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Good point. He is taking the honest way to a career in Hockey(post playing). Didn't he realize that going to work for the Academy of Hockey will get him an NHL role much quicker? 😂

1 - Ralph Krueger is at fault. Jeff Skinner is being mismanaged/misused. 2 - Jeff Skinner should play for the Buffalo Sabres as a top six forward. 3 - Ralph Krueger should no longer work for the Buffalo Sabres.

You think on the 2nd biggest contract on the team that the Pegula's had no involvement at all whether a simple "sign him/don't sign him" or anything related to the contract? I am just speculating, but if I was a betting man, I'd bet the house that they were involved, and I don't mean "okay Jason go ahead and do whatever you feel is right".

I didn't go back and scour the boxscores, but it seemed that Thompson had more of an opportunity with Jack. I will defer to you.

I know his two seasons in the AHL with Ontario he played under his Sabres contract, but last season and this one, he is playing for Hershey at an AHL vet type salary at the age of 37. He must really love playing professional hockey when after spending a decade in the NHL living the dream, has gone back to riding buses. Don't get me wrong, if he is making 500-700k(or more), its definitely more than he would be making in the real world. Just not a choice you see many established NHL'ers make as their careers come to an end.

I wonder if Kym was in the room and Kevyn had Meehan on speaker? People need to stop blaming Botts for the Skinner contract when no one knows how much say Pegula(s) had in terms of the contract dollars, length or conditions(full NMC). My guess is they had a lot of say!

Miss the playoffs, send Staal, Hall and Montour(all pending UFA's) all packing by the TDL, bring back Ralph and his crappy assistants, and dont bring in any experienced voices in the FO. Fast forward to next October. I can't wait to see the crowds at KBC. They will be beyond embarrassing.

How can a guy like Tage go between playing on Jacks wing and the press box, while Skinner was nailed to the 4th line for almost the entire season to date, and then sent to the press box? I've mentioned this recently, but Tage's offensive game seems to have regressed from his 1st season here, and even then it was nothing to get excited about. He is a bust. I'm done with him. Let him play in Rochester the next 2-1/2 years. Nice signing Adams.

I'll simplify this. Shooting wide from 15' and in. Drives me crazy. I realize you don't want to be aiming for the jersey crest, but you also don't have to aim for a 3" x 3" target along the inside of the goalposts/cross bar. I don't know if there is a fancy stat on this, but Jack seems to be a common offender of this.

I’ll give you one good reason to throw Skinner in the top 6 and PP1... TRADE VALUE! Right now with ZERO goals and sitting in the press box, even if the Sabres retained a huge chunk of the contract(I don’t know what the max is that a team can retain), what will the return be? Ralph is being stubborn, and has ruined the chance of Skinner being productive as a Sabre.

Didn’t watch any of it. Hope some of the young guys looked good.

Make peace with Pat LaFontaine? Hire an experienced PoHO? Kim and Terry hold a presser tomorrow and announce "From this day forward, the two of us will have nothing to do with the hockey side of the business"? The Academy of Hockey is to be dissolved ASAP, therefore no more candidates for promotion? Send Rigas back to jail? Get rid of "Here we go now, Here we go now..." and replace immediately with "Swords of a Thousand Men"?

Yep. There is only one major change coming for 21-22, and that is the decreasing number of STH, and fans in the stands.

Bye bye. Ralphie has reigned him in somewhat in terms of his skating recklessly all over the place, but I see no value in him as a ~5 mil cap hit blue liner. I mean no value being part of this group. Not necessarily no trade value.

Kevyn: Hey Jack we're going to regroup...you know replace my fantastic off-season acquisitions of Staal, Hall, Rieder, Eakins, Davidson and Irwin with... on the other hand, NVM. Where would you like to be traded?

^^^^ This!!!!

I never ever want to go down the tank road again. I'm just saying they are going nowhere this year, and all it took was a couple of weeks of play to figure that out....but that won't stop the powers that be, to try and make excuses for another dismal season.

I wonder how many NHL teams have separate radio and tv broadcast? I wouldn't think this would be any issue with Mr. Drill A Well(if I need more money).

My guess is they leave him unprotected. There is no place on this team for a physical presence.

Yes. Snake Oil Ralphie! I am sick of hearing about how past GM/HC candidates have come recommended by the league. Do they expect me to believe that they only recommended a single candidate in each of those scenarios. The Pegula's have screwed this up over and over again by hiring inexperienced people(outside of Bylsma), and Adams is proof that they are going in the wrong direction in terms of less experience, not MORE! Kim & Company can take their flat org structure and stick it where the sun don't shine. a$$holes continue to screw this up beyond belief.

Pandemic...two week shutdown during the season blah blah blah Risto extended absence, covid related blah blah blah McCabe out for the year blah blah blah Playing in front of no fans blah blah blah The stars are aligning perfectly for Kym and her lapdog Kevyn. Now there is no urgency to make any moves except for dumping Staal and Hall at the TDL.

No no no. Can’t be changed. Kym has to show the stupid fan base how she is a leader in diversification by having a rap song(and a black rapper) as the teams goal song. Kym = Smart & Fans = Stupid. She is such an awesome team president. 😤

So does he sign a multi-year deal in the off-season at a lower pay due to the injury, or a 1 year prove it deal? Sucks for him. The timing could not have been worse.

Whenever I think about the Pegula era, I think about how half the teams make the playoffs each year, and wonder how the heck have they missed the playoffs the last 10 years. You would think luck enough would allow you to make it once in 10 years.

That is a very depressing list of team stats. 😞 Hockey Heaven...pfffttt. 🤬