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Agree, but they moved Kulich from winger to 1C. Less of a stretch.

Remember Byram looked like a hard worker. Bernier was the classic

Worse, Kotakiiemi knew who was lined up against and planned to make a statement to fire his team that was on a losing streak. I would love to know who first said “we are going on puck drop”, Cozens knew the fight was coming.

That is a terrible offer? My counter would be Point for Tuch. The call could end quickly and that’s ok. The Sabres don’t need futures. Tampa was counting (hoping) on Adams to continue stockpiling picks and prospects while they focus on winning now.

Hire an experienced hockey executive as the new POHO and let him have full authority to run the hockey operations.

Yes, he is probably near my age. The lack of compete bothers me too, and the inconsistency is troubling. They have a 5-3 lead late in the second period and give up two goals inside the final 2:17. That cannot happen, but yet it happens a lot to this team. Ray Ferraro called them out and questioned what kind of closeness this team has. Cozens watched Dahlin take on 3 guys. That was the second time they let their captain down in that game. The Sabres are hard to like. There are 3 guys I would not trade, the rest are nothing to me. Adam’s and Ruff will be back and I see nothing changing.

Lots of outsiders and pundits believe in the “concept of Cozens”. I am shocked at how bad he has played this season, he was even worse than last season. He is mentally fragile right now and he was completely disengaged from the team in the last game against Tampa. The responsibility put on him as a core player, with a big contract, and with an “A” on the sweater was too much for him. He will probably be a better player for Ottawa. That seems to be the trend.

To Zach, Adam’s gets no credit for rejecting an obvious one sided offer.

Tell Dad that Norris for Cozens is a pretty fair trade. The rest is immaterial. They kept Greenway and Zucker so hopefully they are more of a vet team next season. Off season trades and signings are more impactful. As for the plan moving forward, that’s up to Terry, Adams and Lindy. No one else knows what their plan is, they probably don’t have one.

He just doesn’t do it for me. Talking about team toughness and 5 man pack mentality, they need to fight at times, and yet he trades Gilbert and tosses in a #2. He tries to sound accountable and promises to be better and more “self aware”. Yet every off season he never does enough. Every off season is a fail. The team gets worse every year, it’s not getting better. I just can’t believe the guy. He said he asks “Do you want to be here and why?” in his conversations with a player. How about “what are you working on to improve your game and how?”

He had the same recurring shoulder injury for several seasons. They think its finally fixed now.

I think a Joker did a decent job, he often played up one pairing from where he should have. He is only 25 and could I think be one of those long career consistent players down the road. Not a star or difference maker, but a solid contributor. I can’t believe Adams could not get a #2. Pitiful work Kevyn.

Good points. I never understood why Cozens stayed at C. But I have to give Riff credit for giving Kulich a good look at C.

I pretty much saw he checked out on the Sabres in that game. Normally he jumps into the fray. Adam’s probably told him he was shopping him.

When he plays he looked pretty good against us. The guy can put the puck into the net.

Ok. But it’s rare the forwards 33 years of age keep going strong, but some do.

Buffalo has not been the place to turn around your career. If he never reaches 100 points again then why gamble on him? His contract is higher than Dahlin. Not a fit imo.

Pettersson is not what this team needs.

Yes, I agree. Which is why I closed my comment by saying Cozens may end up getting fixed and become a good player. I would have preferred Adams do nothing and let the better GM fix the roster.

His age is a concern to me but he had a good year and I hope they can squeeze another good year out of him.

I am pretty surprised that so many here don't like the trade when most here felt that Cozens leaving in any capacity is addition by subtraction. Whenever we played Ottawa Norris always stuck out to me as a good player, and a dangerous player. I was not aware of his injury history. Looking at the stats Norris, like Cozens, does not appear to be a playmaker but he is a better scorer/shooter than Cozens. There is a very reasonable chance that he is a better overall 2C than Cozens was. Gilbert for Docker - Docker has more upside and is a RHD which are in short supply on our roster. If he can be a steady 5/6 instead of Gilbert as a 6/7 that is a win. Gilbert provides muscle that is needed and that role will need to be replaced in the off season, preferable with an everyday player. The 2nd rounder is not a big deal to me, typical Sabres overpay tax I guess. I am willing to let it go to move on from the Cozens contract and the Cozens noise which has been a distraction. I truly wish Cozens well. I am disappointed that he didn't turn out for Buffalo because I thought we were getting a skilled, big, tough Canadian kid from the Yukon. The Sabres development of Cozens may turn out to be a case of too much too soon. It won't surprise me to see him get his head straight and fix his game.

UPL has not been great but he is on a island much of the time. The way this team plays with a lead is criminal, but he has been missing on some "expected saves" to often too. His confidence is down and he is probably getting sick of the poor support. Trading him and "hoping" that Levi is ready would be repeating past mistakes. If Levi beats him out, then the team just got better, lets try that method. I would love to see Levi plays so well that internal competition forces UPL has to up his game or became a tradeable asset. It is similar to Kulich, who was called up and earned a spot, eventually working his way to the first line and PP2.

Good leaders are constantly evaluating themselves and their organization. They set goals and they hold themselves and others accountable to reach them. They are proactive in the management of their teams performance, not passive or reactive. The Sabres have to get rid of the win later mentality. That starts with Terry. Terry's stated goal was "winning Stanley Cups" and he lost his mojo on that goal when he fired Regier to tank and then win later. Adams goal for the past two seasons was publicly stated to be "playoffs". The team got worse each season, some of his core players have regressed badly. There is no reason to keep Adams around for one more try. There is no reason to believe that Lindy and Appert are making a positive impact either. Is Terry capable of finding the right POHO to build a winning organization and reset the culture to win now?