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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. 😎

Well hope then that he hires the right coach this time. Hiring the right GM and coach for the Bills turned them from a dumpster fire into one of the best franchises in the league.

If this were true, the NHL would be pressuring half of the owners in the league to sell. Pegula is worth $5.4 billion. He's not going anywhere.

Fix the defensive zone coverage. Fix the transition game. Create lineups that make sense. Define roles and expectations for each player. Inject energy into practices and the locker room.

Yep, generally speaking, the entire league sucks at hiring 'good' coaches.

The same role they played when they hired McDermott (whatever that was). 🤔

Dear Terry, Hire a good GM. Hire a good coach. Maybe consider guys with a little experience. That is all.

Hey man, we like hockey. I don't know what the hell this is, but we like hockey. 🙄