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It would be so amazing

I think Adams has the desire to fix things. Adams has not shown the know-how (see goaltending, roster construction, coach selection, and the inability to make big trades or sign big UFAs). At the same time Adams has had two big factors working against him. The first being that the Sabres perception around the league has been trashed. The second are Terrys internal requirements including operation under EEE. Despite what he says in defense of Terry there was an internal cap and there is still no willingness to fire people that are on contract.

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I asked, was answered

“I always felt that if he wasn’t GM he’s going to another role” “nvm” Hate to say it, but let’s hope they drop the Vancouver and Kraken games. It’s for the greater good. Winning both would ultimately be bad for the long term health of the team.

Context of what "Nvm on most of this" was referring to: "I've heard nothing concrete" "Nvm"

The people don’t or won’t embarrass Terry further, this is on him.

It reminds of the time the brand new scoreboard /clock fell to the ice. Out with the old, in with the new?

Chad’s “nevermind on most of this” (ie the bit about nothing being imminent) is pretty hopeful real smoke. Please, please tell me the the decision doesn’t hinge on the 2 games this weekend against the 32nd place Canucks and 25th place Kraken

PLUG STRAIGHT INTO MY VEINS

Both Chad DeDomincis and Jeremy White posted cryptic tweets about the Sabres today leading to speculation that a front office change could finally be on the way. This tweet has something to do with Stranger Things, apparently the clock is shown when a character is about to die. I am one of the few people that has never seen the show.

The problem is lumping everyone into “people.” Too broad a brush. There are definitely folks that want what you are detailing…it’s just not anywhere close to uniform

Pegula doesn’t actually need to be in control, he needs to be able to *tell himself* he’s in control. This is the psyche of the rich. This is the burden of the GM He needs just enough for that plausible internal deniability that he’s letting anyone down

This is also a good point. It’s the inverse of “what could Kevyn have even done?” KA *indeed* spins a tale to Terry and apparently has proven capable of convincing him: the issue is Adams’ main goal, while masquerading as something else, simply remains job security. As people keep saying, one of the most important duties of the GM is massaging the relationship with the owner and convincing him of the correct course of action. Adams simply has no desire to help Terry find the correct path

Actually I have to correct Paul Hamilton - Imlach is the only one and he was hired as both GM and HC. Punch was hired by Seymour Knox. Mr Knox also retained Fred Hunt from the AHL Bisons as the AGM. Hunt was a long time Buffalo hockey presence - first as an AHL player, then coach, and he eventually became the Bisons GM. As the Sabres AGM he ran the minor league club in Cincinnati and led them to a Calder Cup in just a few years. Bowman was hired as HC and GM, but Bowman was not the GM at Montreal. Buffalo was his first GM gig in the NHL. So Hammy needs to relook at this. Gerry Meehan was next. He went to law school after playing and then was hired by the Sabres into their legal department, then he worked the hockey FO, then eventually be became the GM. John Muckler was the HC in Edmonton and came to Buffalo as GM/HC. Darcy Regier was an AGM before the GM at Buffalo. He held the job for 16 years, through Rigas, Golisano, and the first year or two of the Pegulian Reign. Darcy predicted the suffering in Buffalo as he walked out the door. After that we have had Terry Pegula running hockey operations, hiring friends, a few former Sabres, and a few Pittsburghers. Pegula had Regier, LaFontaine/Murray, Botterill, and Adams as GM.

Good post and link, cheers When someone like Hamilton says this, who’s generally so reluctant in my recollection from taking an outright stance against something the team is doing (probably at the fear of being lumped in a “reactionary” with the fans), it generally means something Adams’ time as GM could finally be at an end the bit about not getting distracted by solitary wins over Edmonton, Vancouver is so key. If Adams isn’t getting extended, how could you possibly let him navigate the deadline, etc. They are just wasting crucial time by keeping him in the position. This

It's interesting that they have the same production with different styles of play. If you were going to argue with someone about the meaning of the expected goals stat in money puck I think these would be the 2 examples you would use to argue against the value of the stat. Peterka Doan I am not trying to debunk the analytics of this but there are outliers, Doan shoots from close to the net. So far in his limited time he has been very good at scoring in tight. Still it looks as if he is underperforming although I don't think anyone around here thinks that he is. His body of work is limited but continuing along the same path one would expect a nice 25-30 goal output near or equal to Peterka's. In Peterka's case he is always out performing his expected goals. I assume it's because most of his goals are from the wings and he is a high volume shooter. I think the expectations are that the expected goal analytics will catch up to Peterka but they never have so far. He just has the talent to score goals from distance. I don't know if these trends continue but in Peterka's case there is enough data to say that he is better than his analytics in this area. In Doan's who the hell cares if he is worse but still puts in 25 goals.

Does it mean the game is past his bedtime? 🥱

Terry's thinking... "Well that's one way to get a new arena" and prepares Adams' next contract.

I think Adams has until Monday morning. What an early Christmas present that would be.

Meh.