How The Sabres Became The BIGGEST Disaster In Sports

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  • Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2024

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  • @RobTalksHockey
    @RobTalksHockey  2 месяца назад +8

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  • @bravepotatoe7513
    @bravepotatoe7513 2 месяца назад +87

    Eichel not bending about which surgery he wanted has to be the best decision of his entire life. Better quality of life long term, got to leave that dumpsterfire and won a cup shortly after instead of not even making playoffs

    • @jerryrikki9466
      @jerryrikki9466 2 месяца назад +16

      The way management handled that completely tarnished the organization, they will have to overpay and even then wont get free agents in part because of this. Everyone in management should have been fired after how that was handled . He should have been able to get surgey to turn him into a dolphin if he wanted

    • @Awwscrewit
      @Awwscrewit Месяц назад +6

      That was such a colossal screw up. The Sabres wanted neck fusion surgery that would drastically shorten Eichels playing career instead of the alternative suggested by his doctor. Eichel says goodbye, has the new procedure and LITERALLY WALKED OUT OF THE HOSPITAL the same day.

    • @bramstedt8997
      @bramstedt8997 Месяц назад

      @@jerryrikki9466the problem is in your comment: I suspect ownership either agreed with management or ownership made the decision themselves. The Pegulas might’ve saved the team when they bought it, but their meddling as owners has done a lot of damage. Buffalo is going nowhere until ownership lands a top 10 GM/President and let’s that GM make all the hockey decisions

  • @rocketje
    @rocketje 2 месяца назад +105

    Crazy Jeff Skinner has never played in the playoff, 1000 games in the league, but not even one in playoffs.

    • @lawrencesaddleback1123
      @lawrencesaddleback1123 2 месяца назад +9

      That'll change this season

    • @jonah.donohue
      @jonah.donohue 2 месяца назад +3

      McDavid about to end that

    • @adinsplug8954
      @adinsplug8954 2 месяца назад +15

      Crazy he’s gonna win a cup his first time in the playoffs

    • @rocketje
      @rocketje 2 месяца назад +1

      Thats very possible

    • @janzkee
      @janzkee 2 месяца назад +3

      he just might win it all next year.
      with all these buffalo players winning after getting traded its a very big possibility

  • @InsomniacMatt
    @InsomniacMatt 2 месяца назад +19

    And then three years after Brett Hull dashed Hasek's hope at a cup, they would win it 3 years later, as teammates in Detroit

  • @ozma6918
    @ozma6918 2 месяца назад +11

    9:45 I remember a caricature in the sports section of Montreal media when the Sabres were in town, and it basically showed a hornless buffalo that looked really sad, wondering "when will they grow back", and in front of him he had several fallen horns that were labeled "Jason Pominville", "Daniel Brière", etc. That caricature was in the early 2010's, way before any of these players shown at the 9:45 mark were even a part of the organization. That's always been a Buffalo staple it seems, they're basically the NHL's farm team at this point....

  • @mpaulm
    @mpaulm 2 месяца назад +35

    I still think Columbus is the saddest NHL franchise. They’ve done nothing since they’ve been in the league and have never had any superstars for a long period aside from Nash.

    • @bmac4
      @bmac4 2 месяца назад +29

      Overall yes but they did do the funniest thing ever when they swept the record-tying Lightning and then the year after made the Leafs choke hilariously.

    • @scawfan75
      @scawfan75 2 месяца назад

      ​@@bmac4bingo!

    • @MrBlazemaster525
      @MrBlazemaster525 Месяц назад +3

      Done nothing?
      Errr they swept the President's Trophy-winning Lightning and then dumped out LOLRonto in back to back years

    • @unbearablycringe
      @unbearablycringe Месяц назад +1

      they had Panarin at one point

    • @mpaulm
      @mpaulm Месяц назад +1

      @@unbearablycringe not for a long period of time though.

  • @kevinkeith7110
    @kevinkeith7110 Месяц назад +7

    “What’s going on in Buffalo?”
    They tanked for the McDavid lottery and when they tanked they sacrificed their farm system as well. Every GM after that with Eichel felt pressure to rush the rebuild and as a result we were sending players who weren’t ready for the NHL when they should’ve been in the AHL to develop further.
    So as a result when the team was healthy, they were good. But when they were injured they sucked so hard due to being top heavy with no players to pull in the AHL who could actually help. This is also ignoring players like Rasmus Ristolainen on defence being horrible and bad coaching decisions being made as well.
    When Kevyn Adams took over he legitimately had a disaster to clean up in 2 areas with the Amerks and the Sabres. It’s much better now and I expect the drought to be ending either this season or next.

