Buffalo: The Duality of Franchise 

At this rate, the Sabres will never get Taro Tsujimoto to suit up for them.

The difference between the Bills and Sabres is the Pegulas realized they dont know football, so they hired football people. But they think they know hockey, so they try and run the hockey team

Man, you can literally hear the anguish in that Sabres fan’s voice, to the point where you feel it right alongside him, even if you’re not a Sabres fan yourself.

Let's be honest we all knew this was coming sooner or later.

This makes me both happy and depressed. It’s the life of a Buffalonian

As a Buffalo native, thank you for bringing this to everyone's attention. This video is 95-100% what everyone here is thinking. And that last guy on the phone is all of our inner thoughts....😭 when is football season

That phone call is desperate, that phone call is fandom defined. That phone call is someone who loves their team, and hates what’s happening to it.

I feel bad for Rick Jenerette. He’s the greatest announcer of all time

The Sabres: The Walking Mediocrity The Bills: Beyond the Mediocrity

That call at the end got real though, like that man is in pain

The worst part of this is if you asked 3 years ago who would be more successful the answer would have been the Sabres.

"Some could say he matured and became a leader on the ice" This aged well

Last time I was this early, the Sabres had won a game.

The fan speaking at the end... you can hear the pain and sadness on their voice. This is how they love their team. And seeing it descend to this level is baffling. I can only hope there will be some glimmer of hope for you in the future, Sabres fans.

I am a Sabres fan and I approve this message. WE SUCK

O'Reilly is the only person to date to actually call out the team's losing culture and they immediately dealt his ass 😭

The Sabres are the definition of "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." If you look at their roster, it actually looks really good or even great. But something new always seems to get in the way of this team reaching any potential they have.

As a person who is struggling with English... seeing Urinating Tree start his video with quoting A Tale of Two Cities makes me feel like I'm not completely wasting my time reading this book

14:29 I cried... this is probably the most heartbreaking message from a fan that I’ve heard in my life

"They sit atop a mountain of shit so high they can't even smell the fumes." Oh, yeah. Urinating Tree said that.

That one dislike is Terry Pegula

The Pegulas are murdering the Sabres. This is some Harold Ballard style shit.

I remember your original Buffalo video was what got me into this channel. Proud to say the Buffalo team I cheer for is the one doing well! As for this channel, proud to have been here for years! I got more into sports thanks to you so thank you

That Evander Kane development with the Sharks did not age well...

The best the Sabres have given us since 2006 is Rick Jeanneret. At least we're top billing in the announcer category...

4:10 Casey Middlestadt went to my high school, I remember watching him play at the Minnesota State Hockey tournament when he played at E.P.

The Minnesota Timberwolves: A Legacy of Failure

Rasmus dahlin has blossomed since this video I think he’s honestly a good player and granato’s coaching has helped them

Never thought you'd do a follow up to a previous video. Goes to show how much you've improved and you still have. Keep it up Tree. From a long time fan of your channel since the old days, Jose aka MegamanNG

It's incredible how the Sabres have one of the most *passionate* fanbases in the sport, yet are failed year-after-year by their organization. Such a miserable story.

A year later and the Sabres look like a team with a promising future. 2 Elite, young defensemen in Dahlin and Owen Power. Promising young forwards in Cozens, Krebs, Quinn and Savoie. A goalie going through the minors who looks like a ten year player in UPL. They even made a great trade in the Eichel deal to get Krebs along with Alex Tuch, who is a Buffalo area native who's wanted to play for the Sabres his whole life. The Skinner deal is still rough, but it looks like Kevyn Adams, the GM has things on the right track.

Pegulas don't give a shit about the sabres honestly

You know it’s bad when the Sabres wore nock-off jerseys at their 50 year anniversary

Just some updates to the Sabres if you’re unaware: -Sabres’ losing streak did end, bot not until tying the all-time record at 18 straight losses. -Taylor Hall was traded away to the Boston Bruins and has been doing very awesome and is akin to how he played in Edmonton. -Goalie Linus Ullmark, the only player who has been consistently good (in fact, he’s been really good this season considering his lack of defence in front) is expected to test the free agent market this off-season.

Wow that Evander Kane bit did not age well

Oh boy, that angry fan yelling at the end. I am speechless.

