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Over50
Location: Eyes without a face, NY
Joined: 02.23.2018

Jul 28 @ 4:14 PM ET
An entire generation has never even seen 1 meaningful, or even important Sabres game.
- hawk33

This sentence pretty well sums up Sabres fans frustrations.
Two words came to mind when reading this.

Incompetence.
Embarrassing.

We deserve better as a fan base.
Carubba-Kaleta
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.27.2013

Jul 28 @ 4:15 PM ET
Do you want to ruin every single young player in this organization have a disgruntled Jack Eichel in the locker room next year
- ImThatGuy

If he's disgruntled and can't be a mature adult then they can sit his ass.
matty12345
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.11.2007

Jul 28 @ 4:16 PM ET
Do you want to ruin every single young player in this organization have a disgruntled Jack Eichel in the locker room next year
- ImThatGuy

The more I watch Hockey the more I am convinced young guys don't get ruined. They either are good or they aren't. Eichel can show up and take pressure of Middelstadt and Cozens and let them play in the 2 and 3 slots like they belong. Or he can sit and not travel with the team.


hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Jul 28 @ 4:16 PM ET
Do you want to ruin every single young player in this organization have a disgruntled Jack Eichel in the locker room next year
- ImThatGuy


At this point let him play his way out...... maybe we start winning and he changes his tune
on second thought f him lol
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Jul 28 @ 4:17 PM ET
I am of the belief now that the Hockey Gods are wreaking terrible vengeance on this organization for the McDavid/Eichel "lost season." Not only did they see to it that BUF would lose the lottery to end all lotteries (in itself a terrible punishment considering the difference between those 2) but decided to culminate their wicked and divine justice with the team losing the very player that all of this was for in the first place.

That's what I tell myself anyway, that once Eichel is gone things will magically get better. But I'm just a (frank)ing sucker. Maybe they will switch to MTL for that draft pick now, a guy can hope.

- Pingleheimer


You create your own luck.

Edmonton and Buffalo still suck because they have had the worst ownership and management teams for the past decade.
Pingleheimer
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Member at Cazenovia CC
Joined: 07.24.2021

Jul 28 @ 4:17 PM ET
Counterpoint Don’t run a completely inapt organization
- ImThatGuy


There is blood on the hands of all parties involved here. Sabres ran a terrible org but Eichel shoulders blame in this situation too. How much goes to which party can of course be debated.
hehateme
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.11.2017

Jul 28 @ 4:18 PM ET
No where to go but up from here on out.
- c1067



I'll take " what is what all Sabres fans have said for the last 10 years for 1K"
hehateme
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.11.2017

Jul 28 @ 4:18 PM ET
No where to go but up from here on out.
- c1067



I'll take " what is what all Sabres fans have said for the last 10 years for 1K"
Pingleheimer
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Member at Cazenovia CC
Joined: 07.24.2021

Jul 28 @ 4:18 PM ET
You create your own luck.

Edmonton and Buffalo still suck because they have had the worst ownership and management teams for the past decade.

- Pegullaville


Of course, I just tell myself what I said so that sleep comes quicker when I cry into the pillow at night. Or purge violently into the toilet after one too many bourbons.
Over50
Location: Eyes without a face, NY
Joined: 02.23.2018

Jul 28 @ 4:19 PM ET
Do you want to ruin every single young player in this organization have a disgruntled Jack Eichel in the locker room next year
- ImThatGuy

If he refuses to honor his contract that he signed?

Keep him away from the team/locker room.

He can be a man and honor a contract that he signed or he can sit out, not get paid or can play hockey in Russia.

It's time for Jack to put his big boy pants on and remove the soiled diaper.
Pierceme69
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Joined: 02.13.2007

Jul 28 @ 4:24 PM ET
Ek says Sabres are in on Kuemper. So no chance, right?
c1067
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 12.08.2006

Jul 28 @ 4:25 PM ET
Counterpoint Don’t run a completely inapt organization
- ImThatGuy

Weren't they inept when he signed?
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Jul 28 @ 4:25 PM ET
Ek says Sabres are in on Kuemper. So no chance, right?
- Pierceme69

Correct
turbo044
Joined: 02.18.2009

Jul 28 @ 4:25 PM ET
Ek says Sabres are in on Kuemper. So no chance, right?
- Pierceme69

Live Kuemper but timing for Sabres may hit be right?? Look for ANA and Jack, just a guy
Feel
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Jul 28 @ 4:26 PM ET
If he refuses to honor his contract that he signed?

