PromoTheRobot

Skinner: rebound control. ugh.

Did you see my name?

Like letting your best players leave. I can't understand why that isn't working.

I agree. If JJP wants out then his new team can put together a package worth trading him for. Otherwise it's "suck it up, buttercup."

Ask yourself where these "rumblings" are coming from. (But don't ask @Pimlach) Are we going to let a player's agent dictate to us? I don't care if JJ doesn't want to be here. We have Peterka's rights until he's a fee agent, which is years away. We decide what to do with him and when.

Which we all know never happens. This thread is titled "Time To Trade Peterka."

But here we are saying it should happen with JJ.

https://apnews.com/article/nhl-income-tax-7c70f7164aeb58851da7afcf983f0a3c

We must really enjoy seeing former Sabres win cups elsewhere.

I'll be seeing Fu Manchu in Boston in September and Stereolab in Buffalo in October.

Who doesn't want to win trades? That said, didn't Kevyn overpay a bit for Beck Malenstyn? Many thought Savoie for McLeod was an overpay. (Results now vs results in the future.) Norris/JBD for Cozens/Gilbert was a more or less an even hockey trade.

The pressure of a skate blade on ice makes it wet. That's science🧪.

But there is an unfounded belief that Adams has walked away from good trades because he "overvalues" his players. It's something you can't prove unless you were on the phone.

What is the difference between overvaluing your players in a trade and not accepting a deal that you think is inadequate? Does anyone recall how upset fans were that Adams didn't trade Jack Eichel right away? I'm sure other GMs saw that situation as an opportunity to pry away an elite player for practically nothing. Whether you think Tuch, Krebs and picks for Eichel was adequate value, that deal was not done in haste.

😂 That's a stretch. So make bad moves because?

No but they opposite can be true. The whole "Adams overvalues his players" thing. Imagine you're a GM of a team targeting a top Sabres player/prospect. You essentially offer a bag of pucks hoping to swindle Adams who you see as inexperienced. But he doesn't bite. What do you do next? You run to the Dregers, Friedmans or Seravellis with the hot tip that Adams overvalues his players because you know the fanbase will go bonkers, and maybe put pressure on the Sabres. You'll notice we don't hear that trope anymore. As to your point, I don't think the Sabres talk to any press. Note how no one knew about the Kekalainen hire before it happened. Not Dregers. Not Paul Hamilton.

Keep in mind where most hockey journalists get their "scoops." From GMs and agents looking to manipulate the market.

Wasn't there an Eichel angle to Bylsma's firing? He wanted him gone?

Refresh my memory. Why did the Sabres fire Dan Bylsma? Was it to appease a certain premature captain?

And so it begins. The tearing down of Jarmo Kekalainen. Surprised it took this long.

Probably because TSN can get Marty for part time money. Why pay more? Doesn't he also do work for French language RDS?

I don't recall fans despising Appert. Especially since he got the Amerks to the Final Four in 2023. They lost to eventual cup winner Hershey 4-2.

Sabres Live is still state radio so it's understandable.

I'm fine if you are basing it on something other than someone imagining that scenario then treating it like fact.

As long as you're basing your post on something tangible.