PromoTheRobot

It's Saturday July 12 at 10am. I got the ticket before I realized I can't go to Buffalo that weekend. So if anyone wants that ticket, PM me. It's only one ticket.

And if someone wanted him enough they could make a serious offer. My point is you don't know and I don't know. You can make stuff up all you want.

Adams salary is not public knowledge, yet you know what it is. Impressive.

You think that trades are like light switches that you turn on and off.

Wow, you're contradicting yourself while you think you're proving you point. 😂 Adams doesn't spend enough but he put himself in a bad spot by spending too much? Wow. 🥨🥨🥨🥨 Meanwhile in the weeks and months leading to July 1, not you, not anyone on this site brought up the Sabres risk exposure to an offer sheet. Yet here's our "poor dumb" GM getting ahead of the issue. Who'd think it? Not you, apparently.

And they are hamstrung making an offer sheet for Byram because they lack a 2026 R2 pick.

Especially since there is no rush to get this done. They have months.

I think many take anything Adams says as stupid without actually hearing what he's saying. The Sabres were actually smart for once defending against an offer sheet. And since they can't land any blue chip scoring in free agency, at least they are improving the back end and team grit.

Correct me if I'm wrong but you said "Only Adams" would dump salary to defend against an offer sheet as if you didn't believe it or didn't take that threat seriously.

Maybe I read it wrong but @Pimlach suggested Adams opening cap space was not about that. That it was just about being cheap. And frankly, I think the leftover cap happened because Adams could not land players he was targeting, and failing that, he wasn't going to just spend on any JAG for appearances. They need to have cap in case they trade Byram for any player, even ones with large contracts. And the threat of a offer sheet is still there.

Please explain how the Sabres are paralyzed? Is there a deadline to move Byram? Does the season start next week? Is your Hot Pocket taking too long? Chill.

If you're going to call our GM dumb, don't make your own dumb suggestions

Who would you want from the Sharks?

Then there's this...

Are we good with paying Byram $9 for one year? Also, these guys think Byram is a UFA in one year. Is it one or two?

Did you scout them all?

They have 20 forwards in the pipeline, 16 defenders, 5 goalies. https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/53/buffalo-sabres/in-the-system

https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-2025-development-camp-roster

I wasn't sure what aspect you were comparing. The team or the city.

You're right about this season. But anyone you sign now, unless it's a one year deal, is going to have an impact going forward.

That's true but he's also negotiating with Tuch for an extension. He has much more flexibility this way.

Nonsense, unless Byram was lost. Then your on Adams for not planning.

Maybe you missed when Adams said the Sabres needed to get into a position to not be caught by an offer sheet. So yes, they were shedding salary, but it was for a good reason. I'm sure you would have lost your s**t if they traded for Rossi but lost Byram to an offer sheet (and not a very big one.) As for Kesselring, he was also a big need for the team, so there's that. Why does everything have to happen immediately? Does the season start next week?

But you aren't on the phone now. So you don't know what's being offered. He may be getting offered 3rd line players. Do you want more of those? I doubt it.

That's an assumption, and a fairly large one. You don't know what players are being offered. (Other than Marco Rossi and Adams saw more value in a Kesselring.)