Losing streaks and palm trees for the Sabres
The Sabres are presently on an eight game losing streak, amidst GM Kevyn Adams coming under tons of heat for the roster and comments he made last week.
Sneaky Joe talks what is going wrong on this stretch and how much blame Adams deserves for the team’s shortcomings.
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42 Comments
We have a youth that hates hard work more than losing and they don’t listen to their coach. I would invite anyone wanting to know the Sabre problems to just watch the goals against in the Red Wings game. They are works of art of bad effort, and they are problems that have been here for years. Unchecked men in front, and lazy backchecks.
Owen Power alone has a highlight reel of goals against of him having a dumb look on his face at the guy he should’ve checked in front. There is no chance Lindy told him to stick check that guy. The young players aren’t listening. Period.
And not to single out Power. He is a 1 overall and paid like it and never has missed a game to injury because he never has touched another human being, but he is far from alone. Past Dahlin, almost every Sabre avoids contact like they are going to catch a plague from an opponent. Whether that’s winning battles or shot blocking at keys times. They don’t play with pain as they say.
The best part about the red wings game was the bandits ornaments and shirts that were available pregame 💀
Glad you are back. You missed nothing
Peterka=Jeff skinner. Seems like he only likes to play good agiasnt hot spots like LA or NYR )on away games)
Tuck looks to me like he has given up.
Man, I think eichel really killed buffalo with the not being able to get his medical attention. On top of ny taxes and no playoffs for 14 years. No one can save buffalo bit the players on the ice.
Good D ?WTF Have you watched any games this season . Sabres have too many Soft puck moving D men and not enough toughness and grit back there. Power needs to be paired with a stay at home veteran D man and Adams has failed to find one! One Hit a year Jokiharju is not the answer! Besides making a trade or two Adams needs to fire Marty Wilford asap. Go hire ex Chicago Black hawks head coach Luke Richardson as he could teach Power how to actually play D .
The players aren't good enough and that's the bottom line.
How is Jordan Greenway ever a top 6 forward on a playoff team?
C'mon guys it's time to dump anyone over 26 except Thompson. Time to rebuild (again)
We traded Eichel and Reinhart for
Tuch, Kulich, Levi, Krebs, Östlund, and Riley Heidt.
Imagine if Eichel and Reinhart were on our first line
Thompson on the 2nd line
Cozens as the third line center.
with Peterka and Quinn mixed in.
FIRE PEGULA!!!
Cozens, Peterka, Quinn can all be traded.
You gotta ask yourself this question about this team. If they can do an 8 game losing streak, can they get an 8 game win streak? That question is laughable. And that is why this team cannot make it in this league. Just knowing that question isn't even fathomable, is why we as fans fold when we see them fold.
I have never seen so much attention for the Sabres at the National Level than after that Adams press conference. Man, he has really made himself a laughing stock. FIRE THE MAN. Coach Q available?
Whoever made that line in the sand for Eichel crushed this team. Whatever happened to HIS BODY HIS CHOICE? These Doctors clearly suck and they should never be allowed near the Sabres or Bills.
Skinner through 29 games has 11 points and is a MINUS 8 in Edmonton. Mitts through 31 games has 21 points and is a MINUS 16. WOuld we be any better without these trades? I doubt it.
Here is a name to consider: Mason McTavish. He is a young (21) center, with good size 6' 213 lbs, and sandpaper (86 PIM in 64 games, last season). He also had 19 goals and 23 assists last season. Might the Ducks trade him for – say – Quinn and a prospect?
The GM knows he's in over his head. He's insecure about it. They are the worst franchise in pro sports s
Tuch is a huge part of the problem. Get rid of him. Cozens and Adam's need to go. Dahl's isn't the only difference maker. These guys are SOFT. A bunch of quitters. They take stupid penalties and seem to enjoy the track meets.
You nailed it. Sabres were archaic with the Eichel situation. Just look at Hyde from the Bills. He got the surgery that the Sabres wanted for Eichel and Hyde’s had issues since meanwhile Eichel is feeling great
McDermott’s gotta go.
It's a lot easier to want to play when you're winning. These young guys are folding and it is snowballing. The team suffers.
