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Three goalies on the roster are unwieldy. Any way you partial out the workload you end up negatively affecting one of them. It's a tough juggling act for any HC. Maybe showcasing UPL might be a factor? In general, our roster construction is misaligned.

St Louis and Edmonton too.

That and/or people who will listen to and obey him.

My point was that he doesn't know what is necessary to field a team that wins now. If he knew what to do/had a plan, he'd do it. He's fired and replaced several GMs over the years (and coaches) and they've shipped out players. None of it has worked.

Terry hires ppl that are like him. It's psychology.

If you move on from both, Mrtka probably ends up in Buffalo next season which I don't love. If possible, I'd like to see him go to Rochester for a year. I think you can replace Byram with Novikov on the 3rd pair. Ik there's skating concerns but Novikov is positional and tough. There's also ufa and lower end guys you could trade picks or prospects for. In the Power trade, I'd probably look for a team with good prospects, a decent nhl veteran lhd, and then build the trade around that. So maybe St. Louis and ask for Carbonneau, Broberg, and a 3rd or something.

Partially agree. They lose because, organizationally speaking... losing is acceptable. Nothing changes.... front office stays the same, coaches stay the same, players don't lose ice time, nobody is healthy scratched, waived or traded. The only changes are when players themselves decide they no longer want to be there. A winning organization holds their employees accountable.

Adams will trade UPL for Eric Comrie.

Go Sabres

There can be no accountability in this organization. Players getting traded probably feel like they have been paroled from prison. Coaches and GMs have been held accountable by being fired over and over again. The real problem is the owner has no idea how to hire the right person to run the Sabres. The two things he hasn’t done is hire an experienced president of hockey ops and an experienced GM. Until Pegula does those two things and give them full control the Sabres are forever going to at the bottom of the standings.

Did you actually listen to the podcast or just the first 5-10 minutes?

What happens first? Sabrespace posting new threads asking my Terrence Pegula has still not made changes or Terrence Pegula making a change? 😉 I'm going to start a new club called BSA, Buffalo Sabres Anonymous. It'll be for people who have finally decided enough is enough and want to quit the Sabres and need support in staying away. Lord knows I need the help too. It's been 2 days since I've given a damn about the Buffalo Sabres. Well, I'm posting here, so maybe I'm back off the wagon?

Gotta love that salary on the 3rd pairing as well. But, I think it proves what we know. They have no confidence in him and the less he is on the ice the better. Good news is that I have a long list of things I will do instead of watch the game tonight. Thankfully beer league hockey superseded the Bills game last night. I love when life saves you from the misery that is Buffalo sports. My son and his friends on the other hand decided they want to go to the game tonight.

Adams needs to get Winnipeg on the phone and offer them UPL. Connor Hellebuyck will miss the next 4 to 6 weeks after undergoing a minor Arthroscopic knee procedure.

This will be a bloodbath. 5-1 Chi and much sulking after a poor effort from the Sabres.

Nah didn’t we all universally agree Eichel was in the right? I seem to remember him being resoundingly cheered in his return He doesn’t care about doing what is necessary to field a team that wins in the now. The problem for 14 years has been a lack of expectation and accountability

I agree on that. I am curious and have to ask, how would you replace them and how would you like the D to be constructed?

With this front office, and his contract, UPL has until 2030 to prove himself.

I disagree that Terry doesn't care. He does. He simply doesn't know what to do. He's tried many different formulas with GM and coach and none of them have worked. If and when he make the right front office hire, things will improve. Whether he's capable of making that "right hire" is another story. It appears that Pegula knows how to run an oil company. That doesn't mean he knows how to run a professional hockey team. If the team is successful, it will sell more tickets, more beer and hot dogs, more jerseys and hats, etc. If they make the playoffs, the building will be sold out at higher ticket prices. All of this means more money in Pegula's pocket, so he wins both as a fan and as an owner.

Agree 100%.

My guess his game day back issue reported after morning practice that forced back up UPL into action that night in mid November was enough for Ruff to consider Lyon unreliable. Or, could be he is still recovering from his back issue. UPL has a stellar record against the Black Hawks. Think this is why he is starting tonight. Has nothing to do with Lyon necessarily.

They should move on from Byram because he's mediocre. They should move on from Power because he's passive. They should move on from both.

... I'm not used to getting proven right so quickly, so thxs I guess.

These guys shouldn't sip from coffee cups and water bottles during the podcast. It's simply horrifying. Fairburn especially seems to fill his mouth then comes close to swishing before swallowing. Just stop.