Ruff and Adams end-of-season press conference: Saturday, April 19, 4:30pm

[Drag0nDan]

3 hours ago, Ctaeth said:

Adams is going to get hammered by the press & rightfully so.  Get your popcorn ready!  

Not to mention local buffalo press lives to hammer people. 

[PerreaultForever]

4 hours ago, dudacek said:

I'll be surprised if Harrington doesn't take this angle.

He's been saying Adams needs to be fired on his twitter. 

[Night Train]

Adams to announce his new Motivational Speaker Book with a forward from Ben Stein. 

[DarthEbriate]

Fun fact: Eichel and Reinhart are both essentially halfway through their playing careers.

[HumanSlinky39]

37 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

Fun fact: Eichel and Reinhart are both essentially halfway through their playing careers.

Eichel 2025 - 76G, 27/66/93...Eichel BUF Average - 63G, 23/36/59

Reinhart 2025 - 79G 39/42/81...Reinhart BUF Average - 65G, 19/23/42

I know it's not apples/apples as players tend to improve as their careers go on and there's no way they would have produced at this level on these teams, but they both look like different players since they left this poverty organization.

 

Edited Wednesday at 09:26 PM by HumanSlinky39

[Huckleberry]

1 minute ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

Eichel 2025 - 76G, 27/66/93...Eichel BUF Average - 63G, 23/36/59

Reinhart 2025 - 79G 39/42/81...Reinhart BUF Average - 65G, 19/23/42

I know it's not apples/apples as players tend to improve as their careers go on and there's no way they would have produced at this level on these teams, but they both look like different players since they left this poverty organization.

 

They might look, but they are not, Samson still playing his game with high hockey IQ.

[Weave]

45 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

Fun fact: Eichel and Reinhart are both essentially halfway through their playing careers.

At the 10 year mark of our era of futility I made the point that we have pissed away an entire athlete’s generation.  

[Sidc3000]

6 hours ago, Stoner said:

Also, has one of these things ever been done on a weekend? Hoping no one pays attention?

Easter weekend nonetheless 

[DarthEbriate]

I suppose the only question that I’d honestly want to have an answer to is “When is Pegula going to announce that EEE is over and the franchise’s purpose is back to winning a Stanley Cup?” That’s the root of everything else. Because then you can justify a POHO and a full scouting department and spending to the cap and even arena renovations in the name of increasing revenue.

[Broken Ankles]

9 hours ago, Mr Peabody said:

All we need is a new buzzword.  Accountability didn’t do the job so gotta “think outside the box” for a new one. 
 

 

Sabretage.  Sabre sabotage. 

[SABRES 0311]

Listening to this presser will be like listening to adults in a Charlie Brown cartoon.

[HOUSE]

3 quest speakers

[Thorner]

7 hours ago, inkman said:

I doubt it.  I wouldn’t enjoy watching it either.  This isn’t a parent child relationship.  Adams has an employer that he answers to.  If Pegula ain’t moving on, what’s the point of verbally abusing the guy?  So the reporter can feel good about himself.  
 

Every year fans put way too much value on these media sessions.  They don’t mean anything.  We need actions not words. 

Because he’s a professional coward? How many times does it need to be said 

He deserves to be fired 

“what’s the point?”

sad. 

doesn’t need to be one beyond it’s deserved 

[Thorner]

7 hours ago, Stoner said:

Can we assume KA has already been told he will be back? Otherwise this is the GM getting out front of his owner.

They've been tamed. Certainly Lance and Bill Hoppe will be compliant. Wawrow is good for a pointed question. I'm not sure about Mike anymore. Maybe Wes Goforth can save us. I mean Beningi. All in all given the media landscape, I think the idea has been to cover the team in a friendly way and cooperate in giving hope to the fans (read: the people they want to still read, listen, subscribe etc.).

Why wouldn't he? Why wouldn't they all?

I want unprofessionalism. Remember what happened when Mike got mouthy with OSP at the presser after he sold to TP? We got the truth from a flustered Tom. "The only directive I gave them was to break even." (Paraphrase)

Also, has one of these things ever been done on a weekend? Hoping no one pays attention?

Exactly. What are we doing here. Adams breathes a sigh of relief if someone gets up there are thinks they are being smart by leveling these questions he can easily duck

We deserve absurdity at the conference because the team has subjected us to nothing but absurdity  

Someone should make it a clown show because that’s what they f*cking deserve 

[TRIP65]

Ruff's End of Season Press Conference

 

 

The End!

[Flashsabre]

We already know Adams speech:

” I am angry. This falls on me to fix this and I will. I must be better. I believe in the guys in that room and on the staff. We will turn this around. No more excuses next season.”

Rinse and Repeat 🤬

[inkman]

12 hours ago, Thorner said:

Because he’s a professional coward? How many times does it need to be said 

He deserves to be fired 

“what’s the point?”

sad. 

doesn’t need to be one beyond it’s deserved 

So what you really want is the media to take Pegula to task for employing Adams but as he won’t be speaking, let’s just take it out on the guy who isn’t going to fire himself.  Makes sense. 
 

Im not sure how anyone could interpret anything I’ve said as pro Kevyn Adams but for the record he should have been fired already. 

