Originally Posted by
cheekman
look who they played the end of the season.. how about friday night game lost to the one of the worset teams in the league and at home. went to the game most fans bailed in period number 3. the hype is the media, and this team has a long way to go you have to win at home in front of your fans.
Year in and year out, fans longed for Buffalo to do something mediocre.with the bills not making the playoffs for 16 years and the sabres for five I will have to go with the sabres in getting into the playoffs before the bills.
The Sabres are considerably better and more entertaining than they were in recent years, but let’s not use the basement as a benchmark. They were a waste of time and money, the polar opposite of what fans should accept, for two years before finally turning things around over the past 40 games.
buffalo news The Sabres are considerably better and more entertaining than they were in recent years, but let’s not use the basement as a benchmark. They were a waste of time and money, the polar opposite of what fans should accept, for two years before finally turning things around over the past 40 games.
Bylsma usually chooses his words carefully, and he was particularly selective Friday. His message was obvious. The losing culture that began before he arrived caused more damage than he expected. He started from scratch and changed attitudes of players who had grown accustomed to losing or didn’t understand winning. He is right Bills and sabres have been mismanaged for years and the bills still have some of ralphs belongs with in the office.
Culture changes take time. Ask the Bills. Bylsma spent months figuring which buttons to push with his players and just as long for them to understand him. He stressed the importance of detail, repeatedly pounding home his message until it became instinctive. It’s a continuous work in progress, but there has been progress.
