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4 hours ago, K-9 said:
I don’t assign any probability. And I don’t think it’s an extreme idea given Trump’s affiliation with Russian oligarchs and Russian mafia since 1987 as well as his pro-Russia, anti-Ukraine rhetoric.
It would certainly be my last moments as a US resident and ultimately a citizen.
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12 minutes ago, Thorner said:
Maybe Adams was right.. I mean clearly Cozens was the issue. Addition by subtraction
Hopefully Dahlin doesn't flip flop. But perhaps the comments attributed to Dahlin were before trade deadline? Certainly having big emotion guys like Zucker and Greenway choose to re-up goes a long way to cementing that people want to be there.
I think we all could see that Cozens had checked out. He played, but not to his potential. He had been shopped and I am sure it got to him.
Either way, I want to see more and until the team wins consistently... we'll have to take these moments and cling to them even if they are as fleeting as the half-life of a muon.
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5 hours ago, Weave said:
I think you have to use the gauge of team performance to determine if remote teams are working. That is not to suggest that the Sabres lack of success is a result of a remote team, rather the teams lack of success strongly suggests to me that they need every advantage to overcome this, and there is no inherent advantage to a remote team supporting a local operation. This team needs the on hand collaboration a helluva lot more than a team that is succeeding.
My $0.02 anyway.
So, Karmanos is in Pittsburgh and the team is failing, the remote location is a problem. But before him the team was failing with people in Buffalo. So, maybe that logic doesn't quite work out?
The question to ask is this, assuming Karmanos' skill set is a benefit to the Sabres, does allowing him to work from Pittsburgh really matter? Do you really believe that if he were in Buffalo all the time there would be a difference? I don't and not for a single moment.
The other question to ask is, if they could not have Karmanos because he wouldn't relocate, what execs do you believe would choose to relocate to come to Buffalo? There's always talk about players don't want to be here, that Pegula is horrible, so if an exec is willing to relocate for the Sabres, are they any good?
Bottom line we don't know, but we're burnt as fans and people want to latch onto this as it's some big reason why the team fails. I feel confident that all the discussion that occurred prior to last week on why the team continues to be horrible seriously has more impact than where Karmanos lives.
43 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:As someone else noted or suggested, the nature of high-level sports management is such that people relocate all the time as they seek to climb the ladder.
And I’m a firm believer in the value of in-person working relationships — especially in settings with complex, fluid dynamics as well as the need for constant collaboration, exchanges of information, and group learning.
We’re not changing each other’s minds, obviously.
All of this could be mooted, of course, if Terry were willing to pay for a legitimate FO.
Sure, they do. Part of my response was talking about corporate life not so much high-level sports management. That said, I still don't think it matters as much as people believe it does.
I can collaborate with people across the world, in real time, any day. If the Sabres cannot figure out how to use a web conferencing application or a telephone the issue is not the location of the executives, it's the executives themselves.
And agree, we clearly disagree on this. However we know that many organizations operate successfully with remote executives. We know that organizations with local executives also can operate horribly and I don't think the sample size of The Buffalo Sabres is enough to base an opinion on to declare where Karmanos lives as the problem, or even a problem. For all we know, he is a problem and would be regardless of where he is.
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As mentioned earlier, the best play of the game would have been to give Hertl the first star.
Nice ability to battle back. I thought the Sabres had some really good chances to take shots (legally) at Eichel after the hit on Kulich and didn't. I don't like that. Despite the play by Howden being clean in my opinion you have to play the rest of that game as though someone slapped your mother. But.. this is the Sabres.
Lots to like, lots to still not like, but take the win. It's meaningless, but it's still a win.
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16 hours ago, K-9 said:
At this point, the best I can hope for is that our fighting men and women aren’t ordered to fight on the side of Russia if a peace deal is not reached because Europe, especially Poland and other NATO border countries bordering Ukraine, won’t hesitate to join Ukraine as allies and they will march across Ukraine before Russia can claim any more territory. Unlike Americans Europe, especially Eastern Europe, knows their history and has learned from it.
What's the probability you realistically assign to that thought or are you going for extremism here?
13 hours ago, Demoted said:Elon getting fooled by his own misinformation highway, not knowing this is not a real news outlet. The Babylon Bee is like The Onion in terms of news they even say on the website "Fake news you can trust, delivered straight to your inbox!"
