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it appears so. total BS.

I mean if you watch the games, Keybank I already pretty sparse. Feel like people have already been staying away and for whatever reason it doesn’t appear to move the needle. The behavior of organization is beyond baffling. Honestly, does Pegula still own the team? It’s so weird

My tinfoil hat is that Terry wants out but he doesn't want to become the villain of the community so wants to do it behind the excitement of a Super Bowl parade. Beane has said that Terry puts a lot of pressure to spend now and borrow from the future to get this thing done. I've thought Terry wanted the Bills SB to be a done deal before the KBC lease was up so he could sell the team as a champion and be forgiven. I am finding it tougher and tougher to be convinced otherwise.

I guess it doesn’t matter too much, but I feel like Utah should have moved up one less spot since they didn’t win the first draw. I guess they can’t set it up that way because it could lead to a scenario where both winners are supposed to move up to the same spot (15 wins and moves up to 5, 14 then wins and would also go up to 5th).

Hard to believe the Wings just missed for the 9th straight. They were a model organization for so long. They've managed to almost fall back to the Dead Things. Similar situations to us, though. They've drafted reasonable well, but Yzerman has failed to build a coherent roster around them. He made a decent trade for DeBrincat, but other than that, a lot of very questionable veteran signings.

Haha - but in all seriousness, does anyone else actually confirm this or just repeated the report? I’ve looked at all the usual sources that report stuff for the Sabres and no one else is actually confirming it… Unless I miss something? They ( atw) are not exactly a super reliable source 99% of the time. I don’t count wgror other folks parroting this report without a secondary confirmation as confirming it

Thanks for the update. I was referring to Adams 5 on top of the 9 prior (14 year NHL record) which should increase the urgency, but I did not clearly state it.

Great add Mango. His treatment of Doug Whaley was not his finest moment. As for the Bills, I fear the day that McBeane is no longer there.

Well - it's not unheard of. Detroit is doing it right now with the "Yzerplan." Stevie Y just completed his 6th season with no playoffs and has made as many bad/questionable moves as KA. But, difference is he's a franchise icon. Adams was a JAG player.

Was that Friedman thread just deleted? Was looking for a post about lower expectations re: front office shuffle

Fans actually have more leverage than players. Players have contracts to fulfill or they can lose pay and hurt their careers. Fan are not required to attend games just because they bought a ticket. Fans are not required to buy tickets either. If the fans want to make a statement they can: 1. Not buy season tickets - this will provide immediate impact 2. Not but any tickets - this will provide a slower and still painful impact 3. Buy tickets and not go - kind of self defeating but this happens a lot right now 4. If you already have tickets then organize a peaceful walkout/protest - this has never been done to my knowledge and might generate some positive attention if done peacefully and constructively 5. Go to games and then boo the team and complain - this is the current state for many 6. Write letters/emails to Terry Pegula, Kevyn Adams, and Gary Bettman that politely and fairly express your displeasure. 7. Find solace on social media and in fan forums. I have selected items 1, 2 and 7.

"Now if you look at this slide of ticket sales, you can see how it appears to be plummeting as we go forward in time. However, if you flip the slide upside-down, sales are through the roof!"

The Pegulas hired a firm to run their coaching search after Doug Marrone resigned, they came back with their top candidate. Unfortunately Russ Brandon was able to convince Terry and Kim to hire Rex Ryan. After Ryan was fired they hired the same search firm who recommended Sean McDermott who ironically was the same candidate they recommended the first time. Also shortly after Pegula bought the team he spoke with Scotty Bowman and he asked what made Mike Ilitch such a successful owner in the NHL. Scotty replied the first meeting I ever had with Illitch he told me I know the pizza business and how to make money doing that. I do not know enough about hockey be successful in the NHL, that’s where you come in. Scotty you tell me what you need and I will make sure you have it.

In a weak draft with a relatively stacked farm team, there is ZERO reason to be drafting at #9. The pick is still worth something, even in a package deal. A somewhat weaker prospect does ZERO to help this team. Will it happen? Not with KA. As with most of the rest of us, i have no confidence that he can build a NHL playoff team. Could that change? Yes but it has not under his regime.

This whole thing is strange. Like, Adams job was on the line and he had to give a PP presentation in order to keep his job? Even if the dude was put on a PIP, the data didn't change for him at all. I saw this posted elsewhere, but this is like when a kid struggles as a college prospect, then comes out of nowhere and has a crazy combine so gets drafted 2 rounds too early. Then never lives up to the hype. Moral of the story is, always trust the tape.

Worth noting that there is a step or two in here that mirrors the Sabres org. - Pegula hired a HC that the General Manager did not want. - Pegula fired the HC without ever consulting the General Manager. Not to be a Whaley apologist, but the problem with the Sabres and Pegula's management style is that you can never ever get a true inventory of whether anybody is doing a good or bad job because he constantly muddies the waters of what his senior leadership is and isn't in charge of. You have to give your employees structure as well as the freedom to fail, otherwise you can never pinpoint the problems. I will continue to scream from the rooftops that McBeane's biggest value to the Buffalo Bills is their structuring of the org and management of Terry Pegula. I am very hesitant to believe that either can do that effectively without the other.

Dude.

Told my rep outright if Adams came back as GM I wouldn't renew my 1/4 season plan. Time to make one last phone call.

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 How can anybody cheer for this fu&@ing 💩show of an organization. No pride, no clue. 14 years of no playoffs, and no thought of changing up what has not been working for the past 5 years under this group. What an absolute joke of a franchise. Let me guess the presentation was Adams listing everything Terry told him to do and saying he will save some more money. Adams: “Terry our biggest problem was palm trees and you have a ton on your estate here in Florida. What if we fly some up to the arena in Buffalo. Playoffs Next Year!!” F🤬🤬K YOU PEGULA you have ruined this franchise!!!!!!!!!!

I think he read the room and realized the Sabres are full of this kind of prospect already. And I wouldn’t doubt it if the Sabres offered him that type of advice as well.

At the risk of repeating myself - because this is not a serious hockey organization. 🤷‍♂️

Fans have more leverage than they choose to wield. I know this team and sport are within the fabric of WNY society but if people want real change, hit em where it hurts. The pocketbook. Pegula needs to go to a game and see 50 people in the stands. That’s the only thing that has any chance of inspiring change.

The bigger question is who are you replacing on the roster? It's fine to trade picks but NHL rosters are very limiting in movement so you have to get rid of people if you go that route. Some candidates a easy targets. Quinn is probably at the top, Sammy is on a lot of peoples list. But beyond that if you want vets who are you replacing in the top 6? The youngest candidates are Kulich and Benson. They are not untouchable but I can just see the the angst now if Benson gets traded for a vet. Peterka would be the next candidate or McLeod. Thompson, Tuch, Zucker, Norris and Greenway are most likely not going anywhere because of age or the new contracts. The other guys are 4th liners except maybe Krebs. We have a lot of assets but roster players have to go. Once you get by the 1st one or 2 the questions about who get tougher.