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The owner (whose mall at the UBS site is failing badly btw) started shitting bricks when he saw the renewal numbers, which is the reason he sacked Lou. This is pretty much common knowledge.

Islanders STH's en mass called their reps at the end of the season and told them either Lou goes or they go, which is the main reason Lou got fired. They earned this.

He wants to get paid like a top line guy but is not a top line guy and will never be a top line guy (the fact that his numbers are awful when not paired with Dahlin pretty much prove this). Trading him to fix a roster hole before everyone else in the league catches onto this fact is such an obvious move.

When Dahlin was hurt he was used as the top guy and sucked so bad he made Risto look like Denis Potvin.

The "good" news is you don't have to worry about Adams giving Tuch $9 million per because he's counting down the days until he escapes this dumpster fire franchise and wouldn't stay here for any amount.

They literally aren't going to do *****.

If they actually believe this... oh boy. The team was total dogshit the entire season, the fact that the team was getting wins late they absolutely didn't deserve due to massive puck luck and the backup goalie going on a heater doesn't change anything. Watch that last game where they almost choked away a 4-1 lead to an absolutely horrid Flyers team.

Honestly I don't even know what to say...

The players realizing that the coaching was absolute dogcrap:

Seeing the king of snarky midwit hockey pundits Wysh getting wrecked by Sabres fans online for defending Botts brings me so much unspeakable joy.

So let me get this straight: Benson, who earned a spot in the NHL as hard as it's possible to earn it (they absolutely wanted him to go back to the WHL but he gave them no choice but to put and keep him on the roster) needs to be sent to Rochester to send a message he needs to "earn his spot"? And the fact that his metrics on both ends of the ice are off the charts and that if other players played the game the way he does we would be playing playoff games right now should be ignored because puck luck has led to point production not matching the metrics? Do I have this right?

When you are the single worst organization in the entire history of your sport doing nothing but hiring from within is a mind-blowingly stupid idea.

The media people were way too nice with Adams. The situation called for Brooksie and Torts and only Fairburn brought any heat.

1969 was a heckuva year...

Fascinating AHL history was made today as the Bridgeport Islanders ended their 36 game home schedule with FOUR total wins, setting a new record for worst home record in an AHL season. If you doubled the team's current point total of 37 to 74 it would only be better in the East than Utica and Hartford (tied with Springfield).

That was how the Whalers kept making it when Quebec went completely to *****. Fun fact: Sabres-Whalers was the only old 5 team Adams Division match-up that never happened.

I never loved a team more and not a day goes by where I don't think about them and how much I miss my Whalers. Burn in Hell Peter Karmanos and Governor Convicted Fellon.

The ownership ended up a total fiasco but I distinctly recall that the arena really just didn't want hockey at that point but "kicked out" might be too strong a term. Regardless, it took an absolutely bonkers situation for that relocation to happen.

Doing great with Rochester. Get call up to Sabres. Come back to Rochester as a far worse player than they were.