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Being critical of KA's performance is like stating water is wet. It's obvious to all. Few people would argue otherwise. However, what you are doing is overlaying his overall performance to how he has handled the individual Byram issue. Based on your prior post, you seem to encourage him just to make a deal in order to end this ordeal. That would be the worst course of action that the GM could take. He's not obligated to trade him if the return isn't a fair return. He can keep him. As far as what would be a fair return for BB? I would take either a top two pairing or a top two-line player. If that type of deal can't be made, then just keep him. There is a lot of things to be critical of this flaccid GM. In my view it is not how he has handled this particular situation.

So what is the solution? I honestly don’t know I agree, Dahlin is great and makes everyone he plays with look decent even if they aren’t.

Just want to note Dahlin is very good in his own end. Not necessarily disagreeing with your main point. ???? - Dahlin Power - Kesselring Samuelsson - Timmins Bryson Even if you put Samuelsson with Dahlin, we're still short a defender. Really hope Novikov makes lots of skating strides this offseason.

It’s a results business and he had failed at every turn. He deserves to get criticized. Remember Byram is a redundant asset. He the 3rd puck moving LHD on the team. His value is greater to other teams that lack his skill set. The problem is if he pulls the trigger on a trade we know that the return will be inadequate. We also know, with 25 mill already sunk in Dahlin, Power and Mule, that another large contract for a poor defensive D would be a mistake for the Sabres. To further complicate matters, if he trades Byram for a forward, Dahlin again has no partner. There are no top 4 D left in free agency and I doubt someone is going to trade us a top 4 RHD at this point. So Adams has painted himself into a corner. If he keeps Byram the team suffers and if trades Byram the team likely suffers as well. Well done Kevyn.

Are pungent smelling cups on sale? Do they come in a variety of sizes? Or is it a one size fits all item?

Why does he have to yield to an inadequate deal rather than just keeping him? What’s funny is that you are going to criticize him when/if he gets dealt for the return and if kept you’re still going to criticize him. Poor fellow can’t win. No matter where he goes he’s going to take a beating.

Really interested to see if Boston whips him into shape or not. I think most likely they eventually dump him but the pressure will be on now for sure.

Hardly a fantasy. He’s 2 seasons away to UFA. His value isn’t at an apex now, not even close given his age and it’s the off season. I don’t know where you’d get that idea from, but it is simply not the case. Buffalo holds his rights, they hold all the cards.

Is this what Sabres ever do? Unless you're talking a low cost as in league minimum AHL/NHL guy there's nobody there to get. They traded Clifton because depth be damned. The other option (as this team functions) is Dahlin-Samuelsson and Power-Kesselring and that ain't a good idea. Dahlin-Power for 30 minutes a night might be how they roll - all the way to the McKenna lottery.

You are aware last season was his first as their owner right?

That's a fantasy. Wait too long and the offers dry up as teams look elsewhere and/or they run out of cap space. Eventually, you run out of suitors and then you are left with having to re-sign a player who doesn't want to be here. This what happened with both Ullmark and Reinhart. Maybe he just signs a 1 year deal and forces Adams to trade him at the deadline or next off-season (his last as an RFA). Regardless, better trade him now while there is a market for his services.

I think Adams is playing this perfectly. He can match any offer sheet, so if a team thinks they will, they are lying to themselves and hockey fans in general. If Byram stays, even short term, it’s a win. He’s more than capable of making us better. if he’s traded, it will be on Adams terms, he holds all the cards.

How has it worked out for the Sabres?

Adams just needs to get this over already. Sign him or trade him. Enough! The trade offers aren't going to get any better and if he can't find a deal he likes, then make a friggin decision to bridge him or sign him long-term. Just get it done so that this isn't hanging over the franchise any longer. We all know (and so does Adams) that whatever decision he makes won't improve the team, so why wait? G-d I loath Adams.

Ok bitch fight

I don’t care how you feel. But after 14 years of failure you don’t get to dictate how people express themselves on this board, okay?

You are a good straight man.

But paying your top 3 LHD $11m, $9m and $8.5m is overkill if need to re-sign Tuch and Kisserling next year. If we can get a top 6 F making $8-$10m for Byram look for a lower cost Dman to pair with Dahlin or put Samuelsson at the top and sign a cheap bottom pairing Dman. I mean Matt Grzelcyk is still out there who is coming off a career year but he shouldn't cost more than $3.5m and might be able to squeeze under the cap if added him.

Don't worry about how I feel, okay?

I think Dahlin Power would weaken the second pair too much. Dahlin makes almost everyone better. So if get a F for Byram, and still have cap room we can look for a low cost vet Dman. It doesn't matter what handed since Dahlin can play either.

Okay then. Do they have a commerative plaque celebrating Pat Lafontaine's term as POHO from November 13, 2013-March 1, 2014?

Doubtful. Pretty sure that went at last year's sale.

Can I purchase the eye chart that Carter Hutton failed, showing the Sabres' medical team he was blind as a bat?

So you love where the team is at? 0 for the last 14 years at even a playoff birth and everything is great.

They sell pretty much everything, some of it with the original game-played funk. 🦨 Sticks, gloves, shin guards helmets, goalie gear. Last time I went I got (former goalie) Chad Johnson's practice uni. I wrote it for years at beer league.