That Evander Kane praise did not age well lol

As a Buffalonian, hockey is dead here. Football on the other hand, I've never had more of a fun time in my life! Save Rick Jeanneret from this hell

Man, I feel bad for the sabres. They do not deserve this fate. Save the Sabres!

I'd seen some people mention how bad the Sabres situation is, but as someone who doesn't follow hockey I wasn't aware if the extent. Thanks for making the video

The last time I was this early the Steelers had one a playoff game.

7 months ago that Evander Kane argument was a stretch… look at that guy now.

The Walking Mediocrity always prevails. Always.

2 years later, I’m proud of my Sabres. In GMKA we trust! The future is bright

Sabres finally won a game, feels like a century has passed since they’ve won

Speaking of NHL franchises that debuted in 1970, it might be time (depending on how this season ends up) to do a Legacy of Failure on the Vancouver Canucks. There's so much cursed material to cover, starting with the the roulette wheel incident.

At least one of these franchises have high hopes. The other makes you want to throw up then bathe in bleach

"what in the literal fuck" is my exact reaction to the majority of nhl contracts in the last 5 years

Melody Martin gotta be loving this

i was in the middle of watching your older videa, and all of a sudden, this pops up! nice!

LOVE the Duane ending, nice touch

Was really waiting for you to take a rightful shot at Kim & Terry. As someone who has followed the Sabres religiously for almost 20 years I honestly don't know what to say at this point. The legendary teams from 05-06 & 06-07 got me officially hooked on them. Even the teams of 09-10 & 10-11 that both made the playoffs were fun to watch and played with heart. These Sabres teams the last decade have no resemblance to the teams that brought me and many others to love this team. Those teams were made up of home grown talent, hard workers and strong trade deals. They played with incredible heart that always paid off. Terry bought the team and thought a blank check could solve any and all problems. Since buying the team, they've failed at drafting & developing any legit talent outside of Eichel. At this point, we are caught somewhere between Stockholm Syndrome and a train wreck you can't look away from. Buffalo sports fans are some of, if not the most loyal and devoted you will find. We don't need the flashy signings or the big personalities. We love the players and teams that go to work each day and play with passion and thats exactly where the Bills are right now. Kim & Terry have just completely sucked the life out of the Sabres and I honestly don't know how much I can blame any players at this point, they're set up only for failure. Maybe I am pathetic but to keep me sane, I always have to go back and watch videos/highlights of "the good times".

Soooooo, about Evander Kane...

Sabres are FINALLY starting to turn things around now. The Eichel trade plus the new attitude that GM Kevyn Adams and Head Coach Don Granato have preached seems to have turned around the players in the locker room. Dahlin, Skinner, and the new emergence of Tage Thompson. The train finally seems to be back on track instead of being derailed for years on end.

Josh Allen went from a running quarterback to a quarterback that can run

Great video man. It’s crazy the different emotions these 2 teams are currently making the fan base feel. Proudest time I’ve had in 21 years as a Bills fan. I survived the entire drought for this and I’m happy I did. Meanwhile the 05-07 Sabres feel like a distant memory. To sum it up, we tanked for Eichel and now we’re even worse than those tank days with him. It’s an embarrassment. You the Goat of sports on RU-vid!!

It used to be fun making fun of the Sabres but now it's just sad I really do feel bad for their fans

Man, the sheer pain and frustration in that fan’s voice at the end...

As a Canucks fan, it pains me to see Dahlin get destroyed like this. Someone please help him get proper development.

They dealt Ryan O'Reilly for calling out the management back in 2019, and he won a Stanley Cup in St. Louis. Jack Eichel asked to be traded because they wouldn't let him get a surgery he desperately needed...and he just won the Stanley Cup with Vegas. I'd say 'Full Pegula' has officially struck the Sabres.

So I guess the Sabres knew about Kane’s gambling habits and we didn’t.

Dude that call hit me in the feels there, the genuine pain that fan and the fanbase is suffering is awful. He doesn't even sound angry just straight upset.

Thanks for this video Tree. Hopefully our Sabres can get out of this mess. Poor drafting, overpaid free agents, and players overall who don’t care about my hometown Buffalo.

I'm beginning to think the same thing that Tree thinks. The Bills are run like the Rangers and the Sabres are run like the Knicks. The Pegulas take a hands off approach with the Bills and it's worked. I wish they were do the same with the Sabres. I'm a fan of both Bills and Sabres.

ha that Evander Kane Example didn't end well did it...

