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56 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:
Wonder if Vancouver move EP40? I know many booed at thought last season but we still could use a 1C and why not?
Why not? How about because Peterrsson isn't a 1c.
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Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld are expecting their first child.
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40 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
From Tim Graham and Matthew Fairburn in the Athletic
In addition, Kekalainen is currently in Finland
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26 minutes ago, kas23 said:
Ngl, spent about a minute trying to figure out if he’s wearing underwear. I still don’t know.
5 minutes ago, inkman said:I doubt they would announce this in the middle of a west coast road trip. Which is why all the outlets reporting this look like morons. I hate this race to report things first nonsense. It cheapens the product because people are more concerned about being first than being correct.
Sabres don't play again until Thursday (after Sunday)
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11 minutes ago, JohnC said:
It would be a mistake to make a trade just to demonstrate that you are doing something. That’s when you make a bad deal. I’m not looking for flashy actions as I am more demonstrations of thoughtfulness and competency. The offseason is the time to make deals that restructure the roster.
However, a change in GMs will be a clear sign to the players that changes will be made and the status quo will no longer be tolerated. And I’m sure most of the players will appreciate that.
You know that isn't true. Changing gm has already occurred in the past and the status quo just kept on.
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1 minute ago, Believer said:
Said it after he got hurt first game here. Norris is a bust. Adams gambled and lost.
End the fantasy.
Waive him.
Well first, you can't waive an injured player.
Second, no.
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Feels like a Monday morning problem and it's Thursday.
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23 minutes ago, St. Pete Gogolak said:
Yes, Power would be claimed. But Norris? Would it be better to use the $8 million to sign a FA in the offseason who could help the team?
Norris would be claimed.
Edit: sorry I should say more. Norris even with injuries is still a center that can play in your top 6. Teams would certainly risk it for free outside cap space.
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23 minutes ago, St. Pete Gogolak said:
Serious question. If Norris was outright waived, would any team pick him up and take on that contract? Same question with UPL. Power? Somebody probably gambles on Power. Just posing the question shows what an awful GM Adams is. Almost makes you yearn for Tim Murray. Almost.
Lol don't be ridiculous. Norris and Power would have multiple waive claims. Upl, harder to say cuz goalie is weird but yes lots of teams would take Norris and Power.
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Just now, GASabresIUFAN said:
Scoring chances and high danger scoring chances are down year over year. That’s D improvement. The goaltending is the primary issue.
That's fair
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Jarmo Kekalainen is gonna be GM
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6 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
I don’t think Jarmo has had anything to do with the fiasco. The fiasco was in place when he got here.
I hate to write this but Doan and Timmins were solid off-season acquisitions and the PK and overall defense are improved year over year. The issue remains a failure to upgrade the goaltending, and get top 6 playmaking help. These issues are nothing new and that ultimately is Adam’s ultimate sin. He tinkered with the bottom of the roster, never addressed the key issues and the his rebuild has failed.
The defense is improved!?
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Removing Adams is only step 1. Multiple others need to go as well.
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26 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
His sources are saying this is the end for Adams
What changed after the Edmonton win? Are they going to give him more time if he wins again?
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Per reports
had it first
42 minutes ago, ponokasabre said:Its official Ellis has been put on IR
There is the roster move
I assume soon we wil hear UPL is the starter
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3 hours ago, Jorcus said:
It's interesting that they have the same production with different styles of play. If you were going to argue with someone about the meaning of the expected goals stat in money puck I think these would be the 2 examples you would use to argue against the value of the stat.
Peterka
Doan
I am not trying to debunk the analytics of this but there are outliers, Doan shoots from close to the net. So far in his limited time he has been very good at scoring in tight. Still it looks as if he is underperforming although I don't think anyone around here thinks that he is. His body of work is limited but continuing along the same path one would expect a nice 25-30 goal output near or equal to Peterka's.
In Peterka's case he is always out performing his expected goals. I assume it's because most of his goals are from the wings and he is a high volume shooter. I think the expectations are that the expected goal analytics will catch up to Peterka but they never have so far. He just has the talent to score goals from distance.
I don't know if these trends continue but in Peterka's case there is enough data to say that he is better than his analytics in this area. In Doan's who the hell cares if he is worse but still puts in 25 goals.
Expected goals shouldn't be treated as actual goals. It is really only showing you how many quality shoots on goal you had and when you combine it with its inverse, you get the xgf% which is useful. xGF IMO is being overused throughout hockey because it offers a simple stat to show shot quality for and against. It is only one metric and without context it becomes like any stat, meaningless. I would guess that Doan is generating more shots in high quality areas where as Peterka has a better shot overall. As you say, it is about how they create offense.
Idk if you mean if Doan is worse or Peterka is worse but still puts up 25g. The issue wouldn't be the 25g either puts up but what the split looks like. If I put up 25g but allow 45 because I don't suppress shots in my own end, the 25g really doesn't matter. Dylan Cozens is a good example of this.
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1 minute ago, pi2000 said:
The POHO sets the strategic direction of the team.... What type of team do they want to build? What type of players do they target? What are the priorities? coaching? goaltending? Are they buying or selling? The POHO provides direction to the GM who is responsible for executing on those directives.
Terry has been filling this role and it's an utter disaster.Why can't a GM make those decisions on his OR her own?
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20 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:
I don't mind Adam's having another role in the organization. Hopefully it's just that higher up in the hockey department.
Give him some kind of a hybrid role where he talks to the hockey people and works on the business side of things. Just they really got to flush out this entire front office.
No, he needs to be gone. Adams can go back to harbor center.
1 minute ago, Flashsabre said:What has Adams built in 6 years? This team is no closer to a playoff spot than when he started. Goaltending has always been a mess under his watch.
It's further away.
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14 minutes ago, Thorny said:
His bottom line is a cop out. It doesn’t matter what he’s “building”. If it takes you 6 years to make the playoffs your plan sucks
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1 hour ago, Archie Lee said:
I gather this is the clock striking midnight…for someone? I’m not good at this.
In Stranger Things (the show it is from) the clock shows up and is chiming for someone's impending doom by the main baddy.
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3. Kevyn Adams, Sabres
Hired: June 2020
Fired: Apparently never.
In between: No playoff appearances, little in the way of hope, lots of fan unrest, and the occasional article like this one.
Signature move: Definitely the Jack Eichel trade, and everything that led up to it.
Bottom line: It’s always dangerous to put somebody on a list like this when they’re still building out their body of work. Maybe this looks bad in a year or two. Let’s just say that right now, I’m not getting that vibe.
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I wouldn't but Pronman would
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6858899/2025/12/10/nhl-draft-2026-top-prospects-gavin-mckenna/
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43 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
He's a terrible speaker and would likely say something that would come off the wrong way, which is why some people want him to speak. So they can embarrass him further.
He doesn't have to sell the team, just leave management to someone skilled and get out of the way. But also spend enough money to do it right.
The dude has never made the playoffs, if public speaker embarrasses him more than that, sell the damn team.
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Rumor: Tim Graham “Sources He has are strongly hinting this is the end for Kevyn Adams”
in The Aud Club
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As others have noted it seems like Monday is the day. They'll be home, they don't play until Thursday, and it gives Jarmo time to get back from Finland (if that's the move).