Sabres at Risk of Becoming NHL's Lowest-Scoring Team Since 1936

[JATMtheJATM]

No it's not, That's the reality of the draft, Just go back and look at the draft history, And you will see all the draft bust, It's crazy how many guys don't make it.

JATM likes to talk about the Hawks, Penguins and so forth, Yet he don't realize each of those teams struck out for years in the draft and spent an average of 5 years or more building their teams.

The Hawks draft's were particularly awful. They landed like 5 players in 8 years of drafting.

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/

uh, the pens missed the post season 4 seasons in their rebuild. and didnt miss on their lottery picks for the most part. and thats starting from scratch. which the sabres are not.

the hawks are a completely different animal. the hawks had a dismal ownership group and a front office that was ruining that team. the chicago wolves out drew the hawks in that time period. the hawks wouldnt even televise home games. losing isnt necessarily a rebuild without direction. something the sabres have.

[OpIv37]

Getting back to the original discussion: Sabres need just 2 goals in 4 games to break the 151-goal futility mark. It's likely that they will beat it, but not a given.

[SpikedLemonade]

Getting back to the original discussion: Sabres need just 2 goals in 4 games to break the 151-goal futility mark. It's likely that they will beat it, but not a given.

Bruins on Sunday in Boston may be still in the running for the Jennings Trophy and if so, will start Rask hoping he gets a shut out.

[gebobs]

Bruins on Sunday in Boston may be still in the running for the Jennings Trophy and if so, will start Rask hoping he gets a shut out.

I'm sure that would be very interesting to chat about on a Bruins forum.

[SkateZilla]

uh, the pens missed the post season 4 seasons in their rebuild. and didnt miss on their lottery picks for the most part. and thats starting from scratch. which the sabres are not.

the hawks are a completely different animal. the hawks had a dismal ownership group and a front office that was ruining that team. the chicago wolves out drew the hawks in that time period. the hawks wouldnt even televise home games. losing isnt necessarily a rebuild without direction. something the sabres have.

Crosby, Fluery, Malkin, new Stadium... Yup......

[JATMtheJATM]

We should all be so lucky, but if floflo is going to use talking points, he should at least get the facts straight.

[Downinfloflo]

We should all be so lucky, but if floflo is going to use talking points, he should at least get the facts straight.

Yawn...

5 years, Just like all the teams you like to use as a source.

I'm going to enjoy rubbing it in. :)

[Skooby]

Yawn...

5 years, Just like all the teams you like to use as a source.

I'm going to enjoy rubbing it in. :)

You'll get bored when we win the Super Bowl, we'll just keep rubbing that back.

[JATMtheJATM]

Yawn...

5 years, Just like all the teams you like to use as a source.

I'm going to enjoy rubbing it in. :)

and all those teams started from scratch. the sabres are not. they are already 2 years in.

[DetDannyWilliams]

http://www.sabresprospects.com/2012/...pth-chart.html

[swiper]

http://www.sabresprospects.com/2012/...pth-chart.html

Again, they need a first line centerman. A real one. Not a pretender.

Where's Luke Adam on this chart? Have they officially given up on him?

[JATMtheJATM]

Again, they need a first line centerman. A real one. Not a pretender.

Where's Luke Adam on this chart? Have they officially given up on him?

adams no longer a legit prospect. hes an AHLer who can play in the NHL for a spell, but it looks like hes stuck in between. regardless, with the sabres so bad, i dont know why they dont play him more. i mean, what? are they afraid he may not play well?

[Downinfloflo]

and all those teams started from scratch. the sabres are not. they are already 2 years in.

Two years in huh? That's not what you were saying about the Sabres when you posted on the range.

So what you're saying is 5 years maybe 7.

You can't bring yourself to say it in public tho.

[Downinfloflo]

You'll get bored when we win the Super Bowl, we'll just keep rubbing that back.

I'm a Bills fan, It will be another decade before they make it to the Super Bowl.

15 years without a playoff game is beyond pathetic and inept.And loosing all 4 of the Super Bowls you did make it to is pretty pathetic as well, You would think they would have won one of them on accident.

[JATMtheJATM]

Two years in huh? That's not what you were saying about the Sabres when you posted on the range.

So what you're saying is 5 years maybe 7.

You can't bring yourself to say it in public tho.

that it may be 5 years in between playoff appearances? its possible. 5 years from now? unlikely. they have had 2 losing seasons prior to this. the rebuild started in earnest last year. they arent starting from scratch and have lots to work with. another bad year next year before they begin trending upwards.

[Skooby]

We can't fall much further now can we ?

[Downinfloflo]

We can't fall much further now can we ?

I doubt it, They can only go up from the abyss they are in now.

And people will see it as some form of hope.

The Sabres will not go from this bad of a NHL team to one that competes for anything but 9th in the east in less then 5 years.

There will be major growing pains for years to come with the teenagers popping their zits before the game.

[gebobs]

The Sabres will not go from this bad of a NHL team to one that competes for anything but 9th in the east in less then 5 years.

This again?

Not less than? No. That's wrong. That's the worst case scenario.

[DetDannyWilliams]

Dave Davis ‏@DaveDavisHockey 4m

The Sabres need 4 goals today vs. the Islanders to avoid being the @NHL's worst scoring team, in terms of goals per game, since 1936.

[Skooby]

Dave Davis ‏@DaveDavisHockey 4m

The Sabres need 4 goals today vs. the Islanders to avoid being the @NHL's worst scoring team, in terms of goals per game, since 1936.

Well, we're playing the Isles so there's a chance.