Thorny

Associate to the GM

Eichel had played 83% of the games available to him when we dealt him Norris had played 59% when we acquired him It’s not so much “whatever we do” as it’s “we do dumb things” Not saying Norris is a dumb trade but the math is already mathing here

What I was talking about, though. “If Norris stays healthy” analysis of the trade missed the mark to extent of near irrelevancy A functional aspect of the trade is that the player WE got only plays sometimes. That’s the trade

Health concerns you say?

Ya there’s definitely a line, wanted to say this yesterday and I forgot as an exercise, how would we feel if Adams lived in Pittsburgh? That’s what I thought I’m sure there’s a level of employee we wouldn’t care / it wouldn’t matter but I don’t think it arises at assistant GM

“We will trade you this summer.”

6 original series films a good place to start imo

It’s not the most successful at all he’s one year away from equaling Botterill and Murray’s portions of the drought COMBINED. The drought was nearly 40% shorter when Adams started Re: Adams The line must be drawn here! THIS far! NO FURTHER!

“A second agent explained that Buffalo isn't a city players are openly avoiding. But that's not to say there aren't challenges.” Incredibly damaging to Adams. Especially in light of going up to the podium as listing off all his excuses. a loser

So a guy for the first pairing, and a guy in the mould of one of the best defencemen to play for the sabres ever. and then i woke up power continuing to substantially develop after the nearly past his prime age of…22 is within the realm of the living. And then some

On a bridge and staple him to Dahlin, sure. But he’s bad away from Dahlin. Dunno what having those two has to do with ditching Power - we already need help on D. He can anchor a second pair with a proper partner

Get him a proper partner first on a non disfunctional team Or live or regret it Wookie’s worst nightmare

The rub is that Adams *does* have authority to make decisions - because Terry trusts Adams. That’s the underplayed aspect I’ve been saying all along - of course he wants his voice heard, but he doesn’t need to force Adams to do things: he hired Adams specifically because he liked what he was going to do - and how he operates. The Marek segment illustrated this - that Adams is the one declining experience being added to the fold. He’s in charge. It comes to the same issue in that the better candidates are seemingly unavailable to us, but it’s that Terry wouldn’t hire them at all, not that he’d egregiously interfere after they are hired. Adams has rope because Terry trusts him.

Sounds much more like it’s Adams resistant to adding experience Adams is calling the shots. Terry demands to be heard but the point that’s underplayed is he TRUSTS Adams. People say that and then are flippantly like “oh and he orders him around.” Enough - he’s a grown man. He doesn’t have to order him around because he trusts his (awful) judgment They’ve known eachother and worked together for 13 years they said

At least we are a soap opera

Exactly. He phrases it like it was Adams wanting to run the show. His idea to remain very inexperienced, front office and otherwise. I think we’ve somehow been easy on Adams Apparently Peterka is Terry’s favourite because there’s a connection with his kid? Dear lord

Adams wanted Appert as coach? lmao of course he did. He’s so threatened

Lance saying “definitely” to whether the success of the bills has come at the expense of the sabres.. that’s such a gut punch for a non buffalo guy with no particular ties to Bills

Lance really hammers in on specifically Adams’ resistance to bringing in experienced help. That he wanted people with lesser experience in roles around him Fairly damning “there is a distrust between players and management. In terms of, they don’t agree with the direction of this franchise.”

I mean this can be totally true - but it’s contingent on literally one person’s whim. How set in stone can it be? It’s true as of Pegula’s mindset right now. Predicting how that mindset could shift over the course of a number of, even weeks, would I say be a dicey proposition

I feel dumb for not thinking more about Granato’s aptitude, particularly with younger players it’s like Adams wanted the coach for a team he didn’t build Two wrongs don’t make a right

He’s saying EXACTLY what I (and others) say yet he’s far more positive on twitter imo. Very interesting imo. Didn’t really expect him to be this blunt certainly leaves door open for Adams firing

So that’s what Lance sounds like