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No I am not. I used it to show that Adams does not rush things. He wouldn't be firing his coach while the guy was still in Tampa. You jumped into something and don't even follow the conversation. Don't lie about my original point.

If you don't count Benson, Quinn, Peterka, Dahlin then sure.

Stop selling, we ain't buying this bs.

Is that all you want? Squeeking into the playoffs and getting blasted out in the first round in 4-5 games? Is that the level you want? I am honestly asking. Go look at the numbers, the Sabres were bad this year and Quinn isn't enough to change that. Demand more of this team, this is the bare minimum here. Hey, if you want to come in here and spew the company line from the Sabres you are allowed to. But we ain't buying so go back to Adams and tell him that actions matter and he has barely acted at all as the season burned in flames and the problems were obvious for anyone with half a brain.

He's been here over 3 years and never made the playoffs. The entire team regressed this year after he decided to change his system. This fanbase is so downtrodden that they accept his losing trash coaching. Granato should be fired and Adams close behind. They've failed. If he does it shows how this org is weak, slow to change, and overall pathetic.

You both need to move on. Adams doesn't do things quickly. That's a statement of fact. @PromoTheRobot shows a pattern, he moves slowly as in the Eichel trade. Unsure why you're overreacting like this. This is hilarious to me btw. I suggest Adams won't make a snap call and fire his coaches who in Tampa tonight, I get two posters questioning my characterization of him. Weird.

Which one of those moves was proactive or aggressive? Eichel took months on months to trade. So did Mittelstadt. Ralph took a 12 game losing streak. Adams is slow to move, doesn't mean he doesn't move.

Yes.

The teams in Tampa, highly doubt that decision would get leaked now and that it's been made. Adams will do exit interviews first, although I could see assistants getting cut tomorrow. That's if they actually are proactive which i doubt.

A player that won't be NHL ready for 3-4 years.

He's gotta go. Just totally in over his head at this point.

No they aren't. This isn't accurate, @Brawndo has the correct real amount

Tone deaf is the correct term for sure.

This isn't true. Stop saying it. This roster has plenty of size.

No. The Sabres are bad. They need changes. No we wouldn't. We'd have won 2-3 more games. We're bad offensively.

Wow, that's damning at a minimum and an outright call to pitchforks and torches at maximum. Granato has to go and Adams should go to. Make Karmanos gm. I think your take is delusional to be honest. No one on this team except 22yr old Peterka improved. No one. Yet here you are saying we'll be great anyways. By 23 most players are who they are. For example, this team should move on from Krebs. Without a major coaching overhaul and probably 1 new defender and 3-4 new forwards, next year Buffalo will finish in the 80pt region yet again. Quinn is only gonna be worth maybe 2 games more wins in a full season. There's just no major jump coming.

Yes.

That would be the range I expect.

Mitchell, as far as I know, doesn't have any character flaws. He transferred to Texas so he could be closer to his infant daughter.

His injury really screws the projection. He's been out almost all year and when he did play, looked meh. That said he was a 17yr old in the top Czech league so why would he look great? I think if I'm Buffalo, I'd consider trading up either in round 2 or into round 1. I don't think he'll slide much into round 2 but maybe. His 16yr old year in Czech Jr was really solid and I really liked him. Like his brother he's offensively gifted while having a physical element. With a June bday and a full year of development lost, there could be a top 10 talent there. Still, it's risky. He's a 6'2" rhd who can skate with good offensive instincts. He's 100% worth our second round pick.

I have a friend who's big into college football, in that he loves watching and dissecting it. He does a full 3 round mock every year. Last year he got 27 of 32 first round picks and 16 of the 27 went to the team he thought, so is pretty good in the first especially. He spends a lot of time reviewing guys but SEC guys and Georgia guys in particular I feel real good about his opinions on. Considering he lives under 5 miles away from Sanford stadium and all. Yes, he talked about it at the combine. Running routes at 70% so he can stay out the full drive. Certainly a red flag and one I'd drive deep into. Note that thinking the Bills will take him isn't an endorsement of them taking him.

Had a long draft talk with my NFL draft guy. He currently projects us to take Adonai Mitchell at 28 if we stay put. I agree with him that McConkey shares similar attributes to Shakir and the Bills would want to draft someone with a different profile to give themselves more versatility.

You are viewing it at a micro level, that of the Sabres. Terry Pegula is not losing money here, nor will he. Also the reason the Sabres are not in the black is a direct result of the owner not selling a product ppl want to buy.

like you I dont want him back in any role, that makes the temptation to make him head coach too strong for Terry. Would he qualify, yes.