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Phil Housley was about a half-minute into his news conference after the Sabres' offered little resistance Saturday in a 7-1 loss to the Stars, when he provided a startling assessment. It made you wonder if he watched the same embarrassing performance the fans did before they booed his team off the ice.
It tells you something about the standards in Buffalo when that passes for pretty good hockey, but Housley wasn't kidding the sellout crowd in KeyBank Center or anyone watching from home. It was that bad, an utter waste of time and energy spent on a listless team and a first-year coach who appears to be over his head.
If you're looking for sympathy for the Sabres, or their fans, and suggestions of better days ahead, you came to the wrong place. The Sabres are a terrible hockey team in a terrible place, thanks to terrible ownership and a terrible rebuilding plan that was implemented before this long, terrible season.
The Sabres are getting exactly what they deserve after bungling one decision after another since Terry and Kim Pegula purchased the team in 2011. The Sabres will miss the playoff for a seventh full season under the Pegulas, which is hardly a coincidence given the sample size.
For years, fans have continued drinking the Kool-Aid and clinging to the idea a savior is coming while enabling the very problems they've wanted fixed. The vast majority embraced the tank even though it made little sense. Years later, ownership continues cashing your checks.
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Tell us how you really feel Bucky.
Just a complete undressing of the entire organization.
http://buffalonews.com/2018/01/20/bu...to-be-kidding/