Baker & Fairburn pod: The time has come

[PromoTheRobot]

A succession plan they suspect is in the works needs to happen now. The state of the Sabres, injuries and all, demands it.

 

[JP51]

I get it... but Matthew... its over... make your tee times... nothing changes until Pegula sells or brings in competent management. Everything else I agree with... Why would we let Adams make trades? Why would we not  want the new GM to be able to assess this team... Why is Adams here? etc.. 

Edited 2 hours ago by JP51

[PromoTheRobot]

4 minutes ago, JP51 said:

I get it... but Matthew... its over... make your tee times... nothing changes until Pegula sells or brings in competent management

Uh...that's what they are saying. (spoiler alert.)

[Spoonman]

10 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

A succession plan they suspect is in the works needs to happen now. The state of the Sabres, injuries and all, demands it.

 

Good episode & pod! 
 

Why was KA in TOR last night? 

Shanny still up there?

Trade for another goalie 1,2,3, he wants 4!?

Job hunting? 🙏🙏🙏
 

 

[That Aud Smell]

can someone time stamp where the essence of the thing is?

[JP51]

Just now, That Aud Smell said:

can someone time stamp where the essence of the thing is?

Honestly the whole thing is a really good pod cast... so its hard to time stamp the 6 or 7 salient points

[Jorcus]

4 minutes ago, Spoonman said:

Good episode & pod! 
 

Why was KA in TOR last night? 

Shanny still up there?

Trade for another goalie 1,2,3, he wants 4!?

Job hunting? 🙏🙏🙏
 

 

 

It's the NHL general managers meeting. They are all in Toronto. 

[That Aud Smell]

1 minute ago, JP51 said:

Honestly the whole thing is a really good pod cast... so its hard to time stamp the 6 or 7 salient points

thanks.

i'm unable to devote the time to listen to it.

do either of these guys offer sourced information about something being afoot with the Sabres FO?

[PromoTheRobot]

9 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

thanks.

i'm unable to devote the time to listen to it.

do either of these guys offer sourced information about something being afoot with the Sabres FO?

Fairburn is the Athletic Sabres beat writer so he covers the team 24/7. In earlier pods they have discussed the dynamic between Jarmo and Kevyn as being cooperative, not antagonistic as you might expect with someone gunning for your job would be. Jarmo is in Buffalo (not Columbus) at games and practices, side by side with Adams, or right now on the road with the team. So they surmise that there is a handoff at some point being planned. This pod is essentially a plea to Terry to act sooner rather than later. And they go into all the reasons why. You know them already.

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[JP51]

7 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

thanks.

i'm unable to devote the time to listen to it.

do either of these guys offer sourced information about something being afoot with the Sabres FO?

Start about 19/20 mins

[EM88]

I have noticed there are some posters on this board who had patience with the current regime that are now calling for massive changes.

I would think that opinion is also creeping into the general fandom outside of this forum.

Just how long can Terry Pegula wait before cleaning house?  The more time that goes by, the more it does look like he just does not care all that much.

[PromoTheRobot]

5 minutes ago, EM88 said:

I have noticed there are some posters on this board who had patience with the current regime that are now calling for massive changes.

I would think that opinion is also creeping into the general fandom outside of this forum.

Just how long can Terry Pegula wait before cleaning house?  The more time that goes by, the more it does look like he just does not care all that much.

I was willing to be patient but the time has come to make major changes. I pray they are the correct ones.

[HumanSlinky39]

Kevyn's gonna get a promotion, isn't he? President of Hockey Ops? Only in Sabresland.

[Jorcus]

After watching most of that pod cast and given both the coach and GM are on expiring contracts It's time. Don't let the Buffalo's run away. 

 

 

[DarthEbriate]

They do put on a consistently very good podcast and discussion.

[Thorny]

The most unified fanbase in a generation, perhaps? 

1 hour ago, Spoonman said:

Trade for another goalie 1,2,3, he wants 4!?

[Scottysabres]

The Sabres are bad at hockey, fire everyone, make moves for the future, blow it up & rebuild……..yada, yada, yada. Things we’ve heard over the past 15 seasons.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

[LGR4GM]

28 minutes ago, Scottysabres said:

The Sabres are bad at hockey, fire everyone, make moves for the future, blow it up & rebuild……..yada, yada, yada. Things we’ve heard over the past 15 seasons.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

Would you prefer they just don't do anything?

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[Scottysabres]

3 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Would you prefer they just don't do anything?

They aren’t going to do anything. To myself in any event, the owner needs to go. Everything the organization is, is based on the owners vision. 

[Weave]

Nothing changes until the owner who rationalized losing changes.

[Crusader1969]

It’s not just time to fire Adams — it’s long past time.

And the truth is, TP shouldn’t just hand the keys to the next GM… he needs to hand over the entire damn car.

Write the cheques, step aside, and stay out of the way.

Unfortunately, I don’t see TP allowing that to happen   

 

[PromoTheRobot]

2 hours ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

Kevyn's gonna get a promotion, isn't he? President of Hockey Ops? Only in Sabresland.

Not necessarily. He could move over to the sales end of things. He could also go back to Harborcenter and the Academy of Hockey.

[tom webster]

2 hours ago, Jorcus said:

 

It's the NHL general managers meeting. They are all in Toronto. 

This is not true unless it’s the most unreported GM meeting ever. Their meetings are usually held after the trade deadline