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They over tanked and got rid of every single vet that cared.

Reinhart goal.

Bennett scores for Florida. This guy plays for big games.

Stolarz could have had 3 or 4 penalties on that. Instead 2 for each. Big mean goalie.

Looks like the Bruins screwed up McAvoy's development.

My frustration with the way the Sabres are managed is reaching extremely high levels. Terry scrapped One Buffalo and made the teams operate separately and hopefully better focused on their businesses. Then Terry hires one guy (Guelli) for two COO jobs (Sabres and Bills). Now Guelli brings in a Sabres ticket sales guy. That actually makes more sense to me, but highlights the continuous changes and window dressing that occur. Hence, my joke. The new guy is buffering Guelli. If tickets sales continue to sag, the buffer gets it, not Guelli. It is just an attempt at humor.

You are missing the point. It has nothing to do with whether Benson plays defense or is a good player. The were supposedly going for it. This was the playoff push. Yet they left camp with no veteran replacement for an injured Quinn and gave a roster spot to an 18 year old. All Adams brought in was Eric Johnson who was on his last legs They gave the goalie job to Levi, a kid with 7 NHL games and 0 AHL games under his belt. They added no physical players or any other veteran experience, in fact the teams average age went down. Does this sound like a great plan for a team that committed to win? After the season Adams called the players over-confident, He also blamed the coach for not making them accountable. This time around the players are doing the talking, they know Adams is over his head. They should be. It is no wonder Peterka wants out at the first opportunity.

Terry wants to be in the room where it happens.

Tuch and Thompson were worthy. Dahlin with a C was not ideal, but he made every effort to be worthy of it. He obviously cares. I would have picked Tuch for the C, and Dahlin for the A. Muel is completely unworthy - inconsistent play, lacks a physical game, injured too often. Cozens was a head case that should never have been considered, especially after seeing him struggle the year prior. But I recall goofy Adams being proud of the way Cozens finished that season, saying he just has to stop over-thinking. What a terrible GM.

I am surprised that Ruff let Cozens and Muel wear A's. Something tells me he was following Adams. Nothing that Muel did this season indicates he shoudl wear an A next season. If they really need a 3rd A then give it to Zucker.

What a mess but no one should be surprised by any of this. Of course the better players want more from Adams, they know they need help right now. If I was a player I would have been pissed about the prior off-season and especially by the Adams presser. No one wants to mocked by the national media. Adams should be fired for that clown show of a press conference. I kept saying that they started the past season playing like they didn't even know each other. It now makes sense to hear they didn't understand or believe in the Lindy system(s). Why would they not prefer the Granato system, it didn't ask for as much. No one should be surprised that any coach after Granato would have big issues to overcome when putting a system in place. This organization is a complete mess. It's no wonder that players leave and then thrive. I am not encouraged by this, even if it means more change, and certainly change is needed. From top to bottom, and in every aspect they have been doing the wrong things and hiring the wring people ever since Terry and Kim showed up. I am completely discouraged.

Guelli needs help and some distance from the Sabres.

Maybe. Armstrong is pretty slick with his wording but the St Louis newspapers and sports talk said that Buffalo insisted on a top prospect and early reports bragged about them rating Thomas and Kyrou ahead of Tage in their prospect pool. Tage had a bumpier road to NHL stardom than Thomas or Kyrou by playing in Buffalo's dysfunction and getting injured his first shift of the first game of 2019. Followed by the Covid year and Ralph. Dark times for him that he battled through. If Bots rated Thompson higher and got his man then good for him. Score one for Buffalo for a change.

The story out of St Louis was Bots wanted Thomas. Armstrong said Thomas and prospect Kyrou were untouchable. Thompson was the offer. Bots seems to just muddle along. Nice guy, but has not shown much as a GM.

He is -1, after the first period. 1 SOG, 3 hits.

Just watched Winnipeg and St Louis. Jets took 2-0 lead in the series, but #8 is giving #1 a good fight. Scott Arneil is the Jets HC. A former Sabres player, a good player, his coaching career started as an assistant coach for the Sabres in 02-03. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=110

Watching the playoffs. Thinking about how I took this for granted for most of the Sabres first 40 years. Now I’m older, the kids are raised, grandkids coming in, and the hockey team is dead.

An executive that has actually been a leader and knows many phases of the business? Great idea!

Blues and Jets is a really hard hitting series. Lots of hard work. Another level of intensity.

First step is to see what happens to Adams, and who is actually in charge of Hockey Operations and the roster. If it is still Adams, don't expect much to change unless he forces some moves out of desperation.

EP in Buffalo is going to be a mistake. The Canucks are telling us he is not a complete player. He is Skinner but he plays center, not wing.