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Turns out for all these years Pegula has been trying to fire Adams; but Adams is just refusing to agree to leave the Sabres

The leak is not the bungle. I have never seen rumours a GM is to be fired and 36 hours later they are still actively GM. The bungle is the entire way and timing this is being handled. By timing I mean, 36 hours, time in season, nearing Christmas (when trades don't happen).

I actually think the best outcome would be for Pegula to announce himself as GM. If he is having to approve sending depth D-men for low draft picks, he effectively already is. This way he can balls it up, and has no one else to blame. Maybe then he will realise he needs to let professionals do their job without his armchair input.

Even the potential firing of Adams feels like its being handled in a blundering manner. Rumours days ahead of any activity; the Sabres going on a mini-win streak over the timeframe; Christmas just around the corner, so the new GM will struggle to get their feet under the table quickly; probably too late to really make a difference in the season etc.

Who are the rookies on this roster? Rosen? Kunak? Dunne? Kozak? It feels kind of harsh to target Rosen and Kunak for rookie dinner when they have spent most of the season not in the NHL. Dunne and Kozak have both spent multiple years playing NHL games, so not sure if they will still count? Poor Kuntar may end up losing money to play in the NHL

Sort of strange timing if it happens now.

3 minutes, 30 seconds, 1 minute. That's the time gap between pulling within one goal and letting in another (excluding empty net). I didn't see the game, so can't fully comment. However, my chief complaint of UPL is not his stats, but that he never makes the save when they need it most. Those time gaps certainly seem to support it.

/s 60 points is first line numbers (76 forwards reached that bench mark last year).

No, he's right. Doan is on track for nearly 60 points. Thats low end 3rd line, more like upper 4th line, stats on a playoff bubble team.

Pretty good period overall. Devils stepped up in last 5 or so after the goal. Just need to keep at it. Allen always has our number. His stats against us must be Vezina worthy

UPLs issue is that he basically never makes the big save. So many times we control possession and pressure for an extended period of time, only to allow a partial breakaway or an odd man rush and the opponent scores, and all the good hockey the Sabres have played is worth nothing. His issue is not that he is a mediocre goalie, it's that he kills the momentum of the team.

Only caught the condensed game highlights, but our speed and tenacity on the puck really stood out to me. Winning battles and hounding the puck and then break through their defense to generate odd man rushes. Looked good in the recap.

This will be a bloodbath. 5-1 Chi and much sulking after a poor effort from the Sabres.

Right choice. (Understandably) he is clearly not able to fully focus. What you hope to see is the team stepping up, showing him he can focus on his home life without guilt, because they'll pick up the slack

I have a theory that Quinn was a hockey nerd growing up and really focused on the game. He then discovered the millionaire lifestyle after a year in the NHL and now puts less effort into his training and practice, and al performs worse. There is a clip of the Sabres all in LA I think from a few years ago and they talk about wanting to show Quinn the worlD or that there is more to life than hockey or something. He's that maths nerd that discovers girls and Longer does well in his exams. But his maths is hockey and exams are the NHL