Did you watch the games? The team was and still is loaded with quitters. When your best games are the ones with little meaning to them I’d say changed are needed. They haven’t had a goalie yet that I would put anything more than some of the blame on them. I watched almost all the sabres games over the last decade or so and there isn’t any one player that is at fault. This mess has been a total team effort.
- Camel

au contraire mon frere...

it's all risto's fault

whelp, risto's gone, he's had enough...

sam probably sheepishly danced around the question but his intonations may have indicated he wants out...

jack just wants his surgery
- Michael Pachla

I don't disagree with the approach that Brandon and Sean take. Surround your guys with good leaders that want to be here.

au contraire mon frere...

it's all risto's fault
- Michael Pachla

Buying a round for all when he's traded

au contraire mon frere...

it's all risto's fault
- Michael Pachla

finally michael gets it

I have a family member that needed spinal surgery and I assure you, it is not routine. Fusion is the common practice, disk replacement is very new.
- TheSabresTaco

but it doesn't fuel rage against the sabres organization

finally michael gets it
- robz228

only took, what, eight years?

point taken
- Michael Pachla

this whole issues to me

comes down to who do you trust


honestly, I think I trust Jack a lot more then the sabres regarding this story

can kevyn afford to make a mistake with his head coach hire?

A disc replacement is NOT a routine surgery

You're literally taking out a disc in your neck and putting a fake one in there.

With you spinal cord right there
- Stripes77

then why is Jack in a hurry to get the surgery, if there was a big risk that he would never play again

this whole issues to me

comes down to who do you trust


honestly, I think I trust Jack a lot more then the sabres regarding this story
- homiedclown

the guy who ran bylsma out of town?

hes outta here. send him to California and move on
- wingz4life

Goin’ to California
with an aching in my
neck

I don't disagree with the approach that Brandon and Sean take. Surround your guys with good leaders that want to be here.
- TheSabresTaco

so the sabres are building around houser

then why is Jack in a hurry to get the surgery, if there was a big risk that he would never play again
- homiedclown

cuz he's probably not, and he's using the only leverage he has to force his way out

then why is Jack in a hurry to get the surgery, if there was a big risk that he would never play again
- homiedclown

Leverage

I can tell you with 100% factual information that any surgery performed near the spinal cord is not routine.

The closest routine surgery performed on a disc is a microdiscectomy...

the guy who ran bylsma out of town?
- Michael Pachla

you guys said we had to keep jack


not me

Leverage
- Stripes77

then trade him at the draft if that is what it is

Goin’ to California
with an aching in my
neck
- Ratsreign

one of turcotte or byfield
one of kempe or kailev
a 2021 or 2022 1st rounder
2021 kings 2nd rounder

you guys said we had to keep jack


not me



- homiedclown

yup...he's their most talented player and under contract for another five seasons

there was articles out there long before that


and even if you go with april 14th


you would think a month is enough time to get the doctors and upper management on board with how to handle your franchise player
- homiedclown

Sure but when the Agreed upon 1st phase of his recovery was Apr 15, and rest and rehab for 8 to 12 weeks. Well we are getting in that ball park of knowing if that 1st phase worked. It's not a 2 or 3 visits and rehab and well we know this ain't working.

Sure but when the Agreed upon 1st phase of his recovery was Apr 15, and rest and rehab for 8 to 12 weeks. Well we are getting in that ball park of knowing if that 1st phase worked. It's not a 2 or 3 visits and rehab and well we know this ain't working.
- Buff36

if both sides agreed

jack is using this to get out then

yup...he's their most talented player and under contract for another five seasons
- Michael Pachla

if you are the gm, what would you do given this week

if you are the gm, what would you do given this week
- homiedclown

finish the agreed upon time frame to figure out where it's at...take the advice of my medical physicians...if still at an impasse, seriously explore trading him now before surgery and get the best return you can

so the sabres are building around houser
- homiedclown

you've got a lot of opinions today

news flash

I know you are "new" to this site


when you dog a few people right out of the gate when you "joined" this site


don't expect those poster's to take your bait


google it if you really want to know
- homiedclown

This is a really solid post

you've got a lot of opinions today
- TheSabresTaco

We're a pretty dysfunctional fan base right now. I've seen everything from Fire Granato to Give Risto the C today.

Wild times. Homie is being tame in comparison, but someone might want to pull his cord. He needs fish room time, I can tell.