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TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Apr 23 @ 11:21 AM ET
I can’t see him in the nhl next year. He was so bad and gave very little effort.

Perfect ahl stud though

- Sabretooth9

Eh. I think he gets a 1x1 to be a specialist.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Apr 23 @ 11:22 AM ET
They are Sabres employees and forced to talk nicely. Other wise pee pee slapped like Tim Murray
- Sabretooth9


Of course they are. It's just junk radio.
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

Apr 23 @ 11:27 AM ET
What do those contracts look like?
- washedup20

Girgs 2x4
Joker 2x5
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Apr 23 @ 11:31 AM ET
ya know, you listen to these shows.. One Bills Live, Sabres Live. The Bills talk doesn't really need to say anything too controversial, they're not really afraid to call people out on occasion either. It's not a dumpster fire on that side though.

Where you really notice it is on Sabres Live. Once situations become, I don't know, not good for a player or a staff member, they will essentially ignore it, or put a little make up on it.

What's even more brutal is you listen to After The Whistle, the few times where the guys spend a minute or two calling out "The Other Show" for towing the company line. You get real talk from ATW. You may not always agree with the points, but they call it as they see it and they're usually riding the same waves as the fans. They'll sit in the tsunami with you. Sabres Live? They'll watch it on tv, say well there's only a few injuries, we'll pray for them, let's see what Shayna Goldman has to say about league wide goalie trends!

It's pretty obnoxious, the disparity between real and don't offend Dear Leader.

I couldn't stand listening to Sabres Live this year. I flipped it on, on occasion, just to get a beat on how they're viewing and talking about the season. There was a point, and some of you may recall, that Duff refused to talk about (disparage) the PP and who was running it any longer. It's just offensive.

- TheSabresTaco


It's pretty indicative of how different "Dear Leader" runs two franchises.

The Bills are run like an investment. The NFL makes him do so because brand value is Priority#1.

The Sabres are run like his personal toy, because the NHL neither has the ability nor the vision to make him do otherwise. And as long as there are worse struggling markets occupying the majority of the league's attention, it will stay that way. Now that the Arizona mess has been resolved, for now at least, one can only wonder how long before Buffalo is finally on the league's radar.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Apr 23 @ 11:32 AM ET
2 year deal for lindy fwiw
QuinnFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Formerly Visionville, Now Purgatory
Joined: 07.29.2021

Apr 23 @ 11:38 AM ET
2 year deal for lindy fwiw
- Hank Balling


Assuming he does well, do you think he transitions to a higher role after that?
ieetbred
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.30.2011

Apr 23 @ 11:39 AM ET
Of course they are. It's just junk radio.
- TheSabresTaco


It sure is

Haven't listened to sabres live in a few years now aside from the random days id be pissed enough to turn it on or something like today. Sad a hockey town can't get a decent daily show on the radio
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Apr 23 @ 11:40 AM ET
Assuming he does well, do you think he transitions to a higher role after that?
- QuinnFan


Yes I do. Due to his age. He’s 65.

Fix the teams in 2 years and get promoted to hockey ops.
ieetbred
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.30.2011

Apr 23 @ 11:40 AM ET
Girgs 2x4
Joker 2x5

- Jet Jaguar BD


Gross. Wont go over well with the its only 1 year crowd either

Joker deal I could live with but they really need some different flavor in their d corps
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Apr 23 @ 11:41 AM ET
Girgs 2x4
Joker 2x5

- Jet Jaguar BD


Girgensons is staying because of pegula

Joker you can trade off. (I think he’s an RFA )
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Apr 23 @ 11:42 AM ET
Assuming he does well, do you think he transitions to a higher role after that?
- QuinnFan


Depends on if hes bringing in Appert or (hopeful) Peca. Would seem more likely if that is the case.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Apr 23 @ 11:43 AM ET
Assuming he does well, do you think he transitions to a higher role after that?
- QuinnFan


Yeah I don't think he'll be fired this time. He'll move into a senior advisor role of some sort
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 23 @ 11:44 AM ET
Worst kind of radio callers:

3.) "I've been a season ticket holder since Knockjaw Stevenson broke Hap Happly's PIM record in '73 so i think i know a thing or two" guy

2.) "You'll see/I hope im wrong" guy

1.) Guy who calls in to talk about how he was right the last time he called in

- Hank Balling

damn
boss called in today?
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 23 @ 11:45 AM ET
Some people just like the watch the world burn. Asked washedup and buff36. 😢
- Sabretooth9

lindy had adam mair playing with vanek

people forget this
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Apr 23 @ 11:46 AM ET
Girgs 2x4
Joker 2x5

- Jet Jaguar BD


TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Apr 23 @ 11:46 AM ET
It sure is

Haven't listened to sabres live in a few years now aside from the random days id be pissed enough to turn it on or something like today. Sad a hockey town can't get a decent daily show on the radio

- ieetbred


ATW is a gift. It would be, I don't know, decent if WGR produced a Sabres centric show like Sal's Extra Point, which leans heavily Bills. And I like Sal. Bulldog's even ok.

ATW has much better content. I'm sure a few markets don't have team sponsored shows like Sabres Live, and even fewer have dedicated podcasts like ATW.
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Apr 23 @ 11:47 AM ET
lindy had adam mair playing with vanek

people forget this

- homiedclown



IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 23 @ 11:47 AM ET
Worst kind of radio callers:

3.) "I've been a season ticket holder since Knockjaw Stevenson broke Hap Happly's PIM record in '73 so i think i know a thing or two" guy

2.) "You'll see/I hope im wrong" guy

1.) Guy who calls in to talk about how he was right the last time he called in

- Hank Balling


Is Paul from Buffalo all three of these guys/gals?
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 23 @ 11:49 AM ET
I don't blame people for being cynical. I personally believe they hired the right coach for this iteration of the Sabres. I'm not going to sit here like we won the McDavid lottery.

But he is everything this hockey board has demanded from the coach.

So let's see it in action.

- TheSabresTaco

let's hope it's the 2006 ruff

not the drop pass ruff

or the mair with vanek ruff

or the luke adam is our first line center ruff
Buffalo--Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: 2 15/16, NY
Joined: 07.07.2010

Apr 23 @ 11:50 AM ET
How would we measure this (re)hiring a success? Would making the playoffs 2 years in a row with a 1st round exit be considered "success"?
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Apr 23 @ 11:52 AM ET
How would we measure this (re)hiring a success? Would making the playoffs 2 years in a row with a 1st round exit be considered "success"?
- Buffalo--Sabres


Yes. I would argue they don't even have to win a playoff game for it to be a success
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Apr 23 @ 11:52 AM ET
How would we measure this (re)hiring a success? Would making the playoffs 2 years in a row with a 1st round exit be considered "success"?
- Buffalo--Sabres


unfortunately
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Apr 23 @ 11:53 AM ET
let's hope it's the 2006 ruff

not the drop pass ruff

or the mair with vanek ruff

or the luke adam is our first line center ruff

- homiedclown


So we're hoping we see the version of Lindy Ruff when he had his best roster?
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Apr 23 @ 11:55 AM ET
2 year deal for lindy fwiw
- Hank Balling


U.N. climate chief has said that there are two years left to save the planet, per Reuters.

https://x.com/unusual_wha...tatus/1782798333800772037

Terry thinks we wouldn't make this connection...
ieetbred
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.30.2011

Apr 23 @ 11:56 AM ET
let's hope it's the 2006 ruff

not the drop pass ruff

or the mair with vanek ruff

or the luke adam is our first line center ruff

- homiedclown


No problem with 112pt new jersey ruff
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