Everyone I ever met from that city is a POS honestly. No one likes Boston except Boston and they're fine with it and so are we.

Except in Fallout 4. I love the Boston in Fallout 4.
- BeadyEyedDouche

Pegula listens to Beane for the Bills and Botterill for the Sabres, he has nobody telling him anything besides the 2 of them. He looks more and more foolish with the Sabres more then the Bills due to all the crap he said when he bought the Sabres.

Botterill making decisions in the offseason can be a time bomb for the Sabres .

I have no issue with keeping Simmonds but we have to have more.
- SABRES 89

It starts with goaltending. Can’t win in this tight knit league with a goalie who ranks 60th out of 61 of qualifying goalies.

Get rid of McCabe, get a goalie, get a 2c and somehow fix these special teams

I have no issue with keeping Simmonds but we have to have more.
- SABRES 89

I agree. Sign him and we solve an actual problem. A middle-6 RW.

I'm fine with trading: Mittelstadt, Thompson, Reinhart, McCabe.

I'd package Reinhart and this year's 1st for an elite scorer.

We also need to accept that our goalie tandem next year is what it was this year.

You can say cock, but not Richard or wiener.
- Wetbandit1

Just don't post a racial slur or it will auto-correct it to something it shouldn't be equated to.

Eklund is a racist.

I think the good news is they have to have big changes next year. I could care less about everybody on the current roster but 9, 26 and 10. Not everyone will be shipped out but nobody else is really precious.

That's exactly what I heard.

Someone's gonna spin this into:

jack cant make friends blah blah
- Boss34

No, Eichel has issues. I was talking with my uncle's friend on the Sabres Friday night in warm ups and Eichel came by and was yelling at Lazar and through a fit when he broke 2 sticks in warm up. Eichel won't acknowledge fans or most people. He's the captain and face of this team.

Pegula listens to Beane for the Bills and Botterill for the Sabres, he has nobody telling him anything besides the 2 of them. He looks more and more foolish with the Sabres more then the Bills due to all the crap he said when he bought the Sabres.

Botterill making decisions in the offseason can be a time bomb for the Sabres .
- SABRES 89

The bolded part, so damn much.

However, Kim is basically running the show in OP from what I can tell.

The Bills were going to trend upwards eventually... But I don't think Terry has played any part in it, TBH, but I could be way off base there.

I think the good news is they have to have big changes next year. I could care less about everybody on the current roster but 9, 26 and 10. Not everyone will be shipped out but nobody else is really precious.
- GilPerreault11

Do you have faith that JB is the guy who's going to bring in the other 20 guys to make this team playoff competitive?

No, Eichel has issues. I was talking with my uncle's friend on the Sabres Friday night in warm ups and Eichel came by and was yelling at Lazar and through a fit when he broke 2 sticks in warm up. Eichel won't acknowledge fans or most people. He's the captain and face of this team.
- SABRES 89

So the other 17 skaters and goalie playing like sh!t every night is Eichel's fault?

No, Eichel has issues. I was talking with my uncle's friend on the Sabres Friday night in warm ups and Eichel came by and was yelling at Lazar and through a fit when he broke 2 sticks in warm up. Eichel won't acknowledge fans or most people. He's the captain and face of this team.
- SABRES 89

He came across as extremely entitled even when he gave interviews in college.

Terry Pegula, after losing the McDavid draft, interviews Eichel:

"Maybe we did win the lottery" says Terry Pegula

"I think you did" Eichel responds.

No. We didn't. The guy picked behind your pansy RW the year before is the player you should be, yet "This is my team so you can go fvck yourself" to ROR.

Brian Gionta pretty much avoids any question he's been asked about Eichel over the past 4 or 5 years. Even still on WGR he will beat around the bush.

His attitude sucks, his dad is a wanker and he causes tension in the locker room.

I thought at the beginning of the year he seemed like he really matured, his demeanor and body language were good, his interviews were calm and articulate and he seemed to be winning the room over.

As soon as the clouds rolled in, he balked.

The bolded part, so damn much.

However, Kim is basically running the show in OP from what I can tell.

The Bills were going to trend upwards eventually... But I don't think Terry has played any part in it, TBH, but I could be way off base there.
- BeadyEyedDouche

You're not, Pegula needs a VP of hockey ops that can guide him.

