Barn Burner: Boomer & Pinder with Rhett Warrener - The Buffalo Sabres Are DISASTER And Rhett Has HAD ENOUGH 🔥 Ft. TSN's Darren Dreger | BB Clips

Episode Date: November 13, 2025

Boomer and Rhett are joined by TSN’s Darren Dreger as they dive into the current state of the Buffalo Sabres — and Rhett, as a former Sabre, absolutely goes off. The Sabres are a mess, they’ve been a mess for a long time, and frustration is boiling over. The guys break down what’s gone wrong, why this team can’t seem to get it together, and whether there’s any hope left in Buffalo.VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/t19dmT__YQI#nhl #nhlshorts #nhlplayoffs #nhlpredictions #nhlhockey #nhlpicks #stanleycup #stanleycupfinal #buffalo #buffalosabres CHECK OUT OUR STUFF ⬇️BARN BURNER MERCHhttps://nationgear.ca/collections/shirts/FlamesnationBARN BURNER SHORTS https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj_bcGtvvo-cW2DHEDZ6dEO5ePDmlhZc9&si=jo8iNGxT4ImhS2Y8📲 Follow us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fnbarnburner/X (Twitter): https://x.com/barnburnerfn?lang=en🎧 Listen on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/barn-burner-boomer-pinder-with-rhett-warrener/id1648562889Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Mc6Qd5U22R2zbMlQ7RxIiProducer: Jack Haverstock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They are showing signs that they're apparently not showing signs. You know, I love you, but you work, this is a drink of the cooling right now, quite a yarn here. Yeah. Well, look, you know what? There's only so many times you can talk about change and then change doesn't happen, right? I, you know, and I, what does change look like? Does change look like ownership change? Maybe.

It might. Because I got to think he's getting sick of it. Like he's a huge fan and wanted to support the community and the city and owns the bills too. And it's done a mass, a wonderful thing in a way. Yeah. But I don't know. Well, this just gets into deep saber talk. Right.

Nobody cares. They sell that team. The next guy buying it, don't want to operate in Buffalo. no you don't think so well not of that building right no that building is is not ideal and there's not enough again boring buffalo there's not enough corporate money in buffalo to make a real so unless you have the chipman family who own the jets right yeah part of it david donson is the big oh yeah then they're just going to whatever it doesn't matter yeah that's not a financial decision like you're going to see increase probably just because of time the the franchise value might go up but unless you're going to going deep playoff runs and even then, I don't know what kind of revenue you're generating to pay your bills. I think that's a loss. And some of these guys own these places to lose money.

I don't give it, it's not my business. If you're operating as a trying to make money on this thing, and I don't know who's buying the team at Buffalo that has enough money to just need the right off. Yeah. I think it's a big problem. It could be. And then that trickles down too, right? You know, I mean, you know, you saw the comments from Tage Thompson earlier in the year.

You know, they still haven't got Alex Tuck signed. And it's super quiet on that front. You know, that's Alex Tuck is a big, it's a big part of moving forward. If you're a Sabres fan, I would think because that's the good. I wonder about that. Can I, I'm interrupting you because I'm passionate about the Sabres. I think Tuck's hurt all the time and those fans are sick of it. They like him and they want them, but they dumped Iko and he was a big piece of it.

And they like how he plays. but if you heard all the time, what are we talking about? Now we're just rewarding another guy for sticking around, getting older, and not being able to contribute. Yeah, and then look, I think Tucker would, obviously he's willing to entertain the idea of staying there long term. But I also don't think that he's opposed to, okay, you want to play this out, I'll go to free agency and, you know, I'll make my decision accordingly. But if you're Kevin Adams or the general manager of the Buffalo Sabres,

and you're getting closer to the trade deadline and you don't have him signed. Like how many really good pieces, and you're right, Tucker's hurt a lot. How many good pieces can you send out somewhere else and not get a return coming back that is going to help you?

It just seems like they play from the same playbook every year and it just doesn't get better. Yeah, well, here's the thing, and you're not allowed to say it, but I will. It's his fucking playbook. So how about we gas that guy first? By that guy, that's like,

this is your team. So let somebody else play with the toys. Yeah. Drops a hard F-bomb with drugs. I didn't like doing it. He's a professional. I shouldn't do that. The Sabres do it to you.

Oh, I am passionate about the Sabres and the bills. And a lot of, I have a birthday this year. And the shoveler was asking what we're going to do. Well, she's like, if that stupid bells were any good, we could go to the Super Bowl.

And I'm like, I wouldn't want to spend that kind of dough to go to the store. I said this morning, I would rather go to Buffalo with real Bill's fans and being a pub with them and cheering. I am passionate about that because those sports franchises have suffered. And I mean, the Sabres haven't been that good. They've suffered one they lost early in their franchise history. And then in 99, he got absolutely screwed. Didn't know if you're going to win the cup or not.

But that's a long time for people that are blue-collar people that shell out that kind of money. And that's the only life they're interested in is their sports teams doing well. And this is the product? It's probably a little bit of a look inside for people that are here, that are Flames fans. And what are we? How many games into this season?

Even in years, because it does feel, sorry, it feels like there's no hope of making the playoffs for the Calgary Flames. I think we're probably all. Well, Drake's brought up with the Toronto Bank beliefs are a 22% or 20% something like that percent chance. I can't imagine the 32nd place team is higher. Yeah. So it's, the flames have missed the playoffs in previous years,

many times. But you've never had this feel, this vibe this early. This has been kind of what it's like in Buffalo for this is the 15th season. Yeah. And there's maybe a year in there sprinkled in where you don't, you get

to January or February and then a losing streak and then you miss. I don't know if they have typically had terrible starts and they'll have a bit of a push and not be completely out of it, but realistically out of it,

there is not being a lot of hope for 15 years. Yeah. Be better, I guess would be the message. Well, and again, it is the same scenario where they get, they draft some decent kids, they come along and they dump them out. What the hell are you doing with Eichol? They got in a

pissing match about a surgery where Eichol's right. And even there. And any medical, you could have went around the world and any high end medical staff would have said, no, no, this is the better surgery. What do you, what are you arguing with them about? Yeah, and they'd given them the money already. They signed up whatever was $8 million, so they didn't, good, done. You've kept your franchise player, but then you fumbled it at the one yard. For no reason. And now maybe they have their reasons. There's always two sides. Every story. That's right to tell my kids. Right. Yeah, right. But Kevin Adams has been at it long enough. We're Dylan Cousin. is a great example.

What are you doing? Yeah, it's to the point sometimes when when it's that much of a head scratcher, something's going on. Yes. Like ownership. There's something because it's not a hockey trade. I always say soft as puppy poo. The sabers have been super, super, super duper, super duper, super duper super duper super duper

soft as puppy poo for a real long time. Now, maybe that doesn't mean anything, but I mean the fact. that they're off ice habits or horseshit. Their defensive coaching is not good. They don't, like, they are wide open guys in the slot game after game year after year. What are you doing? Hold these guys accountable. I thought, and Lindy's gone in there.

I don't know. Has it changed? It's too cozy for a team in the franchise. Zero expectations has turned into zero expectations and the guys don't even care. It gets mad when they say they don't care, but it's proof. The proof is in the put it. That's what they say.