[inkman]

12 hours ago, Thorner said:

Exactly. What are we doing here. Adams breathes a sigh of relief if someone gets up there are thinks they are being smart by leveling these questions he can easily duck

We deserve absurdity at the conference because the team has subjected us to nothing but absurdity  

Someone should make it a clown show because that’s what they f*cking deserve 

So you want adults, whose job it is to objectively (ok so most of the people in the room are far from it) cover the Sabres to turn the press conference into a verbal flogging session.  If it makes you feel better I guess.  I need to see action not words. 

[Archie Lee]

12 minutes ago, inkman said:

So you want adults, whose job it is to objectively (ok so most of the people in the room are far from it) cover the Sabres to turn the press conference into a verbal flogging session.  If it makes you feel better I guess.  I need to see action not words. 

 “Verbal flogging sessions” can lead to actions. Yes, in the world of journalism pro-sports is the sand-box. Holding Adams accountable for his failings is not as important as, say, holding the federal government accountable for sending a man to his certain death without due process. But Adams’s performance as GM, either matters or it doesn’t. Maybe it isn’t worth the time and effort of the Buffalo sports media to hold Adams’s feet to the fire over what is one of the worst records for an NHL GM in the post-expansion-era of the league.  But, if so, then why would the Buffalo Sabres be worth anyone’s time, not to mention anyone’s money and emotional investment?

[Thorner]

32 minutes ago, inkman said:

So you want adults, whose job it is to objectively (ok so most of the people in the room are far from it) cover the Sabres to turn the press conference into a verbal flogging session.  If it makes you feel better I guess.  I need to see action not words. 

When action isn’t an option, I’ll take the words. I want my parting shot 

I don’t really have a voice. Lord knows my endless bitching doesn’t make a difference, the sabres don’t care about my investment - they’ve proven that. I hope someone at the conference will speak up for fans like me 

I think that’s the point you are missing - the time for action is long past. Adams didn’t do it. They won’t BE doing it. This is the endgame for some fans. There isn’t anything left for me except to voice my displeasure one more time,

-because it’s right and true and they have betrayed the fanbase-

and then go away. 
 

Edited Thursday at 12:52 PM by Thorner

[inkman]

3 minutes ago, Archie Lee said:

 “Verbal flogging sessions” can lead to actions. Yes, in the world of journalism pro-sports is the sand-box. Holding Adams accountable for his failings is not as important as, say, holding the federal government accountable for sending a man to his certain death without due process. But Adams’s performance as GM, either matters or it doesn’t. Maybe it isn’t worth the time and effort of the Buffalo sports media to hold Adams’s feet to the fire over what is one of the worst records for an NHL GM in the post-expansion-era of the league.  But, if so, then why would the Buffalo Sabres be worth anyone’s time, not to mention anyone’s money and emotional investment?

The real crux of the matter is Terry isn’t holding Kevyn accountable or Adams is meeting whatever metric Terry has which has little or nothing to do with on ice success.  

[Thorner]

3 minutes ago, inkman said:

The real crux of the matter is Terry isn’t holding Kevyn accountable or Adams is meeting whatever metric Terry has which has little or nothing to do with on ice success.  

He is a grown f*cking man making decisions. He’s not Terry’s literal child 

This Terry meme has become a meme. My gosh. He interferes and he’s a complete idiot and he’s to blame. Yes. He’s not LITERALLY holding Adams’ hand 

Adams is a man. Adams is a bad GM lol 

*Adams* is CHOOSING to be the face of ruining the sabres. Do you get that? I hate him professionally  

I blame him. I don’t just blame his employer. 

Edited Thursday at 12:54 PM by Thorner

[Weave]

50 minutes ago, Thorner said:

He is a grown f*cking man making decisions. He’s not Terry’s literal child 

This Terry meme has become a meme. My gosh. He interferes and he’s a complete idiot and he’s to blame. Yes. He’s not LITERALLY holding Adams’ hand 

Adams is a man. Adams is a bad GM lol 

*Adams* is CHOOSING to be the face of ruining the sabres. Do you get that? I hate him professionally  

I blame him. I don’t just blame his employer. 

You had better not ***** vacate this place for next season. So help me deity of your choice.

[JP51]

23 hours ago, Mr Peabody said:

All we need is a new buzzword.  Accountability didn’t do the job so gotta “think outside the box” for a new one. 
 

 

I am thinking we are gonna get alot of "Stay the course"  "it is what it is" "fundamentally" "we are happy with the progress" followed by "dont forget these are young players" "Things take time" and "Terry is as engaged as he ever was"...  I almost want to lay odds on each of these being used in the presser...  also 5-1 he doesnt mention palm trees but a reporter does... 

[Archie Lee]

54 minutes ago, inkman said:

The real crux of the matter is Terry isn’t holding Kevyn accountable or Adams is meeting whatever metric Terry has which has little or nothing to do with on ice success.  

If the media won’t pursue and reveal this, then what are we doing here?  The Sabres, Pegula, Adams, can’t have it both ways. They can’t stress how important this all is, how they need to get it right, how people need to want to be here, and then when they are questioned, after floundering epically, ask “why so angry?”.