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They have seemed like a team that for long stretches gets outskated and outworked. It's not all on the strength coach (hello player accountability), but i do think he probably didn't do his job well enough. Time to go in a different direction.

Adams has no shame. He should have resigned.

He leaves the Bandits alone and they continue to win. The won before him as well. One could argue that his success with the Bills was luck. I mean he was big on Russ Brandon and promoted him, and they hired Rex Ryan and both were embarrassing and fired. The NFL provided him the access to a pool of up and coming coaching talent, like Sean McDermott. In a highly unconventional move he hired a HC before he hired a new GM, and he went to the draft with a lame duck GM (Doug Whaley) that he used to get through that draft. The new HC (McDermott) set him up with Beane after the draft. Beane drafted Allen the next season, and Allen is one of the few very unique players that makes everyone else better. This was a case of doing things wrong, or doing things in an unconventional manner, and still coming out ok in spite of it. So he should get some credit. I give him credit for listening to McDermott and Beane and building a highly respectable brand with them. The Bills provide a ray of hope that once he finds the right people he will let them run things. His lack of success with the Sabres is not bad luck, not for this many years of failure. He has to take responsibility for all of this and realize that his decisions are causing the team to fail in epic, never before seen proportions. He should by now realize that he cannot navigate the NHL and hire top Front Office talent. I know he tried this, sort of, and it failed but he hired a bad group of people right from the start and then pivoted to young inexperienced people that he can control. He searches the bargains bins for people he trusts and will listen to him. Rochester is farm team, and therefore a byproduct of the Sabres. Right now they are doing great and Karmanos should get the bulk of the credit for it. Unfortunately winning in the AHL has little to do with winning in the NHL. Pegula cannot blame bad luck with the Sabres. He made mistakes from Day 1 and he continues to make them. Nothing he does works, maybe he should turn it over to someone else?

Watching the intensity of SC playoff hockey, doubt our roster could have competed had they qualified. Not many games all season were they willing to play hard for a full 60 minutes, in my memory. Doubt they were even able. Off season conditioning was highlighted by Ruff. He sees it.

Totally agree!!! Was crying i was laughing so bad!!! Thumbs up LGR4GM!!!!

Everyone keeps saying "Pegula trusts Kevin Adams" what does that mean? Did the last GM eat some food in the fridge that said "Property of Pegula" on it? The only trust I see from KA is the trust in building a bad team.

Nah, you're good. You're just a different breed of cat. At least here. Actually your approach is very normal among the fan base at large I'm sure. At Cynic Central here, not so much. You and PTR and 7+6 rankle me, but you need the sugar to go with the spice. Honestly I'm also reasonably hopeful next year is the year for aluminum Cups and fancy bunting in the arena (did that tradition make its way from the Aud?). They just have to do it. Just. Do. It. KA, LR and the players could start with a statement about owning the drought.

"Multiple days of presenting"

And winning next season, as many of us hope they will, will solve a lot of problems. Was it Adam's fault the PP stunk so bad early yast year? Or the goaltending took a dump? Youngest team in hockey loses, and that's a surprise? I agree with you. And BTW, this is sports, not science. Today is the first day of the rest of the Sabres sports life. Levi coming up, Norris hopefully getting healthy and this might be a fun team next year. I'll now go put my helmet on and hide....

My meatball farts should be a Glade spray. Sicilian Zephyr.

Apparently. I feel bad because I called for it to be sent to the glue factory. I thought it should be closed, not deleted, and replaced with something better, like LGR's thread today. Even breaking out the Ed Gannon news was a good move. Fresh meat.

Again?

I thought it was just me

To add to LGR's excellent compendium, KA also said he should have done something while the season circled the drain during the losing streak last season.

Or what? They don’t show up to their jobs and get suspended without pay? I guess that’s a path they could take.

"multiple days of presenting" be like:

Indifference to the fans in a somewhat captive market. Could just as equally ask why some of you continue to buy seasons.

It's time for the players to take a stand and demand to be traded if ka remains as gm

All I can say is that I am sorely disappointed. They seem determined to be the feeder team to the rest of the league by developing and then alienating players until they ask out or fall into a depressive spiral. The fact Adams apparently presented to Pegula for multiple days makes me even less enthused as it likely means that rather than Pegula not caring or being a cheap skate; he's likely just getting the wool pulled over his eyes over and over again. Granted that would make Adams some sort of Machiavellian villain but it could be the case. He's a guy who ingratiated his way up the ladder with the Pegulas, gained their inherent trust and now holds one of the most powerful positions under them. Adams saying Pegula will give him whatever money he needs doesn't necessarily have to be a lie. If my boss said to me, here's a blank check and you're goal was retaining your job would you actually look to use it to its entirety. Instead using under the budget makes you look smart and fiscally savvy. Pegula wants to know how the team can succeed and thus Adams gives a multiple day presentation using specially procured data to show the team is on the precipice of greatness. Pegula has 50 things on his mind and a trust issue after Lafontaine and Murray; Adams is in a unique situation where he's the trusted advisor. Regardless of the standings; if data "says" the team should be doing better; its not unrealistic for Terry to look at it and chalk it up to bad luck. Effectively Terry Pegula is a fan of the team who has plenty of distractions and thus can be manipulated. Adams doesn't need to sell us the team's future; only Terry.

Such a sad state of affairs. From here forward, starting with Adams representing the Sabres at yesterday’s lottery, the 25-26 season will exist under the cloud of “here we go again”. Draft picks and trades and free agent signings, will all be tainted by the reality that they are being overseen by a GM who has clearly demonstrated he is not capable of fulfilling the role. Every blown 3rd period lead, two-game losing streak, failure of a Sabre to sufficiently stand-up for a teammate, will be viewed in the context of 14 years out of the playoffs, and 5 years of failures under Adams. An expectation of failure has soaked the culture of the organization. This is how you have a 13 game losing streak in December of a must-win season.

how the fook does Bennett not get a suspension? … or was the Leafs goalie likely concussed first by that wicked Rheinhardt wrist shot?

Your question was too limiting. No one knows what the value of the pick is until you see what the offers are. However, the Sabres need to re-think how they do everything and that includes piling up picks and prospects like cord wood. Adams traded former 9th overall pick Matt Savoie for McLeod and McLeod turned out to be a solid two way middle six center with more offensive upside than he was given credit for. If we can get a middle six center for a former 9th pick, is it to far our of the realm of possibility that we could get a solid stay at home D to pair with Power?

As many of us suggested, this year’s scapegoat is conditioning. Last year the players needed accountability. This year they need to be in better shape.

“multiple days of presenting.” lol.