So the other 17 skaters and goalie playing like sh!t every night is Eichel's fault?
- Powerslave

Where did I post anything like that

So the other 17 skaters and goalie playing like sh!t every night is Eichel's fault?
- Powerslave

If my "team lead" at work was constantly yelling at me, shove-offish, throwing temper-tantrums and generally not pleasant to be around, I might not want to work very hard for him.

Just saying.

Do you have faith that JB is the guy who's going to bring in the other 20 guys to make this team playoff competitive?
- PrinceChill

I wouldn't say faith but I'd love to know the FA and trades he tried and would have liked to have made but NTC got in the way because they didn't want to come to Buffalo or top FA who he tried for but we didn't get because of Buffalo or how sucky the Sabres are.

I need to see success before I have faith

I think the good news is they have to have big changes next year. I could care less about everybody on the current roster but 9, 26 and 10. Not everyone will be shipped out but nobody else is really precious.
- GilPerreault11

I think you know we don't have the same opinion most of the time, but I have a very difficult time disagreeing with the above.

No, Eichel has issues. I was talking with my uncle's friend on the Sabres Friday night in warm ups and Eichel came by and was yelling at Lazar and through a fit when he broke 2 sticks in warm up. Eichel won't acknowledge fans or most people. He's the captain and face of this team.
- SABRES 89

So you need a couple grizzled vets to guide the kid? Kinda like Sid had with Mario, Billy G and Recci? Sid grew under that leadership.

Jacks never had any of that. It was friction with Ryan wanting to be the man. well, nothing since and handed the C without learning the other side of it.

What’s the answer now? Got me! Add more talent. Re sign Simmons. Find a 2c, 2rw, g?!?

Send McCabe out, Hutton out... 🤷‍♂️

If my "team lead" at work was constantly yelling at me, shove-offish, throwing temper-tantrums and generally not pleasant to be around, I might not want to work very hard for him.

Just saying.
- BeadyEyedDouche

How on earth did Jordan's Bulls teams win all the titles with the epic bumhole Jordan was?

Where did I post anything like that
- SABRES 89

Ok, then, who gives a sh!t if people like him?

Gretzky was and still is a major douche. Crosby is a douche. Most elite players are egomaniacs.

Eichel's play on the ice is all that matters.

Case in point? Hutton is FANTASTIC in the dressing room. Should we keep him?

You're not, Pegula needs a VP of hockey ops that can guide him.
- SABRES 89

So. Much. This!

So you need a couple grizzled vets to guide the kid? Kinda like Sid had with Mario, Billy G and Recci? Sid grew under that leadership.

Jacks never had any of that. It was friction with Ryan wanting to be the man. well, nothing since and handed the C without learning the other side of it.

What’s the answer now? Got me! Add more talent. Re sign Simmons. Find a 2c, 2rw, g?!?

Send McCabe out, Hutton out... 🤷‍♂️
- Gr8daygo

Is Simmonds talent? Serious question at this point of his career.

You're not, Pegula needs a VP of hockey ops that can guide him.
- SABRES 89

Kim is ambitious and it shows.

Terry got good advice and invested in a start-up business after college that had a boon and he profited immensely from it.

He's clueless and is used to yes men giving him the answers he wants, throwing his money around to get what he wants... Doesn't work like that in professional sports.

It's obvious to many that Jack Eichel is a selfish hockey player. He takes too long of shifts, doesn't backcheck properly, and the other players resent his special treatment. He either needs to grow up, or we keep losing.

Ok, then, who gives a sh!t if people like him?

Gretzky was and still is a major douche. Crosby is a douche. Most elite players are egomaniacs.

Eichel's play on the ice is all that matters.

Case in point? Hutton is FANTASTIC in the dressing room. Should we keep him?
- Powerslave

All of this, and the elite of the elite are even bigger bumholes. Jordan being exhibit A.

You're not, Pegula needs a VP of hockey ops that can guide him.
- SABRES 89

Or just a competent GM. The Bills don't have a football ops guy above Beane.

How on earth did Jordan's Bulls teams win all the titles with the epic bumhole Jordan was?
- kingcong39

Michael Jordan is quite possibly the greatest athlete of all-time are you actually serious right now? MICHAEL JORDAN? Did you just compare Jack Eichel to Michael Jordan?

It's literally Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps and everyone else.

Jack Eichel won't even be considered a top-100 all-time hockey player when his career is over.