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I voted palm trees and taxes. Only because it signaled to me that he was a man of excuses and a piss poor leader. Yhe statement wasnt the worst move he made, in the sense of its direct effect on the ice, but it was the worst overall because it illuminated just how unqualified he was for the position.

Great story. I once was being interviewed for a job. He brought up my job history and the stepping stone jobs that I had when young. I made the point to him that there is no such thing as a menial job. That whatever job one had was to be done well and with pride. He was impressed. However, although the interview went well, I wasn’t hired.

And the fans should never have accepted it.

Too bad, kinda. Hope he's OK. He was a very good GM for a long time. And he said something profound that has stuck with me. At his presser after firing Lindy, he was asked if he was mad at the players. "Hate is a poison you take and expect the other person to die." Paraphrase, but I think I have it.

That's fair

Darcy (and Lindy) were sacrificial lambs. The team was struggling to make the playoffs. The core was deemed fatally flawed. The prospect cupboard was bare. The fans were almost as angry as they are now. Those two were let go to appease the fanbase. Period.

Scoring chances and high danger scoring chances are down year over year. That’s D improvement. The goaltending is the primary issue.

The game is on MSG.

Live look at Adams right now

Jarmo Kekalainen is gonna be GM

This is where I am. The concern is if Terry feels he isn’t being to listen to having Adams in the chain of command as a fallback option would be overly tempting

The defense is improved!?

It was Roma's Restaurant in Genesee in Cheetowaga, just west of Union. Boss didn't charge for broken plates. I didn't break any most nights but I broke a few. I could load a tray just about that fast too. I got the job because a guy, Jeff, I rode the bus to school with worked there and he heard I was looking for a job. They had an opening and the owner told him to bring me along on Friday and he would show me the ropes. I got there and the busboy was a no show so they sent Jeff home to change into busboy clothes and fill in for him. Before he left he showed me how the machine worked. It was busy, especially for a Friday night and I got slammed. I couldn't look up until about 9:30. I saw the boss and asked him if I was hired and he just grinned back. I worked there two years before leaving for college. Learned how to make pizzas, salads and sandwiches too. I made $2.70 an hour to start which I thought was pretty good money- a whole nickel over minimum wage! Over a decade later I went there with my family to show them where I used to work. The owner remembered me and comped the whole meal. That was cool.

I saw something.

Oh. They way you asked I just assumed you were visiting. I live an hour from TD Garden and go there every Sabres game. I've done CentreBell too.

Objection

They brought in two new goalies but we are still letting teams go to our crease untouched. Lyon and Ellis might be upgrades but you'd never know playing behind these maroons.

Well, it's not a different barn for me, I've lived here 34 years, but I get your point.

I don’t think Jarmo has had anything to do with the fiasco. The fiasco was in place when he got here. I hate to write this but Doan and Timmins were solid off-season acquisitions and the PK and overall defense are improved year over year. The issue remains a failure to upgrade the goaltending, and get top 6 playmaking help. These issues are nothing new and that ultimately is Adam’s ultimate sin. He tinkered with the bottom of the roster, never addressed the key issues and the his rebuild has failed.

I listened to the TGAF pod. Not much more said than "I heard something."

How many dishes did you break per day? On payday did you end up owing more $$$ to the company than you ended up with on payday? 😀

Not when they are part and parcel of the same thing. He wanted Eichel gone (probably was mean to him in the hallways) and he wanted the long form rebuild. And keeping Eichel didn't fit in with a long form rebuild.

Absolutely. Always fun to see a different barn. You can get tickets for under $50.

Removing Adams is only step 1. Multiple others need to go as well.