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I’m perfectly happy to see how the deal works out, but let’s not kid ourselves why KA made the deal. Daddy OilBucks didn’t want to pay JJP. Adams floated the “didn’t want to be here” BS on Peterka to shift the blame to the kid. Frankly it’s despicable. This move was primarily financial. Utah is paying JJP 7.7 this season and Pegula is paying Kesselring and Doan 2.3 between them. This allowed KA to piss away 3.375 on Quinn and 1.8 on Danforth and still stay 5+ mill under the cap. Will the deal work out? Possibly, but we traded a top line forward for potentially only one year of two 3rd line (or pair) players with possible upside as both players are RFAs after the season. If they breakout Pegula probably won’t want to pay them either.

What culture? Losing consistently and sucking the life out of the young players in the system ? You have yet to see Kesselring play for the Sabres and Doan for all of 4 games. I think you might want to wait to see how these players work out.

Are you saying that a kid who improved all three years in the NHL “half-assed it”? Seriously?

No, F the GM and owner who created such a toxic environment that no rational player would “want to be here.” Adams has been using the “want to be here” excuse to cover his incompetence. That BS doesn’t fly any longer.

Despite the positives vibes from tonight, this guy should still be in our lineup.

Benson should be the team Captain.

Don’t forget Foligno. Bad management. No team wins without good management from scouting to drafting to signing FAs to making trades and constructing a roster. Show me a championship level team and I’ll show a good GM. Since Pegula has owned the team, there has never been good management. Until he steps back, hires a real President of hockey operations who then hires a good, non-rookie GM, the Sabres won’t and can’t win. Firing Adams is not enough.

Rooting for a win, but expecting failure. I hope the fans chant fire Adams for 60 minutes if the team is listless again.

Lots of ex-Sabres in that lineup.

The White Sox owner after the 2024 baseball season.

Why should the players feel they should be accountable? They have guaranteed contracts and if you get traded you go to a better situation. Same if you get bought out. Also the GM isn’t held accountable, the coaches aren’t held accountable and the fans are taken for granted as the value of the franchise rises despite 14 years of failure.

But it would help significantly

What exactly do you think, with the same failed players, coaches and GM, will suddenly trigger a willingness to work hard and win? I genuinely would like to know? As @LGR4GM properly points out, Terry and his $ are focused elsewhere. It’s therefore unlikely Ruff, the coaches and Adams will be fired unless they lose 12 straight and maybe not even then. The soonish returning players aren’t really scorers. Benson alone what change the terrible offense. Kesselring won’t be enough to help the miserable D zone effort. What will convince these lazy players to play hard? Sorry, I went to the Bills/Falcons game last night and I’m in a terrible mood.

The season is over by Thanksgiving, Canadian Thanksgiving.

Here is the plan. Step 1 - kick Adams upstairs or the curb, but if upstairs give him no hockey authority. Step 2 - promote Jarmo to GM Step 3 - hire DeBoer behind the scenes, let him hire a staff Step 4 - fire all the coaches when step 3 is finished Step 5 - cut Bryson, Geersten, Danforth. Promote kids who want an opportunity even if they aren’t quite good enough. At least they’ll try. Östlund, Helenius, the Russian Ds, Rosen etc. let’s see them all and see who wants to be an NHLer. Step 6 - start trading dead wood and try to find some actual NHLers at the deadline. Edit: I forgot. Step 7 - Find a friggin goalie.

Three listless games to start the season including two embarrassing losses at home. 2 total goals, 0% on the PP. -8 differential in just 3 games. Objectively there are only 2 top 6 players on this current roster in Tage and Tuch. There is only 1 defender worth a crap in Dahlin. Adams created this mess, but the coaches can’t get them to even work at all. The coaches and Adams need to go now before this season is done. It’s close to over already.

I thought the beginning on the Taylor Hall season was bad, but this team is horrible. No effort at all. They are skating around for 60 minutes and then going to cash their checks. Ruff, Adams and the assistants need to be fired immediately. The only player playing hard is Alex Lyon.

Of course, but when the GM has traded away the top 5 drafted and developed forwards, JJ’s trade is a symptom of the larger problem.

Bryson and Power killing the penalty. Fire our coaching staff.

No, but he added skills off the rush and added depth to our top 6 that is missing.

Who doesn’t?

2 goals in 3 games. We don’t miss Peterka at all.

Lindy isn’t helping but no one could coach this terrible lineup

Tuch trade watch has begun. https://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/nhl_weekend_rumors_tuch_necas_trades_kempe_problem_oilers_goalie_change/s1_16454_42883959

Just think of all the cap space Norris’ injury gives us to be aggressive and acquire help! Just kidding, we know Pegula won’t let Adams spend a dime to fix this mess. Then again do we really want Adams trying to make moves any longer?