What's crazy to me, the same guy who owns the Sabres, owns the Bandits, the pro box lacrosse NLL team. They are one of the most successful in the sport and won the last 2 back to back championships. I just don't get it.
@@mikephalen3162 I assumed they owned the Bills, I just wasn't sure, and they have yet to actually win. They are just really good. It must be the GM and other management. Who knows?
Pegula is a Sabres fan they are his baby to manage. He stays out of the way of the Bills and Bandits. In fact when the Bandits won their Championship 2 years ago in front of a full house, no member of the Pegula family was present.
Unexplainable. One great draft pick after another who upon release wins the stanley. It's not as if Ruff is a bad coach either. It's just mind boggling how this teams is unable to even compete.
It's explainable...you put rookie GM's in a position that they have no idea what they are doing especially Adams who is clueless. My opinion is Botterill was maybe the best of the bunch and he did not get the long leash that Adams has received. Almost 5 yrs as GM and this team is no better than when he started. Look at our second line, they're no better than a third line on a decent team. Adams has not addressed the mess at RHD, keeps taking hand me downs that no other team wants. Uses Savoie to get a 3rd line center when he needs a top 4 RHD. Speaking of Savoie, Adams drafted 3 of him in the first round of the 22 draft, no diversity whatsoever...why not draft a RHD with size and snarl or maybe a winger that has some size but no Adams drafts 3 undersized players that are alike. You can have those high draft picks but with a watered down scouting department what else would you expect. Actually both the pro and amateur department were trimmed down. Adams has had 4 drafts and 38 players drafted and only 2 are in the NHL. BTW, people talk about not spending to the cap but the Sabres are only 6mil under so they spent but just spent on the wrong players
As a penguins fan who’s also a PIRATES fan in Pittsburgh. I’ve had the unique perspective of seeing unbelievable SUCCESS and FAILURE at the same time! I honestly think when you go back as far as 1990 no organization in sports is as PUTRID as the Pirates. You can’t forget about the 20 STRAIGHT losing seasons from 1993-2012. The pirates haven’t made the postseason since 2015 as well already almost a decade since their 3 Cinderella seasons and no winning records since 2018. I think the pirates have the strongest case for being the worst organization in sports. #SellTheTeamBob #SellRheTeamTerry
Hi Jake I am a Canadian who grew up playing hockey and idolized Lemeuis and Crosby.. your hockey franchise has had so many incredible players and captains!! Also, I would argue Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the most revered, respected and envied NFL franchises in the history of the game.. So please be glad and grateful that only one.of your teams suck.... Like a famous song, 2 out if 3 Ain't Bad !!!!
I think Avs deserve praise but this video is overlooking how much luck and timing is a factor. Florida have been just as impressive. Bill Zito is criminally underrated.
@@Kone5497 Gustav Forsling is a top defenseman in the NHL now. he was waived twice! Florida saw something in him and built him up over time into how good he is today. They are doing the same with Björnfot and Adam Boqvist. give them a few seasons and you will see!
Yep - I remember the Canuks lifting that cup in 2011... Great video and good conclusion about age and experience balance or the lack thereof... What about something crazy - JT Miller to the Sabres to wake them up a bit. What they miss is urgency while they have plenty of complacency...
I’m glad someone else remembers the cup 🥲 On paper that would fit but I still don’t see the Canucks trading either Miller or Petey imo. It’s tough to trade players of that calibre without ending up on the losing end of the deal, especially given that the Canucks want to win now while Hughes is still on his sweetheart deal
I remember the Canucks choking at home against the Bruins in game 7 and their faggggy fans rioting after the game - Luongo always sucked as did the Sedins
The Sabres drafts have been HORRIBLE! Sure they picked the best players with the 1sts, 2nds and other 'given' 1st rounders. But they have laid a complete egg finding hidden/undeveloped talent down the order. Their scouts have done ZERO in the entry draft and scouting for their trades. Management is rotten from the owner on down.
@@AAA-o4g Billionaires have to make sacrifices or how else to purchase another yacht fleet? Buffalo fans need to buy that sack of crap out, turn the Sabres into the NHL version of the Packers.
Zucker is paying off, McLeod’s winning faceoffs. But he’s failed to nurture the kids by not getting quality vets up front and back, as guidance. F minus, he needs to go along with Pegula.
To me the Leafs will always be the worst in sports until they win a cup, just for how they torture their fanbase year in and year out. Buffalo is just kinda depressing and apathy inducing. They’re the Jets of the NHL.
