Why is Kevyn Adams still the General Manager?

[Weave]

30 minutes ago, darksabre said:

I want to take those rumors with a huge grain of salt. If Adams was doing presentations, I have to assume they were scheduled and may have even been his idea. That kinda stuff is his background. I don't believe he is in any kind of danger whatsoever.

 

That’s it.  ***** all over the last remaining bit of positivity I have left.

[darksabre]

8 minutes ago, Weave said:

That’s it.  ***** all over the last remaining bit of positivity I have left.

25 minutes ago, dudacek said:

See I'd call ^^^ pride too. 🤷‍♂️

They're certainly linked, but I think if you asked him to his face, you'd get a bunch of pathetic responses that make him the victim of the entire thing.

[That Aud Smell]

1 hour ago, Weave said:

I am still shocked he survived the palm trees and taxes speech.  That was such an anti-leadership moment.  Should have been fired almost immediately after that bit of leadership failure.

The further away in time it gets, the worse it looks and feels.

Just all-time dipsh1ttery.

The very definition of telling on yourself for being a walking milquetoast mediocrity.

1 hour ago, darksabre said:

I don't think it's pride, I think he's tired of looking like the one sowing chaos by firing so many different GMs, coaches, etc. over his time as owner.  I think he sees himself as a victim. A victim of bad advice from outsiders, a victim of bad staffing internally, etc. So now he's digging in.

This is percipient. (Good to read you here.)

[Flashsabre]

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.

[SwampD]

3 hours ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

KA giving Terry a presentation and all I can picture is this:

And all I can picture is this.

 

[Broken Ankles]

9 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:

“multiple days of presenting.” 

lol.

 

MDoP -  aka "The Gimp"

 

 

[GASabresIUFAN]

 

Recent photo from the Adams Pegula end of season meeting. 

 

 

[Ctaeth]

What happens if the sabres make the playoffs this coming year?  We will likely be talking about a kevyn adams extension 😆 

[PerreaultForever]

This news that Adams etc. are all coming back is not unexpected. It was in fact predicted, but I wanted to be wrong and surprised with something positive. Now I really don't give a crap any more. Garbage franchise.

[LabattBlue]

5 minutes ago, Ctaeth said:

What happens if the sabres make the playoffs this coming year?  We will likely be talking about a kevyn adams extension 😆 

The buffoon would probably offer him a lifetime contract and a 10% stake in the team.  

[Stads]

8 hours ago, spndnchz said:

This does NOT meet this forum ethics 

I apologize and it will not happen again

[LGR4GM]

37 minutes ago, Ctaeth said:

What happens if the sabres make the playoffs this coming year?  We will likely be talking about a kevyn adams extension 😆 

Adams will puff out his chest and act like he did something. Then they'll get trounced in round 1 and they'll all act like that's okay. 

[clink]

1 hour ago, Ctaeth said:

What happens if the sabres make the playoffs this coming year?  We will likely be talking about a kevyn adams extension 😆 

Why worry about something you know won't ever happen 

- Chernobyl 

[inkman]

 

[clink]

You know what would be fun???

Collecting enough money to pay for a billboard. A billboard that GM Shevyn (kudos to DarthEbriate for that nickname) is likely to see, almost every day. 

A billboard that says, something like, "Hey Kevin, a REAL owner would have fired your [cartoon donkey] by now!!!!" 

Oh, how cathartic that would feel!!! 😃

[clink]

12 hours ago, Archie Lee said:

Such a sad state of affairs. From here forward, starting with Adams representing the Sabres at yesterday’s lottery, the 25-26 season will exist under the cloud of “here we go again”.  Draft picks and trades and free agent signings, will all be tainted by the reality that they are being overseen by a GM who has clearly demonstrated he is not capable of fulfilling the role. Every blown 3rd period lead, two-game losing streak, failure of a Sabre to sufficiently stand-up for a teammate, will be viewed in the context of 14 years out of the playoffs, and 5 years of failures under Adams. An expectation of failure has soaked the culture of the organization. This is how you have a 13 game losing streak in December of a must-win season. 

Don't forget about every God awful power play, which feel like it's a 5050 chance of becoming a shortie for the opponent 😃

[PerreaultForever]

I hate this team.

I hate Pegula.

I hate that I will likely die before I see a winner in Buffalo and I'm in good health..

Moron franchise. Just morons. 

[spndnchz]

13 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

I hate this team.

I hate Pegula.

I hate that I will likely die before I see a winner in Buffalo and I'm in good health..

Moron franchise. Just morons. 

So. Fix it. You have an idea? Sure. Fire everyone. Now what?

[steveoath]

3 hours ago, inkman said:

 

I bet Adam’s put sound effects and animations on every slide. 

[Dr. Who]

13 minutes ago, spndnchz said:

So. Fix it. You have an idea? Sure. Fire everyone. Now what?

How about just fire KA, hire a competent GM, and let the GM make intelligent trades and coaching hires? Here's an idea. Hire Rob Blake. One obvious move would encourage the fans and the players that there is intelligent leadership, rather than madly pursuing the persistent desire of ownership to insulate itself from the consequences of historic ineptitude. 

[spndnchz]

16 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

How about just fire KA, hire a competent GM, and let the GM make intelligent trades and coaching hires? Here's an idea. Hire Rob Blake. One obvious move would encourage the fans and the players that there is intelligent leadership, rather than madly pursuing the persistent desire of ownership to insulate itself from the consequences of historic ineptitude. 

Plan. I don’t see any. 

[Dr. Who]

14 minutes ago, spndnchz said:

Plan. I don’t see any. 

I dunno. Are you requesting a detailed trade X for Y, draft Z kind of breakdown? I think plan equals what decisive change could be made to palpably improve the direction of the franchise. Maybe you've got a different criteria. In any event, what's the point of indulging the yen for playing fantasy GM? It's tiresome at this point to reiterate the kind of needed change that everyone talks about ad nauseam. Find a way to bring in a top 4 RD that plays sound defense to pair with Power, etc.

The Sabres have become a perduring league wide embarrassment because of Pegula's earned reputation on the basis of his decisions for the entire tenure of his ownership. Whether he is also the victim of some bad luck or forgivable ignorance, at least at the beginning, is immaterial to where he has now brought the organization. It's evident that no one respects Adams, so continuing to keep him only prolongs and exacerbates the poor negotiating position the Sabres find themselves when it comes to making trades and drawing free agents.

The simplest and most efficient way to change that would be to bring in someone with a proven track record and clearly move away from the neuralgic proclivities that are the manifestation of Pegula's fearful or arrogant wounded pride. 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Dr. Who

[Thorny]

3 hours ago, spndnchz said:

Plan. I don’t see any. 

“You think Power is disappointing? You get on the ice. Skate. Score. I don’t see any goals”.

utter nonsense verging on gaslighting. Adams is supposed to be a *professional*. They are supposed to be specially equipped (hypothetically!) to fixing these issues. 

“can you, not trained and adequately connected and compensated hockey fan o the message board do it? No? Check mate”

Edited 4 hours ago by Thorny

[Thorny]

6 hours ago, spndnchz said:

Plan. I don’t see any. 

Should also be noted that if Terry had asked merely this question in his “meeting” with Adams, Adams would have been stumped and fired. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Thorny

[GASabresIUFAN]

Maybe no one else wants the job?