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Based on the defenseman in that division the Central should be renamed the Norris Division

Pierre LeBrun mentioned the same thing

I'd sign up for this.

Jay McKee (I hear glowing reviews on player development & team success)… After retiring from playing in 2010, McKee moved into coaching: Assistant Coach, Rochester Americans (AHL) – 2011-12. Assistant coach in the OHL with the Erie Otters (2014-15). Associate and then Head Coach of the Kitchener Rangers (OHL), leading them for several seasons. In 2021 he was named head coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs in the OHL (the team later moved/renamed to the Brantford Bulldogs). As head coach of the Bulldogs, he won the 2022 OHL Championship and has compiled strong records; he recently achieved his 300th OHL coaching win and is one of the fastest coaches in league history to do so. McKee signed a contract extension through the 2027-28 season with the Bulldogs, highlighting his success and value in the league. WOULD have to buy him out likely, IF he wants the job. Named assistant coach for Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge, representing the OHL alongside coaches from other leagues. In summary, Jay McKee is a respected hockey coach developing talent in major junior hockey and has built a strong coaching resume after a distinguished NHL playing career.

This 1000%. If Adams is still anything but a figure head, work from home type job then none of this matters. If GM and coaches can’t pick their own guys then it is also pointless.

For those who haven’t seen it:

Is that Torts’ system?

If you fire Kevyn, who is going to administer these enemas?

That’s more ice time than Savoie got. Östlund gives them a better chance to win, which is what Lindy wants. KA is busy on-line, house hunting in Jacksonville.

I honestly think that was a favor from GMKA to the (local) family. Adams knows he's on his way out. Two-way contract gets him a game and it doesn't cost much if anything. Kind of classy, actually.

I can simplify this down to 2 moves. 1. Fire Kevyn 2. A Franks hot sauce enema for the entire roster and coaching staff after every game they lose.

Normally, I would have been the first to grab my pitch fork and yell at you that I don't want borderline abusive dinosaur coaching the team ... but honestly ... sure, why not.

Someone weighed in heavily on this trade. I don’t think it was Kevyn, but this person should be given more responsibility.

Oh come on, they gave him a rookie lap and then 5 full minutes of ice time. I hope the guy at least got a good meal in Van. They do have some decent restaurants. It's a nice city to visit.

So Adams apparently is signed for another year and nobody knew. So Sabres. Now I give the opinion that nobody will like. Bring on the thumbs down and vomit emojis. Fire Adams outright - gone. No explanation necessary. Fire Ruff. Historical figure but let's face it, he's done a s##t job in his return. We've fired ex-Sabres before and some of them were good coaches (eg. Craig Ramsey) Fire all the assistants. They're all garbage and Ruff let them do too much and thus we are same. Name Jarmo GM. Now for the vomit part. Jarmo hires Tortorella as coach. Torts gives us hours of endless soundbites and entertainment while identifying all the slackers and we clear the rot out. Slash and burn and rebuild the culture. 2 years from now we fire Torts and the new guy moves things forward and into the playoffs with an identity and actual hockey culture in full force. Think of it like this. Team has cancer. Bandages aren't enough. Minor surgery won't solve it. they need full chemo. Then we see if they have the will to survive.

But, nostalgia. There’s palm trees down there. He’ll have no problem.

Östlund and Ohgren were on the same line, yes.

POHO in Jacksonville?

Well today on twitter I'm reading that Adams is actually signed for another year which is like a wtf? But there it is. He may never leave.

Oh I think it's definitely a tear down rebuild/tank now. They knew Hughes would walk in a year and a half and I think they knew if they waited until next year they would get less as other teams would know they were up against it and would try to lowball them. Reinhart type returns at best. I would guess they were being offered 3 big pieces and then Minnesota jumped in with 4 and that was tche4 best they could get. Young guys to fill out the roster while they tank and rebuild and maybe given ice time those guys still develop. Ohgren played with Rosen or Östlund didn't he? Same level. A lot of people are high on Buium. Skilled but he has defensive issues. I think at best he's a Byram type. It's not a great return but really, I can't see how they could get more on a player who would have walked 100%.

Doin' the Lord's work 🙌 It's much appreciated

To me Hamilton was noting a change in how they've been running things during this trip and hinting that maybe Appert will be taking over soon. My guess is Ruff moving to POHO or senior advisor and Adams out, with Appert taking over as coach and given the rest of this season to audition for the role.

They’ll make up a title / position like they do in most large corporations and say he is “uniquely qualified” for said position. Behind the scenes there’s usually a deadline to find a landing spot outside the company. Let’s be realistic, TP would love to find someone who could turn this around and I’m sure he knows as well as the rest of us KA isn’t that guy. The hole is too deep.

Very true. However, there is a chance it could take place before the deadline. For example, the Montreal Canadiens are even more desperate for a goalie right now than we are, and they are more likely to make the playoffs than the Sabres. Maybe they would be willing to take a chance on UPL and give up a lot to get him, and if so, maybe a smart new Sabres GM could make that trade work for us? We would still have Lyon and hopefully Ellis will return healthy soon.

Due to some finnish sources Sabres was also in the Quinn Hughes race, can't be right, right??