shrader

I said it a few posts back. The Sabres need the right GM. It was implied, but not actually stated, that they don't currently have that right GM. So yeah, we're on the same page. They can do whatever they want with the fake POHO tag as long as a new GM is in place.

And a lot of teams don’t even have one. It’s a glorified spin off of the GM position, nothing more. I’m not even sure it’s a position that really existed in the league prior to the last 25 years or so. In most cases, it feels like a PR position created to bring some former player on board and grab attention. In Zito’s case, he did a really good job so they gave him an additional paper title to give him a raise.

What event was this?

No matter what some random drunk spouts off to a pair of has been a with a podcast, the Sabres, like many other teams, do not have a president of hockey ops. There’s not need to turn this into another Sabre rant. I’m simply stating that it is an unnecessary position.

Yep, it’s just a title. The right GM is all you need.

Quick: who is their president of hockey ops?

Production tweaks is putting it very mildly. I understand why the teams like it, but the broadcast needs a complete overhaul. Just copy the NFL model and call it a day.

Penn State is currently buying half a roster.

I still have no idea what a president of hockey ops even is and how many teams even have one. The blurred lines between a more business oriented president and this position are hard to sort out from team to team. The Sabres need a GM, but I'm not sure they need this.

This isn’t going to create a strong NCAA. The Big10 is going to buy a bunch of players, creating a bigger talent gap.

Well at least the product can’t get any worse, right? I’d imagine the whole process was a lot easier for the teams, but now they need to fix things on the tv side.

I can’t wait for the fun time when someone has two high end CHL guys and then need to pick which one goes to the AHL. Situations like the islanders having 3 first round picks come to mind. They won’t have to worry about it, it in the future it may influence how teams make those picks.

I wonder why there is no American team named the clan…

Wait, do you think they’re actually getting an education out of this? McKenna will never have to go to a single class if he doesn’t want to.

I’m confused. He sounds so incredibly Canadian… but none of that was even remotely polite.

And he’s somewhere in the organization right now, if I remember correctly.

I’d be curious to see if a Verona winner has ever played less games than that in a full season. … or at least in the “modern” era where the trophy goes to one goalie.

I’ll give you five million and one dollar!

Didn’t he come back to the organization years later?

Thanks to this, I am now listening to Hot for Teacher.

Is there anything at this point that stops a college player of any league from signing an equipment deal? If he's allowed to do that, there's a lot more money on the table for McKennafrom the CCMs of the world. The ECHL is getting the guys who have finished up their junior and college eligibility. So at worst, they'll lost a few guys who run their course in junior and then move on to college, but that's a very short-term thing.

Wouldn't HAVE Man, this one continues to drive me crazy.

Auto-correct sucks

That’s actually my plan for lunch later today.

What’s the source on this $700k? I’d imagine he’s got money coming from a few different places this year.