Imagine all the hard work these guys did to become the top draft picks in their drafts. Only to be stuck playing for a horrible organization that just can't win. And on top of that having to live in Buffalo. No kid growing up dreaming of winning a cup would want to be stuck in that nightmare.
Calgary LAMES fan here. I thought my team without a dobout has the worst NHL organization in the League.. Until i cam across this utter and unmitigated atrocity that is BUFFALO SABRES What a Mess this organization is... just unimaginable pain and misery for their most loyal fans.. those people, i really sincerly feel bad for. ( even if I hated this team for any reason or other) No fan base should endure and suffer this much Pain !!
You forget the coaching carousel. Lindy Ruff was not the answer. I said it before the season started. I stand by it. Lindy Ruff is done. Not a single team he has coached past 8 years has done anything. All stopped listening to his message.
@GizmoBeach Hiring Ruff was like taking milk out the refrigerator. Finding it was spoiled. Sitting back in the refrigerator and saying "It'll be better next week". If Nashville let's Brunette go....Buffalo needs to snatch him up...Brunette would excel in Buffalo.
@michaelb5119 Can't fire the entire team. So 756 year old Lindy Ruff gets fired.....ain't like he's never been fired before. Youngest team in the league with one of the oldest coaches. Yea, that makes sense. Brunette works well with younger players. I feel he'd do a better job than Ruff.
The Sabres have no director of hockey operations, they have no one with experience who can advise the GM, Adams. Lindy Ruff was hired, but the organization refused him to hire his own assistants. That doesn't help. Finally, I don't completely blame the youth of the lineup for their failure; I blame their play.
Ullmark,eichel,Reinhart,hagel..... If they still had these guys they would be the top of the Eastern conference. Hard to believe anybody in sabres management still has a job after all these bungles. Colorado made some great moves to get the cup in 22 but after that they have made some stinkers.
On long term, choosing captain is incredibly important decision as the energy that captain is emitting builds the winning or losing culture in the locker room. Despite one of Sabres' outfit looking like a Sweden national team outfit, i hope they get into playoffs someday.
Back in the day the team voted on their Captain and he was their representative to management. Now the team appoints their captain and is effectively a shill FOR management.
Our owner hasnt talked to the media in not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 years. Refuses to hire a president of hockey operations (only team in the league without one, and look how its going) and claims the answer to the current losing streak is "in the locker room". Him and kevyn adams refuse to make moves to help the team and only further prove their incompetence. Furthermore, kevyn Adams claims players won't come here because "we have taxes instead of palm trees". Blatant excuses and disrespect to our city and team...from the 5 year gm. The only constant throughout the 13, going on 14 year drought is Pegula. He needs to go, or nothing will change. #selltheteamterry
What does the team need, they need to fire Kevyn Adam’s, get a new owner, and start getting players that aren’t new to the league, but players were veterans
NHL needs relegation,that would prevent this hopelessness,or at least make it less likely,nhl would have to unf**** a few things to manage it but lots of other sports leagues do it.If you don’t meet a certain standard,you’re gone,now that’s pressure.
Buffalo losing so much is very enjoyable to a person who gets to regularly see how good of a player Jack Eichel is 😂😂. People really thought he was the problem in Buffalo 😂😂
@TmanTyler619 I encountered plenty of fans that really thought the team would be better without Eichel. Especially last season. "We almost made the playoffs" 🤣🤣
I 'd rather go to a University of Buffalo hockey game then the team who pretends to be professional. That team has zero pride or fight. The woman's USA hock ey team would smoke them.
Owen no Power does a lot of standing around and watching the other team score. For his size he should be another Chara and dominate the front of the net.
For anybody here in 2028 I predict the Blackhawks will be the next sabres in 4 years. I believe Kyle Davidson is the worst GM in hockey. Let's see if I'm right.
So..... Do not say Chicago is a good example of a rebuild. Please. Being a Hawks fan the past 8yrs have been humiliating. And after Sabres lose 12 straight games, guess who has a worse record? Yup. The Sh"#Hawks, I'm sure the owners are loving every minute of it as they rake in the profits and put the most embarrassing team on the ice night after night . Just sayin. Hawks not a good example of anything but greedy Chi-town sports owners making tons of money while laughing at their fan base.
