Well this is depressing

(Side note: First post since 2011 on here... it must be really bad in Sabreland)

So this whole thing got depressing quick. We all knew the crossed swords weren't going to be very good this year, but this bad?

This is a sinking ships with so many holes it it, <insert any Sabre but Thomas Vanek here> could put the puck in one of them. I had expectations that we would be sailing along, sort of bad, but with youthful exuberance and some energy on the team, more likely to lose 5-3 than 4-1, 2-1, 1-0, etc. At least give us some entertainment factor to the season.

No, we are not.

We're already benching last years more hyped first round draft pick for not contributing offensively. Our European sniper Armia is out with broken bones, and our 2013-2014 version of Tyler Myers is playing like... well... the 2012-2013 version of Tyler Myers. Things are pretty bad in Sabreland when the return of Marcus Foligno is supposed to spark the entire team.

Of course this is where I start stating that the season is young, growing pains, and all the other garbage we have to tell ourselves about our constantly disappointing sports teams. The 05-07 Sabres teams were some of the most fun, easy to root for guys we've ever had, but they didn't even win a championship and we already look at that as the good ol' days. Its a sorry state we're in right now with this team, and really only a top to bottom shakedown will get the fans to not boo after every unsuccessful power play, and head for the exits 5 minutes early.

So, you know, there's always next year.