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No, Adams signed Hall

The Adams character will always be open to interpretation on that front

I guess the "increased smoke" a few closer to the Sabres Twitter posters referenced really meant something this time...

Jarmo convinced the prize FA in the 2022 class to sign in Columbus, a move that was on no one's radar. He has chops. I've been saying for a long time that we need a GM not willing to accept the status quo that has the apple bag to TRY to make bold moves. Jarmo is that There are some warts to his CBJ tenure, but he also molded a doormat franchise into a regular playoff participant for a few years. Excited about the path forward for the first time in a long time.

I can’t remember….did Jarmo hire Torts in Columbus?

2 tents next to each other, I'll bring the soup over, pay no mind to the nylon unzipping in the wee hours of the night.

That's why I'm open to him either being stupid, a weasel, a stupid weasel, or none of the above. I've never met him so really can't pass a fully informed judgement. All we have are his actions and public statements, from which my assessment is that any of the former three apply.

I think Lindy has done a terrible job. Out of historical loyalty I tend to blame the assistants and the fact he was saddled with them but he really hasn't gotten it done and really looks like an old guy well past his era. I'd clean house right now if I was GM but mid season is difficult. There is however the Olympic break. Ideal time to bring in a complete new coaching staff with time to get organized. DeBoer is out there. Tortorella if you want to create an earthquake. Whatever he does I think Lindy's time should in fact end.

He passed on PoolParty to take Dubois in the draft so I don’t think loyalty to a country man will play a factor

Gonna be a lot of missed umlauts around here going forward. Kekāläinen

If Adams didn’t realize why he was over his head it goes a long way towards explaining why he was so bad at the job. Frankly the idea he is that stupid is more of a pot shot at the guy (and far more unrealistic) than the idea he was maximizing the term of his employment as a priority. He’s not stupid. He’s probably pretty smart. You know what he wasn’t? A Sabre.

This comment makes me think the scenario I laid out earlier was correct. Terry wanted to move on from Adams after last season but he also feared hiring the wrong hockey guy so he brought him in as senior advisor to get to know him. I guess he passed the test but the question would be was the test to see if he's competent or was it to see if he'd be loyal to Terry and do what he's told. Time will tell. It's doubtful he can be worse than Adams. Now let's see what moves he makes.

I can honestly say that this is the most excited I’ve been about the Sabres in a long time. Someone actually cared enough to do something.

So, you maintain your position that Adams didn't realize he was in over his head. I can see why, although I'm also open to Adams fully realizing the role was too big for him.

It does, but I didn’t say tomorrow either. That said there are good people sitting at home right now, such as DeBoer for example.

Will he keep UPL out of patriotic loyalty to a fellow Finn? Inquiring minds wanna know.

He’s not a weasel of a person. How could we say that? We don’t know him personally. This is an entertainment product. We buy and sell the product. Adams was a weasel of a GM. There’s no sympathy required - a grown man who had won a cup, he knew exactly what he was stepping into when he took the job. He knew he was firing a bunch of employees that the previous GM would rather quit than can. He knew the plan concocted by himself and Terry was a plan that had zero expectation of success in any realistic timeframe. His aim was job security

Are you familiar with the Parable of the Prodigal Son?

whatchu talkin’ bout, Willis

Welcome back!

Oh Adams was canned?

Don’t know if DeBoer and Jarmo have any prior relationship. But for the love of all that is holy if he can be had, get him in here by the Olympic break at the latest. Implement systems and evaluate talent firsthand for the balance of the year. Be part of developing a offseason plan to improve the roster. Don’t waste half of the 26-27 season doing those same things.