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I still don’t buy this logic tbh. It’s not a must win mathematically..I’d buy into the idea the franchise needs it to stop the bleeding/fan revolt or whatever but I honestly believe the next game we win, no matter when it is, will he accompanied by the usual, “we back”, “possible turning point?” tweets and posts. how many times do we need to see it? Who just said it? People want to believe

Literally nothing. One extra hit on the pipe and I’m back to bitching the next day what of it

Remember when Kim said “I think we know a little more than the fans.”? I think what they may have known is that their goals for the sabres aren’t the same as those of the fanbase

Very interesting, thanks for pointing that out But, we may have to count Darcy under that category which is hilarious, because the only GM he fired for performance is the one that achieved the most on that front

I don’t know how much of a positive effect someone toeing the company line would have, if any, but I also struggle to see why someone from the organization wouldn’t at least try it, considering the size of this sabres message board (is it the largest?) and the cost of doing so (nothing) id imagine a cost-effective swing even if thinly veiled may be up Terry’s alley

I think it was a plant tbh. Maybe. Didn’t seem like a bot to me. I could be wrong there WAS a notable bot around here a bit ago, can’t remember the username

It’s a little scary looking back at the decisiveness with which Pat made that decision. What a canary in the coal mine I remember there was even some speculation at the time Pat was a little sporadic

They better beat the Jets. That’s now my Stanley cup

Technically another of theirs but yes haha This is a good post

We know what Botterill was fired for, explicitly: because he wouldn’t fire a bunch of people he stood up to Terry and got fired “Felt they weren’t being listened to”. Yes. “Fire those people.” ”No.” ”Ok, Kevyn, you do it.” Adams:

Shuffling the deck chairs….and removing the helm on the way out

Absolutely right. I would be shocked if the next GM, should Adams get fired, employs another long form rebuild. EVEN for this organization that would be extraordinarily absurd

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It’s a simple matter of logic that Mike seemingly can’t get past: no, spending doesn’t guarantee winning. It does not change the fact that refusing to spend nearly ensures you won’t. You take your chances or you don’t. You prioritize saving $, job security, the fear of trying and failing, or all 3 Or you can dance

Knowing the old saying “a bird in hand is worth 2 in the bush”, and deciding to make your entire strategy essentially a microcosm of doing the opposite of that logic is a choice a man can make

Not even master Yandle

Yes, he suited up in goal after UPL got hurt

Had any franchise ever traded *all* the good players to walk through their door? Unlikely? well, I wanna be the first one to trade em all!

Well,

Ya that’s fair too

As much as I’ve said, repeatedly, this regime should get the full season, in my heart of hearts I think I know it’s time, now

That’s not how this works. the Adams regime was borne out of the desire to fix the terrible team culture. Point out the board member who disagreed that was necessary. We are still under the agreement the culture was a significant issue affecting performance, correct? It defies the limits of credibility to suppose the *clear* refusal of the organization to prioritize winning wouldn’t have an affect on the players. On the team, on the culture. This imbibes the psyche of the players who make up the 80 million we do spend. On a less important, but still important side note: It’s also incredibly rich to read about how an $8 million dollar player “wouldn’t make a difference” when the line re: making the playoffs might be (currently is) like a couple points. Rich, because all I’ve heard around here was how Jack Eichel didn’t do enough for what we paid him, didn’t put the team on his back, and now we/you want to pretend the output of an 8 million dollar play is “irrelevant”? - - - This (way too young) collection of players hasn’t played under a legitimate expectation of winning since being assembled. it’s a f*cking problem, and now you’ve seen it manifest. I’ve only been harping on it for 4 years around here He absolutely does not have a point The failure to spend among the teams actually trying to win in this league is equal parts cause, and SYMPTOM

Disappointing

Adams makes decisions. They just haven’t been good. I’d argue Harrington has gone off the rails with this not spending is *irrelevant*? What are we even doing here. Is this the sort of leeway the team gets?

Consider the affect of an organizational culture clearly not prioritizing winning on said psychology that’s the answer. I’ve only been saying it for 4 literal years Terry and Kevyn’s mandate was to fix the culture that resulted from not winning: their answer was to craft a team not focused on winning. I challenge anyone to find the issue with that. I’ll wait.