This is the result when local media propaganda hype up #1 overalls like Dahlin and Power, when in history drafting a D man #1 overall has never worked in the NHL, this is what happens when you miss out on Crosby with the best % odds to get him, and McDavid when you were duped into thinking Eichel was anywhere near McDavids talent… this is what happens when you can't truly get a #1 forward at all, this team has nothing but 3rd and 4th liners , and dont fool yourself on Thompson, he gets alot of garbage goals when its nothing but padding stats, he doesnt HIT ANYTHING , he falls over when the wind blows, and skates so poorly and slowly when going back to defend, or he just doesnt care to hurry up and defend.. either way its disgusting. The worse thing is… there IS NO HOPE. . . the GM isnt the problem. . . the coach isnt the problem, the problem is you have NO NO NO NO NO one as a superstar forward.
Gotta play in pain bro! We need your insight.
Broken record Buffalo. Blame management, blame ownership, blame the players, blame the fans, blame injuries, blame the…. palm trees!
Lets keep losing so we can finally fire the GM, coach, and assistant coaches.
I have never been this frustrated as a Sabres fan than I am now. I am tired of these losers. I have not heard a single player address the fans and ask for us to keep with them and believe in them. They still get paid win or lose so they really don't give a rip about us. I'm out!!!
The NHL is the problem. They promote decades-long losers. Unlike the NFL, hockey teams can't cut players with long term contracts. You're stuck with bums like Cozens, Power, Samuelson, etc.
There is a list of 40 NHL players without trade protection
I've been sick also. Sick of the sabres
Team needs to learn to shoot top shelf. Watch Utah's goals. It's hard to keep watching this team. I guess we are going to get another good draft after this year again.
You probably going to let Cousins go only because of a bad contract.
Why is this team so cursed? All these years and we can't correct this train wreck.
Joe's greatest love is ripping on the Sabres. Must have killed him to miss 2 losses.
Give Ruff the GM and let him pick his own coach
lol, did you just say sabres and smart hockey decisions in the same sentence
The thing I hated most about Kevin's interview is that he wasn't acknowledging that something needs to happen. I don't care how much you trust in your core It's clearly not working and they're not talented enough and even if you can't get high-end talent to come here what are you doing about it as our GM to at least try to make things better. It just looks like he's trying to do nothing and just sitting on his hands
Best line is Greenway (even if playing hurt) and Zucker on the wings and McLeod at center. That tells you all you need to know about this team and its lack of scoring.
It's amazing that losing teams have to struggle with the salary cap just as much as the top teams. Funny how that works.
I almost never miss watching a Sabres game.
I look forward to every game day, but I’m nearing my limit.
2 seasons ago I saw hope when they challenged for a playoff spot. I saw young talent in Power, Dahlin,Tuch etc.. Why can’t this team put together a 60 min effort?
I like Lindy as coach, but there needs to be a culture change in the whole organization. Adams needs to go & an established GM needs to be given complete power to (with Ruff) spend the money to make Buffalo a place players want to play for. Buffalo is a great hockey town but the spirit is being destroyed!
I’m numb to the losing at this point & that angers me.
Maybe Pegula needs to sell the team in order for the change to occur. The stain of the Eichel situation cannot be erased without an ownership change.
And one more thing.
Why are there so many shots that miss the net completely???? Put the fucking puck on net?!?!?!?!?
Devils fan here. Lindy is a great guy and helps some players develop, specifically forwards, but the systems he used here were so easily exploitable and aren’t built to win. Not sure if your defense also does that swarming bs, but it lead to so many shots in the crease with guys wide open. Our defensemen, like Marino and Siegenthaler looked like they were minor leaguers and our goalies couldn’t handle so many breakdowns that the forwards lost faith because everything ended up in the back of the net. We had that one great year, but we got through with unbelievable puck luck and no injuries all year. Once we got to Carolina in the playoffs, they found the holes in the defensive system and we imploded. There’s obviously a lot of issues that I’ve seen in a few videos about Buffalo, but I’m really not sure Lindy was the right pick for coach either if you want to make the playoffs and start winning culture.
10 games now 😂