K-9

Mostly wistful

Well, I got nothin. To think we’ve had as many Raffis as Jacks.

I can’t recall any, either, at the moment. Johns or Jacques count?

Yeah, but those gardening gloves really popped!

Given what little anyone has seen or heard from him, it almost seems like John is there already. Almost.

Adams needed to keep Ullmark if only to prevent @MODO Hockey from leaving, no longer sharing panny videos from Sweden, and becoming a Bruins fan.

When Lehrer first spoke about his demons, he was very effusive in his praise of the entire Sabres staff for helping him get the help he needed and the continued support they provided. He had nothing but nice things to say at the time. Fast forward a year later or so when he was having great success with the Islanders and it was a whole different story. He trashed the organization and then he saw fit to trash the fans and that’s where he lost me. I sincerely wish him well in his recovery, but I don’t have any other kind words for him. He can go screw himself for taking cheap shots at us fans.

…yet.

Good luck in your continued recovery, Robin.

It’s a F ing joke for crissakes! It wasn’t directed at you or anyone else in the least. I think you’re just angling for an argument, but I’m not gonna indulge you. Have a good evening.

The thread has become a needed repository for general opinions regarding the Eichel situation more than it is about any specific trade scenarios at the moment and I don’t see that as a negative, necessarily. Perhaps a thread title change would help?

And yet when players exercise their right to go elsewhere for more money, some will insist on blaming Adams, anyway. If it were strictly a matter of a few more bucks for Linus, then I have to question how committed he was to ever staying in the first place. I imagine his mindset was like others of his time here and he really wanted to leave, anyway. I always liked Linus, Risto, and Reinhart and I thank them for their time here, but they wanted fresh starts and nobody can blame them for that given the lack of success while they were here. But like it or not, they were part of that lack of success and imo it was time to move on, regardless.

Yeah, but Adams has “full authority” over the situation!😀

I vote sink or swim. I’m not sold that every young player needs development in the A. Peterka strikes me as the kind who is up for the challenge.

Well, if it’s true that he’s got Skinner to dedicate himself to getting better in practice, then yes, I’ll go out on a limb and say he’s the best since Lindy. It’s a low bar to be sure, but I like how he seems to conduct himself as a coach.

Dunleavy is insufferable.

No, I don’t want to argue. Not at all. I fully get where you’re coming from. Let me put it this way, how authoritative is authority if it can’t be freely exercised by one who holds it? KA has to defer to medical experts and legal experts before he can even begin to think of using that authority. So great, KA has the authority. But it is feckless authority. Lets just let this go, ok?

And yet, he can’t do that. For reasons often outlined in this forum. Round and round we go. Best just to move on.

I understand what you’re saying, but I’m looking at it from a strictly practical viewpoint. IMO, one cannot say a person has full authority to do something and then proceed to give reasons why he can’t. Adams doesn’t have final say as he keeps deferring to the medical professionals that do.

Adams has deferred to the medical advice put forth by team doctors nearly every time he’s been asked about the impasse.

Thus, he doesn’t have the authority.

Well, that makes total sense since very, very little of this situation is KA’s to handle in the first place. As I’ve repeated numerous times, he doesn’t have the authority to overrule the medical course recommended by team doctors. Maybe Jack could consult with Kris Letang about the ACDF surgery to allay his concerns a bit. Letang seems to have recovered quite nicely after his surgery.

That is not an insignificant factor in all this. As I mentioned previously, the constrictive nature of the CBA has played a role throughout. Another aspect totally out of KA’s hands I might add.

You listed several ifs as well. I just added one more. Adams’s hands are tied. He simply does not have the authority to overrule the team doctors. It would help if more people, especially in the hockey media world tried to understand that as well. If Jack had agreed to the ACDF surgery after the 12 week rehab period didn’t work, he’d be halfway into his recovery by now and on target for a December return to the ice. Ah, what could have been.

Or, “If I wait long enough, Jack will get an agreed upon surgery of some type, the rehab goes well and he’s cleared to play, Jack returns to form, and teams will line up to make legitimate offers for a player of his caliber. I got time.”