  • @AnthonyVerrilli
    @AnthonyVerrilli 2 месяца назад +7

    Johnny Hockey is probably one of my fav flames ever rip

  • @PoundX
    @PoundX 2 месяца назад +21

    Rest in Peace Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Gaudreau

  • @hckykd39
    @hckykd39 2 месяца назад +4

    Missed this style RTH video. Welcome back 😂

  • @milan99cz
    @milan99cz Месяц назад +1

    9:52 Robin Lehner "Stanley Cup" is very generous, poor guy has been on the LTIR for the longest time

  • @Sdoyle94
    @Sdoyle94 Месяц назад +3

    This all started when they let Briere and Drury walk forever. The Lucic hit on Miller exposed the downfall and we've been in rebuild mode ever since.

  • @lippscantelon9144
    @lippscantelon9144 2 месяца назад +11

    Lindy Ruff should be able to change the culture

    • @bramstedt8997
      @bramstedt8997 Месяц назад

      That’ll help (as long as he’s still able to relate to modern players) but no coach can truly fix the culture on their own if there aren’t also players that can assist in building the culture. There’s some things a coach just can’t do/isn’t around for where a captain or veterans are needed. They’d be wise to outbid teams for some veterans in their twilight; with a high number of players on ELCs they can afford to overspend a bit on short term deals.

  • @254zero
    @254zero Месяц назад +2

    As a buffalo fan the biggest issue this last decade in my opinion has been terrible coaching backed by terrible management. I completely agree that the team desperately needs veteran leadership but Adam's and (hopefully) ruff are the 2 leaders this team has needed for years

  • @UndertaleFan424
    @UndertaleFan424 Месяц назад +3

    Two Words. Pegula Era. Tom Golisano sold the team to Terry Pegula and from that point on, everything the Sabres had suddenly went out the window. They began getting rid of all their good players and keeping all their bad ones. Overpaying players for 8 years just to have them either get hurt every year or suddenly can't score. Then bringing in first time coaches and general managers to fix it. Lets just state the facts to make a long story short. Terry Pegula and Tom Golisano reached an agreement to sell the team on January 29, 2011, with Pegula purchasing the team for $189 million ($175 million with $14 million in debt included), with the Sabres and Golisano officially making an announcement in a press conference on February 3, 2011. NHL owners approved the sale on February 18.
    Under Tom Galisano: (82 Game Season)
    Best Year: 2006-2007 113 Points League Finish 1st
    Worst Year 2007-2008 90 Points League Finish 18th
    Under Terry Pegula: (82 Game Season)
    Best Year 2022-2023 91 Points League Finish 20th
    Worst Year: 2013-2014 52 Points League Finish 30th
    The Sabres are never gonna be back to a watchable franchise, unless the Pegula's sell to a competent owner.

    • @bramstedt8997
      @bramstedt8997 Месяц назад

      I had a similar thought in a different comment. Pegula is one of the more wealthy owners if I’m not mistaken. If he could put his ego aside and just use his money to buy one of the best hockey ops staffs in the league (and most importantly let them make the decisions without his meddling) then the team could turn around. But those are big “ifs”. Pegula has to realize that when teams like Florida can sign players for less, the only way to beat them is to maximize your value for each dollar of the cap and outspend them in terms of coaching, management, scouting, facilities, etc

    • @maxpowr90
      @maxpowr90 Месяц назад

      Sabres are gonna be relocated to Atlanta if they don't get their act together.

  • @topsu9998
    @topsu9998 2 месяца назад

    Top tier video rob! You are really an inspiration for me and I will be grateful for founding your channel keep it up🫵🏻💪🏻

  • @senseofjustice0218
    @senseofjustice0218 2 месяца назад +2

    Kind of fitting that there was an advertisement for Outlet Liquor right as the Sabres blew that 3 goal lead against Philly. I bet they had a serious uptick in business during that 18 game losing streak.

  • @RealCleanGoblin
    @RealCleanGoblin Месяц назад

    the golden eye music always has my head boppin

  • @spooley
    @spooley 2 месяца назад +2

    Another great video, thanks for the obvious hard work you do.
    One tiny pedantic guy point, it's pronounced Geel-Bear Perreault. Onward!

  • @stevencooke6451
    @stevencooke6451 Месяц назад

    I have to say that including your lovely corgi in the in-video promo makes it quite watchable.

