PerreaultForever

Are you really dragging out and relying on that old chestnut? Isn't that the narrative that brought Kreuger here in the first place? Build their confidence and all that other pampered fragile ego crap. If that's the actual issue, I'm sorry but these are the wrong players. That fragility will shatter again and we'll never win no matter who is in charge.

My expectation was low, but my hope was for a hockey trade that would truly signal moving on from the old core that has failed us and a new direction. Reinhart or Risto moved perhaps.

I get the point, but if Adams doesn't trade Hall at the deadline there isn't a single person who wouldn't want his head on a platter.

cause we're out of the playoffs. The minute you're out of contention as an organization you have to shift to the future so you trade at the deadline, you test the market for potential future deals, you evaluate players and see what you have in development. Then you turn to scouting everything you can and you work on your plan for next year. Winning is irrelevant, you just decrease your draft odds. Already an article about Granato being the possible head coach next year. You just watch, we're going to do next to nothing.

More likely scenario, Risto hits him into the boards (I mean with McCabe and maybe Borgen out does anybody throw a check besides Risto?) and after the check Lazar comes over and punches Risto out. Rest of Sabres watch and do nothing. Bruins welcome Lazar into the fold.

I think they're still using 2 rookie goalies and only 1 or 2 of their season starting D so it's not impossible.............unless Taylor Hall scores a hat trick 🙂

None. There was no wizardry because Hall screwed us and got what he wanted. The articles are all coming out now and I was right, he wanted Boston, always wanted Boston, used us, and wouldn't go anywhere else. So what would I have done? I would never have given him that NMC because the only way that would help us in any way would be if we were a playoff team at this point and even in adding him that was a reach (assuming he was good here). You don't give a NMC to a guy you likely will have to move at the deadline. He should never have been signed.

Of course not, but if you ranked the GMs and how they did on deadline would you put Adams near the top or the bottom? imo it's down in the depths. Horrible job.

Not this season no, it isn't. Not anymore. Or , you create the false illusion that everything's okay and this season was just a little bad luck and a bad coach so all we need do is stay the course. You want that?

I still think we should have got something now and then tried to get him back in free agency. We'd also get to see how he plays behind a better team and in the playoffs. Better way to judge his true value. and we'd have another pick or whatever .

Taylor Hall no, I wouldn't have. Same for Skinner. Both are guys who, imo, have turned it on and off at their own whim. Not the kind of character guys I'd build around and I wouldn't give Reinhart a NMC either. Nick Foligno wants to come here after his stop in Toronto, he can have one.

That sounds like a typical squeeze for an over payment.

That's impossible obviously as I don't have their phones tapped but Winnipeg was calling all over looking for D, that's no secret. Something could have been done I'm sure.

Why do we keep handing out no trade clauses like they are candy? It's the franchise's own fault. Hall on a 1 year deal should never have been given that power. Maybe a modified clause where he could say no to half a dozen loser teams he hates or something but not a full no move. This organization has to reset it's mentality and it has to be a culture of Team first and no one player is bigger than that and no move clauses have to come only with huge home town discounts.

Nobody wanted Hoffman in free agency last year and nobody wanted him now. So the bottom line on today is Adams ditched the most obvious trade pieces but basically did nothing interesting or creative and nothing to make us go WOW or have hope or make any of us think he's a great GM. He was likely hands tied by Hall but still, basically got the minimum. Now was an opportunity to be creative or bold and there was opportunity. Winnipeg was desperately looking for a D man and if Risto is not in the long term plan now was the time to max his value. Now Steve Yzerman, that guy's a GM! It's getting really hard to stay a Sabres fan.

It's not love for what they do, it's envy for the culture and team dynamics. imo it's a template or a model to be followed. Team first, always TEAM first.

Us too. Pretty sure I remember you being hopeful with the signing like the rest of us that Eichel and Hall would light it up together.

LMFAO. What team have you been a fan of all your life? Sabres target an opponent? Come on man, not a player on this team will even breath on him.

It's maybe kind of Babcock like but it's not tampering. Wouldn't be the first or last player to manipulate his employers.

I don't have the confidence. I'm not suggesting it'll be good just that it might happen. I have no idea what the plan is, but I am hoping that this was an actual reset year from their position and coming out of it we will finally define and stick with an identity and build around that. So whatever that identity is, and maybe we see signs of it not sure, we keep what fits and move what doesn't. The thing we all have to accept is there may be players who no longer want to be here. Eichel doesn't want a rebuild. Risto may be tired of losing and will be a UFA after next year. Reinhart contract for ? Ullmark? If the mindset of any of these players is looking to eventually get out it's better to move on from them now and build a new core with a new identity. We have no choice in that.

Sure you can, but it'd be easier to do the latter if Tage would finish a check once in a while. Since he doesn't, it's easier by winning the draw 🙂

I've been looking at the Bruins press releases and reading articles like this one: https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/bruins-take-advantage-sabres-taylor-hall-trade/ and I'm starting to think Taylor Hall kind of screwed us for the money. It appears he wanted to be a Bruin before the season but they couldn't work around their cap so he came here and now he was handcuffing Adams with his no move clause so the Bruins deal was pretty much the only option we had. There's some speculation here but listen and read for yourselves and I think it leads one to that conclusion. IF he plays well in Boston I think it would confirm it.

Whether he's better here or not remains to be seen. See how he fits and see how he plays here before pronouncing that. All those players might be here, but I have a feeling this team will make several big moves this summer. I could be wrong.

But you'll give long analytical arguments looking at something like offensive zone puck possession.................which starts with winning the draw. But whatever.

I think the Bruins actually wanted Palmeiri but weren't willing to gamble on Hall but then they got pasted 8-1 by the Caps so they came back to the table. It will be interesting to see if Hall gets their PP going. It's died recently and Pasternak is struggling 5 on 5 so Hall might just be a perfect fit for them - IF he plays hard. Big IF.