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Whether he needs surgery or not is irrelevant. I want a GM who can facilitate a discussion with the 24 year old and the physicians and NEGOTIATE a resolution that all parties can agree to. The problem with the Sabres the last 10 years is they have had a bunch of inexperienced GMs who couldn't manage all the BS that happens in the locker room. Adams is just the latest in a long line of the incompetent Sabre GMs who could not manage off-ice issues.

I'd fire the GM every season until they find one who can successfully manage all on and off ice activities. This organization is historically awful. They're not awful because Eichel finished 8th in MVP voting instead of 5th. They're awful because of terrible trades, FA signings, and staff management. And this season they finished dead last and drove off their best player. That's on Adams. Damn right I'd fire him. And if his replacement was as big a screw-up, I'd fire him too.

I'd fire Adams regardless. There's no reason for this to escalate like it did. The GM needs to keep his own house, and there is no evidence that Eichel is the problem child everyone is making him out to be. And there is nothing in Adams experience to suggest that he is even remotely competent enough to handle a rebuild. Finally, if I had to choose a star player who finished 8th in MVP voting last season over a nothing GM, I'd pick the player every time.

So, back to 2013 then.

Right because employing a GM who engaged in an injury dispute with his franchise player isn't toxic. Getting rid of Eichel isn't the way to clear the stench of incompetence that has covered this franchise for more than a decade.

And don't forget that they'll be managed by a guy who broke faith with his franchise player over an injury dispute. Players on the team and in the league will take notice of that. Hey, we lost Reinhart and Eichel, but at least we still got Kevyn Adams! (Who will also be gone 2 years from now). The Sabres are heading down the path of becoming a ghost franchise, like the Knicks. The team isn't moving. The owner isn't going anywhere. But the team is not competent enough to compete for anything worthwhile.

If the Jets drafted Allen, there is no way he is the same player he is today being coached by Adam Gase.

The taint is the incompetent GMs and coaches who have done nothing but make bad decisions and shed talent from the roster the last 10 years. Letting another one of these morons dump Eichel and Reinhart off the roster isn't going to fix this franchise.

This is the smart way to go. Repairing the relationship with Eichel offers the franchise the best return. But nobody every accused the Sabres of being a smart organization.

The Bills changed their entire offense for Allen, signed a bunch of free agents, and traded a 1st round pick for a star receiver. It's easy to be a leader when you have a competent front office and coaching staff that you believe in. Meanwhile Eichel has played for a bunch of clown GMs and coaches who never could build a team around him, all while becoming a top 10 center who consistently raised the game of his linemates. And now the team is f###ing around with his health. Can't imagine why he's so different from Josh Allen as a leader. 🤔

A cause of the tumult has been the inability to hire good people in management. Keeping Murray or Botterill in the name of stability doesn't fix this franchise. Letting Krueger stay on for the sake of continuity doesn't fix the team. Hiring people in management who aren't terrible at their jobs will fix the Sabres' issues. Maybe Adams and Granato are those guys.

Way to go Sam. Now stick it to Hamilton in the post game interview.

Players get used to success pretty quickly. Better roster, better coaching, Reinhart will be fine.

Ah screw all that, he was mean to a REPORTER. A REPORTER for chissakes. Trade his a** now, after all this franchise has been built on the bedrock principle of addition by subtraction. (I apologize for the sarcasm. These threads touch a nerve for those of us who remember that the Sabres traded the future Conn Smythe winner because he said that he was sick of losing in an interview with a REPORTER.)

And what an unbelievably bad decision it was to hire that guy. A lot of good stuff happening with the young guys on the team with a competent coaching staff.

Yeah that sounds good today, but come draft day, Sabre fans would hate that move. Hopefully Adams thinks twice during free agency this off season before giving too much money and control to any one player. This season is a great lesson to a new GM that the best way to improve is through good prospects and good coaching.

Mystery guest. Nice!

The Sabres HC job has turned into an effed-up version of the monkey's paw

Can they revoke Hall's MVP award?

Taylor Hall fire sale tomorrow. Take the best offer by 4pm.

The Bills have a good GM and coach, the Sabres don't. The reason for that most likely comes down to luck, but that's it.

That's a move that makes sense! (Baby steps)

My guess is that he got input from Adams about his take on the efficiency of Botterill's organization and Adams suggested the changes to the scouting staff. Terry then decided to go with Adams' approach over Botterill's.

The NHL will help Terry if he asks for it, like they reportedly did with Murray and Botterill (that worked!), but there is no way in hell the league is going to mess with the Pegula's ownership. Why so few scouts? Well because the scouting staff they had under Botterill did jack s###. They had a GM who didn't organize or utilize his scouting staff in a way that moved the organization foward. And I want experienced managers brought into the organization, and believe that's the best way to improve, but experienced GMs and coaches fail all the time in the NHL. Creating synergy between the GM and coach is crucial, regardless of what their experience level is. Getting over the hurdle of hiring the right people is huge for the Pegulas, but once they get it right, by luck or skill, they'll be considered to be among the better owners in the league. It happened with the Bills, it will happen with the Sabres.

Sure. Do that again. 😎