One take/thing you said at the beginning of the year, that didn't come true?

[Club]

I thought this would be kind of a fun thread

I know for me, I said Mittelstadt would win the Calder. I also said Buffalo will finish in the top 4 in the Atlantic.

What about the rest of you?

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[GellMann]

Nothing, I'm always right.

JK lots of stuff

I had the Ducks winning the Pacific for crying out loud

 

[Gabrielor]

I said Dahlin would broke 50. He embarrassed me with a subpar 44.

 

[Fezzy126]

That Bogo would miss half the season to injury

 

[DatGuy]

That Bogo would miss half the season to injury

Co-signed

 

[DolanPlsGoSabres]

I'm sure most of us, while not writing on this board, thought or told somebody that Phil Housley would be fired mid-season.

 

[jd1970]

I thought Eichel would get 100 points and Reinhart 70 points.
They were both on target until the team had their collective nervous breakdown.

 

[Reddawg]

I said we would be really good this year. I was incorrect.

 

[hizzoner]

I thought Sabres would be in the playoff hunt to the last few games. What a downer.

 

[Sabreality]

I thought they'd be a bubble team if a lot of things went right, those things didn't happen.

 

[Buffaloed]

Is it clean out day here?

 

[Jim Bob]

I thought injuries would be the reason the team was in the bottom 8 again this season.

 

[Tatanka]

Imdi

Is it clean out day here?

I didn’t get the memo either

 

[Chainshot]

I said they would work the reward recalls to see what they had on the farm effectively.

I also pegged Dahlin for a successful season at 30 points.

 

[1972]

Casey Mittelstadt would get 50 points lol. Guy wasn’t even an NHLer

 

[zuikan]

Casey Mittelstadt would get 50 points lol. Guy wasn’t even an NHLer

will you go back to scouting ping pong or stick around and insult other top prospects?

 

[Kublakhan]

that we would be much better

 

[Fearnot]

There is no way Phil Housley will be the coach the entire year.

 

[dotcommunism]

There is no way Phil Housley will be the coach the entire year.

Well, the League Year runs through June...

 

[Icicle]

Playoffs

The Housley Sobotka love fest was too strong

 

[OkimLom]

I figured we would be bad, but I had the season starting off a completely different way. We would be a lot of games under .500 for the first half, and I think I had them above .500 for the 2nd half.

Also, Skinner only getting 25 goals. Completely wrong about that.

 

[Chainshot]

I didn’t think Housley would last 20 games.

 

[kirby11]

I figured they'd end the season with at least 80 points, hopefully closer to 90. Not even close on that one.

I also thought we'd see more of O'Regan and Smith at the NHL level than we did.

 

[Push Dr Tracksuit]

Hutton would be the surprise of the year. He made it to December at least.

 

[KeyserSoze81]

That Ullmark would excel as the 1A to Hutton's 1B.
Several Amerks would force their way onto the roster, as this was clearly a developmental year. (It's absurd that Botts and Housley could mess this up so badly)
The O'Reilly trade would lead to better depth in the forward ranks and help development of the younger players.
Housley would be replaced mid season if the team looked on par with last year.

Overall, I had minimal expectations for this team, and just wanted to see some progress and progressive prospect development. Instead, we regressed badly and force fed minutes to terrible vets, all while playing some of the most passive, passionless hockey I have ever seen.