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He had a good Corsi in his limited games for us but fans here as SS don't seem to like him. He was willing to fight for the team, and losing to Jeannot is what happens to pretty much everyone who tangle with him. He will start the season at 7D or 8D and he will see action. He could be moved at the trade deadline if Ryan Johnson surprises us and is ready quickly.

Why do you say Buffalo cannot support 2 Pro teams?

Looking at the young talent and the overall talent I rate it: Buffalo, then Ottawa, then Detroit. Detroit has a more veteran mix, Buffalo the youngest. The Sabres Achilles heel has been goaltending. Maybe Levi can change that? If not, this could a year that Ottawa passes Buffalo. The Sabres are putting a lot on a rookie goaltender.

It is because none of our 7/8/9 are good hopeful NHL players. Can’t wait until we see Ryan Johnson and Novikov move up the depth chart. Players we have hope for that can push the people above them.

And that is not solely because he owns an original 6 team, it’s more abut his business acumen and negotiation skills.

Dahlin, Muel, Power, Clifton, E Johnson and Joker => ok. 6/7/8 of Stillman/Bryson/Clague => Yuck. R Johnson will eventually see NHL ice given this situation.

Others here showed fancy analytical data indicating Boosh was our worst defender last season. I sure did not see that on the ice. I will not like it if Bryson gets 20 games.

The 70’s Sabres quite often came into a Buffalo restaurant that I worked at, they came after Sunday home games which ended at about 9:30 back then. They would get there in a big group, dressed in ties and jackets, by about 11:00, and very often with wives. I had a few conversations with Gilbert and I had a beer with him once. He was still very shy way back then, and kind, and polite. Good sense of humor despite the language barrier. His wife was very pretty too.

So how does this make Jacobs a powerful. Does he get two votes for original 6? A third vote for having a popular team? This is a nonsense conversation. Jacobs might be influential, but not for these reasons.

I think he gets better. 16 goals and 30 apples with better and stronger play than last season.

He is small and weak. He should not make the roster if we are to take a significant step forward.

See the bold. My interpretation of that snippet from his article was that they couldn’t pull off the ambitious plan without her energy and leadership. I do not subscribe to the Athletic, the entire article was not posted, and I do not follow Graham. I do not know what he implied, but that little portion provided did not read as violent from my perspective.

He make the team and get a look, then play everywhere else that he can for awhile. Next year is his year.

He is a stud and seems to be getting better.

Nothing violent here, just the truth without concern for how it will be taken. There certainly were other options but the way he describes it is accurate.

Quite possible. Many hockey GMs are crusty NHL vets that know the game by being in it forever and they want complete control of hockey operations. Adams proved himself to Terry in his lower level positions on the business side. He is smart and well spoken. I suspect that he has picked Beane's brain about his job, about culture change in sports, and especially conversations about keeping their boss happy.

Lots of people here comment on your evaluation of The Pegula's but I think you are mostly onto something. They are good people and they have done a ton of good things for the city and they prevented the teams from leaving. No doubt. Even the One Buffalo thing could have been really good too. Unfortunately, the Sabres have suffered under his reign and there is no other way to see it. Not that he tried to screw it up, but he did screw it up. He got a big break with the Bills and McDermott/Beane, and hopefully now Adams/Granato will produce as well. Let just hope that Roth is the superstar that they think he is, and that Terry is the owner that empowers and enables others do their jobs. After all these years it is still hard to tell that he is.

This thread is interesting. Kim is not able to fulfill her role as President, that is what is causing the shake up. How are these latest changes efficient, economic, and effective? Are we still doing that? I am confused. Ron Raccuia was let go from the Bills, and COO John Roth, who was running the Sabres business side was given responsibility for both teams. Now, ONE Buffalo is gone, so is Roth is now running the football business and Terry the hockey side? Are they each working both (efficient) - that sounds like ONE Buffalo? We read that Terry is breaking up the ONE Buffalo layer and running the teams as two separate organizations. Normally this means more jobs, yet in Pegula Land 9 people are laid off so far. Either One Buffalo was an extra layer of fluff that Kim created, or the business side has to do more work with less people (economic). The one constant with Terry Pegula is an ever-changing and always confusing organizational structure. From the time he took over the Sabres right up to today, his organizational structure has taken big swings in direction, from bloated to a skeleton crew and now back to two organizations. Terry business is often in a state of flux. How can this help build the long term success that Adams talks about (effective)? I just hope he leaves Adams and Granato alone. I don’t trust him making decision on the sports side of either team.

What did the kids actually run? Other that making ball caps what did they do related to Bills or Sabres. I think the answer is nothing.

Why are people saying Elam is a bust in ore season, could it be that Benford is a gem? Basham was alway a waste of a pick to me, going back to back DL, especially with good OL players on the board. Moss too, we had Singletary, they seemed similar, not complimentary. Beane’s drafts are about average, but his trades and free agent pick ups have filled holes.

I worry about LB and I think Edmunds will be missed. Not that he was worth the big contract but but was known as a good coverage LB, not sure were your coming from saying he could not cover, that is actually what he did best. He certainly lacked ball skills and the ability to make a big play. You worry about the Bills OL for 50+ years??? The Bill have a history of great O lineman. The best Bills teams all have HoF or WoF or All Pro offensive lineman, until now. Allens skills make this current. mediocre collection of OL adequate at best.

The crew of my early years - Awesome!