Bill Hoppe Missive of Doom: Trades show Terry believes in Adams' vision

[PromoTheRobot]

7 minutes ago, inkman said:

What’s the percent that asteroid hits our planet again? 

4% but that's in 2032. The Sabres will DEFINITELY be in the payoffs by then, right?

[Thorner]

1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said:

4% but that's in 2032. The Sabres will DEFINITELY be in the payoffs by then, right?

Not a good omen 

[Forecheck]

Actually a lot of the article gives you hope until the very end when Adams claims he has taken responsibility for where the Sabres are. I don’t know if he said that with a straight face or not at the time, but my god how anyone can be proud of the accomplishments here of the past five years, let alone the past 14, it just confirms that we have delusionals’ leading the franchise in ownership and management. In any REAL sports franchise you could never get away with this level of incompetence year after year. And in Buffalo it’s just business as usual. Nothing to see here, just move along, there is always next year. It’s delusional, hilarious and pathetic all at the same time.  And sadly there are still way too big a percentage of fans that willingly buy into it and continue to purchase season tickets. I’ll never understand it. I guess there are a lot more people with money to burn around here than we ever knew. 

[Demoted]

19 hours ago, Stoner said:

Commanders? Didn't they just get to the NFC championship game?

That stat was from before the 80's when they didn't make the playoffs for 29 years. 

[phil_soisson]

20 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

The Sabres are 14 years and counting.  I believe the Bills were 17 years between playoff appearances (2000-2017).

Anyway!  I don't think the trade told us anything this board didn't already know.  We all know in our hearts Adams will be returning as GM for next season.  We all hope he'll be fired along with the terrible coaching staff, but that's unlikely to happen.  Adams has a contract and TP loathes paying two GMs or coaches at once anymore.  

So we have to pray the Adams somehow gets a clue and fixes the holes on the roster he created.  

 "TP loathes paying two GMs or coaches at once anymore". He hires sh*tty people; that's the problem in a nutshell. Even if he waits until Adams' contract has expired before he is fired (throwing a big middle finger to fans in that process), it doesn't cure anything. His next hire will be just as futile. Pegula needs to be sequestered from hiring any management, but his ego won't let him. Just ask Pat Lafontaine. Sell the team!

[Weave]

I would totally see a metal band named Missive of Doom.

That is all.

[Indabuff]

On 3/10/2025 at 10:26 AM, GoPuckYourself said:

I guess I’ll just start going to bandits games again. No way I’m sitting through another season like this.

Careful, I just went to the last one and they lost. 

Could be an evil spirit attached to the users of this forum. 

[spndnchz]

On 3/10/2025 at 9:55 AM, Stoner said:

https://www.buffalohockeybeat.com/trades-show-terry-pegula-believes-in-kevyn-adams-vision-for-sabres/

Bill might go a bit far in speculating on Terry's mindset. Pegula "hasn't lost faith"... he enjoys a "special relationship" with KA... trade shows a "strong belief" in KA.

Couldn't it be that LR got behind the trade, and thus the trade isn't necessarily a signal KA is in the owner's good graces?

Wow they go really hard on the ads 

[LTS]

13 hours ago, inkman said:

What’s the percent that asteroid hits our planet again? 

100%.. you failed to specify how big or when.

[GoPuckYourself]

2 hours ago, Indabuff said:

Careful, I just went to the last one and they lost. 

Could be an evil spirit attached to the users of this forum. 

They would call you the “cooler” in Vegas.

[Mango]

On 3/10/2025 at 1:58 PM, GASabresIUFAN said:

The Sabres are 14 years and counting.  I believe the Bills were 17 years between playoff appearances (2000-2017).

Anyway!  I don't think the trade told us anything this board didn't already know.  We all know in our hearts Adams will be returning as GM for next season.  We all hope he'll be fired along with the terrible coaching staff, but that's unlikely to happen.  Adams has a contract and TP loathes paying two GMs or coaches at once anymore.  

So we have to pray the Adams somehow gets a clue and fixes the holes on the roster he created.  

The family had to sell the team to get over the hump.

[PerreaultForever]

On 3/10/2025 at 8:33 AM, LGR4GM said:

In 2026 Gavin McKenna will be draft eligible. McKenna is from Whitehorse, Yukon oddly enough. Even though he won't be 18 until December and is not draft eligible this season, he currently has 33g, 77a, for 110pts in 52 WHL games. This puts him at 2nd in the WHL in ppg and pts this season for ALL players. For all the people around here asking about a 2-way playmaking center, McKenna is the very definition of that. 

Sure, but what kind of horse is he?

[Sidc3000]

On 3/10/2025 at 2:03 PM, Drag0nDan said:

Ruff is on a 2 year deal as well, so I kind of always assumed it was a 2 year plan.  If it works and the team can make it to the playoffs in year 2, adams gets another couple of years to build and ruff maybe moves into the front office somewhere.  If it doesn't work, then they have a fresh balance sheet and both are gone along with hopefully a bunch of other coaches and front office folks.  

Ruff is a cheap stopgap since He’s still being paid by the Devils. After next season Ruff will retired and appert will be announced as HC 

[Indabuff]

4 hours ago, Sidc3000 said:

appert will be announced as HC