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Getting the fans to go bonkers in order to ratchet up some pressure on the Sabres is precisely the idea GMs (and agents for that matter) have in mind when it comes to the sort of media manipulation @PromoTheRobotalludes to in that particular post. Makes sense given how bonkers we fans currently are. Especially when it comes to KA over-valuing prospects and being afraid to pull the trigger on deals.

The question with Carbonneau is translatability of his game. He has a tendency to stop scanning and go full McDavid where he plans to deke and skates through everyone. That does not work at the NHL level very often. He'll need to pick his spots better and use his passing and off puck game more. If he can, all those soft skills will be that much more useful.

My beer belly keeps me warm in the winter ❄️

So how does this "rumor" square with trading away JJP and Byram rumors? Are we going to trade them for prospects and then trade those prospects for other players? Odds of Adams completing such a deal are about zero.

Perhaps for once he wasn't throwing shade at the fans. But, his overriding shtick is that the fans are unworthy and contribute to the troubles of this franchise and if they would simply be more positive the results would improve regardless of what happens at SHKIIIP. Based on his past writings, have a hard time not taking "because you know the fanbase will go bonkers, and maybe put pressure on the Sabres" as another shot at the fans.

When it's that many that never met their potential , you might want to start looking at the organizations ability to develop their prospects

Talking about guys Murray traded for who can remind me why they didn't try to sign Kane? Exactly the type of player they are still desperate for 8 years (or so) later

While @PromoTheRobothas certainly called out fans in the past, the particular post that @Pimlachresponded didn’t blame fans in the least. He was merely pointing out how teams can manipulate various media at times.

When you crack up Mel Brooks you know you're funny.

@PromoTheRobot has always had an attitude that if the fanbase went too far in criticizing the benevolent owner that the angered owner would out of frustration or spite move the franchise or sell it to someone who would move the franchise. That's always been his overriding fear when the criticisms get too intense. PTR puts his $$$ where his mouth is and as an out of towner attends a lot of hometown games in a variety of sports. So he deserves some forbearance. But even for this fine upstanding fellow he carries out his prostration to the organization to an extreme level. He needs to recognize that holding people accountable in any endeavor is something that should be pursued and not feared. And I want to make it clear that I like this fine chap.

Actually, yes. Ice skates glide on a trail of liquid water. The concentrated force of the blade on the ice creates enough localized pressure to temporarily melt the ice into water, and it acts as a lubricant that the skater glides on.

Go home sportsnet, you're drunk "Heck, if Desnoyers and Martone wind up going 2-3, that would push Misa... to 4"

Yeah, sadly she might be the Jimmy Arias of the women's side. (At 1 point, he was the best tennis player in the world not named Connors, McEnroe, or Lendl. And he was from Buffalo too. But he never could get past the big 3.)

Don't know if you've lurked here for a while or are new here, but he ABSOLUTELY blames the fans for the problems of this team. Used to blame the Bills drought on the fans as well. It's kind of his thing.

In season trades are more challenging to do than offseason deals. KA's biggest mistake was in assessing his roster before it played its first game. When you poorly assess and assemble a roster you are in for a tough season.

The inquisitive person you described who was managing a project that was overwhelming him is a person I admire. He had enough self-awareness to recognize his limitations and seek help to get him through the project. He didn't allow his ego to fake his way through a project that was too much for him to handle alone. Compare that to Pegula and KA? (As you pointed noted.)

Well, Denis Hamel was a Sabre that played that style of game you wax so eloquently about and a dirty hit from Chara effectively ended his career. He came back but was never the same. Again, FTG and the horse that rode in on him.

Tell that to the owner who foolishly hired him and then retained him after an extended bland performance. It's not a surprise that when mediocrity is rewarded (or not held accountable) it is a reflection of the mediocre franchise. Tolerance is not always a good thing.

Organizations recognize what players are more likely to being dealt than most people think. A lot of that the assumptions about possible availability are based on player contract status and roster and system stocking that are known to all. And in the normal casual conversations/interactions that all teams have with one another clues about players future availability can be decerned that lead to future pursuits. The point I'm making here is that for the most part little is secret what an organization wants and what they are willing to give up. There is plenty of lead up before anything is actualized. I wholeheartedly agree with you that the Sabres will likely be trading current players, prospects and picks in combination. And that shouldn't be a surprise because that is how most hockey business is usually conducted. The one major deficiency that KA has that has limited his options is that he is poor in assessing his own talent and understanding on how they should fit together. He's a shallow thinker in a class full of deep thinkers. I'm hearted by the fact that an experienced hockey man was added to tutor him up a bit.

There are lots of varying opinions, so it would be wrong for me to say that nobody wants to mortgage the future. I don’t think that is close to the general view of fans though. I was listening to the Athletic prospect show yesterday. They were podcasting from the Combine in Buffalo. At one point, they discussed how the current bottom of the league rebuilding teams like Chicago and San Jose, should manage their draft and prospect capital. The Sabres were brought up as the failed example; a franchise that over-valued picks and prospects and did not understand the need for a better balance between youth and veterans. Simply put, not all the kids will or can play. I think there are very few fans who want impulsive and unthoughtful player moves. Fans just want the GM to manage the team and its roster like a normal NHL team that is trying to win games. And if Adams has been trying to do that, then he has failed and it is time to let someone else do the job.

I do not recall this from Adams but I have seen this recently in real life and it is not good for anyone. An inexperienced and unqualified person is running a $375M project that a company I consult for has a contract with. In meetings he asks us to repeat things over and over again, he constantly stops the meeting and paraphrase's what was just said, then he writes it all down so he can repeat it up his leadership chain. He is not well versed in any part of this business so he does this for survival and we comply as he is the customer and a pretty good guy and well intended person too. I do worry about his ability to correctly answer follow up questions. One morning he called me for help, even though I contract through his supplier. He wanted me to call him back later to explain something in more detail for him. When I did call him back he was working from home, and there were two babies crying loudly. He was taking take of them while asking me to help him figure out some pretty basic things. His stress was going through the roof. Sometimes in business we identify smart people, or people we "like", and we move them along too fast and we hurt them in the long run. Adams has been a GM for 5 years and he was most likely fed with a gigantic firehose. Adams is like this young manager that I know. He was never a scout, only an assistant coach for 1 year, never worked player personnel, never worked in the AHL, never an AGM, never even held a hockey operations job at all, and his first job as GM was to conduct a large layoff of his staff and slowly (over several years) rebuild it. So we can place a lot of the blame on Adams for the teams recent performance, and he appears to be stubborn on doing it his way, but the root cause of the problem is the guy above Adams. The hiring of Staal and Jarmo seem to be steps to get him some help him. With one year on his contract the stakes should be high for him and his staff. But this is the Sabres under Pegula, so maybe they are not.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/why-2025-nhl-draft-could-see-run-of-centres-in-top-10/

But at the time we didn’t realize they were poor prospects. We had Grigs, Girgs, McCabe, Risto, Zadarov. We were even excited about Baptiste and Bailey. And don’t get me started on how awesome Pu was gonna be! lol

I don’t think he’s trying to blame the fans… I think he’s saying that other teams are trying to use the media to manipulate the Sabres. Nothing to do with the fans who they don’t listen to anyways… I get the same sense that people wanted to put lowball the Sabres … Look at what the media narrative was when we got McLeod. We got a guy who was a 50 pt 2 Way center on a good contract with good defensive numbers… And somehow the spin was that it was the worst trade in the last 15 years since Forsburg for erat - and the Hockey news dope who made that statement sticks by that judgment!