Pimlach

Different than the old Chuck Norris division.

Norris is recovering from “illness”

Like Erik Karlsson, I think Quinn Huges is a bit overrated, even with his Norris Trophy, his game lacks on the defensive side. He is flashy and he is fantastic on the offensive part of the game. I see that. When it’s playoff time I prefer defensemen like Ekblad and Slavin.

The POHO option bothers me because Adams can and will influence Terry. If he can do it from his Business Admin job, he can do it as a fake POHO. He needs to go.

A clandestine contract extension would make this saga even better. Ican’t wait to hear what Adams new job is. I’m gonna bet he gets promoted.

There is no JR. Jarmo last name is Kekalainen, not Routsaleinen. I don’t know who Ruff reports to. No one does apparently. It almost like Adams announced a coach search for an experienced NHL coach and Ruff just showed up so they hired him. Makes a great sit com skit. Adams interviewed him and it went kind of like the Costanza job interview … “ Lindy, I want you to have this job, of course… oh wait, I’ve got to take this call now, good seeing you Lindy. … “. So Lindy just shows up and both Terry and Kevyn think the other person hired him. Lindy takes the small office, he gets the Cozens file, and he is off and running.

Yup. They will most likely hire a new coach in the off season. Jarmo, or whoever the GM is, should run the coach search, and the coach should report to him.

Thinking small? You don’t want a proven coach that has been knocking on the door of the Stanley Cup. You want a first time AHL coach.

Probably true. Very unconventional. Do all of these guy report direct to Terry? I know Guelli does. Jarmo was supposed to be an Advisor to Adams. Ruff the HC but is he not under Adams? Going back to the LaFontaine days - I think Terry needs a class on organization development.

Terry is bringing in extra security for the meeting.

This is a million dollar question. The leak is: "The Buffalo Sabres have been holding internal discussions about replacing general manager Kevyn Adams, three NHL sources have told The Athletic." The Sabres Executive organization is Terry Pegula, COO Peter Guelli, Sr VP of Business Ops Rob Minter, and CCO Jacob Vernon. You could possibly add Kim Pegula and/or maybe Laura Pegula. maybe. The Hockey Operations is lead by Adams so I doubt he is in the room, but this the Buffalo Sabres. The Sr Advisor is Jarmo and they have never said who he reports to. I will assume it is Terry. All others report to Adams - Stahl, Karmanos, Jakubowski, Forton, etc., ... so I would not think they are involved in this decision. Then there is the head coach and I have never seen anything saying that the HC report to Adams or Terry. The football coach reports direct to Terry so it is possible that Lindy does. So Monday "they" get Terry, together finalize the plan and the comms for it.

Well Rico I do agree with most of this. Some interesting things are at work here. Adams hired Jarmo, and he has a prior relationship with him. Why would KA hire his own replacement unless there was a plan for Adams to move into another role? I think both of these things will happen but have no clue what Adams role will be. I just cannot see Pegula firing him. If Adams is the new POHO I will be start out unhappy about it. Now, why would Jarmo take the job if he is under constraints that he cannot succeed with? Could be that he thinks this is his last chance in the NHL? Could be he has been working through the roles and responsibilities all along and has agreed to something? Could be both. It all seems strange that this leaked out a week prior while the team is out of town. Very Pegulian. I will be upset if Appert is the next HC, especially with DeBoer out there.

Have you watched the Podcast with Rhett Warrener? They think Rob Ray would make a great POHO a person who can set culture, hire good GM, hire good coaches.

You might be disappointed. I hope not, but you might be.