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He's clearly got a ton of pp points. Only way his +/- is that with his production.

Pos Donald Trump. What a vile, small minded, trash human and his Cadre of anti American child haters.

I was going to say that as well, but from my Google search, he didn't play on their line. Who knows about the PP, but given I haven't watched any Bulldogs I figured I'd play it safe and not mention it.

They're certainly linked, but I think if you asked him to his face, you'd get a bunch of pathetic responses that make him the victim of the entire thing.

Because the NHL doesn't already make things convoluted enough; let's add 1 MORE level of complexity to something that should be really friggin' simple but the NHL CAN'T let things be simple. Not when there's a possiblilty of making them completely unfollowable. They aren't there YET (and even with your proposed modification they wouldn't be there, but they'd be heading in that direction) but give 'em time and more ideas like this and they'll get there. (Not meant for the snark to be directed at you; just the NHL and the stupid Sabres deserve the ire today.)

That’s it. ***** all over the last remaining bit of positivity I have left.

To answer the OP's original Q. Is it because Kim Pegula's favorite song is "Edge of 17" and we're ONLY 1-2 years away from being able to use THAT as the team's goal song and Terry wants to be able to give that to her as a gift soon? If not, got nothin'.

I don't know if it's pride. Wouldn't he be more proud of owning a Stanley Cup winner than.own one of the worst franchises in memory? It's not pride. Hubris maybe, but not pride. Even that doesn't ring true to me. He has never seemed like a vain man to me. Shuns the spotlight, doesn't tell everyone how great he is, is quiet and unassuming.

I haven't seen much love for either bolded player on here. Should those people be nervous that they're both reasonable bets to be available when the Sabres pick?

See I'd call ^^^ pride too. 🤷‍♂️

So I guess now we're onto the question - when the team puts up 75 points and misses the playoffs for the 15th straight year next year, will THAT be enough to get KA fired? Nobody kicks the can down the road like the Buffalo Sabres.

I agree with this; it also makes me think competent and successful people with any GM experience would want to steer clear of such an organization.

Wouldn't that be jumping OFF the bandwagon?? 🤔

I wonder what the S&C coach's salary is compared to the defense assistant coach and the PP coach, and the Appert assistant coach. Don't want to be paying too much for the old coach and the replacement.

I don't think it's pride, I think he's tired of looking like the one sowing chaos by firing so many different GMs, coaches, etc. over his time as owner. I think he sees himself as a victim. A victim of bad advice from outsiders, a victim of bad staffing internally, etc. So now he's digging in. "The NHL is a development league" I want to take those rumors with a huge grain of salt. If Adams was doing presentations, I have to assume they were scheduled and may have even been his idea. That kinda stuff is his background. I don't believe he is in any kind of danger whatsoever.

That's not my issue with O'Brien. He's 3rd on his team in points, so how much of his assist total is inflated by playing with 71g Lardus? I think Martin and Bear just have more of the jam I'm looking for. I'd roll the dice on McQueen at 9 depending on his medicals too.

Send this to cold takes exposed.

I am still shocked he survived the palm trees and taxes speech. That was such an anti-leadership moment. Should have been fired almost immediately after that bit of leadership failure. This sounds to me like a short leash situation. Those kind of presentations usually contain milestones that need to be met. I would expect a change as soon as a planned item gets missed. Then again, I said at the time I don’t see how he survives palm trees and taxes, so my prediction rate is not looking good.

I have seen numerous PIPs in my corporate days. Never saw one that helped "fix" a persons performance unfortunately. They may be intended to help but the reality is that it is a tool to prevent a lawsuit. I doubt Terry is worried about a lawsuit. I think he truly likes Adams. Terry could still be spooked about his reputation around the league as being impatient. He must be counting on Lindy to make a difference. Promoting Adams higher into the FO to get him out of the way was never going to work. If you don't want Adams involved in the FO decisions anymore you release him.

it's because he broke his ass on the door to the bench, if memory serves. oh - don't misunderstand me. the guy's a winner. dirty as f*ck. but a winner.

Any system that allows a team to jump up 9 or 10 places is just plain dumb and unfair. Period.

What resonated with me is your comment that at least Stevie Y is trying. I have more respect for people who try to correct a problem and fail, as opposed to someone who stubbornly goes on the same pathway that is wrong. That's what is so exasperating with how KA and the owner have conducted themselves.

Yeah, sure it will be different if the results are essentially same. EVENTUALLY that'll be true, ..., most likely.

Imagine last offseason saying it is playoffs or bust this year and there are no more excuses. Then assembling a team that is last in the conference for most of the season and missing the playoffs for the 5th straight year under your leadership. And the boss says “Nice presentation, give it another shot this year” 🤪

So Jack Quinn got the strength and conditioning guy fired?