[The Sabre Report] Jeff Marek on WGR550 today: “I think everybody in the organization understands that if there’s not playoffs next year for the Buffalo Sabres, it’s gonna be ugly. It’s going to be a blood-letting. People are going to be loading up the fax-machines with pink paper.”
Jeff Marek on @WGR550 today:
"I think everybody in the organization understands that if there's not playoffs next year for the Buffalo Sabres, it's gonna be ugly.
It's going to be a blood-letting. People are going to be loading up the fax-machines with pink paper."
— The Sabre Report (@TheSabreReport) June 7, 2024
by seeldoger47
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>”I think everybody understands that with the Buffalo Sabres organization there is so much riding on next season.
>So many careers, so many jobs, that are riding on next season. Moreso than any other team in the NHL.”
> “For Terry Pegula and the entire Sabres organization, this drought has to end.”
[link to the talk](https://omny.fm/shows/howard-and-jeremy/hour-3-jeff-marek-joins-the-show-talking-on-the-sa). You can do a lot of long term damage by trying to force a move.
Good. At this point, it should be.
New coach notwithstanding; between ownership, Adams, and the core signed long term it’s time to get shit fucking done.
It’s been long enough with the longevity of the brass and the core of players.
Enough talk.
This is the kind of talk that makes you make dumb decisions. Of course there’s a balance of “stick to the plan” and a sense of urgency, but if you know it’s playoffs or fired, you are going to naturally not care about the longer term plans. That’s a tomorrow problem.
And then there’s context. If TT and UPL have a season-ending injury and you don’t make the playoffs, are you going to torpedo the whole staff?
Christ I hope they don’t mortgage too much or it’s gonna be another 10
Playoffs or new GM.
Stop the embarrassment!
Step 1: we need to build from within, give young talent time to prosper, and be patient.
Step 2: these young guys aren’t meeting expectations, we need to trade some of them away for veteran leadership to win now.
Step 3: these vets are awful, they just don’t want to be here, we need to trade for picks and build for the future from within.
Step 4: rinse and repeat.
The Sabres Cycle, a “tail” as long as Sabretooth’s
Should’ve added an actual Team President between Adams and Pegula, but at least we got a new roof.
It’s been that way the past two years, these people are fucking delusional. I didn’t watch this shit team at all last year. It’s WAY overdue they make the playoffs.
Then get rid of the Key Bank name. It’s been nothing but bad luck. Things were way cooler with Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp and Marine Midland. Coincidence?? I don’t think so. Key Bank is like an evil voodoo curse name
If things don’t get better, then let’s get absurd. They come out with no urgency in a must win game? Fucking forfeit that shit or send em all home let some fans suit up
Of fucking course. Its fucking bullshit that we are a laughingstock in the league. If Ruff doesn’t get the most out of this particular squad next fucking year, its over.
Watching that goddamned Skinner mic’d up practice about made me kill myself. The lackadaisical behavior made me want to commit haircare.
…sorry for all the expletives, but I’ve fucking had it with this shit.
Can someone explain the pink paper thing to me?
Yeah, it’s been next year for toooooo fucking loooong