GDT: Buffalo Sabres @ les Canadiens de Montréal 12/17/24 - 7:00 PM EST - TSN2, RDS, MSG-B, WGR550

[ska-T Palmtown]

[mjd1001]

54 minutes ago, ska-T Palmtown said:

Well, he is a clutch scorer isn't here? The goals he scores are in critical moments?

Let see, lets go back 3 years so we can include his 31 goal year to make the numbers look as good as possible. Over the last 3 seasons:

Tuch:  17 game winning goals

Thompson: 11 game winning goals

Peterka:  7 game winning goals

Cozens: 3 game winning goals.  oops....

[Nitro60]

On 12/18/2024 at 10:05 AM, mjd1001 said:

That is one of the most laughable explanations I have heard.

An inept dictator of a nation may not be the one pulling the trigger on the guns, but his lack of leadership or knowledge can be the reason for losing a battle or war.

An terrible CEO may not be putting the rivets in to connect the bed to the frame of the truck, but he/she may be many times more responsible for the demise of a great automobile company.

Stu inman didn't take a shot or make a pass on the floor for the Trailblazers anytime in the 1980's, but he did draft Sam Bowie when Michael Jordan was sitting on the draft board (and Bowie was NOT the consensus pick by others due to his injuries.)

An excuse for an owner or other member of leadership (GM, team president) like the one you listed above is one of the laziest, shallowest, and mis-guided in all of sports.

Not an excuse.  Fact.  Owners do not play.  I find your analogies comical.

[Nitro60]

On 12/18/2024 at 10:07 AM, JohnC said:

The owner doesn't skate. But what he did do is hire an ill-equipped person to be his GM, and kept him on the job for five years. During that interlude, his franchise has degenerated to being a laughingstock franchise in the league. He elevated a person that no organization would have even considered for the position, let alone allow to interview for the job. Common sense 101: If you put an incapable driver in your race care, expect a crash and casualties!

Adams is average at best but he has drafted well.  Whether the players did not pan out with the team when drafted they were given good reviews.  I have been a fan since 1970 and the gutting of the front office is a bigger concern.  The players have to be held to account for their play.  

[mjd1001]

8 hours ago, Nitro60 said:

Not an excuse.  Fact.  Owners do not play.  I find your analogies comical.

Its comical you would respond to that, when its obvious based on context the original post that I replied to was the the owner is not at fault because he simply does not play.

Any other interpretation beyond that is nonsensical based on context of the discussion.  Nice try though...

[Stoner]

Individual development > team development has been the issue.