That Aud Smell

Upthread, I'd speculated that Bucky's sexist take down of Kim Pegula from 2014 had been scrubbed by TBN. Maybe they were making way for something even more transparently sexist: SAY WHAT YOU WILL about Russ Brandon, but at least he paid his dues and didn't shortcut his way to the top of the mountain by sleeping with an unremarkable oilman. Never change, Bucky. But do, please, GTFO.

My rejoinder was confined to PA defending Bucky's (indisputably) sexist statements re Kim Pegula by alluding to the talk of "yeah, well, Kim did things like pick out colours and fabrics when they spruced up the arena, so, y'know. Fair's fair." To the larger point: Friedman is quoted above criticizing how the Pegulas have proceeded thus far, and hoping for better. I think that's totally fair. Here and elsewhere, though, I find the talk of so, what's her job gonna be anyway?! to be underpinned, perhaps unwittingly, by biases for which I do not care. I could be off-base on that in some instances, but I know those biases are in play for many.

A generational prospect, you mope.

Last thing for a bit. It was really something to me when my youngest daughter wandered through the kitchen and said, in a sort of statement/question way: "Wait. So Mrs. Pegula is in charge of the Bills and Sabres now?" I answered that she was taking over as president, yes, and that presumably she and her husband would continue to work together. "But ... she's, like, the presidents of both teams?" "Yes." "And presidents are, like, in charge, right?" "Yes." [pause] [child starts to walk away] [at threshold of doorway, quietly] "That is so cool." Yeah. I don't see that.

I think that's fair. I also think, maybe, that the rush-rush-rush was more Terry-driven, and that Kim may be more inclined to do things deliberately. Just a hunch. As do I. And I don't have illusions about her being some paragon of whatever. I've made clear that I think her creative instincts are ... largely uninspiring. But if she can hire and then enable competent hockey people to do their thing, she'll have done 85% of the job, at least.

Lol, the defence of Harrington. Friedman said he’s known Mike a long time, doesn’t think he’s sexist, wouldn’t be friendly with him if he thought he was. Swing and a miss, Elliotte (sp?).

Good point on Barrasso. Call it 2 HOFers and 1 borderline HOFer. From a team-building standpoint, the failure on his part to get a franchise centreman may be telling. That era is still confusing to me, though. I have many fond memories of it.

Isn't there a parade in the thistle patch you could go rain on instead?

I'll leave this here, too.

What horsesh1t this is. Neither you nor I have any earthly idea of how thin the edge of the razor is (and how brutally sharp it is) that women must stand upon (with grace! with poise! with resolve! but not too much! hey - resting b1tch face! Black Widow!) in order to make it, be respected in a wide variety of businesses and industries. Honestly. And speaking again of Bucky, know what I find interesting? Some of his worst content regarding Kim appears to have been taken down from TBN servers. I can't find it anywhere. It was published in September 2014. I remember the key words he used: She's a controlling personality. Some Sabres brass had become wary of her. She's not as sweet as she seems. I can't find that article on any TBN platform. It pops up being quoted on a few blogs after a Google search, with hyperlinks that yield error messages. I reckon it's been scrubbed from TBN archives, in recognition of how shameful it was to have published it. I'm not here to lionize my former secret girlfriend Kim Pegula. But I cannot abide the sexist, borderline misogynistic manner in which she's being questioned and criticized by some.

I think you're rooting around for a truffle that isn't there. I checked the website again: Owner and President. She's the president of the team. I think if you own and are the president of a hockey team, then, um -- yeah. Your job has something to do with hockey. You own and preside over a club that plays hockey. Hockey hockey hockey. Whether she's president or not, I think Terry and Kim would not be shy about talking to JBOT about major performance issues with the club and what might be done to resolve them.

Epic.

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.