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Yes, of course. But in light of the recent events it’s still funny. It’s healthy to laugh.

JBD signed with Detroit for $875K.

You did a lot of research on cozens last year that was spot on. Quinn very often looked like a spectator last year. He is the one they have from the Aquino/Peteka draft unfortunately.

Peterka Quotes: He wants to be part of a young core, apparently just not in Buffalo. “When you look at the roster, how many young players are there who are already so good. I think, just like timeline-wise for me, it’s going to be a perfect fit. Growing together with those guys and hopefully winning a lot of games,” Peterka said. “I think the team has a lot of skill. The speed they play with got me most excited. How quick they move the puck, and that they have some serious players that can make a lot of good plays. That was pretty cool to watch.” He is training hard in the off season, not sure if he was in Buffalo. “I think there’s still a lot left. That’s why I have to work hard every day,” Peterka said. “I told them I’m going to work my ass off in the offseason.” He is excited to play for a coach that demands a two way game, apparently just not Lindy Ruff who also demanded a two-way game. “I talked to Quinn, actually, a lot about [Tourigny],” Peterka said. “He really liked him as a coach and as a person. He said he’s a hard coach but a really good coach. That got me really excited.” What went wrong in Buffalo (the losing aside)? He probably does not see a commitment to win from management. “I think that just shows how committed I am to Utah, how excited I am. And how much I believe in that group, what they’ve got going and what they’re building there,” Peterka said. “That’s why I decided to do that. Super excited now to meet all the guys and get things going.”

Indeed goaltending is a big factor and a key reason to be skeptical. Lyon and UPL, maybe Levi, that is what we have. Last season we counted on UPL to emerge and he did not. New year, seems hard to predict what they will do.

Fair assessment. I hope you are wrong on Ruff. The center spline is still a concern to me, mostly given Norris’ past history of missing games. The top 6 with Peterka was lacking a bit and its worse now without him. Move Byram to help top 6 and the defense takes a hit. It’s like squeezing a water balloon. The way to jump ahead is made difficult by this teams inability to sign quality UFAs and by NTCs. I’m looking forward to watching this group but my expectations are tempered.

You are a good straight man.

And Mitts noticed how hard the Avalanche practices were.

Tuch is a good player. Benson has a chance.

No, I am not contradicting a thing. You simply refuse to acknowledge that I made a valid point that was, and apparently still is, over your head. Others here chimed in that they get it. You don't. Your sentence in bold shows that either you don't get it or you just want to argue and twist things. You act like the RFA risk exposure is something new. The rules have been in place for a long time. Adams did not do anything brilliant, he did what every GM would do. He was reacting to the situation that he created. He expected to unload Byram in the first days and he failed to do it, so he had to make the moves he did. You can call it smart, I see it as more of the same - his inability to get the job done. You seem to forget that it is not my job, or any other posters job, to manage this team. I do not have to think of every contingency Adams faces and then post them, and that would be impossible without more details. You are being absurd to even suggest it. You are grasping and it is not a good look. Your defense of Kevyn Adams as an NHL GM would be laughable if it wasn't so tiring and sad. Just so you know, I hope he does fix things. I don't enjoy seeing this team on the bottom. I love the team, I try not to be overly negative but I can't defend the way it is being managed.

A 20% success rate. Not criticizing, just the facts.

You pick the offer sheet part of my statement and you conveniently missed the salary cap part. Combine the two situation and you might understand my point - he is a step behind. He does not spend to the cap, even though he says its not Terry that is holding him back. Despite this, he is dumping salary to defend against an offer sheet for his 2nd best defenseman. Why? Because he created the situation he was defending against - just look at Power's contract and Samuelsson's contract - they are the work of a GM that had no business running an NHL team. To me he appears to be operating without a plan. In my opinion he was done a poor job and is over his head. But since I am married to this team I am willing to follow them and see if Lindy can make something out of this roster.

where do you see a suggestion? Did you watch his latest press conference? I didn’t call him dumb but I do think he is a very poor GM, not dumb, just bad at his job and his record reflects that. Sorry if that offends you.

The team that doesn’t spend to cap was dumping salaries because of Bo Byram’s potential offer sheet. Only Adams.

settle down gents.

My comment has nothing to do with Buffalo as a city. Yes, been to St Louis a lot and they have a rabid fan base, a owner that wants to win, a winning culture, and its actually a very nice city too. (As a city it is similar to Buffalo but lacks the beauty of the Great Lakes. They certainly have lots of inner city problems and also many very beautiful and wealthy suburbs)

Happy belated Canada Day! In the past few weeks I spent a day in Vancouver and a day in Victoria while cruising to Alaska. First time in BC and I would go back for sure. Great cities, great province, great people. Be proud. We met several nice Canadians couples on the cruise too.

You said it. Adams cannot pull off picks for players. It would not work.

Picks? You are dying to trade one of the better players on the team, even for less than his value. what happened to win NOW!

I suspect Kyrou would hate every day in Buffalo. If he has any control of it he would not agree to Buffalo, although he is friends with Tage.

4 x $6.75 is fair. He cannot expect more than that or he would have been offer sheeted. He played a lot of minutes last season and was our 2nd best player back there. The Owen Power contract is a painful reminder that the GM was not qualified and is learning on the fly. Byram plays one or two years and then gets packaged in the next rebuild.

So far it’s worth a Malenstyn.

…. But you have been posting more lately and you are still emotionally invested in this off season. For me, the biggest issue with the JJP situation is that he was part of Adams original crew of young prospects. One year in the A, a beneficiary of “no blockers”, handed a 2nd line role, played for a coach that sheltered him and “will teach defense next year”, and now he wanted out and refused to negotiate. Just one year with a coach who demanded two-way hockey and he had enough. Maybe the losing contributed, maybe he was tired of the city, maybe all of the above? He refused to negotiate, and that is that. One of Adams chosen ones snubbed him Let hope that Kesserling, Doan, Timmons and Lyon can make a difference. That and the core players all have another good year. And the up and coming players like Kulich and Benson all develop further. The margin for error is zero. Otherwise this thing crashes down and Dahlin, Thompson, and Tuch could all move on.