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Terry and Kim are not hurting for money, but they are concerned. The, "I'll drill another well" is coming back to haunt them. Even billionaires can learn life lessons. Ego and arrogance need to be kept in check.

'Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.'

You're probably right, Ogre. Maybe a "GF" patch on their uniforms for this year would be more appropriate. Maybe on all teams uniforms.

The Washington D.C. football team will be changing their name. Long overdue. I recommend they change the name to the "D.C. Floyds." After all, they would not be changing the name of this team if it weren't for him giving his life and bringing the appropriate attention to these issues. It would be one way to recognize his sacrifice.

Another oldie that stands the test of time.

What a clusterpuck this is.

Sounds like a good plan. I retired as soon as I could. I really enjoyed my job and it was tough to leave at 56, but I love my wife. Tomorrow is promised to no one. I think I'm in good health, but who knows. I didn't want to feel any regret if something happened and I was spending time at work as opposed to being with her. Life is too short.

Do what I did when I retired. Go to a bar, they have all the Blue you can drink.? Probably not what Maslow was thinking, but it works for me.

I'm glad there are no amnesty buyouts. Contracts are agreed to by both sides. GM's need to manage their business and be held accountable.

That's a good thing.

Punch, are you now Maslow???

I'm exhausted just reading this post. My main concern these days is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

These guys never got their due as a trio. They're not in the Rush, Cream, ZZ top, James Gang class, but still great. Maybe I'm biased that they are from Buffalo.

Me too! All the Stanley's I knew were nicknamed Stosh. And there were a lot of Stanley's in towns ending in waga, wanda, and wanna.

Do you think Terry would do this in his other business? Wanted: Gas Fracking Executive. No experience necessary/needed. Must communicate well and agree with ownership. The position is no longer than 3 years and salary is a major concern. Call Terry/Kim Pegula for an interview in West Palm Beach, FL. (Flying Coach class). Why do it in the hockey business?

Crown Royal on the rocks.

Now that the Sabres season is officially over, I'm drinking a lot less. One benefit of a losing team.

A fan since 1970. Day 1. Gil Perreault was my favorite player. He skated like no one before him. Effortless, his side-to-side agility was amazing. Electrifying. every time he had the puck. Most memorable moment is when Rene Robert scored against Bernie Parent in the fog game in 1975. The windows were open at my home and I could hear screams from the entire neighborhood. Most frustration was the staph infection game against the Hurricanes. How to fix the team: Pegulas, hire an experienced VP of Hockey Operations (Dudley, Lombardi, Burke, Holland, don't really care) and GTFO of the way.

So we could have had GM Dudley and HC Ruff. Are we better off with GM Adams and HC Krueger?

I agree Perreault. This is a no-brainer. They are clueless. Apparently Kim and Adams, with their combined 9 years of front office experience know more than Dudley with 40 frickin' years. Kim was 11 and Adams was 5 when Dudley was working in an NHL front office. WTF?

Always liked Lindy. I'm glad he got another shot as HC.

Great points as well. I may be guilty of exactly what you said, "That is a recipe for an office disaster because it is too tempting for the oldster to dominate the youngster and create an atmosphere of conflict and resentment." P.S. I'm glad I'm retired!!, and maybe I should be. ?

@JohnC. You work or worked in an executive position, right? It shows. When I was an executive, my tightrope was walking the fine line between consensus building and "doing it my way." My rationale was, "You hired me based on my past 25 years of successful management experience." I always listened and tried to build consensus, but when it came down to making the decision, it was my call. That's why you hired me. With Adams, he doesn't have 25 years of front office management experience to base his decisions on. Dudley has 40 years of front office, hockey operations experience. This is on-the-job training for Adams. So, Dudley is intense and wants to do it his way. FINE. That's who you hire if your ego is in check. Did Terry hire an intern to run his gas fracking business? I don't think so. But he does now to run his hockey team. Who would you hire to run your multi-million dollar hockey business? Dudley or Adams?

This is the Things That are Awesome thread. If dogs could answer, they would all reply, "EVERYTHING".

Wings (hot), Blue Cheese (cool) and a Labatt's Blue (cold). I could lather, rinse, repeat this every day.