  • @alexandrenestorov8273
    @alexandrenestorov8273 2 месяца назад +3

    In Hockey. Just in the NBA, the Sacramento Kings 16 years without a play-off appearance (after being contenders for several years) are a legitimate candidate. The Los Angeles Clippers for decades are probably worse than the Sabres, and the Pistons since 2008 are contenders also. The Sabres are the biggest disaster in hockey and contenders for the biggest in north american sport - but it's way too easy to simply qualify them as THE biggest without thinking further.

  • @LEV1ATHYN
    @LEV1ATHYN 2 месяца назад

    Incredible hockey stat of the day. Jeff Skinner and me, exactly tied in NHL Playoff games played, playoff goals, playoff points, playoff +/-.

  • @BenWebster84
    @BenWebster84 2 месяца назад +6

    It's what Buffalo sports are known for!! They can never win the Ship, they get close and can never close the door

    • @joeynova9896
      @joeynova9896 2 месяца назад +1

      Sounds like the Canucks.

  • @alexrompen805
    @alexrompen805 2 месяца назад +6

    Honestly, at this point, even as a Leafs fan, Im feeling bad for Sabres fans... just the sheer bad luck and piss poor management makes even a Leafs fan wince....

    • @rileyholden-zc9ip
      @rileyholden-zc9ip Месяц назад +1

      I really don't feel bad for their fans because they sided with a general manager who got away with blatant malpractice when it came to injuries screw that you no general manager should get away with that there is no excuse for that at all and for a fanbse to side with a general manager who got away with that is disgraceful they reaped what they sewed

    • @ABobeck94
      @ABobeck94 Месяц назад +2

      @@rileyholden-zc9ip”They sided with the GM” Typical Vegas fan comment.
      As a Buffalo fan I will say this. Eichel should’ve been able to get the surgery he wanted on his neck. BUT, I also can understand where the GM is coming from about the surgery that he wanted was never done on an NHL player before. Especially one who’s a #1 Center and making $10M.
      Us fans didn’t side with one or the other at all during the whole neck surgery saga.

    • @aarongriffin4901
      @aarongriffin4901 Месяц назад +1

      We also feel bad for y'all... At least we know what the third and fourth round of the playoffs look like

  • @lunarmizt388
    @lunarmizt388 Месяц назад

    As a Sabres fan I have said it for two years. We need one veteran and a few speedy steadfast players we can interchange between lines. We have no effort and we are also slow.

  • @TheJimmyStDenisShow
    @TheJimmyStDenisShow 2 месяца назад +3

    It’s weird how every time a star player asks for a trade from Buffalo they go on to win the Stanley Cup

    • @alexbuffaloboy
      @alexbuffaloboy Месяц назад +1

      What’s worse is the only star that’s actually asked for a trade was Eichel. O’Reilly never said he wanted to leave and Reinhart actually wanted to stay.

  • @bramstedt8997
    @bramstedt8997 Месяц назад

    Good points. I’ll add one thing that Buffalo has to do. Since they’re in a higher tax market that many players find undesirable, they are under more pressure than most to get the best value out of every dollar spent on player salary. Ownership needs to pay top dollar to get the best hockey ops people, from GM, to coach, to scouting dept (pro and amateur), to analytics, and any other thing like facility improvements or training tools. The teams like Florida and Vegas can get players at 70-80% of what Buffalo has to pay, only way to compete with that is to be the best in every aspect

  • @andyswift79
    @andyswift79 Месяц назад

    The thing that’s nuts is that players don’t want to play here, but the ones that do end up living here the rest of their lives because the love it here. The no trade clause is what’s kept Buffalo from getting back on track.

  • @daltonking6956
    @daltonking6956 2 месяца назад +3

    God as a wings fan I love your perspective, but the immature louder part the fan base will not hear your logic.

  • @leonardkrol2600
    @leonardkrol2600 2 месяца назад +2

    Sabres need leadership.

  • @brandonf24
    @brandonf24 Месяц назад

    Elusive? Did he say, "elucid cup"??? 😂 Cmon, guy.

  • @CorridoC
    @CorridoC Месяц назад

    Rob I love that you love Yzerman

  • @ABobeck94
    @ABobeck94 Месяц назад +1

    11:18 Your Brightside still isn’t helping us Sabres fans.

