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It will ruin what has been good enough drafting to get this team over the hump.

Catch me at the Wings lot and I got you! 3 different chili peppers, 2 cuts of meat, chocolate, coffee. It’s no joke.

I just finished prepping chili for the Bills tailgate Sunday. Sat down. Checked the box score. Laughed. I’ll put something else on. How bad is the arena

I worked in college sports for a while. There are teams that oust their HC's. I wouldn't take one of those jobs. I have friends who coach at the Olympic level, and similar to the NFL, college aften pays as much or more. Those coaches wouldn't take those jobs either. I know, change the GM and/or owner, not the coach. But programs where the team forces a firing are toxic to their core.

“You guys are the best. I know you’re good hockey players. Just keep doing what you’re doing, you have it in you” -Terry Pegula Easily the biggest indictment that accountability starts at the top.

No, he cannot be another voice in the room. Somebody had to be in charge. Enough with this stupid flat leadership structure where responsibilities are muddled and anybody can convince Terry something is a good idea. President of Hockey Ops, GM, or something similar, that is it.

He keeps the NJD money which is reported to be much more than Buffalo.

If Terry loves the kids in the building right now it will likely be Forton.

At the risk of derailing the thread, this is an insane indictment on the GM in year 5. This team is at .142 P% without a defensemen that was drafted 7 years ago/2 years before GMKA got here. The entire roster is dependent on a guy that the general manager had no part in bringing in. It is almost unbelievable.

FTFY

The argument here between you two has spiraled. But from a 1000 foot view as somebody who has tried to keep up to page 8, it’s odd to sort of try and explain away Adams. He’s just been flat out bad. There’s a million things to hold his feet to the flames for whether he’s in full control or no control. Without any shred of evidence I think a big part of this death spiral is that Adams and Terry are in lock step. He isn’t doing Terrys bidding, they have the same vision. I’m also a bit concerned that todays locker room meet up WITH ADAMS was a polite way of telling the team that Pegula stands behind Adams and will change coaches if needed. Firing an NHL lifer like Lindy mid season in year one with this roster and track record would be a rock bottom lower than I thought Terry would be capable of. And like I said above, I think Terry and Kevyn are in lock step. Which means firing Adams and clearing house is even more important than ever.

“I know Lindy was mean to you. But Daddy Pegula and The Gimp are here now. You’re safe. If that big bad coach yells again you go right to coach Sethy you hear me” - Terry Pegula, probably

Terry Pegula has really cucked this entire fan base. There’s no way around standing behind Adams after he disparaged the city and the franchise. I can never look at my wife…errr my hockey team the same again.

My biggest kick back to that would be the Cozens and Power contracts. Both are looking really bad. Sure, FO constraints by the owner. But now we have to go down the path that Terry also forced both those values. And once you go down that road I think you then have to go down the path that no actual quality GM would stay in that role very long if at all (see Botts). And now we’re right back at GMKA being really bad.

I think Terry finding success in the Bills has emboldened him to a certain extent.