That Aud Smell

Not for nothing: Scotty drafted two HOFers in that era. But, yes, those teams just under-achieved for some reason.

Kind of you to say. In my defence, I was day drinking in Arizona when I posted that.

That was a function and product of Brandon’s personality/persona, not the position he held. She’s the president of the franchise. That’s plenty powerful, nah? I did post screenshots showing that she was organizationally above the 2 GMs, yes. That doesn’t mean her job descriptions have a blessed thing to do with hockey or football matters.

Dude. There has been NO implication that she’s to be a president like Lafontaine was. That position evaporated when he was fired. She’s replacing a president whose job description was all business. Seriously.

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN HERE.

I had not thought of this, tbh. The NFL is planning to take a look at the circumstances that led the Buffalo Bills to part ways with managing partner and president Russ Brandon. Whether the league plans to take any action has let to be determined. A league spokesman sent the following statement to The Buffalo News: "We will discuss the matter with the club and make a decision in the next few days about what, if any, further steps we will take."

oh DAMN. like the bastard butt child of RJ and Hamilton.

It's as if the kumbayah (sp?) circle started by the OP and noted by PA can't be kept pristine.

holy moses.

What's with the most hated creeping in?

Holy sh1t. Of all the rank-ass takes that derp has spewed -- that one was the worst. And it's not even close. Also, missed that initially. Lulz.

Because he doesn't feckin' know what the team president does.

Lord have mercy. Yes, true. But neither the lottery nor a generational prospect had been something I've harped about for years.

Meh.

Cripes. First Brandon's sent packing, and now arguably the most respected writer covering the NHL takes a sh1t on Harrington. I'm havin' myself a week.

That's a transcript of something he said on a podcast, not something he wrote. Friedman is a good writer.

Appears that Friedman, like so many others, came to the inescapable conclusion that Harrington is an unmitigated and unrepentant a*shole on Twitter.

You ain't crazy.

Well, it is unprecedented, I think (at least in our region?), for someone to be the president of an NFL team, an NHL team, and a sports entertainment conglomerate. She has a ton on her plate. Confession time: I read Bucky's adieu to Brandon. It read strangely -- almost as an early image-rehab piece (i.e., Brandon was once great, lost his way, and hopefully can return to greatness). But that's not my point. A lot of people ask, "So, what's a president do?" Bucky touches on one big part of the job: Getting juiced and connected with the corporate interests of the team's region. As oily and insincere as I found Brandon, I don't think there's any denying that he did a very good job of insinuating himself into those circles. And Bucky raised a fair point about how much time Kim would spend in WNY now that she's the president of the teams. The article still read to me like it was in need to some sentence structure and a hard edit, but he raised some salient points.

Born at the right time, so, for sure, it’s Perreault. But this guy is a sneaky second. I was coming of age myself when he defected and joined the Sabres. And, Lord, those seasons he had with Lafontaine.

Is bigger than your Peca.

*squints*

could go either way, i guess. if it can be properly harnessed, it will be a rare gift.

Thanks for taking that time to draft a reply. So many moving parts here. Adios, Brandon, is right. p.s. Will there be more fallout? Russ's brother is general counsel. Does he stick around?

He can drop a prototype into a fish tank, though!