  • @eliaminator2313
    @eliaminator2313 2 месяца назад +8

    At this point its gotta be incredibly tough for Buffalo to attract any older vets with those leadership qualities and winning attitude when nobody wants to play there and have a losing culture for over a decade. They really need to bring in a great GM that can convince those players and then present them with a set plan to actually get out of this rut. Its been just rebuilding the rebuilds which obviously will never work they need to let their young guys mature more and have some patience with them

    • @AllRequired
      @AllRequired 2 месяца назад +2

      Someone that knows how to keep the winners and toss the losers.

    • @bramstedt8997
      @bramstedt8997 Месяц назад

      Ruff might be a coach those guys are willing to play for, but the organization still probably just needs a few controversy-free years to distance itself from the Eichel debacle in order for the toxic reputation to wear off.

  • @ReyDonovan-kv4jd
    @ReyDonovan-kv4jd Месяц назад

    They practically gave away Reinhart and Eichel. Management also hired a terrible coach after terrible coach. Shocking how those 2 trades were allowed

  • @nicholasbozec2828
    @nicholasbozec2828 2 месяца назад +1

    New York Jets Cleveland Browns and Leaf fans might feel different at least the Sabres got to the finals for their fans in 1999

  • @michaelkeller5927
    @michaelkeller5927 Месяц назад +1

    Why isn't this showing up in my subscriptions??

  • @kalobgriffin4310
    @kalobgriffin4310 Месяц назад

    What about the Oakland/Los Angeles/Las Vegas Raiders?

  • @Awwscrewit
    @Awwscrewit Месяц назад

    Matching Edmontons offer sheet on Vanek was the point of no return. According the CBA at the time Bufallo would have recieved 4, FOUR, 1st round picks as compensation. All would have been top 10, 2 in the top 5. They could have built a powerhouse with those picks combined with their own.

  • @Kicky-u5t
    @Kicky-u5t Месяц назад

    It's been rough. I was 16 in 2007 and the Sabres were in the Conference Finals 25% of my life at the time. It's been awful since. I cannot express how close the players of the mid 00's Sabres and the community were. We adored them and everything stopped for their games the same way it does for the Bills. It's a disgrace what happened here. Looking at the season ahead they sold a ton of season tickets for Lindy's return so people are cautiously optimistic but it also seems they're not gonna spend to the cap to acquire more goal scorers so I'm not sure how much better bottom six play, coaching, and goaltending will matter this year. I hope they fix things this city loves hockey and it's been sad to see the growing divide between the fans and the organization that's genuinely a civic institution here.

  • @Starroftheshow
    @Starroftheshow 2 месяца назад +1

    Mario Lemieux did not come out of retirement to mentor crosby...

  • @fredd4320
    @fredd4320 2 месяца назад

    We the people demand more Eevee content

  • @Jakebiggs29
    @Jakebiggs29 2 месяца назад

    watching this as a sabres fan is fun, I love my poverty franchise

  • @davyjones4910
    @davyjones4910 2 месяца назад

    Man, as a Canucks fan, tochett and alvine could do wonders with this team

  • @mramaretto114
    @mramaretto114 Месяц назад

    Even tho im a Philly fan Buffalo is one of the other teams i kind of have a sweetspot for they always had interesting players, some of the coolest jersey designs in the NHL. I think they should do like Vancouver/Detroit done with the Swedes to put their focus on like Czech,Slovak,Slovenian and Latvian players (basically western slavic) for outiders, They had Hasek they had Miroslav Satan (coolest name in hockey ever) As a Swede honestly Slovak and Czech players are still underrated Czech won the world championship home,

  • @stefaniverson2739
    @stefaniverson2739 Месяц назад

    Poor Rhett Warrener had to lose in the finals 3 times, one of them being with Buffalo in 99 lol.

  • @tylerdurden4006
    @tylerdurden4006 2 месяца назад +1

    Lmfao, it's cure how you guys don't think the makemelaughs are the biggest joke of all of sports ever. 😂😂😂

    • @nathanhillier7499
      @nathanhillier7499 Месяц назад

      Yes please keeping thinking about and bringing up the leafs

    • @tylerdurden4006
      @tylerdurden4006 Месяц назад

      @nathanhillier7499 why is laughing at joke of sports good for you? Why is thinking they are the worst thing to happen to sports ever and is just a huuuuge embarssment to canada is a good thing?

  • @michaelfortunato3117
    @michaelfortunato3117 Месяц назад

    Honestly, it's getting to the point where if you're scrambling for content these days you can always dust off the old "Buffalo is a Dumpster Fire" file.

  • @markastoforoff7838
    @markastoforoff7838 2 месяца назад +1

    As a lifetime fan of the Maple Leafs I have to say they have been the biggest disappointment of any team in the four major league sports for the past half century.

