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Nope

DOGE is not about efficiency. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security "The new revelations about DOGE's activities at the labor agency come from a whistleblower in the IT department of the NLRB, who disclosed his concerns to Congress and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel in a detailed report that was then provided to NPR. Meanwhile, his attempts to raise concerns internally within the NLRB preceded someone "physically taping a threatening note" to his door that included sensitive personal information and overhead photos of him walking his dog that appeared to be taken with a drone, according to a cover letter attached to his disclosure filed by his attorney, Andrew Bakaj of the nonprofit Whistleblower Aid."

Looking at something else I found this from January. https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-farm-system-rankings/ "Savoie immediately became the Oilers’ top prospect (by a good margin), and I think he’ll prove the Sabres foolish pretty quickly. He’s a highly creative forward with a high-end skill set. The combination of speed, hands and stick handling makes him an offensive catalyst and he maintains offensive zone possession extremely well. Savoie has excellent vision to spot a lane to engage or find his teammates with a perfectly executed pass and he’s a dynamic skater as well. He is producing at the AHL level so far this season, leading all U21 players in scoring at the time of writing." "they’ve (Sabres) also seen a few of their most important prospects underperform this season such as Noah Ostend and Devon Levi." (yes they spelled Östlund wrong, I copied directly) A couple of things. First Savoie does not maintain zone possession extremely well unless skating with the puck around the perimeter is extremely well. Second, while this was written in January, I think it is safe to check on Östlund and Savoie these days. Savoie: 18g, 32a, 50pts in 64games or 0.78ppg Östlund: 19g, 17a, 36pts in 44games or 0.82ppg

Hockey writers put Buffalo's pool at 7th but considering their gushing praise of Savoie while spelling Östlund's name wrong... idk if I trust that much. Still that would be "near the top" I think. https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-farm-system-rankings/

Actually they don't. Wheeler put them 11th which is at or near the middle. Further to your point about stars, the Wheeler ranking says "none of their five top guys project to be true top-of-the-lineup types." https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5919859/2025/01/08/nhl-prospects-rankings-2025/ Elite Prospect who I trust more put Buffalo at 16th which is literally the middle. https://www.eliteprospects.com/news/prospect-pool-rankings/ep-rinkside-2024-nhl-prospect-pool-rankings-no-16-ranked-buffalo-sabres

Adams did just that

Dylan Cozens sh% has regressed as predicted. He was at 25% at one point in Ottawa and has plummeted to 8.7% and his career sh% is 9.9% Sorry it was 22% not 25%

They wanted to move up so yes, it is better planning for them.

Which is an example of bad planning by Adams.

I like Helenius. He played in a harder league than either player this past season.

That's because Terry never talks about anything, ever.

To that I would say, feel free to wait until summer or to change your vote if things change. I think that is fair.

I don't understand starting Reimer. There is no point to that and you might as well give UPL the reps unless he is injured. The 4th line is quite interesting with Rosen and Östlund together, they may actually produce. I think we win 6-2.

This is some Nazi level logic here. "Either you are with us, or you support terrorism" is a hell of a statement from a country that literally has free speech as the very first amendment to the Constitution.

Here you go: https://www.nhl.com/sabres/video/kevyn-adams-end-of-season-press-6351050547112

No it can't. We are either picking 6, 7, or 8. Loss is 6th, win and Pitt win is 7th, win and Pitt loss is 8th. This does not take into account the draft lottery.

The San Jose Sharks 2024 draft is a masterclass. Celebrini 1st overall Dickinson 11th overall Chernyshov 33rd overall They got 2/3 of a top line and 1/2 of a top defensive pair in 3 picks. Would take Buffalo years and year to accomplish the same feat. Then you have their 2023 class and it is also a masterclass in drafting... Will Smith 4th overall Musty 26th overall Halttunen 36th overall Cagnoni 123rd overall

IMPO I think Adams and Pegula have given off the air of "we're better than you" quite frequently when it comes to the Sabres and hockey. This board collectively would run the team better and probably discusses things in more detail than Adams and his buddies. Back to your point though, it is always hilarious when these pressers happen and Adams gives BS answers while talking about accountability. I will never forget his "coach search" presser with Lindy. Called him a liar then and stand by it now after we learned that his "process" was biased shenanigans.

Sure but winning game 82 of the season doesn't really matter either. Winning being the expectation should be the cultural norm even though Adams has failed to make it so.

Not that I can remember. The last trade into the top 10 I think was Corey Schneider in 2013 when on the draft floor he was traded for 9th overall. 8th overall and stuff was traded for Jordan Staal in 2012. The last trade up was probably the Sedin trade in 1999 but that happened before the draft (we should count it here though). Arizona moved up to 11th in 2019 by trading with Philly at the draft. Arizona traded up to 11 in 2022 at the draft. San Jose famously traded up last year to 11 with Buffalo. I still don't love this move as Buium and Dickinson went right after and frankly would already make Byram or Power expendable if they had been taken. Buium is going to be amazing and Dickinson has #2 defender written alllll over his profile.

Adams is a failure. Of that we should have no doubts.

No. The NHL draft almost never ever sees teams move up in the early first round. But the trade you propose is probably in the ballpark of going from say 7 to 4/5 but I don't think a team will want to move. If we draft at 7/8 there will be good options available. You are probably correct though that the 2nd tier ends at 5. Tier 1: Schaefer, Misa Tier 2: Martone, Hagens, Desnoyers Tier 3: Eklund, O'Brien, McQueen, Frondell, Smith, maybe Aitcheson and Bear (I think O'Brien really won over a lot of scouts in the last couple months)

The Sabres can now only draft 6, 7, or 8th. Anaheim is out of reach at 9. This doesn't take into account the draft lottery.