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They probably hooked him up to IV antibiotics and have been doing cultures to verify the infection is gone, must have been bad and they needed to nip this thing quickly. I don't think this looks good on the training staff and wound care - but we have enough to bitch about

The scary thing is that the plan was thought to possibly be: promote Adams/Lindy once their contract ends, bring in Jarmo and Appert, etc , ... Its only two games but it sure seems like the players might be trying to influence another outcome.

I don't know about the off ice stuff, and you make good points to mention it because it is important. What did he learn from Okposo? That is most likely his blueprint for what an NHL captain looks like. Which gets into how few truly effective veterans our kids have played with. The Sabres blew the whole captain thing when they picked Eichel over ROR in my opinion. As for Dahlin, I can only go by his on-ice effort and his willingness to play hard.

Took a puck in the face in practice, the cut became infected. Someone posted he could be ready for Ottawa on Wednesday.

Good points. And if Tuch was still in Vegas, or in Florida or Colorado, he would be a solid contributor, but not a leader or a franchise anchor. Paying him as such in Buffalo would be another error. I would like to keep him at the right price as the team is lacking skilled veterans. I keep saying that Dahlin, Thompson, and Tuch all have to do the things needed to pull this team out of the funk. Dahlin is the only one that consistently shows that leadership attitude.

What blows my mind about Culture is that McDermott and Beane changed it quickly for the Bills. No matter how much Adams hangs out with Beane he still doesn’t have it. Sure, the Bills hit a grand slam when they drafted Allen, but let’s not forget that they made the playoffs with Tyrod Taylor at QB to end the drought, and they did it while starting a tear down and rebuild. They owned the drought from day 1. McBeane shipped out some “good” veteran players that were not leaders. They retained a few vets that were leaders. They brought in leaders and did not rely solely on draft picks. They set real goals for players, not just slogans. Sabres Culture had been a problem for way too long. When you are always one of the youngest and least experienced teams you won’t win in the NHL.

That would be my kind of coaching. Lindy used to have that edge.

That’s why I say something is wrong. He was better before. Is it the injuries? Does he not connect with new linemates? There is no confidence and no swagger.

I can see Helenius coming up at some point but unless there are more injuries I expect they give him more AHL games first. Remember when Quinn-Cozens-Peterka became our 2nd line? They were all like 20-21 years old. They worked well together, could score, but had no two-way game. IMO Cozens suffered from too much too soon and lost confidence. Peterka was smart to leave at the first chance. Quinn is a shadow of the Prospect he once was. So far in two games he is invisible, he never has the puck and stays on the perimeter. Something is wrong.

I think you are hitting on the right points. Puck battles are a problem. Slow to get to a loose puck, not working hard enough. The Power Play is bad and has been for a long time. I wanted Geertsen to pummel Zadorov, that would have been a worthy contribution because he can’t play a normal 4th line shift.

This was a huge red flag.

The hired Jarmo too. Jarmo is a former GM.

The words you used are “management group”, not “managers”. You said the didn’t add to the management group The receipts are there While Stahl is an entry level guy, Jarmo is not. He is clearly part of the executive level, he attends the executive level meetings you see on imbedded. So the Sabres added to the “management group” and you are wrong. You do not have to have a manager title to work in the “management group” or to be an executive. You know better, you just won’t admit it

Ok I’m done. You cannot admit you errored but the Sabres did add to the management group.

You said “”management group”. Look at your post. Your statement is wrong. If Jarmo replaces Adams you would have to admit that Pegula had some type of contingency. Just admit it, or let it go.

Your info was once true, but now outdated. Adam’s may have not wanted advisors but he got two added this past off season. So, they did add to management, therefore they did NOT roll back the same management team as you erroneously stated.

Don’t know. Whatever he does is probably entry level stuff for now, he is brand new to FO activities. Jarmo was the significant add, he was the successful directing of Scouting with St Louis, and the GM for Columbus for awhile.

Where is @JohnC?

Worse, cantaloupe are out of season during hockey season.

They added Stahl and Jarmo to the management group. Recall that after the “palm trees and taxes” press conference that the national press consistently reported that Adams was the only GM in the league with no advisors on his staff. Fingers pointed at Terry. When you say “they”, you are really saying Terry.

I think you captured the Pegula factor.

Agree. We need help at center. Remember Adams traded Eichel and drafted Savoie, Östlund, and Kulich in the next draft but none of them are a 1C at this point Savoie turned into McLoed, a good 3C Kulich is trying to find his way as a top 6 player but so far does not look like a 1C Östlund still cooking. Helenius showed something in camp and will be up.

My assessment is that they were terrible for 2 periods and then played better in the 3rd. Another incomplete game and a lot of mistakes. The forward lines look like they are not together, just like the start of last year. No one is in synch. I don’t like the effort. The big guns are silent. Lyon kept them in it Tage, Tuch, Dahlin - if they don’t step up and carry this team it’s going to be a very long season. This roster is pretty much mediocre at best. Blaming Tage for the last play, I understand the frustration, but McAvoy made an amazing play on the puck and on Tages stick. The power play is a terrible again. The PK has been decent. I don’t think Lindy is getting this team to play to their potential. I think he is done as a HC, and we already know his staff is not good.

He had 6 shots versus the Rangers but tonight he couldn’t pull the trigger.

He tried a shot but McAvoy made a great play to knock the puck away. Give McAvoy credit. I think McAvoy is a fantastic defenseman.