Trump has also gone full fascist by saying any news outlet that makes him look bad is illegal."And I believe that CNN and MSDNC, who literally write 97.6% bad about me are political arms of the Democrat Party and in my opinion they're really corrupt and they're illegal, what they do is illegal," Trump said. This was while he was speaking to the justice department today. (This is basically what Trump is doing with Right Wing media, he gave his own structure away)
Like I said, Let these guys cook. They will bring themselves down over time, though I never thought they would screw up this fast. Trump's age seems to be catching up with him seeing he is now starting to lose his temper in more public places.
Hell no. Shut these people up and fast. The more they are allowed to go full lunatic with their hands on the wheel of the United States the greater chance they escalate to a point of no return and we, and the rest of the world, are stuck with the consequences.
They are the kind of people who don't go down without taking everyone else down with them.
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20 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:
There's obviously a huge debate ongoing about this. And I don't mean to try to resolve it here.
I am speaking from personal experience -- for myself as an individual, regarding my company's experience generally, and regarding the businesses of many other organizations with which I am connected. In my experience, the management trend is inexorably bent toward getting people together, face to face, as much the labor force will abide. And that sort of thing varies from industry to industry, from profession to profession.
Recent example: I was part of a search committee for a C-Suite exec (not the CEO - but a direct report) of a 9-figure annual nonprofit. We had one leading candidate currently residing ~80 miles from headquarters. They asked if they could work remotely for most of the time and be on-site a few times a month or otherwise as needed. We've passed on their candidacy. The current CEO and the other C-levels agree: We need that person here with us.
Associate GM!
You are speaking from personal experience, as am I. The key is that I am not casting absolute statements about how the Sabres need to operate whereas you are. In your experience, you needed an onsite. It doesn't mean the Sabres need that.
I also did not get a job because I would not relocate or even be willing to spend 3-4 days per week in their office locations. This was a company that came to me for the position even. I considered driving the six hours (the pay was VERY nice) but in the end said I wasn't interested. They had others on the executive team who did choose to do that. Ultimately, in my mind, if their mindset was that you can only be productive in an office setting then it demonstrated their lack of progressive thinking and focusing on the wrong factors in how to be successful. I wondered what other challenges I would face with their thinking based on that.
I think it's valuable for teams to come together multiple times a year, but not constantly in the office or even forcing it 3-4 days a week. It also limits candidates for a position. Either you can get someone to relocate, which is quite disruptive to life, or you are stuck with candidates in your area that tend to exhibit a form of group think, especially at the higher levels.
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14 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
Waging war without congressional approval.
"Hang the code. They're more like guidelines anyway."
That said.. I am sure there's some existential threat to the US that would justify the President to take military action without the input from Congress.
Then again.. Congress might approve, the damn boot lickers they are.
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3 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
That's because those ppl are exploited by industry for cheap labor with no benefits. They still get sick and they still use the health care system usually in emergency room settings. We can either fix healthcare or fix immigration but Brian Jones is not making much of a point here.
Indeed. I wonder how much it would cost for lettuce and many other items if we had to pay minimum wage workers to be in the field.
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21 hours ago, Palm Trees And Taxes said:
After watching that interview with Lance: To have an assistant GM in Karmanos working from Pittsburgh and rarely if ever going to Rochester is an abomination.
How can he NOT be in WNY???
This organization is a complete and utter dumpster fire.
I've been working in highly functioning organizations with remote workers for years now. A person's ability to communicate and perform their job is not a function of where they are located. It's a function of themselves.
20 hours ago, Carmel Corn said:The more I think about this, the more I'm convincing myself that Biz is actually correct. I suspect the Sabres made Dahlin issue those statements on camera (denying the allegations). I have no proof, but I trust outsiders more than I trust anybody inside the organization....even Dahlin. I do believe Dahlin wanted to tell management he's giving them one last chance.....but the organization is incapable of achieving this.
I don't agree. The more I think about it the more I think someone heard Dahlin and Adams were meeting and Dahlin told him that losing is unacceptable and someone took out their jump to conclusions mat and decided it meant Dahlin was threatening to leave.
That said, the inherent threat is there. Dahlin clarifying that he never used the word leave is enough proof of all of it. His remarks are spot on. The team sucks, he hates it. It needs to get better. But he has not threatened to leave.
7 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:The assistant GM working remotely is very much a thing. Working remotely is fine for some jobs. It is definitely not okay for higher level management jobs where collaboration is crucial.
I need to watch the clip later.
Working remotely is fine for a LOT of jobs. The guy who runs my entire organization is not located in a market where we do business. Most of the people in his leadership team are not. We've been highly successful.
