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So, let me see if I have this straight ... They fire an all round good guy for not taking the team to the next level - whatever that might be. And they replace him with a dude with a much harder to say name who had never taken a team any further than where the Sabres are right now. Sounds legit. Also, the timing sucks. Just before Christmas and all that Jazz (😎) ... At this point give him the rest of the season and a nice returement package. Adams will be hired someplace - watch he'll end up in Columbus.

Arbitrarily waiting until after the trip was dumb and unfair it’s arbitrary. You don’t HAVE to do it that way. Surely getting on with it was better than letting him twist in the wind with the entire internet saying “DO IT!”

That’s honestly how Adams and his tenure is best summed up: he had no proper appreciation for, or understanding of, The Drought

Yes

Fever dream

He is still getting paid regardless

Do you Kevyn is relieved that the drama is over.

I mean, he got large salaries from Pegula for over a decade, so he must have at least done something well...

And ...

It's mind boggling how out of touch with the fanbase he was despite growing up in Clarence.

Didn't the BlueJackets go from worst team in the NHL and rebuild, to making the playoffs, to rebuilding again to playoffs all during the time the Sabres haven't made the playoffs a single time yet?

No, Adams signed Hall

The Adams character will always be open to interpretation on that front

I guess the "increased smoke" a few closer to the Sabres Twitter posters referenced really meant something this time...

Jarmo convinced the prize FA in the 2022 class to sign in Columbus, a move that was on no one's radar. He has chops. I've been saying for a long time that we need a GM not willing to accept the status quo that has the apple bag to TRY to make bold moves. Jarmo is that There are some warts to his CBJ tenure, but he also molded a doormat franchise into a regular playoff participant for a few years. Excited about the path forward for the first time in a long time.

I can’t remember….did Jarmo hire Torts in Columbus?

2 tents next to each other, I'll bring the soup over, pay no mind to the nylon unzipping in the wee hours of the night.

That's why I'm open to him either being stupid, a weasel, a stupid weasel, or none of the above. I've never met him so really can't pass a fully informed judgement. All we have are his actions and public statements, from which my assessment is that any of the former three apply.

I think Lindy has done a terrible job. Out of historical loyalty I tend to blame the assistants and the fact he was saddled with them but he really hasn't gotten it done and really looks like an old guy well past his era. I'd clean house right now if I was GM but mid season is difficult. There is however the Olympic break. Ideal time to bring in a complete new coaching staff with time to get organized. DeBoer is out there. Tortorella if you want to create an earthquake. Whatever he does I think Lindy's time should in fact end.

He passed on PoolParty to take Dubois in the draft so I don’t think loyalty to a country man will play a factor

Gonna be a lot of missed umlauts around here going forward. Kekāläinen