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So the final playoff spot comes down to the Scott v Pi matchup and Monday Night Football. Scott is up by 3 points and what’s interesting is each team has one guy yet to play…and they’re both running backs for the same team 😅 1. Five Hole locked into the 1 seed at 12-3. 2. Wagons locked into the 2 seed at 10-5. Three teams for two spots: 3. Winner of the above is locked into the three seed (via points scored tiebreaker) at 9-6. The winner’s season points scored will be higher than 1755. The loser is out with an 8-7 record. If they tie, they’re both out. Given that we play with decimal points to the hundredths, that’s incredibly unlikely. 4. Grave locked into the four seed at 9-6 (unless Scott scores negative tonight and still wins OR they tie tonight). Season points 1755. Pasta just misses the playoffs at 9-6 via points scored tiebreaker (unless there’s a tie tonight). Season points 1646. Not rooting for it, but could you imagine if y’all actually tied? It would go down as one of the worst bad beat stories in fantasy football history.

It depends on the player. Some will be hopeful that things will turn around and the team will get better. Some will be (should be) scared that they will be leaving town. OTOH, maybe those players will be glad that they are leaving town? Does a marginal player care about being on a winning team or not?

Could be. And that could be the case with Jack Quinn too; I think he's finding his role on the team but it hasn't quite clicked yet. (Yes I know Quinn is a year older.)

If the GM gets ousted I doubt if there will be strong feelings either way. Maybe the players who hate it here will hope the new GM moves them. OTOH, if the coach gets ousted, I think some of them will jump for joy, while others will hate to see him go.

One difference this year is no extended losing streaks. They have exactly 50 games left. .600 pace of play from here earns them 92 points, which might be enough. Win three (or 2-1-2) of every five is the pace.

Depends on the player. Some of them got more from Adams than they were going to get anywhere else.

Last year the Canadians were 11-16-3 on this date. They started the climb to the playoffs by routing us 6-1 in the next game. On the bright side it can be done, on the other hand we are still the same old Sabres until something changes. January is a very interesting month. All teams have compressed schedules. No time for practice or IR recovery. There will be movement in the standings because of it. Just hoping we are on the right side of it pre Olympic break.

It’s entirely possible as he mentioned his dad had a long term illness. I guess it would be interesting to find out how many other people were interviewed or considered for the GM/Senior Advisor Role

Jerry is a reflection of the rise of social media and its influence on reporting and the relationships teams have with the beat reporters who cover them. Too many reporters seem to seek opportunities to make themselves adversaries to the team personnel they want information from and, rightfully so, team personnel are going to be less forthcoming in offering such information. I miss the days when reporters like Larry Felser could sit in a hotel bar with a GM, coach, or player and simply have a conversation and establish meaningful relationships. Before and after a win or a loss. Trust is a lost value in journalism nowadays. And we are worse off for it.

"This team" didn't exist before this season. This is fun.

Lol, let's not act like Jerry was some visionary. Betting the under on the old Bills wasn't some bold move. Pumping the well of despair is a cheap stunt to get likes.

Going pretty deep here but.. Is there a chance that he was dealing with his father's illness that was progressively getting worse... And that he may have been offered. Or at least it would have been let known to him that there was a position available with the sabers that would require more involvement than he had up to this point? Maybe the general manager position? I don't think this is the case, but could it be that they wanted to move Adams upstairs and hire Jarmo to replace him, but until his family situation gave him more time, he didn't want the full role at the beginning of the season?

A Litmus Test up next with the Flyers: will the Sabres let them out skate and out work them again?

And they need to do this as play around the league gets tighter and more intense. This team has shown season after season that it can put up good performances for short stretches when there is no pressure, but never seems to rise up in pressure situations. Its the hallmark of a skilled, but not very good team (if that makes sense). Show me. I’m from Missouri.

Jerry sometimes had columns I felt. But his inability to ever be happy made him like every old uncle whose best was past. Absolutely miserable.

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Not that I put money on it, but I called the road trip 3-3. Said they would keep stringing us along. ✓

I find it curious- and odd - that Matthew Fairburn, who is typically pretty prompt at reporting on the previous night's game has released nothing so far today. Another indication that something is brewing? I realize he may have been travelling back from Seattle but what else is there to do on a plane for 4 or 5 hours?

Whatever is going on, the players already know. I don't know that there's any emotional response when it officially happens.

Didn't that suggested nepotism die the second they left Arizona though? Shane's already with Toronto at that point, so the city was their only remaining tie to him. I'd say it's far more simple and they added the guy right as he was in the middle of his breakout.

Seeing as how Josh was made for this town, clearly he goes a little to hard at a tailgate before each game.

It's kind of odd that this rumor took off while he was away for that reason. But anyway, it feels very obvious to me how this whole thing is going to play out. Unless someone asks the right question, nothing negative will be said about Adams. This was their plan all along and they finally reached the point where everyone was comfortable with Kekalainen's onboarding. People are going to want to rant about not being harsh enough about Adam's failures, but we need to take what we can get. No matter what reason's the team gives publicly, he'll be gone. That's a huge win.

My memory could easily be wrong, but my recollection in 2020 was that there was a press release announcing the firing of Jason Botterill. Shortly afterwards, there was a video conference call where both Terry and Kim Pegula were present to make a statement regarding the hiring of Kevyn Adams. Then there was some general Q&A. Due to Covid, it was all done virtually. Again, I could be wrong.