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Caveat emptor.

Kevyn Adams is the worst GM in professional sports.

OMG if it means we never have to have another “was The Tank a mistake?” discussion than certainly yes. The Sabres are being run like a family-owned car dealership. They are scamming their customers with a fancy scoreboard aka the big red wind sock out front, and the occasional free stale donut. They are not even TRYING to win. Sell them, move them, I do not care. Just quit ripping me off.

The league needs to pressure Terry to sell.

Possibly the nicest, and most incompetent GM in all of professional sports.

I mean fair, yes, it’s possible they are going to stop doing what they’ve been doing for multiple consecutive years and look like they’re doing again - it’s fair to wait and see - but I would posit that if that’s the case it would cost them very little strategic advantage and would potentially gain them very much fan goodwill to say something to that effect - “We have cap room so that we can be flexible during the season while we expect to be contending for a playoff spot” - instead of Adams’ mealy-mouthed “I’m given enough resources to win” refrain which is capable of multiple meanings.

He has been blaming the fans for years, on both here and TSW, both Sabres and Bills fans. Maybe he directs his anger at the fans instead of the teams because he feels that it's something he has more control over/access to - there isn't a forum the owners and GMs peruse where you can direct your anger at them. I don't know. But it's always been his schtick, forever. It hasn't changed and there's ample record of it.

If that is the case - the product is a fraud. I don’t understand how anyone pays to watch it. You’re being sold garbage.

I think Krebs is exactly the kind of player Ruff can reach. I am taking the over.

Accountability usually requires well-defined metrics of success - the obvious one being winning percentage. The Sabres have not prioritized winning the past few seasons so it shouldn’t be a surprise that they haven’t emphasized accountability, either.

Interesting that both the Skinner and Diggs departures are being sold to the fans as "addition by subtraction" - both moves put more cash into Pegs' pocket for 2024. Something is up.

Not around these parts lol

The Athletic also reported a few weeks ago that Savoie wasn’t thought of as a future star around the league. Also, weird, aren’t the Oilers without a GM right now?

Def not trying to say anything political. Sub in prep schooler. Or lottery winner. The point is - he’s a frustrating example of someone who got where he is because of connections, not merit. For those of us without connections who are judged every day by production, it’s hard to stomach.

Back to the topic at hand: Yea, absolutely, Kevyn Adams deserves to be fired. He is a textbook example of an unqualified white man promoted by nepotism and held to relaxed standards of accountability. He has achieved absolutely nothing, yet exudes an unflappable and unwavering confidence and cheerfulness in his media appearances because he knows his status is safe and secure.

This is the most depressing thing I’ve read here in a long time (but appreciate you sharing the info). I don’t read @tom webster’s post as giving KA a pass.

Fire the owner.

That is actually kind of hilarious.

They are trying to muscle and hustle their way into a playoff spot for 24-25 and slowly but surely improve their reputation. Not exciting but not crazy.

<Adams putting on bridesmaid dress>

Adams always has some reason why he wasn’t able to make the moves necessary to help the team. Always. NMCs, a surprisingly competitive goalie market, agents breaking promises-in-principle, other teams loving the Sphere and not wanting the distraction of draft-day trades - it’s always something. Other GMs don’t seem to have these constraints. Other teams have risen and fallen and risen again in multiple cycles of re-stocking in the time it is taking Kevyn Adams to build one playoff-caliber roster. Which he still hasn’t done and now we’re hearing new excuses. He is a clown.

I don’t even get the sense that he’s sitting at the adults table with the other GMs.

“Never have so many done so little with so much.”