Message from Sabres owner Terry Pegula leaves fan base disappointed.

All signs pointed to a big shift coming to the Buffalo Sabres organization on Monday morning and based on the responses to those rumors it seems as though a big shift would have been something welcomed by a very frustrated Buffalo Sabres fan base. Unfortunately I must report that it seems as though those rumors were largely unfounded, with reports now indicating that Sabres owner Terry Pegula has once again left fans in Buffalo sorely disappointed.

A report from National Hockey League insider Frank Seravalli has confirmed the rumor that was circulating this morning, one that suggested Pegula was traveling to Montreal to personally speak to the players on the Sabres roster, but it appears that Pegula's message to the locker room was not one of impending change but instead one that reinforced the status quo in Buffalo. Seravalli reports that Pegula expressed his faith in general manager Kevyn Adams and head coach Lindy Ruff to the Sabres players and suggested that the solution to the team's current woes had to come from within.

The unfortunate reality for the Sabres however is that they have won just 11 of their first 31 games this season including their current 10 game winless streak in which the team has gone 0-7-3 with no signs of the players or the organization righting was is a rapidly sinking ship.

In fact it seems as though the most significant outcome of today's meeting was the Sabres practice being cancelled.

The response to this latest report from Seravalli has not been positive, and that is putting it very mildly, with several angry fans expressing their displeasure at the news. Here are just a few examples:

Despite the protest from fans it seems clear that Pegula does not intend to make any major changes at this point in time but I do wonder how long that will remain true if the Sabres continue their losing ways.