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Illness and he "tweaked something" in the pregame warmups in Edmonton.

Yes, Power would be claimed. But Norris? Would it be better to use the $8 million to sign a FA in the offseason who could help the team?

But like, Norris wasn't hurt, right? In the last GDT thread, I thought they said "illness"?

What could Terry even do?

Lol don't be ridiculous. Norris and Power would have multiple waive claims. Upl, harder to say cuz goalie is weird but yes lots of teams would take Norris and Power.

Are you still doing that today? Those communication skills have just about bottomed out. I sit through so many meetings each week where even senior people are throwing out the work “like” every 2nd or 3rd word. I just cringe the whole time, feeling very glad that I don’t have a camera on as I roll my eyes.

Power would have multiple suitors within minutes

Serious question. If Norris was outright waived, would any team pick him up and take on that contract? Same question with UPL. Power? Somebody probably gambles on Power. Just posing the question shows what an awful GM Adams is. Almost makes you yearn for Tim Murray. Almost.

ESPN+ for the majority of us outside 716 in the states…. 716 biased futher muck…🤣😂

It is not about fans knowing KA is out. Yeah, we need to know BUT… The league owners, POHO’s & GMs, Players, Agents, etc. all need to know & need a clear understanding of what the plan, focus, etc. will be. This is the first step to regaining respect & legitimacy, only the first. Likely, but I would say interim. Especially if TP gets smart & hires a POHO.

D’Ebriate and the Lady Ebriate heading out for a cocktail and then to the arena. Maybe we’ll incite a Goodbye Adams song.

Yeah, I tend to agree; Norris should never have been considered due to his injury history. The most important ability is availability, and Norris has very, very little of that. They could have got a less skilled player than Norris who could at least contribute something.

I totally agree! This concept continues to degrade in cyber world.

If replacing KA with Jarmo why bother with an announcement? Just give JK the autopen and let KA ride out the rest of his term? Certainly removing KA will placate the fans but we don’t really know what’s going on behind the curtain anyway. Maybe Jarmo is already in charge. Or, maybe KA rejected this offer. If it does happen JK would need to come out soon with a vision to build credibility with the team and the league. Sabres have none right now. NFLXM was talking today like KA’s already gone.

Adams KNEW what he was getting with Norris. Yeah, Cozens was useless, but a GM with half a brain would have passed on Norris. Absolute desperate move. A player that plays as little as Norris is not how you build team chemistry and line consistency. Undependable player no better than useless.

I worked in a 👮 police and security agency for 30 years. The most important skill in prospects and employees is interpersonal skills. It’s stunning to observe how many people lack what I consider a basic talent. I had more conflicts dealing with some of the unappealing people I worked with than with outsiders.

Sad thing is he's actually a really good player, just made of paper mache.

Cozens has the worst +/- on the Sens. I don't think their fans are too enamored with his play. If this is how Norris' season goes each year, I would say the trade didn't work but the most ridiculous in history is hyperbole

“IF” there is a new GM (I’ll believe it when I see it), I sure hope he’s willing to live and work in Buffalo….and make sure his AGM also does the same. I don’t want a virtual GM, AGM to go along with the virtual owner that we already have.

So, interestingly, from national article on 10 worst GMs in position 5 or more years- today in The Athletic: KA 3rd worst Hired: June 2020 Fired: Apparently never. In between: No playoff appearances, little in the way of hope, lots of fan unrest, and the occasional article like this one. Signature move: Definitely the Jack Eichel trade, and everything that led up to it. Bottom line: It’s always dangerous to put somebody on a list like this when they’re still building out their body of work. Maybe this looks bad in a year or two. Let’s just say that right now, I’m not getting that vibe.

I’ve always asked every person I’ve interviewed what their very first job was. If they didn’t answer something before they were eighteen, I wouldn’t hire them, or promote them.

Said it before.... Cozens for Norris trade was most rediculous deal in Franchise history! Would of got more out of a bag of pucks.

Are there are lot of folks rooting for that? Seems many are simply and probably correctly surmising it is the path of least resistance, which is typically the Pegula way.

I don't understand why so many on here are rooting for Jarmo to be our next GM as if he's some sort of savior. The Blue Jackets were more than happy to get rid of him, especially after his role in the Mike Babcock fiasco. Sure, Jarmo did some good things early on with the Blue Jackets but it ultimately got to the point where everything turned south with him in charge. The best possibility I see for Jarmo is that he might be hired as an interim GM with the possibility of taking over the full reigns of the job if he proves himself in a big way and in a short time. Unless he's just hired as the interim GM, I would rather take a chance on someone other than Jarmo to become our GM.