Keep him away from the team/locker room.

He can be a man and honor a contract that he signed or he can sit out, not get paid or can play hockey in Russia.

It's time for Jack to put his big boy pants on and remove the soiled diaper.

- Over50


If he wants to get out then he might have to play.

If he doesn't want to play, let him rot

Hold the line
Pingleheimer
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Member at Cazenovia CC
Joined: 07.24.2021

Jul 28 @ 4:27 PM ET
If he wants to get out then he might have to play.

If he doesn't want to play, let him rot

Hold the line

- Hank Balling


Diamond hands. Market always goes up. Stay the (frank) away from crypto tho.
Over50
Location: Eyes without a face, NY
Joined: 02.23.2018

Jul 28 @ 4:28 PM ET
If he wants to get out then he might have to play.

If he doesn't want to play, let him rot

Hold the line

- Hank Balling

I agree.
gcomella34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Endicott, NY
Joined: 03.03.2015

Jul 28 @ 4:29 PM ET
If he wants to get out then he might have to play.

If he doesn't want to play, let him rot

Hold the line

- Hank Balling



Jack Eichel is the new AMC/GameStop stock
gcomella34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Endicott, NY
Joined: 03.03.2015

Jul 28 @ 4:31 PM ET
John Vogl just Tweeted that Ullmark is off the market. Announcement soon
Carubba-Kaleta
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.27.2013

Jul 28 @ 4:31 PM ET
If he wants to get out then he might have to play.

If he doesn't want to play, let him rot

Hold the line

- Hank Balling

I think the rest of the nhl was hoping GMKA was bluffing. They are finding out that he is not.
Jet Jaguar BD
Seattle Kraken
Location: BD look 👀 at you pic and you look like a burned out short order cook hiding in mommy basement!!
Joined: 07.17.2021

Jul 28 @ 4:31 PM ET
RIP Dusty Hill 😢
- Powerslave

Aw poop man im actually tearing up at this one what the hell

Where's homie to tell us what a wussy he is for dying

Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Jul 28 @ 4:32 PM ET

Lance Lysowski
@LLysowski
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Linus Ullmark has made a decision. No word yet.
Quote Tweet
Joakim Persson
@JockeKMJSports
· 2m
Decision have been made, Linus Ullmark @Icebeardude is now off the market. Will soon be announced.
#nhl #kmjsports
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Jul 28 @ 4:32 PM ET
If he wants to get out then he might have to play.

If he doesn't want to play, let him rot

Hold the line

- Hank Balling


It’s amazing that anyone blames Eichel in this case.

If the Sabres haven’t Richarded Reinhart around he would have been under contract and traded.

The Sabres literally lied about his injury. Did you all forget that.

Jet Jaguar BD
Seattle Kraken
Location: BD look 👀 at you pic and you look like a burned out short order cook hiding in mommy basement!!
Joined: 07.17.2021

Jul 28 @ 4:35 PM ET
It's truly astonishing how far this team has fallen, when you really think on it for a while.
- Pingleheimer

Up until the Pegulas, they actually had only missed the playoffs like 6 or 7 times in their 40 years of existence. And had an all-time winning % just below .600.

They didn't fall, they died on the operating table.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Jul 28 @ 4:35 PM ET
It’s amazing that anyone blames Eichel in this case.

If the Sabres haven’t Richarded Reinhart around he would have been under contract and traded.

The Sabres literally lied about his injury. Did you all forget that.

- ImThatGuy


I dont blame Eichel for how the Sabres have wasted years of his career with poopty teams but the Sabres have to do what's best for them.

And if the offers are all garbage then Eichel is going to have to suit up and go prove how good he is.

He's still making $10m a year. I don't feel too bad for him
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