting real close to wanting Botts gone as well. I just find it difficult to accept the unbalanced roster he rolled into the season with in view of how obvious it was to everyone.
On the other hand, IMO, one of the main reasons to keep him is continuity, I'm sick of the cycle involved with starting over. The other reason is he has made a couple of shrewd trades and I like the Mojo signing...those point to his ability to acquire talent when he will have an abundance of moves to make.
- IonSabres

Conversely, you don't keep the wrong guy just for continuity's sake. I dont think there's reason to believe he'll do a better job building a middle 6 if given another crack at the nut. And that's what we need

He needs to be better defensively but the kid is a (frank)ing stud. The dude is gonna be a star. What's wrong with thinking that he has a great future. I don't.
- mhp

This garbage is exactly what infects the Buffalo Sabres. "We're always going to be great in the future."

A bar i used to frequent had a sign "Free beer tomorrow."

Today is never tomorrow and the Sabres are always great in the future, but never the present.

It's amazing how many rubes there are to suck up the slop whichever Sabre GM serves it to them.

More soccer coaches in the NHL. The progressive Buffalo Sabres have shown the NHL the way.

Id say a decent benchmark would be 2 seasons or 100 games in the AHL (as a min.)
he wouldnt fit that bill with 1 season 66 games
- hubie

He played 3 seasons in Swedish men's league before coming over.

I was at the game last night. Frolik looks kind of invisible despite Joho playing great on his line. Asplund and Sam aren’t working with Eichel. He seems to be getting frustrated with blown plays, at least that’s what I was seeing. Our defense is good in transition and through the neutral zone but is an abomination in our own end. I’ve never
seen such bad blown coverage. 3 of the lies goals were simple blown coverage.
Larsson looked pretty good. Girgs looks done, like he’s stopped trying. Rest we’re not very noticeable
- lulags

Frolik has been invisible every season since his best season - his rookie season.

Jack's going to have over 100pts and we will still miss the playoffs so Ridiculous
- gerbe75pts

What ridiculous about it? That's barely over a point a game. Nothing epic by any stretch. You want to tell me he'll have a LaFontaine season and we miss the playoffs then I'd see something shocking. Anyone who thought the Sabres were making the playoffs with a soccer coach.... well that line of thought speaks for itself.

Here’s where we’re at boys....

1. Our drafting has traditionally been piss-poor. Unless it a first over all pick, we suck at picking.

2. Consequently, we have too many players playing above their line. In an average team, most of these plugs wouldn’t be here but in AHL or even ECHL or beer league.

3. Glaring deficiencies, such as mental and non-wussy toughness and good hands in front of net are continuing now for 2 decades.

4. Panic moves. Example: miller gets trucked, no ones has testes (not even his supposed best friend goose stood up for him) we got get John Scott. No Centre? Easy, we will sign Ville Leino or trade for Ott.
Briers the God and drury leave? Quick, sign Grimace the gambling fiend!!!! The grimace is for when he missed a shot and made that stupid face all the time.

5. Party atmosphere: ruff is pissed off after an embarsaing loss? Derek Roy wants to TOGAAAAA! F the coach we need to get lit and piss our pants and grab each other’s ding dongs.

6. Reacting not being innovative. If Pitts or LA wins the cup, we should copy them!

7. Hiring buffalo guys rather than true winners and/or competent people. Oh, JB had a cup of coffee in buffalo? Make him the GM to clean up the alcoholic’s mistakes!

8. Signing plugs to fill holes to too long contracts. Unable to get rid of them.

This garbage is exactly what infects the Buffalo Sabres. "We're always going to be great in the future."

A bar i used to frequent had a sign "Free beer tomorrow."

Today is never tomorrow and the Sabres are always great in the future, but never the present.

It's amazing how many rubes there are to suck up the slop whichever Sabre GM serves it to them.

More soccer coaches in the NHL. The progressive Buffalo Sabres have shown the NHL the way.
- lacaprup

He has been coaching hockey since 1994, with a 3 year break as a soccer EXECUTIVE.

He played 3 seasons in Swedish men's league before coming over.
- Slapjackzack

correct.....
we didnt develop him

Here’s where we’re at boys....

1. Our drafting has traditionally been piss-poor. Unless it a first over all pick, we suck at picking.

2. Consequently, we have too many players playing above their line. In an average team, most of these plugs wouldn’t be here but in AHL or even ECHL or beer league.

