The Sabres Are Butt-Hurt That Their Fans Are Cheering When They Get Scored On
It was a loser takes all type of scenario in last night’s Toilet Bowl match up between the Sabres and the Coyotes. The winner gets 2 meaningless points, the loser inches closer to landing the top overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft presented by McEichel’s. So with all that on the line, the Sabres fans have fully embraced the Tank Life and started cheering when the Sabres got scored on and obviously were thrilled with the OT loss. But the Sabres players were a little butt-hurt about the whole ordeal. Wahhhhhh.
Here’s what Sabres’ defenseman Mike Weber had to say (s/t to Puck Daddy for transcribing):
“I’ve always spoken extremely high of our fans. I don’t even know if disappointed is the word… I don’t even know what to say…Again, I respect our fans. I love our fans. I show up to work everyday to whatever I can for them, and to play hard for them and my teammates… But this is a whole new low right now.”
Okay so since this blog about the Buffalo Sabres is already getting a little long, let’s just quickly break this down from a fundamental standpoint (where’s Nick been?)
A) Nothing will ever be as low as the Sabres breaking out those awful 3rd jerseys and actually tricking fans into buying them. You wanna talk about new lows, take a quick look in the mirror ya jackwagons.
2) If you don’t want your fans to embrace the tank life, then maybe don’t openly tank at the trade deadline. They got rid of Tyler Myers and Drew Stafford for Evander Kane, who keep in mind had already stated that he’d be undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery. And then they traded away goaltender Michal Neuvirth to the Islanders because he was playing too well and ruining their chances of staying in the basement. 2 moves that are blatant signs of not giving a fuck about this season. So don’t cry over the fans wanting your team to lose this year when your management wants you to lose as well.
D) You should want to lose, you fucking idiots. Sure, maybe you don’t want your fans to cheer when you get scored on, but the people in Buffalo haven’t had much reason to be this excited in a while. Think about some previous drafts with this much hype. Crosby goes to the Penguins, Bobby Ryan goes to the Ducks. Penguins win a cup, and Bobby Ryan is in Ottawa now (love you, Bobby). Patrick Kane goes to Chicago, JvR goes to Philly and Kyle Turris goes to Arizona. Blackhawks have won 2 cups, JvR is in Toronto and Turris is in Ottawa with Bobby Ryan. McDavid and Eichel are two kids that can completely change a franchise. If you miss out on either of them, it’s like missing out on Crosby or Kane. So tank, you idiots. Tank away and don’t cry when your fans want you to lose for the benefit of the future.
P.S. – Here are Sabres fans responses when their own team scored. Hilarious. (h/t @50Wombat)