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Sure it's ice. It's just a phase it's going through. 😉

I accept that, but I'd also say a version of Chara is exactly what this team currently needs.

Then it’s not ice anymore. Is ice wet?

Oh please, stop. He did not make the team any better than it was. He did not address the major weaknesses and he bet solely on Ruff elevating them and his signings stepping up. Ruff didn't, Cozens didn't, Byram underwhelmed. Nothing wrong with the McLeod trade but ultimately with Cozens sucking that did not fill the hole he created trading away Mittlestadt. Malentstyn isn't anything and thus no better than Girgensens, probably worse. Lafferty and Aube Kubul were money wasted and didn't upgrade Okposo. The roster was basically the same.

I'd argue McCabe and Zadorov reached their potential. They're both top-4 guys, and can be especially effective with the correct partner. In a best-case scenario, Zadorov could be a top pair guy, but the offense was never touted as amazing, so top-4 is solid. Girgensons has been a 4th liner for over a dozen years in the NHL. He was miscast by the Sabres because they drafted him when they found themselves with no center spine, but for a mid-1st he has panned out. Grigorenko was a bust. He was also rushed, and maybe could have been more with a longer development curve and a bunch of time in Rochester. They need him to be much more and he was not that. Ristolainen is a disappointment. Another rushed prospect because he was blocked by the likes of Benoit and Meszaros. With proper coaching and a slower timeline, maybe he could have been the top-pair guy. He looked like Ivan Drago, but a boxer also needs to be a technician when they're facing well-schooled boxes of similar athletic prowess. He's always been overpaid since his second contract because he was gifted PP1 time... but he's not a bust: he's still in the league all these years later.

Again, perhaps he wasn't throwing shade at the fans for once. You can give him the benefit of the doubt if you really want to. But in this particular instance, IMHO, past performance should be considered indicative of present results.

Getting the fans to go bonkers in order to ratchet up some pressure on the Sabres is precisely the idea GMs (and agents for that matter) have in mind when it comes to the sort of media manipulation @PromoTheRobotalludes to in that particular post. Makes sense given how bonkers we fans currently are. Especially when it comes to KA over-valuing prospects and being afraid to pull the trigger on deals.

The question with Carbonneau is translatability of his game. He has a tendency to stop scanning and go full McDavid where he plans to deke and skates through everyone. That does not work at the NHL level very often. He'll need to pick his spots better and use his passing and off puck game more. If he can, all those soft skills will be that much more useful.

My beer belly keeps me warm in the winter ❄️

So how does this "rumor" square with trading away JJP and Byram rumors? Are we going to trade them for prospects and then trade those prospects for other players? Odds of Adams completing such a deal are about zero.

Perhaps for once he wasn't throwing shade at the fans. But, his overriding shtick is that the fans are unworthy and contribute to the troubles of this franchise and if they would simply be more positive the results would improve regardless of what happens at SHKIIIP. Based on his past writings, have a hard time not taking "because you know the fanbase will go bonkers, and maybe put pressure on the Sabres" as another shot at the fans.

When it's that many that never met their potential , you might want to start looking at the organizations ability to develop their prospects

Talking about guys Murray traded for who can remind me why they didn't try to sign Kane? Exactly the type of player they are still desperate for 8 years (or so) later

While @PromoTheRobothas certainly called out fans in the past, the particular post that @Pimlachresponded didn’t blame fans in the least. He was merely pointing out how teams can manipulate various media at times.

When you crack up Mel Brooks you know you're funny.

@PromoTheRobot has always had an attitude that if the fanbase went too far in criticizing the benevolent owner that the angered owner would out of frustration or spite move the franchise or sell it to someone who would move the franchise. That's always been his overriding fear when the criticisms get too intense. PTR puts his $$$ where his mouth is and as an out of towner attends a lot of hometown games in a variety of sports. So he deserves some forbearance. But even for this fine upstanding fellow he carries out his prostration to the organization to an extreme level. He needs to recognize that holding people accountable in any endeavor is something that should be pursued and not feared. And I want to make it clear that I like this fine chap.

Actually, yes. Ice skates glide on a trail of liquid water. The concentrated force of the blade on the ice creates enough localized pressure to temporarily melt the ice into water, and it acts as a lubricant that the skater glides on.

Go home sportsnet, you're drunk "Heck, if Desnoyers and Martone wind up going 2-3, that would push Misa... to 4"

Yeah, sadly she might be the Jimmy Arias of the women's side. (At 1 point, he was the best tennis player in the world not named Connors, McEnroe, or Lendl. And he was from Buffalo too. But he never could get past the big 3.)

Don't know if you've lurked here for a while or are new here, but he ABSOLUTELY blames the fans for the problems of this team. Used to blame the Bills drought on the fans as well. It's kind of his thing.

In season trades are more challenging to do than offseason deals. KA's biggest mistake was in assessing his roster before it played its first game. When you poorly assess and assemble a roster you are in for a tough season.

The inquisitive person you described who was managing a project that was overwhelming him is a person I admire. He had enough self-awareness to recognize his limitations and seek help to get him through the project. He didn't allow his ego to fake his way through a project that was too much for him to handle alone. Compare that to Pegula and KA? (As you pointed noted.)

Well, Denis Hamel was a Sabre that played that style of game you wax so eloquently about and a dirty hit from Chara effectively ended his career. He came back but was never the same. Again, FTG and the horse that rode in on him.

Tell that to the owner who foolishly hired him and then retained him after an extended bland performance. It's not a surprise that when mediocrity is rewarded (or not held accountable) it is a reflection of the mediocre franchise. Tolerance is not always a good thing.