  • @buckyhermit
    @buckyhermit Месяц назад

    Question for Sabres fans, since I don't follow the Eastern Conference that much: has Owen Power lived up to his 1st overall pick status?

    • @steveb1962
      @steveb1962 Месяц назад +1

      Not yet as it takes 3-5 yrs. for a Dman to fully develop but he is progressing. He has the size and talent and big things are expected of him this year under Ruff as he will be expected to step up the physical game as he grows out into his big body.

  • @DailyWordsofWisdom888
    @DailyWordsofWisdom888 Месяц назад +1

    Not more than the Toronto Maple Leafs. LOL 😅😅😅😅😅😅

  • @braedenmartin7772
    @braedenmartin7772 Месяц назад

    9:55 Lehner technically didn’t win the cup

  • @lurch_pb
    @lurch_pb Месяц назад

    Toronto also has a no winning culture issue. They do not hate losing

  • @renc3920
    @renc3920 2 месяца назад

    LOL, dog legs is smol.

  • @RobTalksHockey
    @RobTalksHockey  2 месяца назад +1

    What is happening with this team? Is there an NHL fanbase who has suffered more?

    • @mcraider3933
      @mcraider3933 2 месяца назад +1

      As a Leafs fan I'd say we've suffered more, but nobody feels sympathy for us so take it as you will.

    • @tdfmtig
      @tdfmtig 2 месяца назад

      The Owen power contract will be the final nail in the coffin I wouldn’t be want that guy on my team for league minimum

    • @forgive9220
      @forgive9220 2 месяца назад +1

      Lehner never won a cup

    • @redlights1585
      @redlights1585 2 месяца назад +1

      @@tdfmtig You mean the 21 year old who lead the league in breakout passing and is good based on all metrics? But he doesn't run around hitting people so he's bad...dinosaur take.

    • @codyge18
      @codyge18 2 месяца назад

      ​@@tdfmtighes 21 years old and wasnt even close to as bad as youre making him sound

  • @hughmungas5462
    @hughmungas5462 2 месяца назад

    As a Buffalo fan I want to see this team do something great. But also as a Buffalo fan I can’t get my hopes up. 25 years of watching and barely anything to show for those seasons.

  • @matthewsecord7641
    @matthewsecord7641 Месяц назад

    I certainly can't think of any other Buffalo team that made it deep into a championship and lost many times.

  • @ethanparker7900
    @ethanparker7900 2 месяца назад

    they were such a powerhouse team until the early 2010s obviously they haven't made it to the playoffs since 2011 including 2020 where they couldn't even do it in an expanded format

    • @codyge18
      @codyge18 2 месяца назад

      The Sabres played the least amount of games in the ATL, were 3 points behind MTL, who had played 2 more games than Buffalo and they were supposed to play MTL the night the league paused. The Sabres should have been given consideration, they were the only team close to the cut off with enough points available to over come the difference

  • @allghilliedup21
    @allghilliedup21 Месяц назад

    Lehner never won a Cup. If you're thinking with Vegas, no. He did not play a single game in the 2022-2023 season nor did the team lobby for his name to be on the Cup.
    That was all Brossoit, Hill, Quick, and Patera who held down the fort for Vegas' Cup win. Lehner had nothing to do with it.

  • @chrislaverick6413
    @chrislaverick6413 2 месяца назад

    Poor winnipeg, they would be number one on my no trade list too lol

    • @rileyholden-zc9ip
      @rileyholden-zc9ip Месяц назад

      @@chrislaverick6413 I would rather play for Winnipeg over Buffalo hell I would rather play for San Jose or Montreal over Buffalo

    • @chrislaverick6413
      @chrislaverick6413 Месяц назад

      @@rileyholden-zc9ip well those are easy, San Jose is beautiful weather most of the year, Montreal has an incredible fan atmosphere, but Winnipeg? High crime rate, high taxes, and winter almost all year round? Fuck that

  • @THEGDB
    @THEGDB Месяц назад

    Detroit has a 7 year playoff drought , maybe look to a better example . The current montreal canadiens for example

  • @ndup89
    @ndup89 Месяц назад

    All they need is to change their jersey for the Hasek era and they will kick some arse.

  • @lebradyskywalker5761
    @lebradyskywalker5761 Месяц назад

    When you think a bust like Casey Mittlestat can replace Ryan O’Reilly your franchises in trouble

    • @thewolfdoctor761
      @thewolfdoctor761 Месяц назад +1

      Mitts isn't a bust. If he was he'd be out of the NHL.