Yeah the Sabres have failed to live up to the ethos of mediocrity in the Americanized NHL. At least they don’t give us the same thing every other team does - mediocrity. 🤷🏼♂️
It is insane and depressing that the Sabres have been this bad for this long
The city of Buffalo is cursed
@marting1984 At least the Buffalo Bills are good
What's crazy to me, the same guy who owns the Sabres, owns the Bandits, the pro box lacrosse NLL team. They are one of the most successful in the sport and won the last 2 back to back championships. I just don't get it.
A guitarist isn't necessarily good at trumpet. That's what I'm going with anyway.
I expected you to note that Pegula also owns the highly successful Buffalo Bills.
@@mikephalen3162 I assumed they owned the Bills, I just wasn't sure, and they have yet to actually win. They are just really good. It must be the GM and other management. Who knows?
Pegula is a Sabres fan they are his baby to manage. He stays out of the way of the Bills and Bandits. In fact when the Bandits won their Championship 2 years ago in front of a full house, no member of the Pegula family was present.
Very good analgy @@davidnika446
Even Melody Martin gave up on this team a couple of years ago. Buffalo fans...I feel your pain and hope the suffering ends soon.
Unexplainable. One great draft pick after another who upon release wins the stanley. It's not as if Ruff is a bad coach either. It's just mind boggling how this teams is unable to even compete.
It's explainable...you put rookie GM's in a position that they have no idea what they are doing especially Adams who is clueless. My opinion is Botterill was maybe the best of the bunch and he did not get the long leash that Adams has received. Almost 5 yrs as GM and this team is no better than when he started. Look at our second line, they're no better than a third line on a decent team. Adams has not addressed the mess at RHD, keeps taking hand me downs that no other team wants. Uses Savoie to get a 3rd line center when he needs a top 4 RHD. Speaking of Savoie, Adams drafted 3 of him in the first round of the 22 draft, no diversity whatsoever...why not draft a RHD with size and snarl or maybe a winger that has some size but no Adams drafts 3 undersized players that are alike.
You can have those high draft picks but with a watered down scouting department what else would you expect. Actually both the pro and amateur department were trimmed down. Adams has had 4 drafts and 38 players drafted and only 2 are in the NHL.
BTW, people talk about not spending to the cap but the Sabres are only 6mil under so they spent but just spent on the wrong players
As a penguins fan who’s also a PIRATES fan in Pittsburgh. I’ve had the unique perspective of seeing unbelievable SUCCESS and FAILURE at the same time! I honestly think when you go back as far as 1990 no organization in sports is as PUTRID as the Pirates. You can’t forget about the 20 STRAIGHT losing seasons from 1993-2012. The pirates haven’t made the postseason since 2015 as well already almost a decade since their 3 Cinderella seasons and no winning records since 2018. I think the pirates have the strongest case for being the worst organization in sports. #SellTheTeamBob #SellRheTeamTerry
Hi Jake
I am a Canadian who grew up playing hockey and idolized Lemeuis and Crosby.. your hockey franchise has had so many incredible players and captains!!
Also, I would argue Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the most revered, respected and envied NFL franchises in the history of the game..
So please be glad and grateful that only one.of your teams suck....
Like a famous song, 2 out if 3 Ain't Bad !!!!
I think Avs deserve praise but this video is overlooking how much luck and timing is a factor. Florida have been just as impressive. Bill Zito is criminally underrated.
Good point. There is always a chance that big deal is a bust or unknown free agent is the missing piece
@@Kone5497 Gustav Forsling is a top defenseman in the NHL now. he was waived twice! Florida saw something in him and built him up over time into how good he is today. They are doing the same with Björnfot and Adam Boqvist. give them a few seasons and you will see!
Yep - I remember the Canuks lifting that cup in 2011...
Great video and good conclusion about age and experience balance or the lack thereof...
What about something crazy - JT Miller to the Sabres to wake them up a bit. What they miss is urgency while they have plenty of complacency...
I’m glad someone else remembers the cup 🥲
On paper that would fit but I still don’t see the Canucks trading either Miller or Petey imo. It’s tough to trade players of that calibre without ending up on the losing end of the deal, especially given that the Canucks want to win now while Hughes is still on his sweetheart deal
canucks lifting the cup? 🤣
I remember the Canucks choking at home against the Bruins in game 7 and their faggggy fans rioting after the game - Luongo always sucked as did the Sedins
Must have got head injury during the riots.
