My god, you need to pick up a book on reading comprehension... Although that might be redundant.

Never mind.
- BeadyEyedDouche

You're all over the place. I can't keep track of the moronic comments.

trade eichel. reinhart. bums. mike smith of ottawa or wherver he plays now. get that guy, now he has heart.

mike fisher? bring him back from retirement. guy can lead. mike grier can play 4 minutes a night and be good with the fans

get a winner in here nough of these bums

I've heard stories about Crosby too, and they don't seem to have much trouble. He's got 3 rings.
- Wetbandit1

Crosby was a POS the first 2-3 years and with vet players look what he is now.

Anyone who watches the Buffalo Sabres, specifically this game, and still insists we're only a few pieces away, is either extremely naive, or a compulsive liar.

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.
- BeadyEyedDouche

So it's ok to be a grade A bumhole as long as you're one of the greatest of all time? Makes sense.

Touched a nerve with you didn't I , F Eichel
- SABRES 89

Took longer than I thought it would.

This team is (frank)ing Hot, steaming, moldy, garbage.

You're all over the place. I can't keep track of the moronic comments.
- Powerslave

Because you have problems with reading comprehension.

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.
- LarryDingee

Eichel reminds me of the one kid in the group project that does all the work and the other kids slap their names on it to get the grade.

The real problem’s with this team are the fact that the guys everyone blows their wads over (Reinhart and Skinner) need to be the 4th and 5th best forwards on this team before we go anywhere.

We also need a goaltender that can split starts with Ullmark that isn’t an ECHL quality netminder like Hutton.

Anyone who watches the Buffalo Sabres, specifically this game, and still insists we're only a few pieces away, is either extremely naive, or a compulsive liar.
- BeadyEyedDouche

And you don’t think Eichel sees this...

eichle? soft. skinner? soft. reinhardt? soft. olofsson? LOL.

give simmonds the C

So it's ok to be a grade A bumhole as long as you're one of the greatest of all time? Makes sense.
- kingcong39

When did the argument shift to this? No one said this.

Anyone who watches the Buffalo Sabres, specifically this game, and still insists we're only a few pieces away, is either extremely naive, or a compulsive liar.
- BeadyEyedDouche

define compulsive?

Took longer than I thought it would.
- Wetbandit1

He has a chip on his shoulder, i'm sure losing year after year does that to a person.

Eichel reminds me of the one kid in the group project that does all the work and the other kids slap their names on it to get the grade.
- Pegullaville

They really should give Risto a look up front, he's got a good nose for the puck down low.

And you don’t think Eichel sees this...
- ImThatGuy

He saw it the second we lost the draft lottery at the end of the 2015 season.

Eichel doesn't say hello to staffers and you idiots are ready to run him out of town?

That's more (frank)ing laughable than ANYTHING Botterill has done in 3 years here.
- Powerslave

Hasek wasn’t the nicest guy, Kelly was the biggest d bag. Do I have to mention OJ Simpson. Who the f cares. Eichel does a lot of charity work - nice enough for me

He has a chip on his shoulder, i'm sure losing year after year does that to a person.
- SABRES 89

I can only imagine, but that anyone thinks that he's part of the problem are high.

I think he can slot in as a 3rw. Play up or down with injury. Or draw in and out of the lineup with cozens. He’s clearly some of the sandpaper we need...

Thanks McCabe! Keep him on the 1pk Ralph! He. Looks. GREAT!!!
- Gr8daygo

What are you seeing so far that indicates Simmonds can play up in the lineup? He's barely adequate on the 3rd line as it is, and he is not worth $9M over the next 3 years.

I agree that they need more players that aren't afraid to get their noses dirty, but they need those players to actually have skill too.

I don't need another man to earn my money for me.
- BeadyEyedDouche

That's not what I said. You know that's not what I said. But it's moot, sports is sports, and real life is real life, and never the twain shall meet.

I can only imagine, but that anyone thinks that he's part of the problem are high.
- Wetbandit1

For what it's worth, he is a part of this team and he is therefor, a part of the problem. He doesn't get a Community Chest card that says GET OUT OF JAIL FREE just for being a top-10 scorer.

Anyone who watches the Buffalo Sabres, specifically this game, and still insists we're only a few pieces away, is either extremely naive, or a compulsive liar.
- BeadyEyedDouche

But with the cap room and pending openings in the line up, a skilled gm could make a serious dent this offseason. The question is, does botts have that skill?

They really should give Risto a look up front, he's got a good nose for the puck down low.
- Wetbandit1

i've thought this for a while

Interesting posts tonight. Been reading along for an hour or so.... My dumb opinion? Are the Sabres a good hockey team? NOT...... Can 4 or 5 of the right players drastically change this team for the better? Sure..... But consider this... This team needs a hard a$$ed driving coach. A coach who, after a crap game, pulls a Herb Brooks on them..... No sticks or pucks the next practice and sprints until they can barely drag their sorry a$$es into the dressing room. No mercy, no being the players friend... A coach who is just that... Their coach and the BOSS....