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You know what's interesting. There are a lot of ppl around here who talk about giving Krebs another chance or seeing what he does this year or not getting rid of him too early etc... but Dylan Cozens has 1 down year where his coach was trash and it is all doom and gloom that he is some 3rd line level player that we are stuck with for 6 more years. Just interesting how perceptions and expectations shape how we feel. Not necessarily commenting on whats correct or incorrect.

Dunnno, Appert had one year as USNTDP HC, and 10 as a college head coach when he got the Amerks job.

If we are looking at drafting a talented wing at 11 with more size than a Savoie type, I would lean Eiserman over Connelly.

Necas' status in Carolina perhaps hinges on their intentions with Guentzel.

I know nothing about this guy. He is obviously connected to Karmanos. Likely lost his job as his contract is up and he isn't a Dubas guy. Seems fine.

If KA can make a deal that pushes Greenway to the 4th line, that’s a step in the right direction. I like Greenway and am glad he is here. I do think if we made a 4th line staring Greenway, a decent center and another smart effort player, we could have a very effective and disruptive “4th” line. When I look at the returning forwards I see 4 top 6 players (Quinn, TNT, Tuch and JJP), 3 players who could be in the top 6 but shouldn’t be yet (or anymore) in Skinner, Benson and Cozens and a 3/4 liner in Greenway. In Adam’s world the forwards probably look something like this JJP TNT Tuch Benson Cozens Quinn Skinner ???? Greenway ????? Krebs ????? What he should be looking at JJP TNT Tuch Benson ???? Quinn Skinner Cozens ???? ???? ???? Greenway We need a top6/9 center, a top 9 RW, a 4th LW and Center.

Just like the thought that Necas is odd man out in Carolina (I would think he is not bc still an RFA and easier to retain vs the overwhelming number of UFA’s Brett Peche might get some desperate team to overpay and therefore not even an option in Carolina), I would hope that If Buffalo was forced into a decision of retaining RFA or UFA, the RFA’s like JJP and Quinn would be the easier decisions to keep. Not 100% apples to apples for me to use Quinn (or JJP) b/c we have an opportunity to bridge both like Necas was for two years with a modest increase. But let’s push the scenario two years down the road, where JJP or Quinn are coming off a bridge deal looking for in excess of $8m each. Both are top 6 players (like Necas) and you need to decide on one. Would not expect at least a top 15 first round pick and another top level asset or two for either? Sam got you a low mid 1st and Prospect and he was a year older, or was on a second Bridge deal.

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The youngsters in this raucous room don't know who Ed McMahon is. However, the old hipsters here do:

I don't get your point. If a player the GM is interested doesn't want to waive his no-trade/move clause to come here, then you go to your next player option in the pursuit of players. In the sports business and in life if option A is not attainable, then you go to option B-Z. And it should be pointed out that every franchise in the league has to contend with no trade clauses in the hockey business.

So, I had never heard of this kid. I like to give people 2nd chances, especially young kids. I also think it’s very hard for people to change who they really are. I went into it with an open mind anyways. I came across the swastika incident and maybe a racial slur. Ok, kids do really dumb stuff. Even our very own golden boy Josh Allen had similar baggage, but we still drafted him. Then I read this article: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5290107/2024/02/22/nhl-draft-prospect-trevor-connelly/ I can’t see how we would possibly draft him. He’s played on a billion teams, leaving each one due to “no comment” or some other attitude/bullying issue. Even got kicked out of Bishop Kearney after 2 weeks. And all this stuff really wasn’t that long ago.

This is the Adams who got Terry to believe us signing Taylor Hall meant we were competing for a cup, not just making the playoffs. All the talent we’ve had who has left and had immediate impact has shown it’s not our assessment as much as it is our country club culture leading to underperforming. And you can’t really assess players performance when they are under that shroud. Long way of saying that Adam’s can’t really be judged on his pro talent in the past because everything had been different - the budget, the coaching, the culture, the expectations. I agree when Adam’s says we have the talent in the top6 and top4 defense and goaltending. We just need role players and have cap flexibility to find them. This is a whole different scenario to picking prospects who will grow. Don’t need to, just need to find who still has the wheels to repeat what they did on a good team. Success has more on Lindy’s ability to change the culture despite what’s going on over his head. And he’s used to playing euchre with a crap hand.

They love him in Seattle. I would love for the Sabres to get him for the bottom 6. He's at $3.5M for this upcoming season, then UFA. I don't see Seattle trading him, more likely he signs an extension. He's heart and soul of that team.

I’m not disputing this, but don’t recall him saying he wants to add a top 9 wing. I hope he does. If he does, though, it will mean demoting Greenway to line 4, or trading Skinner, Tuch, Benson, Quinn or Peterka (none of whom are being demoted to line 4), or buying out Skinner. I guess they could “Krueger” Skinner again, or trade Greenway, but I can’t imagine those options are in the plans. I’m still holding out slim hope (5% chance, maybe?) for a Skinner buyout. It’s a bit of a litmus test for me re: just how serious they are about making the playoffs this season. Though I’m holding out slim hope, I don’t think they are as serious as I would prefer.

Just throwing this out there... Trevor Connelly is a top 5 talent. He's a Kyle Connor clone. I understand the baggage, but he's made a complete 180 from where he was 5-6 years ago. His character development has been outstanding and he's been a model teammate. What doesn't get talked about enough is the effort he's put in to learn from his mistake... the volunteer work, taking classes, speaking with various groups, etc.. Sure, he can't undo what he did and he has to live with that, but he's done everything in his power to learn from his mistake and he's a better person today because of it. I have no concerns about his character, and he's an uber talented kid.. he'd been a steal at 11.

I just put the question to a family member that works in the league and the current ESPN+ contract has one year left.

Each of the last 2 seasons (at least) every game leaguewide was on ESPN+. A handful made it to ESPN2 or ESPNU, but even those would be ESPN+ games as well. Am expecting (hoping?) they'll all be on ESPN+ next year as well; but have no idea what sort of contract the NLL & the Mouse agreed to.

So happy that the games were on espn+!!! This team made it look easy all playoff long!! Congrats for 2 in row!!

As one trying to point out my inattentiveness to details... clearly you've not looked at stats: https://www.nhl.com/panthers/player/kyle-okposo-8473449 Clearly pointless talking to you. Have a nice day.

I feel like things ending in mite are just terrible. Thermite Termite Spam-Lite

And yet, Adams has flat out stated, ever since the trade deadline passed and apparently on several occassions that he wants to add a top 9 (top 6?) W and also a bottom 6C that is good on the PK and at the dot. Considering Krebs has continued to be underwhelming am really hoping that bottom 6C is another top 9 guy. Then, there could be 1 or 2 other additions to recreate the 4th line to have "an identity" though am not as convinced as others are that 1 of those 2 isn't Girgensons. Expect that he will bring in those pieces, though they may be underwhelming. Am not convinced he makes any changes to the D unless sending out Johnson or Jokiharju is necessitated to bring in one of those 1st 2 pieces. And am not convinced a vet NHL netminder gets brought in to compete with Levi &/or UPL. But do expect to see some changes in the F ranks.

Do you know who Adams cannot acquire through a trade no matter what he offers? Anyone in the entire league with a no trade/no move clause. But I will note this doesn't let him off the hook for appearing to have no clue about constructing a roster.

The exchange rate there has changed dramatically over the years. I remember when you could get a dozen donuts for less than $2.00. Now they're about $2 each.

Yep. I liked Reinhart a lot, but the one trade that really set this team back was the Foligno trade.