Flashsabre

Paul Hamilton on WGR: “Been told Rick Dudley would be interested in the Sabres GM job if Kevin Adams was not there” Dudley takes Senior Advisor role, convinces Terry to can Adams and Appert. HOPE😛 Dudley is a really quality NHL exec. Him and Lindy have a relationship. Get him in the door somehow.

At this point it doesn’t matter who they draft. Has a player drafted 9th ever refused to report?😝

The Sabres just hate hires with actual qualifications. I mean they are so incompetent at this point there are no words.

So instead of firing assistant coaches they are giving them more of a role in hockey ops.😳🤪 And the only good thing with the organization is the Amerks. And the guy who built them is leaving. My god what a clusterf🤬🤬k of an organization.

They could have Ken Holland tomorrow to run the hockey dept if Terry swallowed some pride and opened the wallet. He wants back in and is being looked at for the Isles position. This comes down to Terry not trusting hockey people and being cheap with the Sabres. How has not one assistant coach been turfed yet?

They said both Byram and Quinn are on the market and Byram has packed up and left. Unfortunately it will be dipsh🤬t trading them so they won’t be serious moves to build the team into a playoff team.

Do we know what season’s tickets sales look like? I can’t believe they are impressive at all and I’m sure if Adams is back as GM those sales won’t improve at all.

I mean did Oates only get assists because of Hull or did he help him get those goal totals?? I like Martin and Bear and exactly what they bring. O’Brien brings something totally different but also needed. I think Martin is gone by 9 but Bear will be there.

Imagine last offseason saying it is playoffs or bust this year and there are no more excuses. Then assembling a team that is last in the conference for most of the season and missing the playoffs for the 5th straight year under your leadership. And the boss says “Nice presentation, give it another shot this year” 🤪

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 How can anybody cheer for this fu&@ing 💩show of an organization. No pride, no clue. 14 years of no playoffs, and no thought of changing up what has not been working for the past 5 years under this group. What an absolute joke of a franchise. Let me guess the presentation was Adams listing everything Terry told him to do and saying he will save some more money. Adams: “Terry our biggest problem was palm trees and you have a ton on your estate here in Florida. What if we fly some up to the arena in Buffalo. Playoffs Next Year!!” F🤬🤬K YOU PEGULA you have ruined this franchise!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah a big playmaking centre with hockey sense is a desperate need in my mind. The “Anti Cozens” The Sabres have this fascination with shoot first centres “Thompson, Cozens, Kulich, Norris” I have hope for Östlund as a playmaker but another would be nice. Helenuis is kind of a mix to me of shooter-distributor. Team has a ton of shooters up front but are in need of a true playmaker in the top 6.

I Give Up

There is the new mantra for next season: “Team Strength”. Team didn’t make the playoffs because players weren’t strong enough. Run it back with each player a little stronger and we are looking at a Cup.😝😁

1) Terry feels “heard” because he is a grovelling yes man. 2) Money: he still has a contract for this season. He stands up in front of the media and takes the bullets, lying about no financial constraints and Terry’s commitment to spend. He never should have been hired and he shouldn’t still be employed but that is where we are right now. When you have owned a team for 14 years and missed the playoffs every single season you think you would want to improve but all signs point to Nope.

Yeah but his skill set is something Buffalo needs just as bad. If McQueen is healthy then sure take him but after Lidstrom last year there will be a ton of scrutiny on him. I think Martin doesn’t get past Boston at 7. Sweeney was at the Under 18s and Button said he was very impressed with Martin. He screams Bruin.

I think I’d take O’Brien over McQueen. His injury is such a red flag. The combine will be huge for him. Bear’s injury is concerning as well but he will bounce back after a year or so.

Jay McKee coaches O’Brien as well. I’m sure he and Ruff would touch base.

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/craig-button-s-mock-draft-new-york-islanders-take-defenceman-matthew-schaefer-at-no-1-1.2301304

So the guys who chose Kisakov over Knies are still all comfortably in their jobs.😳🤬

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nhl-top-16-mock-draft-who-will-islanders-take-after-surprise-lottery-win/ O’Brien’s playmaking and hockey sense is something the Sabres desperately need in a 6’2, RHC package. I’d love Martin or Bear too for their style of play which the Sabres also desperately need.

The fact Adams says he grew up watching the Sabres and no one understands the market better then him yet he builds a team that doesn’t resemble anything the Buffalo market relates to: hard work, grit, toughness. Hes totally clueless

Adams has not shown in 5 years that he can build a playoff team. If he is still the GM or has a voice in decisions then nothing is going to change

I didn’t watch it. Did they show Adams? Good on the Sabres dropping 2 spots. They don’t deserve any reward for how horribly they have run the franchise.

Regular Season Hellebuyck>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Playoffs Hellebuyck

Jason Bakula from a month ago: No. 12: Brady Martin, C, 6-feet, 178 pounds, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) NHL Projection: Top six forward. Relentless competitor. Deployed in all situations. An argument can be made that Martin is the most competitive player in the entire draft class. He’s a relentless, leads-by-example forward for the Soo Greyhounds. In his most recent 10-game segment Martin produced 8G-11A while averaging over 24 minutes per game of ice time and being deployed in all situations. He finished the regular season with 33G-39A overall. Martin never cuts corners. He only weighs 178 pounds, but plays much bigger than his listed size. He finishes all of his checks, battles in the trenches, drives to the net and makes life generally miserable for opponents. sounds exactly like a former Sabres Captain