Porous Five Hole

Wow there’s ten options and Other is still the number one answer lol

Lyon in the starter’s net. Norris absent from the morning skate.

I’m listening now. He also said Ruff has a ton of influence in the organization. Which is interesting if he’s a lame duck. But whatever it takes to move on from KA.

I’ve heard from Fairburn that Jarmo is around a lot and that’s good. But it was noteworthy that Jarmo said he wasn’t relocating to Buffalo for his role as Advisor when he was hired. So maybe I’m taking an unfair shot.

I’m literally about to say drink in celebration, take a nap, and watch a 10pm hockey game

Want me to add the Power extension as a poll option?

You made the point that stuck in my craw. It sounds like audio, but not spelled like audio. Kind of sounded like they were saying Audicy…but maybe that’s a Rochester problem.

I’m going to let it go, but the point I took issue with was a poster saying GMKA wanted Eichel gone the day he took the job. Wanting a rebuild doesn’t prove KA wanted Eichel gone. You’ve made the best case, which is KA is using the “want to be here” as his rebuild mantra and Jack didn’t want that. But there’s truly no way KA says to Terry, “I want to trade Jack Eichel” and he still gets the job. There is some revisionist history going on.

Gonna need a source on this one from you or Taro. GMKA wanting Eichel out on day one during Covid is not how I remember it at all. Now, GMKA wanting to rebuild with the “want to be here” mantra like Thorny said, that I 100% remember.

Ok but wanting a long form rebuild and wanting to trade Eichel are two different things.

I almost put that as an option and am happy to add it. Ultimately I didn’t because the extension was applauded at the time. He was dragging two rookies in his wings to a 36 goal season. I think Cozens was let down by coaching and his inability to manage pressure and expectations. I’m adding this to the poll. Good call.

The point to me is more seasoned, veteran, and previously successful hockey people in the room making decisions utilizing their experience. Advisor, POHO, whatever. Prior to this year, it was just the GM and the owner…and neither had any experience running a hockey department. We need it to be different. We want more adults with hockey resumes in the room making decisions. And not the guy from the Harbor Center. Or the guy from Pittsburgh. Also, the POHO layer may put Pegula a layer away from decisions, which we would all be in favor of.

Is this really true? I remember GMKA signing Hall & trading for Staal in an effort to please Eichel so he would withdraw his trade request when he didn’t want to go through a rebuild. So to me, those were not moves a guy trying to move on from Jack. I think KA’s hard feelings come from how Jack forced his hand into trading him, and how Jack refused the organization’s medical advice. The public stripping of Jack’s Captaincy was so petty in hindsight. They could have just traded the guy and named a new captain after the season. My new hot take is Jack knew GMKA wasn’t up for the job & EEE was a long-term problem long before everyone else did.

With his time rumored to be coming to a close, what was GMKA’s worst of the worst? There’s a lot to choose from.

Wasn’t Gareth the guy who lost his job with Glasgow for trying to sign an alleged rapist? Maybe he learned his lesson and has grown?