http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=420304

Hey, bud, those fans who boo don't pay a minimum of $64 just to watch the other team have their sloppy way with you guys for minutes at a time. It's become normal play for the Sabres to be trapped in their zone like it's a fuckin' powerplay, I'm pretty sure that's a good reason to boo. Or the fact that we haven't won a cup. And it's been over forty years. But you know. Whatever.

I sort of see where he's coming from. The specific thing he's talking about stems from being booed when the team had a lead against New Jersey on Sunday, and fans booed when they were hemmed in the zone and just couldn't get it out. I agree with him in a sense where in that situation, booing isn't helping anything. They're winning the damn game. They are plenty aware they need to get out of the zone.

If they're losing the game 5-0, and Ott is still saying something, then yeah, he can shut the hell up, but I agree with him in the sense that in that situation, the team needs the crowd's help, not the crowd's ire.

Seeing as the FNC gives no help when necessary, he's fighting a losing

And BTW, Leafs fans boo, Montreal fans boo, Vancouver fans boo, hell, two of those had cities that rioted. Players go there.
Edit: Next time we're all wondering why players don't want to come to Buffalo, this certainly may be one of the reasons, on top of the team not being a winner.

I think Ott is completely right. Fans had a right to boo weeks ago when this team was heading in the same direction they had for years and they had zero spark game after game. This team looks better, plays better and has fresh blood on the benches. Hell it's not a Cup team but if you thought it would be after a few tweaks then you're fucking high. When fans started booing a lot of commentators and hockey voices started saying "Well yeah they deserve to boo at these bums....good for them." and it became justified.....now it's a shitty habit. Yes we deserve a better team. Yes we have been through a lot. The bright spot though is that I actually heard Darcy say the word rebuild and we are starting to see people move an attitudes change. The cage has been rattled and I wouldn't be the least surprised to see anyone in the organization moved, dropped or wacked come Summer. That alone gives me a hockey boner. Point is, they got the fucking message. There does come a point when you have to stop booing and watch to see what happens....fuck even cheer sometimes. Even though from time to time we deserve to act so, booing like a spoiled child every time the team doesn't win or play lights out hockey is embarrassing at best and counterproductive at worst.