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I'm confused over "If the Trump administration doesn't need evidence..." Evidence regarding what? We are discussing your accusation both against Trump and by your statement against a forum member for voting for a pedophile, which would fit into your "supporting a pedophile" which is just as bad (to quote you). But, you clearly admit there is no evidence. As such, either edit your statement or I am going to remove it. We're not going to tolerate that insinuation here. Here, we are going to require evidence.

No matter what some random drunk spouts off to a pair of has been a with a podcast, the Sabres, like many other teams, do not have a president of hockey ops. There’s not need to turn this into another Sabre rant. I’m simply stating that it is an unnecessary position.

Terry tasks me. He tasks me and I shall have him! I'll chase him 'round the moons of Nibia and 'round the Antares Maelstrom and 'round perdition's flames before I give him up!

Jokiharju WAS better than we gave him credit for being. It's not HIS fault that his coaches kept insisting on pairing him up with Dahlin for large stretches of every season after Dahlin's rookie or sophomore season. But they REALLY needed to move on from him, because as long as he was here on the roster, they were going to find excuses to play the very good 3rd pairing and adequate 2nd pairing D-man on the TOP pairing. Adams literally saved Wilford from himself obtaining that draft pick.

Yep.. he's running the ship!

REALLY hoping this season is kind of the inverse of when they originally hired Ruff. They made MAJOR changes in the FO and coaching ranks and it looked like the team would be a tire fire coming off an unexpectedly good season in Nolan's 2nd year. But, rather than be a tire fire all year, they figured it out in the 2nd 1/2 of that season and went 1 round further than Nolan's squad had a year earlier. Not expecting it. But hoping for it. And for anybody that cares, there were NOT a lot of seats with placards on them today. Though the HARD CORE Sabres fans that come here are for the most part despondent, it doesn't seem to be a universal sentiment.

It's not a surprise that the hockey decisions are made by the GM. As you note, that's a standard NHL setup. What's different about this situation is the selection of KA to be the GM with the paltry credentials and experience to do such a challenging job. Sometimes a surprising and out of the box pick for a key job turns out to be a home run that surprises the conventional thinkers in the business. But in this case, after a five-year run, his personal selection to head his hockey operation has a record that is not very distinguished. So the owner made an unexpected selection that didn't work out, it happens. The bigger mistake is in his retention after a five-year middling stint. And that's on the owner. Closing the door on Shanny doesn't bother me at all. The owner has the ability to talk to a lot of people in the business from analysts, people formerly associated with other teams, media people etc. It can be done on an informal basis or more formal basis. How many people tuned into the NHL do you think would tell the owner that his current GM is doing a stellar job? I doubt any would. Even I, with a rudimentary knowledge of the sport, recognizes someone who is inadequate to manage a hockey operation. I blame the owner for this longstanding stagnant franchise.

Actually, post-heart attack / stroke, maybe it's Kim. Would explain a LOT.

Reinhart on D Don’t trade him or live to regret it

Easy, he extended McLeod. Want more?

This years NHL draft, was the worst thing ever.

I’ve only been saying it…forever lol It’s Adams’s show And boy does that guy suck

ADMIRAL Pegula?!!!! Admiral…..

Trump destroyed the evidence. If the Trump administration doesn't need evidence then neither do the citizens. There is no "fine line" he is a straight Pedophile or someone who supports Pedophiles which is just as bad. This is what the people voted for so this is what they will get. A country where evidence is just whatever you want to believe.

As much as I struggle with my utter hypocrisy in continuing to support the franchise as it’s run by a regime that’s willingly damaging the Crest, literally prioritizing the saving of $ over winning, a group that has a distinct and documented conflict of interest with the fans…I find myself able to draw the line at being unwilling to painstakingly dig, on my hands and knees, to find squint-and-you-can-see-it potential avenues for improvement from this roster, when those assembling it showed little to zero care in assembling the roster for those purposes They do not deserve it.

And who is the president of the Sabres hockey ops? Answer: Terry Pegula

But that’s my point. If Lyons is the best available goalie the Sabres are toast. He is probably the best of Comrie, Reimer or Anderson but that isn’t saying much.

Good luck avoiding any EEE entanglements

What makes you think Lyon is not the best NHL goalie of the 3 right now? Statistics say otherwise

What I’m reading here is more hope and prayer of being MAYBE the width of an asshair better than last season. This alone speaks volumes of how badly KA has done to improve this team. 4 points better? Six? We have simpletons running this team. Sorry for the negativity to those that preach patience but I’m all out. As others have said I’ll believe it if and when I see it. They are treading water.

Your sarcasm is duly noted and appreciated.

Four hundred! We could almost buy our own (champion)ship with that!

I forgot about Krebs. Wonder if there is more offensive upside there? We do have a lot of interesting potential risers on the team. Especially assuming Norris injured at some point, we will need someone to step up and replace JJP's scoring. Kulich better learn not to set himself up for thundering body checks or he might miss time. Quinn really had chemistry with JJP, hope he is able to play without him

Yep, it’s just a title. The right GM is all you need.

You might say Adams improved the team TOO much July 12th, man But we ditched Peterka. Forwards are better now, addition by subtraction. Could approach upwards of 350 goals. 375 with a healthy Norris Edit: forgot we swapped Lafferty for Danforth. We could scratch 400 goals