jordano wrote:
I really don't understand why everybody is so pissed off, especially when we know what direction the team is going in. Maybe I shouldn't be considered a true fan for saying this, but I want our team to tank. I'd rather that than fight for 10th spot in the East. If we're going to blow this shit up and build a cup contender, we need the pieces to do it. 1, 2 or 3rd overall picks would be what we need for building that cup contending team. Who wouldn't love to draft Ekblad or Reinhart this year and possibly McDavid (the next one) in 2015? If we want to be where the Blackhawks, Avalanche, Kings or Leafs are now then we'll need to go through some suffering.
Here are my reasons to be pissed. This is a professional hockey team but they play worse than an average AHL team right now. Right now, there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Fuck Black when he says that. Fuck Black when he says WE, as fans, signed up for this. Fuck him!!!!
I have some concern that it's doing more harm than good having the rookies be in this situation. When you do your best and you lose over and over and over again, that eats away at your confidence. If this continues then none of these rookies will be worth a shit since they will feel like they are worthless. Second, I don't care what anyone says, I DO NOT HAVE FAITH THAT DARCY CAN DO THIS!!! Not with the next ten #1 picks! He has made absolutely horrible personnel decisions repeatedly. I'll give him a nod with drafting, he's ok with that. The problem is not drafts, it's picking the correct veterans to get or to keep. I am predicting that this "rebuild" will be a colossal failure at a historic level. If it works, then good for Darcy. He's proven to all of us that he needed only TWENTY YEARS to finally build a great team.
I know it's early in this rebuild but if anyone believes that this will only take a couple years, they're horribly nieve. This will be, at least, a 5-7 year project. Right now it's, get every worth a damn veteran off this team as quickly as possible. Then draft high and damn near perfect. Then you have to convince good veterans that you're on the right track and the Sabres are the new up and coming... Right now, the Sabres will be on every players NTC list for years to come. Trust me. Peghead can beg and throw money at whoever he wants but no one will touch this team with a ten foot pole.
As for Cunneyworth in the wings. Yeah, thats par for the course for Darcy. Hire a guy who has little or no experience coach in the NHL.
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sabretoothpick wrote:
Yhoshi wrote:
wollt ihr die sabres oben sehen müsst ihr die tabelle drehn.
It's a phrase that basically means, if you wanna see the Sabres at the top, turn the rankings.