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I'm basing it on something I was told by a person who has direct contacts with the Sabres due to their job.

I agree with you to an extent. The boundaries are certainly a lot tighter for the hosts working for the station that broadcasts the home team. The point that I and others are making is that it is noticeably different when Marty is on TSN and when he is on WGR. On the outside outlet Marty is a superb analyst and candid, while on WGR he is restricted and bland. Being tepid on a media forum is not very appealing to the audience.

Sabres Live is still state radio so it's understandable.

There is a bigger issue here that has plagued this dismal franchise that is reflected in the rumors, credible or not, about player dissatisfactions. It is absolutely real. It's a fact that Buffalo is very often, if not the most often, a team listed on many players NTCs. And it is true that our best players, such as Eichel, Reinhart and maybe to a lesser extent Ullmark wanted out. Don't be surprised if Tuch allows his contract to run out so that he can be sooner free from this sinkhole franchise. And don't be surprised when Dahlin, one of the best blueliner players in the league, says get me the fungo out of this Micky Mouse organization. I'm stuck in this losing factory and my career is fading away. So you may be tough minded on a player exercising a contract option to leave sooner but I realistically see it as a legitimate consideration when discussing trades. This situation is pathetic. This is what happens when you have a Pegula owned and operated hockey franchise.

I'm fine if you are basing it on something other than someone imagining that scenario then treating it like fact.

I do not recall hearing this, not saying you are wrong, but if it happened it would have caused an uproar in SabreSpace.

The general point that the posters are making here is that Marty on WGR is more inclined to tip toe on issues as compared to when he is on TSN where he is more analytical and incisive when talking about players and other teams. The comparison between being bland on one stage and speaking critically, but fairly, on another stage is noticeable. One forum wants and allows forthrightness while the other stage doesn't encourage it. If you don't put some salt in your soup it turns out to be bland.

It's not written in stone if that's the question.

So you want to remain committed to our home grown young players until they decide that they want out? Understandable to a point, until it all caves in on itself. We don't know how true the rumors are, they are certainly strong rumors and probably true, but without knowing the specifics of why he wants out it is hard to say if they should accommodate him. Trading players upon their request once they reach RFA status is a very dangerous precedent to continue upon. They really bungled up the Reinhart RFA deal, so this time I would like to see them offer JJP a fair bridge contract and he will work hard and look towards the day he becomes a UFA. Unless he doesn't get along and is a distraction he should remain a Sabre - nothing tells he is that guy. He is not special and he should not get to decide where he plays until he is a UFA.

As long as you're basing your post on something tangible.

I'm unable to answer in a way that would satisfy you.

RIP. Far too young.

Maybe To me, it's more of a roster makeup issue which is all on Adams. Major moves are needed but not expected.

If you want to sell hope: GM: Jarmo Advisor: Lindy HC: DeBoer with Steve Spott and whoever else he likes as an assistant Kevyn:Special Liason to Ownership Then start making trades and signings

Maybe those were topics they didn't want discussed. "So tell me, Jarmo? is Kevyn Admas the biggest simp you've ever encountered, and how do you feel about having to answer to him?" "How desperate were you to take this job?"

Not a great loss. Just another "fluke" season, apparently.

Yeah, there's a coaching problem. "Accountability" was the buzz word after Lindy was hired, we saw none of that. The team had the same issues that the previous coach oversaw. Is it all Lindy's fault? Nah. The roster is very clearly flawed. But do I think Lindy helped? Also no. I never say how bringing in a retread coach with a spotty record in the years before his hire was going to move the team forward. It was the laziest "coaching search" outside of just promoting another assistant I've seen. You cannot convince me hiring Lindy wasn't done with the hopes nostalgia would be enough to pacify the fanbase. And we will very probably just get that next year with Appert. This isn't a serious hockey organization.

So you are involved or connected to the Sabres somehow? And you've heard discussions that Appert is the heir apparent? People just talk about such things within your earshot? Pretty good for the coach of a "middling" AHL team. 😁

May he RIP.

Online reporting is that DeBoer's Dallas contract pays him over $4 million annually. He is one of the 5-6 highest paid coaches in the league. He is not going to be Ruff's assistant or take a job under a GM with one year left on his contract. If we had fired Adams and hired a new and respected veteran GM (Kekalainan would perhaps qualify; Shanahan or Rob Blake more so), then I could see DeBoer being at least a possibility. As is, I would say the chances are next to zero that he would consider Buffalo at this time.

iF DeBoer would go for this (and that is beyond a HUGE IF), expect Ruff would be open to it as he welcomed Andrew Brunette onto his Devils coaching staff while Brunette was between HCing gigs.

The answer is already in the dressing room, just ask Terry.

I’m more inclined to keep Quinn over JJP. The rumors that Peterka would like to be somewhere else makes me less committed to keeping him and more open to dangling him on the market to see what his value is.