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Depends on how long he wants to sign for. If he hits FA, he's probably going to sign for 5 years max. With the Sabres, he probably could sign for 8 years. But if both parties know that he's definitely not signing with Buffalo, the Sabres should be working on moving him NOW. And a competent owner would not want Adams to have anything to do with that deal. Too bad the Sabres don't have a competent owner.

I didn't say that Pegula will do anything. Just pointed out that firing Adams sooner is way better than later. I have no confidence Terry will do this. Greenway and Bryam were already signed this past off season to the tune of 10M combined. They were trash signings. They are dead weight and need to be traded ASAP to clear space to sign better players. Doan, Kesselring, and Benson are RFAs. How many other GMs other than Adams has difficulty signing their RFAs? He overpaid Power, Cozens, and Quinn, and completely lost Peterka. Sure, Doan, Kesselring, and Benson could play hardball against Adams. If Terry were awake, that should make him want to replace Adams ASAP to win over those RFAs, if possible. And I doubt the decision on Tuch has been made yet, because it's not a stand-alone decision, unless the decision is to let him just walk or trade him for only prospects, two of the worst and laziest decisions possible. If you want to sign Tuch, or trade him in a 'hockey' trade, Adams is going to have to move other players. Again, sooner that happens, the better.

Adams does not have the competence to make that trade. The Sabres will wind up with another RHD, a 3rd line tweener, and the 29th pick in the draft. And Kev will throw in a 2nd rounder, just to drive us insane.

Unfortunately that's a dangerous path to take. The season might be lost, but the Tuch decision has to be made before the deadline. Doan, Kesselring, and Benson need new contracts. Dead weight like UPL, Greenway, and Byram needs to be moved. Putting these decisions off until the offseason is not smart, and in Tuch's case not really possible. Seriously, if the Pegula wants to give a new GM the best possible circumstances for success, he's coming up fast on the point of no return.

Except in any other sports arena, it's not the most exciting, interesting thing happening during the game. What cost more, that mug or a ticket to this game on the secondary market?

Sure goaltending, but he's screwed up every phase of this roster. He is the worst GM in NHL history.

Sabres have become a marketing tool for Labatt to sell novelty steins. Sounds about right.

We need to get it through our thick skulls that the Sabres are a bad team and it DOESN'T matter what the eff the rest of the East is doing.

It's the alert that triggers drop-pass mode.

Standard stuff for the Sabres.

I'm being charitable. Caught up in the holiday season.

50% of this organization needs to go.

Watching Power win a puck battle is exhausting.

They could have been in the playoffs each of the last 15 seasons if they won their games.

Am I beginning to like Quinn??

I don't think it's dread. It's indifference. Which is worse.

There's nothing left to say. It's past the point of no return with the current people in charge.

I spent the night rooting for the Sabres and NY Jets. I need a chemical bath.

30 minutes played, 8 shots on goal. Sabres are the only team in the NHL playing in a dead-puck era.

Six goals?!?!?! I'll take it!

Just like the last 14 ones.

Matt Ellis.

The Sabres do have injuries, but they are made worse because Adams has built a roster of costly non-contributors, who have not stepped up. Adams signed an injury-prone Greenway to a $4M extension this past offseason. Greenway has been injured more than half the year (surprise) and has no goals in the games he's played. He signed Quinn to a $3M+ contract this offseason. Quinn has 1 point the last 5 games. He signed Byram to a $6M+ contract this offseason. Byram's defensive play has been subpar. Krebs was a key component in the Eichel trade. He has no goals this season, and only 3 points in 16 games. Kesselring, a key part of the Peterka trade, has no points in 7 games. Adams traded for Norris, who's injury history should be written on a literal red flag. Unsurprisingly Norris has only played 2 periods this year. He costs almost $8M against the cap. Adams extended UPL for almost $5M per year. UPL is being outplayed by a rookie and journeyman. Tuch, Thompson, and Power need to step up, but the team is also weighed down by the almost $25M of cap space Adams has wasted on non-contributing roster additions. There are no excuses for Adams.