JohnC

When he spent money, he did it foolishly. And when he didn't spend money, he foolishly didn't spend. He's run a mistake riddled operation because he has run a mistake riddled operation. The onus is on him. The franchise is a failure because he is a failure. He's a self-sabotaging stubborn man. I'm so tired of him.

When the new owner took over he didn’t have a high end roster. He’s doing things the right way to have a successful franchise. Compare that to Terry P. who has presided over a flailing franchise for a full generation? The Utah operation under their new owner is already so much more professionally run than the Sabre franchise is under the ownership of Terry P.

If he continues to run the franchise in the same manner that he has already run it during his tenure, then the franchise will continue to sputter along. So far this off-season I haven’t seen any urgency or appreciable difference in how he has been operating. I find his casual behavior to be odd.

Their owner is not dopey enough to hire an ill-equipped person to be his GM . And the new owner would not be dopey enough to retain a GM with such a middling 5 year record. Ownership matters!

The owner effect is already known. In one year, the new owner trampled the long- serving owner.

The dichotomy between the two owners is obvious. The new owner is committed to winning by building a quality organization while the other silent owner has created a third- rate organization that allows him to play with his toy franchise. The big boat owning owner has bought a franchise and degraded it to the point that it is now a scorned and mocked franchise. In comparison, the new owner has demonstrated a commitment to winning and providing his fan base a team that they would be proud of.

It was on @GASabresIUFAN fantasy wish list. Be kind and gentle because he’s in a high state of agitation. And be cautious and tread lightly because he can get ornery when told his fantasy wish list will not come to fruition.😀

I don't know if Kulich would be ready for a 1C or 2C role. But if he could genuinely earn either role, that would be such a bonus in assembling the lines. The next issue is whether Norris can stay healthy and assume one of the two top center roles. Any way one looks at the prospective two top lines it is evident that another forward from the outside needs to be added. Just maybe KA is counting on Byram trade bringing back such a player if he is dealt? It seems that the GM is counting on Quinn, Benson and Kulich taking some major leaps forward. To understate our roster situation, the GM has a lot of "ifs" attached to it.

For all of his career he has been on competitive teams that usually make the playoffs. Now that he is at the tail end of his career I doubt that he would find it appealing to join a franchise that hasn't been in the playoffs in a generation and is recognized by most people in the business to be a third-rate operation. If he has a no-trade clause in his contract I'm sure he would say absolutely not going to that junk yard.

Hard no. Age and contract are troubling. The contract remaining bothers me more than the age. This deal should be more appealing to Calgary than it is to us. We all know that you are desperate to get the Bo issue behind us. But acting as if you are desperate doesn’t enhance your trade position, it hurts it. KA is adroitly handling the situation. When you are peddling an asset you don’t treat it as a hot potato asset you need to get rid.

Bo is going to act in his best interest and KA is going to act in the Sabres's best interest. It's likely that both sides in general know what the outcome is eventually going to be. To put it mildly, I'm not impressed with KA's overall work. But on the BB issue I believe that he is handling it properly. He's not going to be forced to make a panic move that will not get him the return that he hopes to get. And that is the right stance to take.

Perplexed.

I blame you for making me pee my pants. 😃 A silly GM working for a silly owner who has built a silly franchise where players elsewhere don’t want to come here and players already here want to escape from this clown show. So laughable and sad. You must have forgotten that he only plays checkers

When you are treading water and someone throws an anchor at you, you are going to sink at a faster rate.

She is a terrific moderator and is more than fair. She should have kicked this fool in the nuts and tell him to take a hike. I have been in a number of spats but not to that pissant level.

If Dahlin gets hurt and is out for a significant amount of time, this team is sunk.

Excellent analysis, especially as it is directed toward Quinn. Is Quinn going to elevate his game enough to not only not being a drag but rising it enough where he is an asset. A couple years ago, I thought he was going to be a real good winger. He not only didn't even plateau as a player but disappointingly, he declined as a player. Were injuries a factor in his sputtering? Probably so. When you look at the young group comprised of Power, Samuelsson, Benson and Quinn most of us expect improvement. The more critical issue is will each of them and as a group improve enough to be an elevating factor for the team. It seems that the GM is counting on that. For me, I just don't know. TBD.

I’m not saying anything that hasn’t often been stated that regardless what has been done unless we get consistent level of solid goaltending the Sabres will again be a floundering team. Is our GT unit capable of rising to the occasion? I’m not sure. Can UPL become a solid #1 goalie? Not sure. Looking back, the departure of Ullmark has never adequately been accounted for. That is an gross failure by the GM.

If Anderson is better than Bryan (your opinion), then why would the trading team include an additional asset in the deal? Acting out of frustration when there is no need to at the present time is not a smart strategy.

If bringing back BB is a status quo move then isn't that better than making a move that sets you back further? I don't agree that any move he makes will be inadequate. The JJP trade was a reasonable deal for us considering the circumstances. (He didn't want to be here.) It's certainly not impossible that a fair deal can be constructed, sooner or later, that will be beneficial. We seem to be going in circles here. What it appears to me is that you are making a negative assumption before an act has been made. What I'm suggesting is that it might be better to just wait before making a judgment.

The Sabres are certainly a better team with Byram than if the return for him is insufficient. So what if they kick the Byram issue down the road? If it ultimately leads to a better return, then that's a positive action, not a negative action. Most of us are aware that the Sabres have multiple issues to address. (In my view, the goalie position is the most critical issue.) What you are doing is conflating the Byram issue with the other team issues. That seems to be an unreasonable/unfair approach to take when discussing the Byram issue.

Ryan Smith by far. He's not the same owner who created a lot of commotion in Arizona.

What's the definition of "Deja vu"?

Being critical of KA's performance is like stating water is wet. It's obvious to all. Few people would argue otherwise. However, what you are doing is overlaying his overall performance to how he has handled the individual Byram issue. Based on your prior post, you seem to encourage him just to make a deal in order to end this ordeal. That would be the worst course of action that the GM could take. He's not obligated to trade him if the return isn't a fair return. He can keep him. As far as what would be a fair return for BB? I would take either a top two pairing or a top two-line player. If that type of deal can't be made, then just keep him. There is a lot of things to be critical of this flaccid GM. In my view it is not how he has handled this particular situation.

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