GDT: Coyotes at Sabres - SPECIAL-RUN TANK TALK EDITION

[TalkingProuder]

Let's get this tank thread back on track. If someone wants to argue about perception great. Buffalo always gets sh^& on in the national media. The only way this changes is to win big.

The funniest person calling into WGR told Howard Simon, "What about your kids? What will you tell them? How does losing teach your kid the right thing?"

I don't have a kid but I would want to teach him how to think of the big picture and adopt the correct strategy rather than be a dummy. No one for the tank wants the players to lose on purpose, other than some joking about it. We just want the result.

 

[Beerz]

Ashley Judd is a Pro Tank Sabre fan all the way after Yotes score.

Lady behind her is a moralist.

 

[Gras]

i think people need to take a step back and realize…. who cares about the players feelings

it isn't like we cheered an injury lol…

i work for a top ten law firm. If my boss said, we have to lose the case…. we are losing

Theres a difference between booing bad play, giving a bronx cheer, and booing when they do something right, or actively cheering for the opponent. The players can understand being booed for bad play or getting the bronx cheer, I can understand why the players may be upset with what the fans did at the game, someone like PK or Weber who always give their all no matter what. Now you might see some players use it as a motivation for the last handful of games.

 

[Karate Johnson*]

Understanding and giving a **** are two different things. When you're wheezing your lungs out and putting your face in front of shots so you can listen to people openly mock you, the future of the franchise means **** to you.

I think it's bad enough they have to ignore it in the media and on the internet. I think it's beyond the pale to show up at the game and make them hear how little you think of them. It's cruel, for no reason. Stay home.

The future of this organization is in no way related to Mike Weber, Brian Gionta, or about 14 other guys on the ice for Buffalo tonight.

The majority of our roster are placeholders and nothing more.

Gionta got paid twice what he's worth to be the smiling captain of the worst team in hockey and Weber has been garbage his entire career.

 

[Broken Glass]

Did Weber expect anything different? On another note, Risto is a BEAST. What a bomb tonight.

 

[jamers]

I don't have a kid but I would want to teach him how to think of the big picture and adopt the correct strategy rather than be a dummy. No one for the tank wants the players to lose on purpose, other than some joking about it. We just want the result.

Exactly. There's a reason that work smarter, not harder is a saying.

 

[enthusiast]

Ashley Judd is a Pro Tank Sabre fan all the way after Yotes score.

Lady behind her is a moralist.

this is unfair, rooting for kentucky is ****ing foul

 

[Tyler2829]

Theres a difference between booing bad play, giving a bronx cheer, and booing when they do something right, or actively cheering for the opponent. The players can understand being booed for bad play or getting the bronx cheer, I can understand why the players may be upset with what the fans did at the game, someone like PK or Weber who always give their all no matter what. Now you might see some players use it as a motivation for the last handful of games.

Wasn't Weber the one who got mad when the fans were booing their awful play a couple years ago?

 

[Takeo]

I don't understand. It didn't sound terrible. The Rangers contingent was louder a couple of games then the faux-yotes were this game.

Are you comparing Rangers fans cheering for the Rangers to Sabres fans cheering for the Coyotes? What it actually sounded like or how loud it was isn't really the point here.

 

[fing0rz]

Well, the team sounds even more fired up to win. *gulp*

But they still aren't very good

 

[TalkingProuder]

Bill Belichick routinely doesn't even value winning players that have helped him just win a Superbowl. Why should we start caring about the feeling of fringe players? If they don't like it ship them out, no loss.

We'll take those who are into winning AND can actually do it on the team next year.

 

[JackTheRipper]

Mike Webber can **** off. He's one of the main reasons why this team has been terrible the last 2 seasons. Murray should cut his ass tomorrow.

 

[sand1138man]

seriously, I am not a fan of most of the players on the team. I am not a fan of weber, delouries, beniot, and most of these guys that Iv'e barely heard of.....I am fan on the franchise and what happened tonight was GOOD for the franchise, I am a fan of the Franchise. I dont want the players to try to lose, but I am glad that they are losing. and also I really don't care that weber felt upset, he is a rich NHL player, they all are and I quite frankly as a fan who buys their merchandise, tickets, and pay their salary with the money I earn from my 9-5 job.......I jumped up and screamed when gianta tied it, I was mad, and then I jumped up and cheered when Arizone won it in OT.....I DON'T CARE IF I UPSET THESE PLAYERS......I was at my own home, but I don't think the people who cheered at the game were disrespectful either......who is weber to get mad at the people who paid to watch him play.....seriously, anyone who thinks it was "rude" think about our lives compared to them.....we want a superstar

 

[Pondslider]

when i saw some sabres fans jump up to celebrate the coyotes scoring in ot, my reflex gut reaction was "that's disappointing to see." i'm just as on board with the direction of the sabres and the race to the bottom as anybody and i understand the mechanics of this rebuild. but as a lifelong fan, it's still a conflicting feeling. and i think that's a completely fair viewpoint that any sabres fan is entitled to.

Agree with everything.

 

[Rhett4]

This thread makes me miss the magic number debate. Quick, someone distract us. Is it 10 or 11?

 

[Bps21*]

Sabres players....i mean....it shouldn't be hard for them to understand. The 2014-15 version of their team is awful. We've all started cheering for next years version.

 

[Uberpecker]

Can we stop arguing and start being happy that we practically just put 30th out of reach for any other team? That's right, we're getting McEichel.

I feel like you're jumping the gun a little. Winning streaks have happened before, even to bad teams. The Leafs game keeps me worried, tbh.

 

[Paxon]

what amount of money divides people who should deal with it from people who shouldn't

Saying "you're being paid a lot of money to put up with this" is different than saying "you are rich so nothing should upset you". The players have reason to be upset but if they have even the slightest bit of perspective they will understand people who've been spending thousands of dollars on the team for years are upset with a potential meaningless win that could drastically hurt the fate of the franchise. They're getting paid millions of dollars to deal with how the fans react, and the fans are paying that money. That's not going to stop them from feeling upset but no one should particularly care how they feel about it any more than the players don't care about how very much everyone wants them to finish last.

It's one game. This is the only time this season anything like this has happened that I've noticed and it's likely the last time unless the final home game determines position.

 

[TalkingProuder]

We're in a pretty good position but nowhere near locking this up. A 2-3 game winning streak and none of this week matters.

 

[fing0rz]

This thread makes me miss the magic number debate. Quick, someone distract us. Is it 10 or 11?

The true most accurate magic number is not 10 or 11.

Its 10 plus tie breaker situations.

 

[boots electric]

Well, the team sounds even more fired up to win. *gulp*

getting more fired up to win out of a desire to piss your fans off is at least as petty as what weber is complaining about tbh

 

[ZeroPT*]

Please can we just forget about the cheering thing and take in that we're almost done the tank? Please?

I remember how relieved I was that we were done the regular season last year and that feeling is creeping in, only difference is that the prize can be that much more important this summer compared to next summer. God I'm looking forward to 15-16 soooo much

 

[JackTheRipper]

This thread makes me miss the magic number debate. Quick, someone distract us. Is it 10 or 11?

Wait is the magic number really down to 11!?!?!

 

[BCS]

The future of this organization is in no way related to Mike Weber, Brian Gionta, or about 14 other guys on the ice for Buffalo tonight.

The majority of our roster are placeholders and nothing more.

Gionta got paid twice what he's worth to be the smiling captain of the worst team in hockey and Weber has been garbage his entire career.

Great post.

 

[26CornerBlitz]