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Yep. Show up at practice pretty often. Talk to Adams on a daily basis (or at least he was earlier in the year). We saw in videos he was present in the room during the draft....he is there alot. He gives his input a lot. This was covered deeply in many threads over the last month.

There was absolutely ZERO I said about him being an absentee owner, if you got that from my post, its an agenda you have because that is NOT what I think at all. I thought I explained it well. He meddles, he wants to...but when the heat from the failures becomes too much, he just feels better by 'thinking of' (not doing anything, but kinda looking at) the othe franchise. Fans do that too. If you like the Bills and Sabres equally, you can wish and hope and go to message boards and propose moves and trades for the Sabers all day long. But at the end of the day, if Sunday comes and the Bills win, most people just take that in. Yet, he does.

No. Anyone makes fun of him for the Sabres...or anytime he watches a game he doesn't like....he can simply turn his head and look toward Orchard Park and feel good about the Bills and listen to national media saying how good they are. I'm not saying he doesn't give any attention to the Sabres, he does, but I think if he didn't have the Bills, or they weren't good, there might be more action to change things with the Sabres.

when the streak started, some of the games were close. Now, they are getting outscored 50-25 since the losing streak started.

UPL, 10 goals allowed on his last 33 shots in just over 3 periods. Hung out to dry on a lot of them..but hes let in some he shouldn't have.

I haven't seen the whole thread so don't know if this was brought up... But every time they go to a commercial, when the game comes back the sound is not synced up with the video. I back out of the broadcast and come back in and it resets, but the next time there is a commercial, same thing. I'm watching on Hulu. Anyone else with this issue or is it just me?

He's streaky. He has weeks where he isn't a factor and then starts scoring. Not as streaky as Cozens, but still streaky.

Ice time pretty evenly spread out in the first among forwards and D-men. Lafferty had a couple times he carried the puck in. Its not saying MUCH based on how they were playing recently, but I thought Cozens and Samuelsson had pretty good first periods.

Didn't see the replay but I don't mind that pass. I don't think he was going to get a good shot off. It looks pretty full, is that something?

Cozens a little aggressive there, but he didn't take a penalty. Losing, but I think this is the best 14 minutes I have seen Cozens play in a very long time.

So, Buffalo gets a PP, but the most dangerous guy on the team is in the box.... one of those games...seasons...decades....

I've only now ever seen Tage in 2 fights, he handled himself really well in both.

Ok, with that shot behind the net a minute ago.... Cozens went to the front of the net, and stood there for a while, He fought off the D-man, provided a partial screen, best shift I have seen from Cozens in a while. But Quinn? He went right next to Cozens. If Cozens is already there, and a D-man is trying to tie him up, there is a lot of open room on the wing. 1/3 of the ice was open on the side and instead of Quinn staying there he leaves that open spot. I rail on Cozens for dumb play, but he had a great shift. Quinn? No idea what the heck he was thinking there.

Its an injury, but notice how once the play was stopped he was up really quick?

I don't know if Tuch is mad or not, but right at the PK started he was all out chasing and pressing. That is the way they get scored on. They need to stay disciplined.

If there was a ever a sign to turn off the game and find something else to do..... Wife is still working though, I'll give it a little bit longer

90 seconds in and they are down already. It seems like they are allowing early goals more in the last 2 weeks than they do in a usual month or more.

According to the article, Tage Thompson is in play for a trade? If he is they better get something monumental back. He has 92 goals the last 2 or so years (176 games). After him, the TEAM LEADERS are Tuch (at 67) and Cozens (56). If you don't get a big time sniper back for Tage, you aren't going to have anyone to score any goals, especially because Tuch's 67 are in large part because of being on a line with Tage. I know some people don't like his all around game, but he's scoring at almost a 50 goal pace this year, is 2nd on the team in game winning goals over the last few years. Where are you going to get someone like that for $7m per year? The other thing that makes me doubt this article, Pegula just said something like "no changes" to the team, why would he say that if there was a deal just about ready to be worked out?

I just posted this a few minutes ago. Something similar to that.... It seems there might be a little more subtlety what the story than what we're getting... I mean... Why would Adams do that and why would Pegula allow him to do that? There has to be more to it than him simply ignoring everybody and everything.

The only thing related to this that makes me wonder.....the Stories about the Sabres (Adams) not even returning phone calls from other GM's. Saying no on the initial call (or email) is one thing, NOT giving a counteroffer is another. But if people are calling the Sabres with new offers, I cannot imagine: 1.) Adams would not even respond in any way, totally ignoring them 2.) If Pegula talks to Adams everyday and this info is out there, that he would not demand Adams return those calls and he is allowing Adams to not respond to them. Again, is not returning a phone call meaning you had a conversation, you said you'd get back to that person in 48 hours, they call you back in 10 hours but you are waiting for the 48 hours you told them originally because you are dealing with other offers? Or are you just deciding to not only NOT do your job, but to jeopardize the ability to do you job (work with other GM's) for anytime in the future AND the owner is OK with that? There seems something off in that story, or maybe there is some aspect of exaggeration to it.

Boston currently is holding down the last playoff spot with .559 point percentage. So what do the Sabres need to get to .560 starting tonight? A total of a 12 game winning streak. Yep, that is it, win tonight, and win 11 more in a row after that. That would give the .568 point percentage, which could, SHOULD (but not guaranteed to) have them stick their nose up to the very last, 8th spot in the eastern conference. So starting tonight, beat Toronto. Then beat Boston, then the Islanders, then Chicago, the Blues, and then Dallas. That gets you half way there by year end. Take that 6 game winning streak into the new year and build on it with the revenge win vs Colorado. Then take down Vegas, then Washington, win against Ottawa, beat Seattle, and then finally Carolina. Do all of that without a single loss, and you might be a point or two up on the last spot. Just don't lose the next one to Pittsburgh, that might drop you back out of it again. Then, do all that, and then play hockey from that point on at a 35% better rate than you have so far up to this point right now (in terms of wins/points) and you just MIGHT be the #8 seed. -OR- Just lose 3 in a row (maybe just 2 in a row, tonight and tomorrow depending on how Nash and SJ do) and you are at the absolute bottom of the league. 32 out of 32. A loss tonight and basically the Season's over...I mean, most of us realize its probably already over, but I think this weekend really seals the door shut with no chances of a miracle happening.....next POSSIBLITY of a playoff game with this franchise moves to the calendar year 2026.

If they make a change at GM, and if Pegula can even get any decent interviews, what needs to happen is something like this: Pegula: "I'm letting you know I have probably reached into hockey decisions quite a bit in the past, and previous GM's haven't so much as had a 'budget' but have had to run ever line item by me. I'm ready to make a change, to let you, as the new GM make decisions without my input and to give you a budget that is a number to do with almost as you please, just inform me of big moves before you make them. If I initally disagree with your moves, I will not veto those moves, but instead only listen to you give me your reasons behind them so I understand why you are making them. I'm also going to let you pick your entire hockey department and I will pay what is required for it." Pegula needs to do that first, and then write a really REALLY big check with lots of 0's on it to that GM to make it worth their while to come here. I don't quite think he's ready to do that.

For those who do not have facebook, is it an rumor? Article? What is it about?

I hope that line can score some goals, but I fear their 'overall' play and ability to buy into a '2 way' type of play rather than run-and-gun more than ever when I see them together.

My hope....Sabres win it in OT 3-2. Tage gets the puck on the far wall, circles behind the net, glides out on the near side just behind the close faceoff dot, lets a shot go and beats the goalie cleanly for the OT victory...sending the likely 80-90% Leaf's crowd home unhappy. Probable reality? 5-2 loss.