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This is not how business meetings work.

Bring Mike Commodore in for the intermission report and finish driving the sword into me.

No the player was a problem last season. He wasn't good.

You ask a good question as to why was Byram traded for? The reason is not too difficult to understand. Our GM is a shallow operative who looks to add pieces whether they fit or not. From his perch, he should be making decisions based on constructing a well-balanced roster. It's apparent for all to see that he is ill-equipped to handle that essential aspect of his job. It's not a challenge to find the primary cause as to why this franchise has been so dismal for so long. When your owner is a hockey dope, you don't stand a chance. Drink up and don't drive.

Reported on 32 thoughts The Sr advisor must have previous GM experience.

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You make a keen observation that much of the jaundiced view of him can be attributed to the wrong expectation of him. The problem isn't the player as much as it is the excessive expectation and assessment of him. I'm confident he is going to be a good player. And for many that is not good enough.

The Byram acquisition is a perfect illustration of our GM's ineptitude when it comes to roster construction. (As you clearly note.) It's hard to move forward and build on what you have done when you constantly have to undo and redo and then again undo what you have done. While other teams move forward, you do the outdated cha cha dance and stand in place. If this shallow GM would have systematically addressed areas of need, then this team would be more complete instead of having an incomplete roster that is made up of redundant and missing pieces. In a cap system, you can't afford to misspend your cap allowance, especially when you don't spend up to the cap max.

Where does Byram win the Stanley cup next year ?

This was always what would happen. He was never gonna be pronger and this board was going to turn on him. He hastened that with an abysmal year under Ruff and Wilford.

One to two. And considering his inexperience his play has been reasonable. I’m not declaring him an all-star but I’m baffled at the negativity directed toward him.

Any plan starts with Pegula selling the team. Anything else just won’t work.

They could have Ken Holland tomorrow to run the hockey dept if Terry swallowed some pride and opened the wallet. He wants back in and is being looked at for the Isles position. This comes down to Terry not trusting hockey people and being cheap with the Sabres. How has not one assistant coach been turfed yet?

How many more years are you willing to give him? 1? 2? 5?

You both wildly underestimate the hubris and ego of ppl at the top of hockey offices while simultaneously refuse to except that NHL gm is not like any other corporate job. There's candidates and the Sabres did not look. So you're providing the same old excuse of "well, there's no one else" which sounds like a wgr afternoon take.

Disregarding potential when making player decisions is foolish. Acting out of frustration is a way to become even more frustrated. If you want Power to be more effective, then find him a more suitable partner.

Maybe I should have said, no one competent wants the job.

No excuses. That’s why an executive needs to be a good recruiter too. Nonetheless, a candidate that has demand certainly would have some incentive to turn down a position if they have evaluated that position to be a career killer.

He’s going to get stronger as he gets older. Just as Tage filled out and got stronger, so will he.

Wasn’t this Byram situation entirely predictable? He was a redundant asset when acquired. Adams had already given huge contracts to Dahlin (deserved) and Power (undeserved). Regardless of performance, the Sabres weren’t going to be able to afford a 3rd huge contract on D. We were never going to invest 1/3 of the cap on 3 D, all LH offensive D, 2 of which can’t actually play defense. Adams even admitted the other day that they didn’t know what to do with Byram when they acquired him. Shocking! So now here we are 1 and 1/4 seasons since acquired and guess what, we are planning to trade Byram. He must be so happy to going elsewhere. I guess the good news is that this will open a roster spot for a defenseman who can actually play defense. Now whether Adams can execute and acquire such a player remains to be seen.

With Dahlin yes. Without him, yeesh.

No one else wants 1 of 32 jobs of its kind in the world even though there's hundreds of front office hockey ppl? Even though they didn't fire Adams so they didn't even look? Don't give them such a feeble excuse for why they are complacent and have accepted incompetence.

I mean, I have theorized as much in the past.

Byram played a better game last season, and displayed much more dynamic play. Right now, betting on potential upside is hope. Hope isn’t a plan.

Maybe no one else wants the job?