What is the advantage of being there, in market, day after day? And keep in mind, it doesn't mean he's never in Buffalo (all of a 3 hour drive away).
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18 hours ago, quill said:
Yes but not nearly as sick as I felt perusing some of your recent posts.
Cool. In the immortal words of Private Mahoney, "Thank you sir, I make everybody sick."
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5 hours ago, Demoted said:
Probably crazy to celebrate someone who's making that much money.. because of course he could take even less.. but that's the position he's put himself into and we'd all take it if we could.
So, kudos to him because if he's sincere, then I love it and if he's not? He's a great marketer. Either way.. just win.
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1 hour ago, mjd1001 said:
I have a little bit of an odd one, but something bothering me. The new commercials/ad compaign for Skechers sneakers starring Howie Mandel.
There are a few commercials, they are all over TV, streaming and on social media, where he 'tells a story' about him and skechers:
-He wants to buy a pair of Skechers but doesn't want to pay full price.
-He goes into a store and tells them he is a spokesman/ambassador for Skechers and asks for a discount, even though that isn't true.
-He ends up getting called by the head of the company and gets offered a job to be a brand ambassador
-Now he is a paid spokesman/ambassador and gets his discount also.
So let me get this straight...the company wants to hire a 'celebrity' that is probably worth millions of dollars... that lies to get a discount, gets rewarded for lying with the discount and a job, and brags and laughs about it? All the while they are advertising to 'regular' consumers about their brand where most of their shoes cost $500-$125?
Seems a bit arrogant and out of touch.
Nothing personal, how old are you? I guarantee I'm older... perhaps I should not guarantee it. I would see it the way you see it.
However, I bet money that my kids would see it as the "harmless lie to subvert corporate greed". The "go viral" to get brand attention. The company wants to leverage an "influencer" and thus a star is born.
It's a very different world.
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3 hours ago, SwampD said:
It's fanbase.
And logo.
Nailed it.
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On 3/11/2025 at 3:34 PM, Sidc3000 said:
So you think great players should just shut up and let the management mismanage them? Jack knew the team was going nowhere and his talent was being wasted. I’m sure he hated every second of being on the Sabres the last few seasons.
if you hated where you worked, would you go to work everyday happy go lucky?
No and I can elaborate more on what Dahlin said below. There's a lot about Jack Eichel and only part of it has anything to do with the Sabres itself. I'm not even going rehash any of it. He's not Dahlin, it's that simple. Eichel came to Buffalo a very good kid and somewhere along the way changed, personally. The rest is history. Again, F him. I don't care what he hated. He's not worth the time of day. I'd rather lose without him than win with him. That's exactly how much respect I have for him and, once again, it has nothing to do with his actual hockey play.
The difference between where I work and a professional player under contract is that I can choose to leave. If I were a player who were, perhaps 3-4 years into my contract, and the team had not improved then perhaps I might get more vocal. But Dahlin is a player who re-upped his contract that started THIS YEAR for $11M. If he was that bent out of shape, he should not have signed an 8 year contract. That was HIS choice, he could have forced a shorter contract that would have had him end up a 27 year old UFA. He didn't.
If he wants things to improve, showing up with sour ass grapes isn't going to make things get better. But, I don't see him doing that. So it's all speculation.
5 hours ago, LGR4GM said:I mean, if you ignore the rest of what he said, sure.
“I’ve never said I want out of here. I’m not happy with where we’re at and I don’t want to lose. We have to get better, but I never said I want out of here. I thought that was pretty clear. That bugs me. I get pissed off by that. I haven’t even mentioned the word leave. That’s just how it is.”
"“We have to do a lot of stuff,” Dahlin said. “It takes everyday work. You have to do hard work every day. We had a really good discussion. We were very honest with each other. Stuff has to change. That’s how it is. I absolutely hate losing. I don’t think that’s a part of who I want to be. Stuff has to change."
“I’m part of it. I haven’t been good enough. We haven’t won games. I take responsibility, too. Stuff has to change. That’s the bottom line.”
- Rasmus Dahlin
Quick question, remind me again when the 13 game losing streak that ended the season occurred and where Rasmus Dahlin was? I keep forgetting.
This is what matters. Not what Bissonette says. He's 100% right and he's 100% echoing what we say. He's 100% sending a message to his team and his ownership.
You can infer that at some point he'll have had enough of it and at that point who could blame him? He upped for 8 years and wants success. Simply by signing that contract he's saying he wants to make this team successful. After a few years, if it doesn't work out? Yeah.. then I can see him force the issue. I sure as hell won't be a fan of this team at that point.