11:41 Every time I see Eric Staal in that uniform, a part of my soul dies. We have to save him.

I've been waiting so long for this

This story also plays out in a similar fashion in Nashville; the Titans are good at the moment, and the Predators are floating on top of the basement.

Ending the video with the rant from Duane is the best possible way to describe us Buffalo fans. All we want is a competitor but every year we end up being so far out of the playoffs a month in. The only reason the Bills are relevant is because the Pegulas got lucky hiring Beane and Mcdermott. Thank god they did

Damn I feel for the dude at the end, must be what all of Buffalo feels like

This is the wrong year to tank Buffalo. Wright is next year

That fan at the end sounded genuinely distraught

Please someone show this to the sabres. Its time to blow it up!

Senators fan here, I hate to twist the knife in the wound but I'm glad you guys are the whipping boy this year especially after our horrendous start to the season. Regardless, I know the pain you feel.

Interesting video concept. Hopefully you revisit this again when the occasion allows.

I'm not even a Bills fan but even I love watching them play. Their fans truly deserve it.

Before watching: Oh no. Here it goes. After watching: This is what I expected to hear. It's all pain.

As soon as Eichel is out of Buffalo, he'll finally get to show why he was 2nd overall in 2015 behind Mcdavid. Same for Dahlin

>chargers fan watching this from afar Man, this is indeed humbling but fascinating to watch. Great work Tree!

The Buffalo Sabres: The Cleveland Browns of the NHL Edit: This comment has now aged like milk. And in all honesty… I couldn’t be happier. The Sabres are a fun team again. Tage Thompson, Kyle Okposo, Dahlin, Jeff Skinner, and Owen Power becoming current or future all-stars. I look forward to the future of this team.

Anyone here after the Sabres, FINALLY beat their 18 game losing streak? Congrats, Buffalo!

I love the fact that you play the Star Fox 64 music as background music. Tree keep the good work.

No matter how hard times are or how bad it gets just remember... atleast you aren't a sabres fan. Unless you are one then my condolences

Am I the only one who remembers how this Sabres culture started? Right after Ted Nolan got fired. He brought great coaches with him, under whom mediocre players excelled. Especially after getting back-stabbed multiple times when any good player got traded away so that the tanking season would not get jeopardized... all of that for a small chance of getting Babcock as theyr coach... Don Cherry placed a curse or he said that hockey gods would curse them for doing that to Ted... They deserve everything that they are getting.

Holy shit just realized you’re almost at half a million subs. Congrats man, you deserve it

OK, WHO IS DONE TRUSTING THE SABRES? IF SO, RAISE YOUR HAND ✋

I’m a huge Sabres fan. My username says it all. The Sabres Slide began with three events in 2013. Nathan Gerbe Left for Carolina, Tyler Myers left for Winnipeg, and then Kaleta tore his ACL and was never the same badass player he once was. You wonder sometimes if the shortcomings will ever end. Edit: Oh yeah I forgot THOMAS FRICKIN VANEK!!! Smh 😡

Starfox music is always a nice touch

You need to make a video on the Flyers now. Please be as mean and as petty as possible. This team deserves it 100%.

There’s no one that I feel bad for than RJ. He knows more about the Sabres than anyone else. At least he’s not gonna die without doing a Stanley Cup winner call. He did Brett Hull’s “no goal” in ‘99.

More former Sabres winning Cups on different teams. Okposo, Reinhart, Eichel and the list goes on.

The Red Wings have had a rough few seasons but at least Yzerman is awake at the wheel that at least gives me a sigh of relief

Ok the Evander Kane thing aged so poorly lol

Tree, your content has always been entertaining, but you’ve really stepped it up recently! Good stuff!

buffalo is really just hell

2018-2019: The Ottawa Senators are the most embarrassing team in hockey, they’ll never be good again. 2019-2020 The Detroit Red Wings are the most embarrassing team in hockey, They’ll never be good again. 2020-2021: The Buffalo Sabres are the most embarrassing team in hockey, they’ll never be good again.

At least the Sabres' Reverse Retro jersey looks good.

Let's just say that both the Bills and Sabres are back to being the walking mediocrity of Buffalo. Whether they remain there is up to the future to decide.

Now The Peguilas want a $1Billion stadium for the Bills

as a leaf fan, that end rant from the sabre fan hurt to listen to. Like wtf is going on