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  13. GDT/ Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens Weds 7pm, ESPN+ MSG & WGR radio

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    19 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

    Benson is close, but still learning.  Quinn is probably #1... when he's in the lineup.

     

    23 minutes ago, JohnC said:

    I agree with you that he is one of our smarter players. He is one of our best positioned players. That aspect of his game becomes evident on the PK. This was a good DG instigated value pickup. 

    If he played to his size, he’d be a monster. He reminds me of Big Mike in the Blind Side. I can picture him reading Ferdinand the Bull.

  18. I’m Sorry for Being So Negative!

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    1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

    The Bills get Cart Blanche funding and Beane knows how to push out the cap $$ out into the future  The Sabres are on a budget.   

    This was explained in the Covid era when the family sold off failing parts of their businesses, and tightened the purse strings in an effort to achieve long term viability and maintain the family lifestyle (their words).  The Sabres were put on a budget, and also had major layoffs.   Boterill resigned rather than comply with “efficient and economical “ policies.  

    PSE eventually dissolved and the Bills and Sabres are separate again, Sabres are still on budget.   Bills spend to full cap. 

    It does make one wonder what “role” the Sabres play in the Pegula’s business empire. Do they turn a profit? Is it just a hobby? Are Adams and Granato just bargain yes-men who will toe the line through an efficient and economical and lengthy rebuild regardless of measured progress?

    If so, the players aren’t stupid. They see the way the organization is run compared to others they’ve been in. The coaches have to run it like a “family” country club to counteract the losing. “We’re not getting any better but at least they don’t hassle us”.

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  19. I’m Sorry for Being So Negative!

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    22 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

    That's the question.  Does he have a plan?  Why has been unable to make the necessary adjustments to the plan to fix the issues we all see on the ice and in the coaching?  This goes back to the Adams vs Beane comparison.  I know Beane has a plan and I know he will make decisions on that plan  He has since day one, but he has been able to adapt on the fly.  This season injuries decimated the defense so he went and added Douglas.  The offense wasn't doing the job and Dorsey was fired.

    Adams' in-season adjustments have been callup or Robinson-type acquisitions.  

    The hard thing about Adams is that I compare him, not only to Beane, but also to the Braves' Alex Anthopoulos.  When Alex took over the Braves in 2017, the team was mired in losing 4 straight sub-500 seasons) and had just received major penalties from MLB for improper International signings.  The Braves won the Division in 2018,(the first of 6 straight) and won the WS in 2021.  The 2021 team was amazing in that Anthopoulos retooled the entire outfield mid-season and the team was without 2023 MVP Acuna for more than half the season.  He, like Adams, signed his key kids (Acuna, Riley, Albies, Harris) to long-term team-friendly deals, but has also been aggressive in fixing holes in his roster wherever they are. 

    If the Sabres are to succeed with Adams as GM, now that he has his core in place, he needs to take a page from Beane and Anthopoulos, and aggressively fix the holes in this roster.  The trade deadline is soon.  No time like the present to start being aggressive.

    Is a Sabres-Bills GM comparison fair given Pegula’s “efficient and economical” edict (or whatever the exact words were)?

    Seems the Pegulas approach the two teams quite differently, no?

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  20. I’m Sorry for Being So Negative!

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    As I've said in other threads, my frustration comes with a lack of PROGRESS, even small progress. I guess we can say there's been some progress in goal-tending, and maybe the PK(?) vs last year. 

    Beyond that, other than progress by JJP, who else shows signs of progress? Are the top scorers going to come CLOSE to last year's production? That's not even treading water-- that regressing.

    And the long, patient rebuild is one thing for us message board posters to deal with, but quite a different thing for NHL players who have a career shelf-life to consider. Who's gonna get fed up want out next?

    Do the players feel like management is doing everything possible to make them a winner? I wonder.

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