    • @lebradyskywalker5761
      @lebradyskywalker5761 Месяц назад

      @@thewolfdoctor761 when you’re the 11th pick in the draft and you’re a 3rd / 4th line guy you didn’t live up to expectations

    • @thewolfdoctor761
      @thewolfdoctor761 Месяц назад

      @@lebradyskywalker5761 no. BTW, he's on Colorado's 2nd line.

  • @chrisguard696
    @chrisguard696 2 месяца назад +1

    all under pegula ownership

  • @jacquesgaudreault810
    @jacquesgaudreault810 25 дней назад

    Well, just putting this out here as sabres fan. Looks like Edmonton and skinner are winning the cup this year given the creepy similarity between past star players leaving, and the winning the cup shortly after. Get your bets in now yall, oilers and skinner will take it home 😂

  • @dsc4178
    @dsc4178 Месяц назад +1

    If Buffalo's forwards can play with their great D, they'll be fine.

  • @thefamilymans2545
    @thefamilymans2545 Месяц назад

    I dont think redwings have signed too many vets at all. When u are in a push to make playoffs, you gotta have some players that know how to start pushing in jan. One of biggest factors in kane being signed, is his immense experience. We had that with perron too. But, teams, unfortunately, are fluid one yr to the next. We all saw what happend to islanders 18yr old goalie having whole work load put on him, as their top pick, just to burn out waaay too soon. U cant do that to young talent!

  • @Burntpilsbury
    @Burntpilsbury 2 месяца назад

    Sacramento Kings missed playoffs for 16 seasons

  • @stevencooke6451
    @stevencooke6451 Месяц назад

    You really said "GIll burt" Perreault? We're Canadian and we pride ourselves of being able to make a decent go of French names.

  • @chrisbrandt9292
    @chrisbrandt9292 Месяц назад

    Seattle Mariners say hi

  • @AllRequired
    @AllRequired 2 месяца назад +3

    You've not seen disaster until you've watched the once-legendary Montreal Canadiens.

    • @mroy88
      @mroy88 2 месяца назад

      or the Leafs. To me they are hands down the biggest disaster in North American sports

    • @m4t67u
      @m4t67u 2 месяца назад

      We at least went to the finals…and this team isn’t so bad

  • @arnaudfontaine7882
    @arnaudfontaine7882 2 месяца назад

    hmm mario didnt come out out retirement to play with crosby

    • @midnighttoker6997
      @midnighttoker6997 2 месяца назад

      No came back 5 years before Sid played his first game

  • @redlights1585
    @redlights1585 2 месяца назад

    Pain

  • @galkanftw
    @galkanftw Месяц назад

    SUPER easy it is a town of no money.The Sabres for many years actually survived because of Canadians crossing the border and this is the same for many cross border businesses.Modern day hockey is a lot about cheating the cap but not long ago there was no cap so even though buffalo had some good players they were not as deep in money as otehr teams like the habs/Bruins/Flyers and an era where the Islanders became very popular in a big Ney York state.
    Buffalo is just not really a hockey area and now they have to compete within the salary cap so now it is even tougher than just buying a winner.

  • @christiandavidson1425
    @christiandavidson1425 Месяц назад

    Couple of things. Gilbert Perreault is French Canadian so his first name should be pronounced as such. Eichel was a punk who thought he was a #1 draft pick and he was mad that he was the leftovers. He got the C to early and was a spoiled brat. Kim Pegula should have never been made the President of Hockey Ops. Thankfully she is gone from that role now. We lost Drury and Briere due to the team being bankrupt and we couldn't afford to keep them.

  • @huntr1462
    @huntr1462 Месяц назад

    Hey rob I just wanna let ya know.. good job🌝

  • @DavidBurke-y3u
    @DavidBurke-y3u Месяц назад

    The Pittsburgh Pirates beg to differ.

  • @samualwang9000
    @samualwang9000 2 месяца назад

    pls make vid about johnny hockey

  • @chris.h4007
    @chris.h4007 Месяц назад

    Meaning Skinner will win the cup with Edmonton right?

  • @gordvandersar8113
    @gordvandersar8113 Месяц назад

    The curse started when Grant Fuhr was traded to Buffalo and was denied membership in a local golf club (oops, excellent golfer but the wrong color)

  • @stevenreid2571
    @stevenreid2571 Месяц назад

    Soooo... Kessel to Buffalo??

