Michael Pachla: Shake up or stay the course in Sabreland?

This team...

Ugh

Also..........FIRST

After watching the game on Saturday, I was disgusted.

I cannot wait for Tennyson to be off the ice.

This team is NOT very good at all, and YES coach I don't agree with you. This team is a mess from top to bottom. Your goaltenders are horrible, you have decent top 6 forwards, however your 3rd and 4th liners are a joke and the D-is IMO worse then last year. The power play went from #1 to 29th and our offense is 29th in the league. I love my Sabres but this team is just not good and wont be for a while.

We lack all important tangibles.

What's up with Risto?

shake up, its fun

After watching the game on Saturday, I was disgusted.

I cannot wait for Tennyson to be off the ice.
- thatsapickle

Housley has/had way too much faith in him

What's up with Risto?
- Stripes77

not at practice today--upper body injury

shake up, its fun
- DDM-Coga

been there...a couple of times

shake up, its fun
- DDM-Coga

have to have players that other teams want.... That seems to be an issue with our players.

Start a new core ..

I know people are going to say I’m “overreacting “

But things aren’t going to change it’s not suddenly going to get better you need to understand that you messed up and start over .

Start a new core ..

I know people are going to say I’m “overreacting “

But things aren’t going to change it’s not suddenly going to get better you need to understand that you messed up and start over .
- GERBE!!!75PTS

I agree.... Keep Jack, maybe Risto.. The rest can go..

Start a new core ..

I know people are going to say I’m “overreacting “

But things aren’t going to change it’s not suddenly going to get better you need to understand that you messed up and start over .
- GERBE!!!75PTS

who do you keep?

who do you keep?
- Michael Pachla

Jack , mittelstadt and who ever we draft in the top 3

Maybe ristolainen


Others are free game

Jack , mittelstadt and who ever we draft in the top 3

Maybe ristolainen


Others are free game
- GERBE!!!75PTS

so you're talking three to four more years of finishing in the bottom-10 or worse?

We lack all important tangibles.
- BeadyEyedDouche

Hold up I thought the key was to add more “good players” And that = success

I’m just playing with you guys chill lol

so you're talking three to four more years of finishing in the bottom-10 or worse?
- Michael Pachla

It's been 5 years, what is the difference? Realistically, do you really see this team turning this thing around this year? Next year?

It's been 5 years, what is the difference? Realistically, do you really see this team turning this thing around this year? Next year?
- hehateme

i'm not sure what's going to happen this year, but getting rid of everyone save for jack and risto does nothing for me at this juncture except lean me towards mike Harrington's anti-tank stance

Stay the course.

Get healthy and let's see what the D can do. Trading Reinhart isn't going to solve any problems, and i think Botterill knows that. Keep adding pieces. The fourth line needs to be able to play 10 minutes a game and have some modicum of offensive production, which isn't happening right now. This many games in, every player on that line should have 3 points (at least).

Get healthy bodies back, and we'll see a product like we did on opening night. It won't always be wins, but it will be better

Stay the course.

Get healthy and let's see what the D can do. Trading Reinhart isn't going to solve any problems, and i think Botterill knows that. Keep adding pieces. The fourth line needs to be able to play 10 minutes a game and have some modicum of offensive production, which isn't happening right now. This many games in, every player on that line should have 3 points (at least).

Get healthy bodies back, and we'll see a product like we did on opening night. It won't always be wins, but it will be better
- jcragcrumple

this is a pretty level-headed approach

so you're talking three to four more years of finishing in the bottom-10 or worse?
- Michael Pachla

I don’t think that has to be the case.

We have to remember though, we went through the tank, and suffering to build a cup contending roster, not to just make the playoffs.

It needs some turnover, probably a lot of it if we want to actually contend for a cup

i'm not sure what's going to happen this year, but getting rid of everyone save for jack and risto does nothing for me at this juncture except lean me towards mike Harrington's anti-tank stance
- Michael Pachla

It's all very frustrating, watching a lot of other teams young players start to blossom and our guys just do nothing. hell we have an expansion team full of players from all the other NHL teams that have only been playing together for what 4 months with a 9-4 record and playing more like a team then we are.

feels like Sabres are missing an identity. And no one is stepping forward to create one.

so you're talking three to four more years of finishing in the bottom-10 or worse?
- Michael Pachla

You already have your two franchise players in place you’re most likely going to draft the defenseman or a winger

It’s just gonna be more of the same until you fix the problems and you can’t do that without Getting rid of the bad contracts moving underachievers etc

The Sabres just have to suck it up and just start over