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We have a co-GM that believed in him. Does he still believe? Is this a change-of-scenery situation?

That's why I posted that pod. Baker and Fairburn aren't a couple of amateur hot heads. Fairburn is the Sabres beat writer for the Athletic and Baker runs the website Sabres Prospects. They are both fairly plugged in. Fairburn in particular paints a picture of Adams and Kekalainen working in tandem, not of Adams looking over his shoulder. They think a transition is in the works, perhaps mid season. I wonder if a deal for Chinakov is near? They didn't mention it specifically, but stressed how vital it is for the locker room to make a move to show they are trying to bolster the team.

Did anyone listen to the podcast I linked? It discussed Kev stepping down (or up?) to allow Jarmo to be GM and take over deal making. Also they say Jarmo has been in Buffalo daily, in the building and at practices, not living in Columbus full time as we believe he is.

74 if you count Dahlin's leave of absence. It leads the NHL by a mile https://nhlinjuryviz.blogspot.com/2025/10/202526-NHL-man-games-lost-plots.html Kris baker and Matthew Fairburn discuss this and other things related to Kevyn Adams on their latest pod, including potential succession scenarios.

Everything is exactly the same, except for Kesselring, Doan, Danforth, Lyon, Östlund, Rosen, Timmins, Ellis, Greenway (back from injury), Norris (eventually) and Dunne. Other than those 11 players it's exactly the same team.

Ruff speaking with the morning show, discussing a viral ailment Zucker is dealing with. Hasn't eaten solid for in 9 days, lost a lot of weight, doctors still haven't figured out what it is exactly. Even when he's over it, the weight loss and weakness will take a long time to overcome. Oy vey. I can't link this interview from my phone but it's in the 9am hour of today's show.

Because hockey coaches are not doctors. Don't take everything they say literally.

Back in my beer league days, I took a puck off the back of my calf and got a DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis, aka clot) I'm surprised more hockey players don't get them. Out 3 months, having to inject Warfarin daily.

He stopped two breakaways in the 2nd. How many scoring chances are we going to give the Canes?

F Taylor Hall

Not today Satan.

Lyon.

Quinn got undressed.

That's Chickenman.

And yet he seems to be in the room whenever decisions are being made.

What's "inexpensive" for an NHL GM? And why would a "cheap" owner pay it when he has a GM?

https://sabrenoise.com/nhl-insider-says-brendan-shanahan-would-consider-buffalo-sabres-job-01k9a8x8fbh7 https://sabrenoise.com/is-this-hall-of-fame-gm-giving-the-sabres-a-second-chance-01jvaqkqvq6b Are these the stories you are quoting? I'm reading a lot of conjecture, not much actual fact. @Crusader1969 Rule of thumb: Any headline that ends in a question mark usually isn't a news a story.

Meanwhile there are Bills fans who want Terry to clean house because no Super Bowls. You really want him to pick another regime? 🤣

No idea what he pays anyone. But is a guy like Jarmo Kekäläinen going to join a team for chump change? My point was you have this obsession with $5MM in unspent cap as proof of cheapness while Terry pays a roomful of GMs and assistants, all while also being an "indifferent absentee owner." 🤷‍♂️

Is this not rooting for failure? I was told this doesn't really happen here.

Lol, yeah. Who the f*** is James Cook? People actually believe this.

I don't disagree with your take, though I don't think I make excuses. More like you said, trying to be the voice of reason, which may come off like excuses.

Your opinions.

I am merely calling out the conflicting narratives that some fans post here. Someone actually said they don't want the Sabres to make the playoffs because Adams would get the credit and won't get fired. How am I supposed to read that?

But if Terry is the de facto GM, as has been floated here, what is Jarmo doing and why promote him? Also how can Terry be cheap about spending to the cap while paying a dozen front office people?