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D actually playing D instead of just trying to drive offense. What a concept.

Well ya, Adams moment to begin changing the franchise was when he started and he tore it down by trading the big 3 away. Problem is he started a rebuild basically following the same methods and plans. Why? Well, because I think Pegula is our actual GM and KA just does the grunt work, but in terms of all the big hockey decisions and the direction, that's all Terry. and Terry can't admit his ideas are just plain wrong.

And to think… Levi thought he was ‘worthy’ of Bryson money! 😃

Trumps timing on this is horrible, he should have fired her in January.

The league is getting smaller and teams with the bigger defense were 5-7 in the first two rounds of the playoffs. I don’t post other peoples work but I can point you in the right direction if you’d like to read for yourself.

You mean other than the 6 D 6'0 or taller all weighing 195 to 220 lbs with two of the top 3 6'4 or taller? (and the entire top 4 6'1 or taller and all 200 to 220 lbs. All of these D registered 82 or more hits with Kulikov at 114 and Mikkola at 137. They also all block shots.

How he treated and disparaged the owner’s daughter was a factor in the owner souring on the GM. But if my memory is correct the GM’s combative relationship with the owner’s long time financial advisor for his businesses was a major factor for his departure. And as you seem to indicate there were multiple reasons for the GM to leave.

Polian’s biggest issue was a disregard for Wilson’s daughter who was a scout at the time. John Butler took over after Polian and spent like a drunken sailor so I don’t think Littman was as big an issue at that time. Knox left over finances, I don’t believe that was an issue with Polian but I wasn’t that dialed in during those years.

I just don't think that KA has the ability to be bold enough and strategic enough to make the necessary moves to change the dynamic in this fluttering franchise. The irony is that the GM (maybe forced to) brought on Jarmo as a senior advisor who is better suited to make the necessary changes.

Looks like taxpayers will pay $1.1 billion for the Commanders' new stadium.

Polian clashed with Littman, Wilson's finance overseer for the Bills and his Detroit businesses. Polian got tired of Littman and his interference in how he wanted to run the football operation. It got ugly. There are conflicting stories regarding whether Polian quit or was forced out by Wilson because how he combatively dealt with Littman. The main issue which caused the conflict between these two related to player contracts. I'm not contradicting your point about the cap manipulation but noting that after the SB run the business side of the operation started to clap down on salaries. Also, Littman had a longer trusted relationship with the owner than the volatile Polian did.

Polian didn’t have to worry about the salary cap. I realize how easily the cap can be manipulated but it’s still a factor.

Don’t tell Kevyn this😛

There is no denying that but I think people would be surprised that the median weight of the NHL skaters has dropped dramatically since 2014 while the average height has stayed pretty much the same.

Parsons has asked for a trade. Jones can’t be that dumb. But if they were to consider moving him, yes please. That’s the kind of move that Polian would make back in the early 90’s.

But they play bigger then they are and they are very physical. They do not get pushed around and are not afraid to give their own bodies up. You are right, size is kinda relative, but physicality is not. We have a team with way too many purse swingers!!

Then you get the very team you deserve, maybe even the very team you want.

Kadri has a no trade clause in his contract. It's very likely that Buffalo is on that ignominious "hell no" list. If approached by his team asking for permission to be traded to Buffalo, what do you think his response would be? When Marner was on the market how much interest do you think he had in considering Buffalo as a destination? I'm confident that it was zero. Fantasy hockey is not real hockey. On the other hand, there are players that might be available in a sensible deal. A player such as Rust would fall within the realm of being realistic. Another issue is whether our GM is open to making additional deals this offseason? My sense is that he is not inclined to do so. I would like to be wrong because another second-line player would surely be beneficial.

That's why it is so important to sign Bryson. The swap of JBD for Timmins needed to be counterbalanced.

Wasn't he a quarterback who played at Alabama and then won a SB with the Jets?

Your facts and figures and logic are not welcome here. Please peddle elsewhere!

Sabres don't know how to win period. Making the playoffs is the first step in learning. Long term goals don't mean anything when you cannot win enough games to get into the playoffs. Also how long are these "longterm goals" 12 years, 15 years, 20 years? This is the only NHL team that seems to think like that. The only longterm goals I have seen from this team is to be a great farm team for other teams that want to win NOW. The second every other team gets a new GM and HC they are trying to win ASAP. Not the Sabres though it all about longterm winning... except it never has a start point.

Okay.

A lot of the allegations do seem rather unsavory. But one that they made a huge deal over is essentially a fact of life for youth hockey. If you want to play in a tournament, you WILL have X% of your team stay in the approved hotels which do kickback to the tournament host organization. Not saying it's right. Just sayin' it is what it is and it goes on in rink rich regions like WNY/CNY as just as much as it does in central Texas. While it may not seem right, it does bring significant money into many organizations that are 501(c)7's (or is it 501(c)6's?) and really does help keep costs down for those organizations. USA Today makes it seem that the Stars do not use those monies to help defray costs for their participants and maybe they are correct about that. And if that's the case, that is wrong. But all the local organizations in upstate NY run their own tourneys and everybody knows that part of their organization's funding comes from those hotel arrangements. (And you have to play in your own organization's tourney to get more teams involved (even though obviously there is no travel / hotel stays involved in that) and everybody knows you'll stay in the hotels that are tied in with the host organizations for other tourneys when you choose to play in them.)