Thorny

Good out of town scoreboard

Inspired by Adams’ talk of running it back

On the warpath

Will prob take a while before I don’t see “TBD” upon first glance

The mutiny of Helm’s Deep is over the mutiny of the Buffalo Sabres has just begun

Sabres can move with 9 points of a playoff spot this evening only 23 teams have better odds currently to make the playoffs https://moneypuck.com/predictions.htm

Agree. Top 2 for sure

Adams thinks Yzerman is a great GM. Right on track in Detroit, he says

Baseball is the most cinematic sport. The intense close ups, every moment built up.. no kevyn Adams… I absolutely love it

The Sabres are always like, “this year we learn to play defence!” “this year we learn to play as a team!” ”this year we’ll work out properly in the offseason!” they aren’t in the business of winning, they are a tax write off

That’s why I never understand the people that will carry water for him just because there are other incompetent people around too. He’s not likeable. I have no comment on him personally but as a general manager he comes off like a smug, arrogant doofus This event represents a low point in my 38 years as a fan I’m not sure they realize how tone deaf they are

I reckon our ceiling is around 24th for this season, I think we can get there. 5 teams (Philly, Seattle*, Boston, Pittsburgh, outside shot at Anaheim) I’d say we can reasonably catch. 4 of which we have a better goal differential than*. Of course this is most notable re: draft position. Could see us picking around 9th if we finish strong

Also Norris makes 8 million dollars haha. It can’t just be addition by subtraction/Sabre must really believe in him not that otherwise is suggested specifically in this thread but I’ve seen it

Go Jays

The last thing he’d want to do is lay out actual goals because then he could be evaluated against them He has the concept of a plan

That’s embarrassing if true identifying things that don’t work is the only easy part. If the return doesn’t matter nearly as much, they aren’t focusing on the actual building blocks of winning. This is repeated behaviour with Adams. Cut Skinner, worry about rest later. Don’t sign Ullmark, worry about goaltending later (still worrying). Now this No need to identify a solution in a timely matter. The vacant hole on the roster can be filled with development The actual plan

I see both as well. The fact it’s so close in my perception and it’s difficult to honestly say who ends up better is why it makes sense to me to select the player who makes it much less likely we need to swing a trade for balance. A trade under the domain of Terry Pegula

Was beginning to get cold feet on my stated intention to step away if Adams was retained upon missing 5 years straight and this really reminded me why I decided that in the first place

What are the ups he’s even speaking of? Does he get it’s a young team because he made it so? Does winning ever actually matter?

This event was a complete embarrassment

*WITH A YOUNG TEAM?!* You built it this way! Year 5! - - - This is the GM of a last place team that has averaged 75 points for 5 years without making the playoffs, on top of 9 straight years missed before that which on its own equals the NHL’s longest playoff drought besides our own: “Not that far away. I could help the roster.” Can’t write this crap

I’m not sure what deserves revolt if not this Development isn’t a straight line?? It wasn’t a development year. Odd talk from a guy saying playoffs were the mandate this year More than that, it’s completely insulting. They are making this too easy