Shouldve never got rid of Eichel or Reinhardt...Kevin Adams sucks
They were never gonna stay
The Sabres drafts have been HORRIBLE! Sure they picked the best players with the 1sts, 2nds and other 'given' 1st rounders. But they have laid a complete egg finding hidden/undeveloped talent down the order. Their scouts have done ZERO in the entry draft and scouting for their trades. Management is rotten from the owner on down.
Didn't the pegulas cut "expenses" by getting rid of a bunch of scouts ?
@@AAA-o4g
Billionaires have to make sacrifices or how else to purchase another yacht fleet?
Buffalo fans need to buy that sack of crap out, turn the Sabres into the NHL version of the Packers.
@@GizmoBeach You don't believe Pegula, " If I need $ I will dig another well"
The players Adams gets in the off season are not really sought after by other teams
Zucker is paying off, McLeod’s winning faceoffs. But he’s failed to nurture the kids by not getting quality vets up front and back, as guidance. F minus, he needs to go along with Pegula.
@@GizmoBeach That is why those two players are here. they were left overs
To me the Leafs will always be the worst in sports until they win a cup, just for how they torture their fanbase year in and year out. Buffalo is just kinda depressing and apathy inducing. They’re the Jets of the NHL.
Imagine all the hard work these guys did to become the top draft picks in their drafts. Only to be stuck playing for a horrible organization that just can't win. And on top of that having to live in Buffalo. No kid growing up dreaming of winning a cup would want to be stuck in that nightmare.
Calgary LAMES fan here.
I thought my team without a dobout has the worst NHL organization in the League..
Until i cam across this utter and unmitigated atrocity that is BUFFALO SABRES
What a Mess this organization is... just unimaginable pain and misery for their most loyal fans.. those people, i really sincerly feel bad for.
( even if I hated this team for any reason or other)
No fan base should endure and suffer this much Pain !!
This is a great video 👌
Also the last time buffalo had success in the playoffs was in Bruce Almighty 😅
You forget the coaching carousel. Lindy Ruff was not the answer. I said it before the season started. I stand by it. Lindy Ruff is done. Not a single team he has coached past 8 years has done anything. All stopped listening to his message.
I wasn’t on board with that hire, either. They needed someone like Berube, and hired Grandpa Jones instead.
@GizmoBeach Hiring Ruff was like taking milk out the refrigerator. Finding it was spoiled. Sitting back in the refrigerator and saying "It'll be better next week". If Nashville let's Brunette go....Buffalo needs to snatch him up...Brunette would excel in Buffalo.
Yea fire ANOTHER coach. This new guy will save em
@michaelb5119 Can't fire the entire team. So 756 year old Lindy Ruff gets fired.....ain't like he's never been fired before. Youngest team in the league with one of the oldest coaches. Yea, that makes sense. Brunette works well with younger players. I feel he'd do a better job than Ruff.
The NY Jets are the worst organization in sports
The Jets won The BIG ONE so please, with all due respect, STEP OFF, we got this
@ that game was completely rigged and took place before the moon landing. Your team is pathetic.
The Sabres have no director of hockey operations, they have no one with experience who can advise the GM, Adams. Lindy Ruff was hired, but the organization refused him to hire his own assistants. That doesn't help. Finally, I don't completely blame the youth of the lineup for their failure; I blame their play.
Chief Operating Officer Pete Guelli - sabres. worked with the Hornets, Giants, and 0 hockey experience
@@AAA-o4g
This is the same regime that hired a guy whose most recent job was soccer coach.
Ullmark,eichel,Reinhart,hagel..... If they still had these guys they would be the top of the Eastern conference. Hard to believe anybody in sabres management still has a job after all these bungles. Colorado made some great moves to get the cup in 22 but after that they have made some stinkers.
0:57 lol I clicked this saying,”wait, they never heard of the jets?”
On long term, choosing captain is incredibly important decision as the energy that captain is emitting builds the winning or losing culture in the locker room.
Despite one of Sabres' outfit looking like a Sweden national team outfit, i hope they get into playoffs someday.
I think Dahlin can be a fine captain, just needs a better roster around him
Back in the day the team voted on their Captain and he was their representative to management. Now the team appoints their captain and is effectively a shill FOR management.
Our owner hasnt talked to the media in not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 years. Refuses to hire a president of hockey operations (only team in the league without one, and look how its going) and claims the answer to the current losing streak is "in the locker room". Him and kevyn adams refuse to make moves to help the team and only further prove their incompetence.
