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Not sure you're criticisms are logical. 1. Buzz word? Really? 2. Question has been answered previously why ask it again? 3. You're not going to start publicly saying what you will expect for a player hasn't requested a trade and there's a possibility that you won't trade him.

I tend to agree except this seems to be a ship sinking and the captain missing.

I think Rhino is gone. Eichel maybe gone or they show him some reason to want to stay. What that would be? Who knows. I didn't sense Jack excited about anything.

Meanwhile our owners seem mysteriously silent and distanced.

Quite frankly the speculation on medical issues by fans is getting rediculous. Obviously there's a problem between Eichel and the team. Let's not offer opinions that go into medical evaluations. We're not qualified or at least I don't think we are.

He's not like Jerry Jones in that he doesn't occupy the position of GM. Hiring inexperienced people or people you control may allow the operation to function as the Cowboys do. The title GM in itself doesn't mean you are in charge of player personel if you're controlled by the owners. I do think the Pegulas may think long time hockey fan translates into knowing how to operate a hockey franchise. I also think they just have a different type relationship to football and hockey.

And we saw how that ended.

I'm 78 years old! Who else would have me?

I'm leaning toward Granato more and more. If it's not Granato it better be a well respected and successful established NHL coach and not Torts.

Not really he's under contract. This bug in this is you have to find players without NMC and on teams with cap room to trade with. So many players have NMC that it's not as easy to make deals as some seem to think.

Pegula doesn't seem competent to hire competence.

Off season roster game plan? First move get someone in here that has run a hockey franchise!!!!! Our absent owners seem clueless egos that act like this is a hobby but are better hockey fans than owners. Short of them selling they bring in with full authority a Hockey President/CEO or we're going to continue this sh.t show. After that move let's talk rosters.

NMC do make it difficult no doubt. We're in tough spot. This franchise has been maybe the worst run NHL franchise. They've created this mess.

I think this is what we're facing. Either quantity or a hockey trade for the best player you can get. My guess now is KA is thinking both Jack and Sam must be moved. Add to that a strong chance Risto as well. The only hope is you can rebuild your whole core with that. We're going to end up giving up the best players individually but hopefully getting more quality depth.

Sam is gone after this year for nothing. You sign him to a long term or trade him now. He's as well as gone. I don't think he's signing again with the Sabres.

Mismanaged

Agree with that.

We're approaching catastrophic.

Curious. What odds would you put on the Pegulas being the team owners five years from now?

TP all the way!

Fear we're already there.

Wish this was only a player problem. This a fractured franchise on life support.

I'm pretty sure the string puller is still in place.

Just don't see those types wanting to come without full authority and Pegulas don't want to give it in my opinion. I'm very close to thinking the only solution is Pegulas se!ling the team. Yes, That's putting relocation a possibility.

As far fetched as this would have sounded awhile ago it's less so now. Definitely think at least Rhino and Risto are gone. If they're not then Eichel may go.