JohnC

Not all representations are the same for individual clients and circumstances. It varies on a case by case situation. We simply disagree on this issue. That’s okay.

Without question, Mr. Bell was more professional at his job than than the Howdy Doody GM who works for the Sabres.

Agents acting aggressively on behalf of their clients is standard practice in all pro sports. Why you are surprised at that is surprising

Adams is a goofball. That’s certainly not a revelation to me. The notion that Jarmo should be working for this Clara Bell GM is an oddity in itself concocted by a buffoonish owner. KA should be Jamo’s morning coffee boy. If you expect rationality emanating from the ownership suite, keep waiting. It’s a generation and still counting.

It's not too difficult to figure out what we'll get. We'll get outhustled, as usual. The organization's motto should be: Moving forward by going backward.

It shouldn't be forgotten that our GM dealt for Norris knowing his injury history. Why would he deal his new acquisition before seeing him play in a Buffalo uniform? The questions that you are bringing up about his injury history are the same concerns that KA considered when he traded for him. He still decided to acquire him. The notion that our GM will trade him so soon is improbable.

Why do you call what the agent is doing "nonsense"? He's doing what agents are paid to do i.e. stir interest in a player to raise the bid price for him as his contract comes up. What the agent is doing is standard practice where the agent is willing to garner the negative attention in the hope that his client is in a better negotiating position. The next question that you pose gets at the heart of the matter regarding JJP, and also applicable to the other young players. This team needs to add experience and be able to play a tougher brand of hockey. If a return can be secured that helps to do that, then few people would argue against it. But if the return can't be arranged to get back a roster improving deal, then find another avenue to upgrade. There are other assets that can be used to bulk up the roster. Greenway was procured with a second-round pick. And Zucker wasn't a costly acquisition. Some front office creativity would sure help. In my view, the big swing that needs to be made should focus on net and the blueline. If dealing JJP would help in doing that, I would be all for it.

Your logic is confusing. As you point out, Adams apparently didn’t feel his injury history was an impediment in dealing for him. So why would he trade him?

If you deeply believe that Norris can’t and won’t stay healthy, then why do you believe other organizations won’t have made the same assessment?

If Miller is brought in and Byram is dealt, then another solid 3/4 defenseman needs to be added. If that doesn’t happen, there will be a regression to a unit that can’t afford to slide back. I know this will be a contrarian view but I have no problem keeping Samuelson. I do expect him to improve his play. How much? Can’t say.

Being a pirate has its perils. It means that you haven chosen a life adrift from the normal. 🥲

The problem is that these appealing players don't have a desire to join a Micky Mouse operation after they have been associated with a championship run organization. When you have resided in the premium suite you are not going to choose to live in the ghetto. The Sabres are to the NHL what the Pirates are to MLB. It's a place not to go to and a place to get out of when there. This is what the Pegula ownership has done to this victimized franchise and fanbase: He degraded it to the point of ridicule. There's a business course taught in schools. It's called: What not to do. It's considered an introductory course.

We’ll see. If he does garner that amount, I’m sure it won’t be here.

If you are suggesting that he will get $6M per, I don't see that happening.

Go back and read your response to my post.

Good analysis. I saw more of him a couple of years ago than I did last year. Then, I thought that he was a promising player. And as you noted, at times he stood out more than Fox because of his physicality. But as usual, after time you settle down to being what you are. I would be willing to deal for him but wouldn't give up major assets for him.

Simple solution: pasta and more pasta. That'll bulk him up in no time. He's a young fellow but a little red vino won't hurt him. However, if he drank as much as my father did, his face will be red and his sentences somewhat garbled. 😁

Rosen and second round pick for Miller.

If you can't even acknowledge that some of the moves that KA made were good moves, then your objectivity is overwhelmed by your preconceived view of him. As you well know, I have little regard for this Howdy Doody GM. But that doesn't mean that I'm not going to have the objectivity and fairness to give him credit when he does something that is right. When you get to the point where you are locked in with your position without considering a contrary view, then we have reached the point of futility. The deal for McCleod and acquisition of Zucker were good deals. Although it is acknowledged that it wasn't enough to move the needle to the meaningful zone.

Then the iPhone becomes the next perplexing device to be befuddled over. With patience the mountain will be conquered, although it will take some extra time. Now get off my lawn! 🙃

One aspect of that multifaceted situation was that he was not allowed to have the procedure he wanted to have. In hindsight, he was right on this issue. And circumscribing the situation that goes beyond any individual player is that pervasive dysfunction creates a climate where players want to get away from. This disarray in the organization’s been going on since the Pegula era began. And the consequences have been damaging.

Whether there was a chorus of misinformation or not from a variety of sources still didn't mean that the Sabres had to trade Eichel. He was under contract and was bound to this team. The player let it be known that he wanted out but still it was the organization who decided to trade him.

Even the smartest GMs in the business are wise enough to seek advice before making consequential decisions. Very office the best advice is a contrarian advice because it forces you to look at an issue from a different perspective. You don't have to be the smartest person in the room to make the best decisions. Surrounding yourself with talent and an ability to listen to others can serve you well.

What excuse are you talking about?

@PromoTheRobot has always had an attitude that if the fanbase went too far in criticizing the benevolent owner that the angered owner would out of frustration or spite move the franchise or sell it to someone who would move the franchise. That's always been his overriding fear when the criticisms get too intense. PTR puts his $$$ where his mouth is and as an out of towner attends a lot of hometown games in a variety of sports. So he deserves some forbearance. But even for this fine upstanding fellow he carries out his prostration to the organization to an extreme level. He needs to recognize that holding people accountable in any endeavor is something that should be pursued and not feared. And I want to make it clear that I like this fine chap.