00:00Have they ever been serious about winning the Stanley Cup?
00:042006-7, when they were first in the league in points, what did they do?
00:12Dina Zubris.
00:14Right.
00:14Like, they've never been serious about winning the Stanley Cup.
00:17Ever.
00:18Right. Carolina went and added Doug Waite and beat them.
00:21Maybe in the 70s they were. I don't know. I wasn't really cognizant.
00:25They've never been serious about winning the Stanley Cup.
00:27They're serious about making payroll.
00:30And keeping you interested, which has been tenuous for the last 30 years.
00:37They almost moved. They went into bankruptcy.
00:39They've never been serious about winning the Stanley Cup.
00:42If they were, this would have been a no-brainer.
00:44They would have done it four months ago.
00:47I thought they hired somebody who was serious about winning the Stanley Cup.
00:50I mean, he came from the Columbus Blue Jackets, a decorated team in NHL history with all their banners.
00:55But, you know, they're just not.
00:57They're just not.
00:59They've never been serious about it, and maybe they never will be.
01:05Maybe in the 70s they were.
01:08I don't know.
01:09How do you tell?
01:10There was no free agency.
01:12They were good.
01:14I mean, I don't know if they were ever serious about it in the 70s.
01:18Who cares?
01:19In the last 30 years, they've just never been serious about that.
01:24And this is kind of a...
01:26I mean, Dominic Hasek played for the team.
01:28He won Hart trophies, and they let him walk out the door.
01:31They wouldn't sign Michael Pekka.
01:33Like, they've just never been serious about winning on that level.
01:36It's not what they're about, I guess.
01:38Too harsh?
01:40No, I don't think so.
01:41Tell me I'm wrong.
01:42I don't think so.
01:43What's the example of the moment when the Sabres have come off as serious about winning the Stanley Cup?
01:50The Pekka example is a perfect example.
01:54And it's two owners ago.
01:55Right.
01:55But this guy claimed he was.
01:58And what's the evidence?
02:01Drafting lottery picks?
02:03Like, just...
02:04It's laughable.
