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SabresVet

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  1. What will be interesting to watch is whether you can say that mid-season if they're a dumpster fire. Not all rebuilds are created equally. Key is, does ownership empower their hand-picked GM to make the moves necessary or do they retreat into self-imposed issues if there's signs of life next season. I'm not saying you're spending on UFAs, but re-signing those who prove they're integral to future winning.
  2. With Eichel and the higher priced players the Pegula's were losing money as fans stopped going to watch a bad team. If this team doesn't get off the ground soon and start winning the financial losses will ensure. I'm confident Terry will keep payroll down as a result. Bills fans here watched the team be a feeder for the rest of the league. The only thing that broke the cycle was an owner who hired good managers and spent. Lot easier to do in the NFL when you get a massive revenue sharing check every year and finally found competent leadership. Do not see that happening with the Sabres right now.
  3. I shoulda noted being sarcastic there. Sorry.
  4. People forget about Dustin Tokarski so quickly.
  5. And it needs a stadium along with a big contract for their elite QB. Hard to believe the Bills have a QB who is among the best at his position. Thankfully.
  6. Ownership are big fans of the movie 'Hoosiers' where they have to play a man short.
  7. They come off as more disconnected from the Sabres each year, unless it's financial of course. I don't know how that's possible, but it's clear now.
  8. As we used to say in the Army..."embrace the suck."
  9. Terry know how to dig.
  10. Perhaps. But I'd feel way more comfortable with someone who's done this more than a year and isn't operating directly under the watchful eye of the owner. This is as close to make or break for a NHL GM as it gets. And for all the talk about rebuilding, they're tearing down right now...building up is as difficult or even more so. The closer you get to being really good the harder.
  11. They're going to drill 2 gas wells.
  12. It's been mentioned by others, but the likely stadium for his other team could mean going austerity with the Sabres. Who knows.
  13. I think Stan's budget is one of the main benefits over a Sabres GM - of late that is.
  14. Adams was probably in assessment mode last summer, having taken the job in June and Eichel was a part of that. If teams contacted him about Jack''s availability it was likely on their own and not because Eichel was there for a trade. I also think that, if Adams eventually saw Eichel in a negative light that there'd need to be some deconstructing his reputation done behind the scenes. Because fans would object to trading your best player amid more losing. The injury kinda made all this possible. If Jack plays a full schedule and scores like he did in 2019-20, I don't see Adams getting the support to trade him. Owners, because they're largely behind the scenes, escape the blame because fans don't see them. It's why a segment of the fan base is ripping Jack and not the owner who couldn't hire a GM to save his life. And then there's decisions on other executives, budgets, etc. which impact the team far more than any one player ever could.
  15. Jack's agents did as their client wished - leverage his departure from Buffalo as Adams drags his feet insisting on 4 pieces. Each side in this and other teams are doing their preparation to attain identified objectives. Nothing wrong with any of it. Looking ahead, I don't see the yield from this trade being as high as Adams had wanted You've got the injury and, among other things, the flat cap. But the real impediment being placed on this franchise is the owner balking at taking back contracts for 1-2 seasons. It's been a theme that he negatively intervenes and that's alive and well. I get the impression Pegula wants to be just above the cap floor - a stark reversal from the gas drilling comment days. Adams may well have a solid rebuilding plan and the minds to help accomplish that on board now. With the NHL getting increasingly competitive, I find it hard the GM can overcome the owner regardless of what he does. If it holds up an Eichel trade there isn't a lot of hope for this franchise - and I suspect that's a big part of why people don't want to play there.
  16. I picked the final 10 games because DG noted that their practice schedule was severely impacted by the schedule. By that point, it's reasonable to see that, 18 games in, he had been able to convey what he was looking for in practices. Besides, their practices under Krueger weren't very organized and that roster needed much more.
  17. Dude's name was "Tootha**" Oh Twitter. Hilarious.
  18. People are hyping Granato beyond where he should be at this point. Seems like a good dude, but 31 other NHL HC's have been in hockey for their lives. Main exception was DG's predecessor. In their last 10 games they were 3-7 and averaged less than 3 goals per. Expectations just need to be kept in check because it could get ugly next season.
  19. NFL franchises each get a $300M check every year for revenue sharing. I'm guessing NHL teams receive significantly less. From a purely financial perspective, those comparisons are not relevant. NFL teams have to be really screwed up not to make money even in the pandemic. I just keep seeing Terry pop up in everything and insistent on reducing costs. With the Pegula's owning the Bills now (as opposed to when they first bought the Sabres) I don't think they'll be big spenders unless the team gets good. And that's not gonna happen for at least 1-2 season. So, they'll respond accordingly in a financial sense because even they're not dense enough to know tickets and merch sales will be way down this year.
  20. There isn't one fan here who would work for a company that's on the fast track to going out of business. Even if, as an employee, you had stock in the company. I see a lot of people wanting this to just be over. It will be, but as the inevitable forms where the rebuild is going, I'm willing to wait patiently. The back and forth unfolding between Adams/the team, other prospective trade partners, and Eichel's camp must continue. That's how deals go down. Still, unless Buffalo starts getting some executive decisions right, there'll be more players wanting out. It is impossible to win in pro sports without outstanding management and the jury's out on whether that in place.
  21. Did Jack kick your dog? I thought he was a dog owner or something.
  22. Very possible. Something has definitely changed to prompt them to get penny-wise with the Sabres. Back in the first few years they didn't seem to have budget limitations like they do now.
  23. I read earlier that Terry is objecting to taking on some cap in the deal with Minnesota. That supports they're in cost cutting mode this year which dovetails nicely with the strip down Adams is executing. Basically the rebuild works for Terry because they're in cost reduction mode. I guess there were no more gas wells to drill.
  24. Terry is sent on a season long vacation to Tahiti and they don't permit him internet access to meddle with hockey ops? And, he takes Kim Antoinette.
  25. People prepare to play pro sports before they get to the professional ranks. It's not that hard.
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