  • @BillyBuffalo354
    @BillyBuffalo354 2 месяца назад +10

    The dumbest sh*t I've seen in a while. There's plenty to criticize the Sabres about. But signing vets with Cup experience this year is NOT one of them. Especially when you compare them to Detroit, who Buffalo has consistently finished ahead of or right near the last how many seasons now? But Yzerman is a genius and Adams is a laughing stock? Ok. They signed guys this season to supplement the young top 6 stars, specifically with culture, bottom toughness, and work ethic in mind. Lafferty has been on several playoff runs in a bot 6 role. Aube Kubel has won 2 cups as a 4th liner. Malenstyne is a guy Washington liked in that role, helped that 4th line with Dowd & Aube Kubel and won a cup with Hershey. Zucker has played in 50+ playoff games and plays hard working, direct, gritty game. And McLeod has been on several deep runs with Edmonton including last years cup final. Tuch went to the cup with Vegas. Bo Byram is still very young but was great in Colorados run to the cup. Hell even Clifton played for one of the most consistent organizations in sports with the Bruins. That's 7 vets, 6 of which are 27 or older, and a cup winning young dman they brought in in the last year. And they play a style that will rub off on the younger core group of talented players. Adams has done a good job of getting these guys some leadership, toughness and experience to fill out the roster this year. Exactly what you just criticized them for.

    • @thomasgrams9715
      @thomasgrams9715 Месяц назад +2

      Cope

    • @willprapestis2764
      @willprapestis2764 Месяц назад +1

      What top 6 stars?? This team doesn’t have the offensive firepower to compete with anyone. And no, 22-23 was NOT the standard; it was an aberration.
      Adams and the organization as a whole continue to spurn the present in favor of a future that will never arrive. Why? Because it’s easier to keep your job that way.

    • @clova2121
      @clova2121 Месяц назад +1

      @@willprapestis2764 No bias, but the Sabres finished #3 that year in GF.
      They also finished bottom 10 in GA. Last year, our superstar hurt his wrist and he is known for his dangles and shot. There was also a lot of other injuries that slowed us down. The only player you could realistically say this about is Cozens, because there should be know reason for his stepback.

  • @maxrates
    @maxrates Месяц назад

    They have been mismanaged simply put

  • @darrylmccallum2377
    @darrylmccallum2377 Месяц назад

    Toronto is way more of a disaster/embarrassment

  • @wildbill7136
    @wildbill7136 2 месяца назад

    copp and holl are not cup winners😭😭

  • @mattsuesse3809
    @mattsuesse3809 2 месяца назад

    I still love Buffalo

  • @DAMNDANNY88
    @DAMNDANNY88 2 месяца назад

    Hi rob 👋
    say hi to rob.

  • @thefamilymans2545
    @thefamilymans2545 Месяц назад

    You had to be like the nhl, and show sabres winning against the redwings!? Really?

  • @grandcrowdadforde6127
    @grandcrowdadforde6127 Месяц назад

    naw; thats them Azir a Rona Desert Dogs... or Yotes! or U Tahs; or somethin" like that: Butthead and $$ frendys # 1 LAUNDRY ! facility..

  • @Lesevesel
    @Lesevesel 2 месяца назад +3

    The Sabres are the farm team for the NHL playoff contenders.

  • @F40-c4i
    @F40-c4i 2 месяца назад +1

    Will never forget the leafs/sabres rebuilds and all the crap sabres fans talked.

  • @Nesscalade
    @Nesscalade 2 месяца назад

    The Sabres need one name, the name that will single handedly turn the franchise around: Mike……….. Babcock!

  • @bjarczyk
    @bjarczyk 2 месяца назад +5

    I’m so sick of all the whiney negative crap about the Sabres and our GM who is actually awesome. It has become so easy and trendy to be negative about the Sabres. This season is payback time.

    • @rileyholden-zc9ip
      @rileyholden-zc9ip 2 месяца назад +5

      How bout don't treat your Star players like crap just because he wasn't what you fucking wanted

    • @bjarczyk
      @bjarczyk Месяц назад

      How about Jack Eichel is the biggest entitled crybaby in hockey that took the easy way to an already contending team. Instead of players like Yzerman that had the humility to be captain at a young age and earn it through years and years of adversity and hard work.

    • @adambanas4014
      @adambanas4014 Месяц назад +1

      @@bjarczykdeciding on if your neck should be fused or not is entitled? Lmao. Nice try, Kim.

