Thorny

Because his “want to be here, draft and develop” plan got the team to 91 points in year 3 and people were more than willing to point to the supposedly strong building blocks that facilitated such - read the threads. Adams believing in his plan to the tune of doubling down on a “patient” approach and more growth *isn’t* a logical, reasonable explanation for why Adams (wrongly) decided to basically stand Pat? Come on now i always need @dudacek backup for this particular point: Adams isn’t spineless. He’s annoyingly stubborn. He believed in his plan. He acted with conviction: just not aggressiveness

I don’t think KA is technically confirmed

A not-insignificant amount of people were very bought in on the Adams plan about two years ago, that shouldn’t be forgotten. Singing his praises, even, i need not dig up the posts. Not everyone has been torpedoing the plan from day one. The tipping point as of our current perspective appears to be failing to capitalize on the 91 point finish in 2023. Was that Terry? Adams could have absolutely gotten them over the finish line with a little bit less complacency and total faith in his players. Who he said came in “full of themselves”, remember? is that on Terry? Adams severely bungled the 2023 offseason, and that’s the tipping point so far, if you look at the curve. All on Terry isn’t just a stretch, it’s wrong Adams bungled it

I’m going to try Hasselhoff help me I said I would if Adams is back and i’m going to try to eat that burg-I mean stick with that

it was 11 years away still! we’ll be on avatar 26 before we make it

At least my tweet has some play

He is a grown f*cking man making decisions. He’s not Terry’s literal child This Terry meme has become a meme. My gosh. He interferes and he’s a complete idiot and he’s to blame. Yes. He’s not LITERALLY holding Adams’ hand Adams is a man. Adams is a bad GM lol *Adams* is CHOOSING to be the face of ruining the sabres. Do you get that? I hate him professionally I blame him. I don’t just blame his employer.

When action isn’t an option, I’ll take the words. I want my parting shot I don’t really have a voice. Lord knows my endless bitching doesn’t make a difference, the sabres don’t care about my investment - they’ve proven that. I hope someone at the conference will speak up for fans like me I think that’s the point you are missing - the time for action is long past. Adams didn’t do it. They won’t BE doing it. This is the endgame for some fans. There isn’t anything left for me except to voice my displeasure one more time, -because it’s right and true and they have betrayed the fanbase- and then go away.

But we are “on the right track” Just stay the course

It stinks that Kevyn Adams

At the very least one

I legitimately can’t. We’ve averaged 78 points for 5 years Making the playoffs isn’t even hard. Adams could get lucky next year, and boom lifetime contract

“We have no choice but to hope for the best!”

Quit

I’m more incredulous and surprised about it by the year

Last Harry Potter movie wasn’t even out yet

Exactly. What are we doing here. Adams breathes a sigh of relief if someone gets up there are thinks they are being smart by leveling these questions he can easily duck We deserve absurdity at the conference because the team has subjected us to nothing but absurdity Someone should make it a clown show because that’s what they f*cking deserve

Because he’s a professional coward? How many times does it need to be said He deserves to be fired “what’s the point?” sad. doesn’t need to be one beyond it’s deserved

Adams as GM: •missed playoffs 5 straight years to begin tenure •36% of the 14 year drought committed on his watch •78 point average per 82 game season •3/5 seasons of finishes in the 70s or worse •two consecutive seasons of downward progress 91➡️84 84➡️~77-79 •Author of the 3 longest non-tank-year losing streaks in franchise history

That’s what I was thinking. It should be a very, very heated conference, or why do it? If ANY management deserved tough questions it’s this one in fact it’s a farce if someone doesn’t ask “by what metric can you possibly keep your job?” Harrington to his credit has written multiple times he believes KA should be fired. Fired. Not “well depending on the owner”.

Don’t really like these types of polls cause I don’t want to vote “no” outright so far in advance. It’s just setting up for a “see! They proved you wrong!” which i understand would be coming, at some point, even if it took Adams until his 20th year. Never mind the concept of the appropriate turnover time for fielding a playoff team being way past, already well in the rear view as of now No I knew what you meant

This reads like you are saying making it is a near given haha

It’s a good point tho. I think indications always seemed to be KA would be back so it was always going to take a big change of heart, which could happen in the immediacy after the press conference I guess, like Murray then again, it’s probably more common that the GM being trotted out means he’s back, and maybe someone will ask directly or he’ll say

So I guess that’s it, eh? This confirms Adams is back? I’m almost in shock. Ill enjoy my last few days I’ll hold out hope then