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Did you see Cooper drawing up and giving the play himself… Urgently… Always considered Granato aloof… Delegated the PP to Ellis… Huge tell… Huge Fail.

Ha… So much for that… Nice last minute save by Bobrovsky… Wow… 3-2 with 8 seconds left… Too little too late…

I’m in Sarasota… Tampa just up the road… Rootin’ for Lightning… but Florida is tough… Unless they’ve figured out their PP, edge goes to TB.

Just started 3rd… Panthers 2-1 over Lightning on PP… PP was 3-54 before this goal… Shades of Sabres… Hits were 40-37 after two periods… Hamilton said Hits don’t matter… Hahaha.

Sure sounded scripted… Agree… Adams bungled goaltending since taking the job. Let Ullmark walk… Didn’t get an NHL goalie after Anderson retired… Committed too many games early to Levi this season… and too much time to the 3 Goalie rotation.

Standard deviation, Regression, Cohort, Confidence Interval… You boys are deep into the weeds this morning!… Took a couple statistics courses 40 years ago… You’re bringing back some awful memories 😱

Always said Granato is a first quintile analyst… Clearly self-aware… Gave it his best.

Been there, appreciate the feelings… Trust your instincts, experiences and abilities… Stay strong.

I remember listening to Hamilton on WGR 550 pounding the table early in the season that “Hits don’t matter!!”… They mattered plenty when teams figured out the Sabres are soft… and came out in 1st periods hitting early and often to slow the Sabres speed and set the tone for the game. Think Hamilton likes to hear himself talk.

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Will be shocked if Adams makes any roster moves before getting a new HC and his input.

You mangled @dudacek’s post with your cut and paste… That aside, agree with your opinion about Leaders. They step up when frustrated to fill the void… Very well reasoned and stated, @Thorny. Do put more importance and value on the C than you, though… Your Tuch proposal had me laughing… Would be just like Adams to replicate the KO mistake… Earnestly, of course… Believe Mr. Peabody has the best idea.

Adams put such a high value on Character… Fail.

Two or three… Fine by me… Let the strongest leader emerge… and allow the new HC to give his input and blessing.

I like your guideline. I’m generous by nature… and I know Compete and Enthusiasm are difficult to acquire if you aren’t born with them… unless you are in a culture and on a team that has them… Krebs has them… Benson has them… Dahlin has them… Maybe a few others… It’s a start.

Big fan back in the early years… Scotty, Gil, Renee et al… Got distracted by demanding career and only checked the standings and didn’t follow the news or stories… Started following the Sabres closely again 20 years ago when I retired.

No… Overpayment is $49M for 7 years to Cozens… or $58M for 7 years to Powers… both Come Bets… I’m willing to pay for Krebs’ shift-in shift-out High Compete and Enthusiasm … attributes in short supply on the roster… It can be infectious in team-building… Giving Krebs a couple years at $2.5-3.0 per to prove his worth is my Come Bet… Hope he gets a chance to prove me right or wrong.

Disagree, and that’s ok.

Total money.

Quick trigger… Kid exhibits High Compete… is 23… 6’ 185 lbs… Can put on 10-15 lbs of muscle with work and time… Would have no issue signing Krebs 2 yrs for $5-6M to let him find his identity unless the new Coach doesn’t see any potential.

Don’t know… Wasn’t following the Sabres that closely back then.

Would have gotten the message across, “This is not ok. Ever. Don’t care who you are. We will not disrespect ourselves, our fans, or Buffalo.” Would it have made the team play better?… Long term? I think so. We all heard Dahlin, Tuch, and Thompson ask for more accountability and one of them mentioned repercussions… I take that to mean discipline and consequences… Short term? Depends on who was benched and for how long… Must be a couple slackers or even an asshat or two on the roster Granato couldn’t manage or wouldn’t address. Give the message in the strongest terms… So every player has the information… Then, get back to work.

Amerks are flyin’…

"I think a lot of times this year, we got away with some stuff that we shouldn't have gotten away with," he added. "I think if you clean those things up, then it sends a message." Who thinks Ruff would have let that juvenile fan rebellion stunt go on for two weeks?… Would bet a bunch he would have benched the ringleaders without hesitation to send a message to the team, the fans, and the town.

Nope… Disgust is different from mad or sad… Disgust is a deep personal affront at themselves and their teammates… The context is their Clean Out remarks after missing the playoffs again and every year they’ve been a Sabre. Tuch loves his teammates and isn’t afraid to show it… UPL would agree… Never heard Tuch naturally upbeat in an interview… When he is positive it is measured… He’d be thrilled to be Captain, no doubt … Maybe he’d rise to the challenge… He’s 28 next month… Into the straightaway of his career… Time to get some serious focus.