Furthermore, kevyn Adams claims players won't come here because "we have taxes instead of palm trees". Blatant excuses and disrespect to our city and team...from the 5 year gm.
The only constant throughout the 13, going on 14 year drought is Pegula. He needs to go, or nothing will change. #selltheteamterry
imagine dahlin if he ended up in carolina, norris times 3.
What does the team need, they need to fire Kevyn Adam’s, get a new owner, and start getting players that aren’t new to the league, but players were veterans
NHL needs relegation,that would prevent this hopelessness,or at least make it less likely,nhl would have to unf**** a few things to manage it but lots of other sports leagues do it.If you don’t meet a certain standard,you’re gone,now that’s pressure.
As a leafs fan, I’ll always have a soft spot for the Sabers.
The city of Buffalo is cursed
I hate hockey now because of the embarrassing butter knives
The Panthers had a couple of former Sabres that won the cup & Eichel won the cup with Vegas
I was surprised but so happy to see Okposo in the lineup when FLA won. He wasn’t just rah-rah’ing from the pine all through their run.
If the right pieces aren't willing to come and play how can the expect to get better?
Lifelong Sabres fan n they are tough to watch with no hope in sight. Adams has to go
The New York Jets is a contender.
25 seconds in... remove the "copium," and accept this man's story.
I’m on board 🫡🫡🫡
i would not say owen power comes even close to stardom in the league.
I'm tired. - Sabres Fan
Buffalo losing so much is very enjoyable to a person who gets to regularly see how good of a player Jack Eichel is 😂😂. People really thought he was the problem in Buffalo 😂😂
No one did they spread lies to the fan base so we wouldn’t protest the team.
@TmanTyler619 I encountered plenty of fans that really thought the team would be better without Eichel. Especially last season. "We almost made the playoffs" 🤣🤣
@@slasher1087 that’s because Buffalo has a ton of straight up stupid people.
What did the Bruins do right as the Sabers did wrong?
I 'd rather go to a University of Buffalo hockey game then the team who pretends to be professional. That team has zero pride or fight. The woman's USA hock ey team would smoke them.
Why did you feel the need to hurt me as a Canucks fan
I have no clue how Saber fans cope!
6:10 Owen Power is an established star in the league? I'm not sure what you're smoking dude.
Maybe Sabres need Joe Sakic.
Owen no Power does a lot of standing around and watching the other team score. For his size he should be another Chara and dominate the front of the net.
For anybody here in 2028 I predict the Blackhawks will be the next sabres in 4 years. I believe Kyle Davidson is the worst GM in hockey. Let's see if I'm right.
i believe that title goes to the Chicago bears lol
It’s no Cleveland Browns
How is this organization making any money?
update it's 12
yes .. thank you for pointing out the ridiculously obvious
NY JETS EXIST
The "worst organization in North American sports"???? Have you seen the NY Giants or Jets??????
Get an experienced, winning gm.....replace Lindy he's too old, need a hc with more energy
I think you hit the nail on the head with this one b
let’s not forget last time a team was called the worst organization in sports - the best dynasty of the 2010’s
No, follow the Oakland Athletics.
Just to think McDavid could have been a Sabre. I bet if the Oilers didn't get McDavid and you did. This video be about the Oilers
The Oilers had Ken Holland who made more better choices than non good choices. At least he made deals
So..... Do not say Chicago is a good example of a rebuild. Please. Being a Hawks fan the past 8yrs have been humiliating. And after Sabres lose 12 straight games, guess who has a worse record? Yup. The Sh"#Hawks, I'm sure the owners are loving every minute of it as they rake in the profits and put the most embarrassing team on the ice night after night . Just sayin. Hawks not a good example of anything but greedy Chi-town sports owners making tons of money while laughing at their fan base.
Thank god for the bills and mvp josh Allen
Yeah the Sabres have failed to live up to the ethos of mediocrity in the Americanized NHL. At least they don’t give us the same thing every other team does - mediocrity. 🤷🏼♂️
Cursed
no. the toronto blue jays and the toronto raptors are the worst organizations in north american sports. hard to say which one is the worst.
As a pirates fan I beg to differ. Lol
The same Raptors that just won a championship 5 years ago? The recency bias is wild on this one lmao
The Raptors won the championship back in 19 ROFL yes they are bad right now but at least the won something in the last 5 years.