PromoTheRobot

This is confirmed.

Well the goalposts will definitely move if they made the playoffs. As for the game, hardly boring. It was edge-of-your-seat stuff.

Benson? He's going to be the Sabres' Marchand! F***in' pest.

Kulich had some chances at the net. Quinn not so much. Jiri is playing how Lindy wants.

Nah, great D and goaltending gets me excited.

Gutsy win. They willed it

No lack of effort from the boys tonight.

ESPN+ can't sell ads for these late games?

Zucker? Sweet!

There's a lot of defense happening.

Why are there gladiators sitting behind the Sabres bench? Guerilla movie marketing?

I liked seeing us pressuring the Kings.

I was going to say you didn't get my meaning. But after thinking about it, you're 100% correct. 👍

I would like to politely bow out of any further discussion on this matter. We will not agree. I just want to follow my team and cheer for success.

What you are doing is focusing only on the negatives to support your premise. Again, he has two successful franchises.

So there's an even chance for an outcome that makes people happy, whatever that outcome may be.

Some people need to keep the razors away from their noses.

Exactly. Thanks for getting that. But as I mentioned in another response, if the Bills and Bandits are so successful, is that not a reflection of ownership too? That's good advice.

Obviously because one team is a champion contender and the other team is struggling to break a playoff drought. Ironically that same champion caliber team had it's own 17-year drought that seemed equally as hopeless, that ended under Terry's ownership. I'm glad you used this example. If a team's success is such a direct reflection of the owner, then Terry must be a great owner, right? He already owns a twice-champion lacrosse team. (Did I just hear heads explode?) Oh right, we have an accepted narrative to explain that incongruity. 🤣

I imagine this reading your post.

We need to pick a lane. Is it A) No one wants to play here, or B) Adams is not spending money on players? I'm reading both and no one notices the conflict. Even when we were good, there is resistance to players signing here for two reasons, maybe three. 1 & 2) the local weather and the impression Buffalo is a dull place to live, and 3) New York State income taxes. Being in a 13 year playoff drought makes it worse. So when I read that Adams is somehow choosing to not spend on players, even though it was reported that Adams actively sought players like Ehlers and Necas, that seems to ignore the narrative that our reputation keeps anyone from signing here. Of course there's always the "well, just pay 'em more" response that is supposed to magically make the other problems go away. That ignores that cap space is finite and overpaying means you won't have money for signing your own players. It also ignores the mindset of anyone who puts money above any other reason to sign. If a player can be swayed by a big payday, is he the kind of player that is actually going to contribute to making the team better. Taylor Hall is the most recent player who did the bare minimum while collecting $8MM from the Sabres. Then actually hurt the team at the trade deadline by limiting what Adams could get for him by forcing a trade to one team. The Bills are an example of a team that values character. I think Adams is trying to follow the same path, but it's harder when you are trying to climb out of a pit. But we have a roster with talent, led by one of the most experienced coaches in league. Let's show a little patience and not flip out after every loss.

You are not providing anything but outcomes that you assign directly to Terry. There is no decision about A that results in B. Just "Attendance is down!! Blame Terry!!" But I get why my contrarian behavior irks you. This entire site is devoted to stories we repeat over and over and take as gospel.

Yes. If tropes are what you go by. "The buck stops here." Mystery solved.

Yup. The Sabres have hockey superstars lining up to play here and Kev keeps saying "nah, we good." 😂

I'm being asked for an opinion of ownership without knowing what Terry contributes to team operations. Is he a meddling micro-manager? Is he just an observer, listening to what Adams tells him? I don't know. I'm not there watching him. So how can I pass judgement? His record is obvious but not indicative of his role in it, beyond the hiring of GM's. And we've already established most team owners are just lucky/unlucky with hires.