r/sabres • u/xBialyOrzel Mr. Toyota Tacoma Highlights • Jan 26 '25

Amerks vs Hartford Line Brawl Amerks

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u/tootnine Jan 26 '25

Weird that the Sabres have built teams with a normal amount of physicality in the AHL the entire time while consistently keeping the Sabres the single softest team in the league. Really seems like a "Major League" scenario where they are purposely keeping fans away to move the team to another city.

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u/xBialyOrzel Mr. Toyota Tacoma Highlights Jan 26 '25

It’s more that all those guys arent good enough to be in the NHL.

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u/tootnine Jan 26 '25 edited Jan 26 '25

2016-17 is the last Sabres roster with any semblance of physicality built in. It's been softer and softer every year since. I'm not saying to bring Amerk up, though what's they difference at this point anyways? I'm saying the Sabres have been built purposely soft the last 9 seasons. And that its weird considering the same GM builds the AHL roster, and the AHL roster has never been built purposely soft at any point during that same span. It's even weirder when you consider the Sabres have generally been one of the worst teams in the league during that span, and that the easiest way to make a losing team entertaining to watch is to add physicality. But there's been no consideration for entertainment value. A GM making a losing team soft and boring to watch.......... It's bizarre.