    • @willpratt8608
      @willpratt8608 Месяц назад

      Yeah sure

  • @tml1224
    @tml1224 Месяц назад

    Considering how management and fans treated Eichel I couldn’t be happier for their lack of success and Brett Hulls game winning goal leading to the decline

  • @rileyholden-zc9ip
    @rileyholden-zc9ip 2 месяца назад +6

    The sabers fanbase Treating jack eichel like crap because he wasn't McDavid is another reason

    • @justinz39sabres
      @justinz39sabres 2 месяца назад +2

      lmao what are you saying? we were quite happy drafting him as a consolation to losing the mcdavid lottery

    • @codyge18
      @codyge18 2 месяца назад +3

      Us Sabre fans didnt have a negative thing to say about him until he started dogging the city, not just the franchise, when his problem was with management. You have no idea what youre talking about

    • @254zero
      @254zero Месяц назад +2

      Eichel was treated like crap because of being a captain and leading the team to any kind of winning success, he pouted and cried

    • @kevinkeith7110
      @kevinkeith7110 Месяц назад +2

      Sabres fan base loved Eichel when he was on the team and were the main groups of people supporting him, Mike Harrington and Lance Lysowski being some key examples of this, during the surgery. They turned on him for his comment towards the fans and not towards the organization that caused it.

    • @rileyholden-zc9ip
      @rileyholden-zc9ip Месяц назад

      @@justinz39sabres bullshit you guys treated him like crap didn't build a team around him and when he knew what was right for his body when his neck was injured you guys chose the side of the GM who tried to force someone that was not right and that is blatent malpractice and should never be tolerated your gutless ungrateful disgraceful fanbase don't deserve a sniff of the playoffs for how not only you treated him but how you dirtbags drove Robin lenher into alcoholism good luck with Alex tuch when he underperforms alongside that overrated bust STL got rid of named Tage Thompson

  • @chrisragona3945
    @chrisragona3945 Месяц назад +1

    No trade clause needs to be deleted. Yum willing to sit for another lockout if that’s on the table. It’s ruining the league.

    • @adambanas4014
      @adambanas4014 Месяц назад

      Absolutely not. Players have a right to choose where they live and work. They aren’t giving that up.

  • @eliaminator2313
    @eliaminator2313 2 месяца назад

    Buffalo needs a balance of the leaders and young guys I think Detroit has gone too far on the vets side with Chiarot, Holl, and Copp signings as they dont have any rings and also are grossly overpaid but Buffalo needs a couple solid vets to mentor those young guys especially where they have the cap space because of all the ELCs and young players that havent signed their big ticket contracts yet

    • @Comanche93-alpha
      @Comanche93-alpha 2 месяца назад +2

      Then you got guys like Ryan O’reilly that go into buffalo and lose their love for hockey because of the lack of care to win culture that has been the catalyst to buffalo sabres hockey for over a decade. It’s unfortunate. You’re not wrong. But more vets are better than just a few.

    • @eliaminator2313
      @eliaminator2313 2 месяца назад

      @@Comanche93-alpha ya for sure all about balance

  • @iirovaltonen4258
    @iirovaltonen4258 2 месяца назад

    Let me tell you about a sports club called Tottenham Hotspur...

  • @Adam_Adam_Adam
    @Adam_Adam_Adam Месяц назад

    7:20 "I've heard Buffalo is a great city" as someone who lives there don't talk to whomever lied to you like that

    • @user-gg1gb8pr9djrkscbsnotabot
      @user-gg1gb8pr9djrkscbsnotabot Месяц назад

      California is accepting people currently, might just wanna walk over through Mexico

    • @willprapestis2764
      @willprapestis2764 Месяц назад +1

      Walk from Buffalo… to California… via Mexico… geography’s not your forte, I take it.

  • @deltagolavista1
    @deltagolavista1 2 месяца назад

    Tin foil hat: Bettman told the Pegula's to fire Murray and instill Jason Pominville to undo everything Murray did because Murray was the first GM to openly say a team needs to tank to get better, destroying the illusion that all teams, every year, are attempting to be competitive. Go look at the 16-17 team. All the pieces besides an elite defenseman were there in the organization. They were hovering around .500 and dealing with injuries. They were about to break out and then fired the GM and coach, and jettisoned E Kane, O'Reilly, & M Foligno for scrap parts restarting the rebuild with a horrible scouting department.

    • @TeemoQuinton
      @TeemoQuinton 2 месяца назад

      Theory holds more wwight than the Bettman Hates Canada shit