Buffalo Sabres

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

• Wed, Oct 21L 1-3vs PHI92
• Sat, Oct 24L 3-4@ WSH84

Worst game: Wed, Oct 21, L 1-3 vs Philadelphia Flyers

In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.

What happened

Two games, two losses, and a fanbase that moved from annoyed to fully resigned. Wednesday's 1-3 against Philadelphia set the tone, one fan calling it "what a low effort soul sucking loss," and the misery never lifted. Saturday's 3-4 in Washington was the turn, close enough to hurt, familiar enough to confirm everything. Goaltending became the lightning rod, with fans noting "the game from vladar is exactly what you don't get from upl," while others asked "how much failure is enough?" Nobody expects an answer.

What fans said

• “The game from vladar is exactly what you don't get from upl”

  u/MsgrMartinez▲ 119frustration

• “What's it going to take to fire Seth Appert? How much failure is enough?”

  u/BBQQA▲ 108rage

• “Our star players have gotta start playing like star players. Tage is hurting this team. Constantly fumbling the puck. Low IQ shots that kill PPs.”

  u/BabyBottoms23▲ 77frustration

• “I’m not accepting goalied. We are not finishing.”

  u/TheHoundofUlster▲ 67frustration

• “what a low effort soul sucking loss”

  u/Dramatic-Pause-1909▲ 43despair

• “Nah it’s genuinely astounding to me that a goalie with that streak of 3+ goals allowed continues to play every fucking hockey game.”

  u/Aggressive_Grass-▲ 19rage

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What fans posted

The memes and clips Buffalo Sabres fans shared on X and Reddit around this week's games.