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I'd love if the topic came up just to see if he poked at it again.
I'll watch tonight... why not.
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1 hour ago, Sidc3000 said:
Eichel’s neck injury was just dumb luck for Adams. He was able to use that as an excuse to trade him. Jack wanted out before the end of the prior season.
Yes, he did want out. He had quit on the team because he's jack ass. I am quite familiar with Eichel's shenanigans.
That said, none of us can talk about when or what trade could have happened without the neck injury because that never happened. It certainly provided a means for moving a player who was a detriment to the team. So, at the time I was very much F Jack Eichel and I remain firmly in F Jack Eichel camp. I would feel the same about Dahlin should he go the same route.
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13 hours ago, inkman said:
What’s the percent that asteroid hits our planet again?
100%.. you failed to specify how big or when.
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1 hour ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
I already like Norris better than Cozens.
Every time I see a face-off win.
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1 minute ago, Sidc3000 said:
Eichel was in the middle of an 8 year deal when he was traded. Star players always have leverage. Also remember that Adams said he only wants players who truly want to be in Buffalo.
So is Dahlin going to get a neck injury? The issue with Eichel was he literally could not play hockey without surgery. It's not apples to apples. I get leverage and all that.
Losing Dahlin would impact this team, I'm not about to defend some player who took an $11M contract and then turn around and forced his way off the team. If he was that concerned he should have negotiated a shorter contract. Him pushing his way off the team would negatively impact the team. A team we all want to improve. So, if he pushes his way off the team he's contributing to this team losing more.
Why on Earth would I support him in his endeavor? I wouldn't.
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2 minutes ago, Sidc3000 said:
So you think Dahlin is fine with being last in the east, again? You have no thought that Dahlin could maybe want to go to a team that actually wins? A team that consistently gets into the playoffs? He’s approaching his peak years and he knows it’s ***** or get off the pot time soon
But the real question is not if Dahlin is fine with it. It's more is the source full of crap and just looking for attention. thus "clickbait". I don't think anyone's going to make an argument that Dahlin is happy with it. I don't think anyone would make an argument that ANYONE is happy with it.
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1 hour ago, quill said:
It made me sick to see Cozens score the winning goal last night. Cozens wasn't the main reason the Sens won. Ullmark was the reason the Sens won. The Sens were outplayed by the Red Wings all night long and Ullmark kept the Sens in it all night. On his winning goal, Cozens didn't do anything unusual. He was left all alone and was set up beautifully by Soderbloom. All he had to do was shoot it into an empty net. What makes me just as sick as seeing Cozens score that goal was seeing Ullmark stand on his head all night and remembering how the Sabres let him slip away through our fingers.
Did it make you sick? Really? As you said, he did nothing unusual and in fact scored a goal that any NHL player could score, but you are sick over it? Then, to double down Ullmark made you just a sick. You must be feeling awful.
And the "slip through our fingers" narrative.. I swear we need to get a pinned post where long running topics that come to an agreement can be summarized so people stop perpetuating myths and fan fiction.
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First.. the source.
Second.. the "threat". Dahlin has zero leverage. He's under contract until 2032.
Third.. yeah, turn it around. At least we all agree on something.
End summation: Nothing to see here. I'll put money on Bissonette trying to sow seeds of discourse. He's an NHL shock jock, and not a good one.
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Tage is whatever they put him at... but he sucks at face-offs, that much is certain.
He's proving he can score on the wing and he scored while playing center. Thompson is a forward who can score.
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13 hours ago, Forecheck said:
Cozens after 2 games with the Sens, got the game winner tonight, leads the league in hits the past two games and he was named the second star in each of his games there. The Sabres effect in action.
Shocked. Shocked I tell ya.
Oh boy, here we go. Hits.. the questionable stat and as many commented on about his first game, the statistician was being extremely generous. He scored a goal, good for him.
I honestly couldn't care less about what Cozens does at this point. He didn't do it in Buffalo. He's not a player on the team anymore, so he's just an opponent now.
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GDT: Vegas Golden Eichels @ Buffalo Sabres 3/15/25 12:30 pm MSG
in The Aud Club
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Gotta give McLeod credit for getting his stick on Petro's and causing the puck to not go as high, etc.
Perhaps they thought it would help him accept responsibility and be more engaged. All the wrong reasons sure, but it's a possibility.
Don't ever do this. Jack is not absolved of any responsibility in his situation. He became a very different person after a year or two with the team.