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Then start with Skinner if your looking to send a message The players would understand that much better, believe me on that. Buy him out and clean up your salary structure - drill a well Pegula. He is ultimately the guy that paid him this stupid contract anyway. Don’t put an A on a guy like Z’s sweater, call him a steady role model and a hardworking professional, and then use him as a message for underperformance. The players will hate this because it’s obviously a stupid idea. Trade him, sure. Eat $1.5 M if you must, just no theatrics please. The team is already a joke. Adams is the person who contributed the most to this blown season. He had a lot of work to do.

Kane was never coming here. They talked once.

No? Why not? You said you want to “lay the hammer down and send a message”. Let these young punks know how things are going to be run. Waive him in the locker room after practice in front of the team. Eat his salary so we don’t have to pick up the next Bjork or suffer the indignity of another draft pick. These are just great ideas.

Let’s see as the deadline approaches. Waive him on the spot, how theatrical. What a positive emotional impact that will have. Should Adams call a team meeting and publicly waive him?

Z is not a symbol of failed leadership, but Adams and Pegula are though. Come on, you know better. They just paid him and put an A on him. Now they can eat some of his salary, trade him to a playoff team, wish him the best, and collect a draft pick. Mean spirited messages don’t help. This team is already fragile. Adam’s was supposed to fix the culture, not make it worse.

This is a terrible take. You don’t “lay the hammer” on Z after all these years and just cut him. He is not a problem. This team gets no benefit, and the FO looks bad. Cut him, you still pay him, and he gets picked up for nothing - all you did was show your team your a stupid GM. You can trade him at the deadline or toss him into a trade package. You get a draft pick. So what. The concept of not wanting a pick or “another Bjork” is childish and unprofessional.

I know. No blow up needed. Add a few vets with tread on their tires to help us now. Get a coach. That’s it!

Vatrano MacTavish Benson

What? Andrew Peters says he knows from sources within the organization that we are trading Mitts for Gibson. It could be happing right now. We never caught up. The big guys all took turns getting hurt, and the goalie tryout went on for another 2 months.

We should be caring about our playoff position and what player we could add at the deadline. But it takes competent leadership to get to that level.

But that is what will happen with Appert or Ellis. They will quit on those two immediately, and it will creep into some better players.

I agree with everything. I am still made at this team, don’t hate them, but I’m ready to replace a lot of them. I too ponder how having home ice and the final change is not a factor for Granato. It’s just not. Even me in my living room could see the Johnson’s were struggling, yet he kept sending them out against Vatrano-Terry-McTavish. That line scored on them 3 times in the 2nd, they played almost 12 minutes by the end of that period, way too much. It’s that time of year, just like last year. He does not have enough defense with Power and Muel out of the rotation. Who do you trust?

I don’t say fire Granato because they will put in Appert as interim and screw up Rochester, or worse, Ellis. Wait for the season to end and look for a coach. Offer Brind’Amour a ton. If not, talk to and interview Berube, Gallant, and all of the top candidates. DG did his best work already. Time for the next step.

Nothing comes together because of a handful of real bad players on this roster. A few should be in Rochester.

This may have been a game we could have used Muel and Power. The Johnson’s were owned. Ryan had 2 shifts in the 3rd with 2 more giveaways. Another home loss. Another poor game against a bottom feeder. Let’s go Buffalo.

The kids chanting to the end. No boos. All is happy with the Adams Family. 3:00pm, lots of time for video games this afternoon at Mittsy’s house.

Pretty bad time to take a penalty Mitts.

It will to me. I love winning.

Ryan needs a seat

Tage robbed twice in the exact same spot. Once by pad, now by glove.

Ducks finishing their checks and breaking out their road game shut down game. Sabres should be able to crack them if they push harder and get to the dirty areas. I’ll bet Ducks have more high danger chances. They love their coach though

Krebs is getting his shot at 3c but not really impressing me at all. Upper body strength and shot are not there . Still very young, but so far he is not close to the Cozens/Quinn/Peterka level. Will he bloom?

Backup goalie for Habs, career journeyman. Probably knows hockey though.

Ryan Johnson has played 11:53 after 2 period and is -4. It will be interesting to see what DG does with him in the next 20 minutes.

So I covered it. Who is their color guy?