3. Glaring deficiencies, such as mental and non-wussy toughness and good hands in front of net are continuing now for 2 decades.

4. Panic moves. Example: miller gets trucked, no ones has testes (not even his supposed best friend goose stood up for him) we got get John Scott. No Centre? Easy, we will sign Ville Leino or trade for Ott.
Briers the God and drury leave? Quick, sign Grimace the gambling fiend!!!! The grimace is for when he missed a shot and made that stupid face all the time.

5. Party atmosphere: ruff is pissed off after an embarsaing loss? Derek Roy wants to TOGAAAAA! F the coach we need to get lit and piss our pants and grab each other’s ding dongs.

6. Reacting not being innovative. If Pitts or LA wins the cup, we should copy them!

7. Hiring buffalo guys rather than true winners and/or competent people. Oh, JB had a cup of coffee in buffalo? Make him the GM to clean up the alcoholic’s mistakes!

8. Signing plugs to fill holes to too long contracts. Unable to get rid of them.
- Da_Cashman

Sounds like we should just forfeit our team to another city.

Here’s where we’re at boys....

3. and good hands in front of net are continuing now for 2 decades.


- Da_Cashman

See: Vanek, Thomas

What ridiculous about it? That's barely over a point a game. Nothing epic by any stretch. You want to tell me he'll have a LaFontaine season and we miss the playoffs then I'd see something shocking. Anyone who thought the Sabres were making the playoffs with a soccer coach.... well that line of thought speaks for itself.
- lacaprup

In fairness he was a hockey coach coaching soccer not the other way around?
So my theory is hes a manager of men and not the coach.... so is the coaching staff hes assembled good enough?

He has been coaching hockey since 1994, with a 3 year break as a soccer EXECUTIVE.
- Powerslave

Sure looks like he was run out of the NHL for a reason doesn't it?

Anyone got a line on whether Man U needs their coach next year? Maybe a midfeilder for Eichel?

Here’s where we’re at boys....

1. Our drafting has traditionally been piss-poor. Unless it a first over all pick, we suck at picking.

2. Consequently, we have too many players playing above their line. In an average team, most of these plugs wouldn’t be here but in AHL or even ECHL or beer league.

3. Glaring deficiencies, such as mental and non-wussy toughness and good hands in front of net are continuing now for 2 decades.

4. Panic moves. Example: miller gets trucked, no ones has testes (not even his supposed best friend goose stood up for him) we got get John Scott. No Centre? Easy, we will sign Ville Leino or trade for Ott.
Briers the God and drury leave? Quick, sign Grimace the gambling fiend!!!! The grimace is for when he missed a shot and made that stupid face all the time.

5. Party atmosphere: ruff is pissed off after an embarsaing loss? Derek Roy wants to TOGAAAAA! F the coach we need to get lit and piss our pants and grab each other’s ding dongs.

6. Reacting not being innovative. If Pitts or LA wins the cup, we should copy them!

7. Hiring buffalo guys rather than true winners and/or competent people. Oh, JB had a cup of coffee in buffalo? Make him the GM to clean up the alcoholic’s mistakes!

8. Signing plugs to fill holes to too long contracts. Unable to get rid of them.
- Da_Cashman

Man are they ever going to let you have it.......

In fairness he was a hockey coach coaching soccer not the other way around.
So my theory is hes a manager of men and not the coach.... so is the coaching staff hes assembled good enough?
- hubie

Does anything about the Buffalo Sabres lead u to believe the "men" on that team are being lead well?

correct.....
we didnt develop him
- hubie

Nik Lidstrom played 3 seasons in the SEL, too.

Should we take that away from the Red Wings?

When Skinner and Oloffson are healthy we are a decent team. They were getting rolling again after the November slide. We waited too long on Asplund and Lazar. They should have been playing over others all year.
The Frolik trade makes no sense to me. Why not just keep the 4th?

Sure looks like he was run out of the NHL for a reason doesn't it?

Anyone got a line on whether Man U needs their coach next year? Maybe a midfeilder for Eichel?
- lacaprup

MacT said it was a huge mistake getting rid of Ralph for Eakins.

Nik Lidstrom played 3 seasons in the SEL, too.

Should we take that away from the Red Wings?
- Powerslave

Youre missing the whole point of the post, but i get it thats its tough to back read.

The whole post was about our development over the past 20 years
asking who was the last developed forward

I used 2 years or 100 games as a benchmark