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

[bob_sauve28]

15 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:

My god I hated the answer on why Bryson was signed. 
 

maybe having a team full of guys that are well liked in the dressing room isn't the way to go.    

I thought it was good answer, basically you can never have enough good defenseman 

[Pimlach]

Adam’s was Adams.  He did look shaken by then early question about changes to the FO. 
 

No wonder the defense stinks:  

1. What Adams said about finding a player to pair with Power says it all.  Listen to it again.   Power does not need a “puck carrier all star” partner.   He needs a strong, steady, smart, physical and complimentary player who can teach him defense   

2.  His comment on not knowing how Byram would fit proves he shot from the hip on that trade, and no plan or vision to round out a roster.  Well, he got the better player in the trade, but my goodness he just said something profoundly stupid.   

3.  His assessment of Muel was terrible.  Muel is clearly a favorite, and no way is Muel a top pair with Dahlin.  Analytics show that   Dahlin made all the others better, even Muel.  

4.  Bryson is popular, that was just a bizarre comment.   Adams spends more time fiddling on the bottom 3 than establishing a good top 4.  

No plan.  

Meanwhile Lindy is saying no goalie is looking good behind the team defense, at least he knew the forwards are a part of the team defense being so poor.  

I’ve been critical of the center spline all season.  Kulich was being developed as a wing.  Lindy moved him to center, in part because he called out bothThompson and Cozens as centers during the season.   Adam’s and Appert had Kulich projected at wing.  No?  

So next year Adams could roll with Kulich and Norris at #1 and #2 centers.  Good luck.  
 

Fingers crossed that Adams is moved.   The Peter Principle in action.  
 

 

Edited Sunday at 12:22 PM by Pimlach

[Taro T]

3 minutes ago, Thorner said:

He was evasive about his contract because he won’t be the one negotiating with him 

Here's to hoping.  But expect that's a role he'd probably keep a hand in if he does bump up to PoHO (or whatever title).  New GM'll work out the deal with another GM for trades and choosing who should be the 23 on the roster (w/ input from Ruff for the latter); but could see Adams still being a key principle in contracts.  

[DarthEbriate]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

Oh God, he's defending Bryson signing. Says there's not that many ufa defenseman out there.

I'm sure Bryson is a good dude. Seems like a great human, but this isn't the good ppl awards.

It’s back to Okposo and doing right by your preferred players. But your team will respect you more if you’re a little more Belicheck and willing to move people a year too early, rather than keep the band together. Because you’re about the wins. 

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

Ruff fully backs UPL and says no goalie will look good until they fix the defense mistakes. 

But Ruff played Reimer 3 times out of 4 down the stretch. And although he had a couple duds, he gave the team a better chance to win.

[Crusader1969]

8 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

I thought it was good answer, basically you can never have enough good defenseman 

In what world is Bryson considered "good"? 

8 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

Adam’s was Adams.  He did look shaken by then early question about changes to the FO. 
 

No wonder the defense stinks:  

1. What Adams said about finding a player to pair with Power says it all.  Listen to it again.   Power does not need a “puck carrier all star” partner.   He needs a strong, steady, smart, physical and complimentary player who can teach him defense   

2.  His comment on not knowing how Byram would fit proves he shot from the hip on that trade, and no plan or vision to round out a roster.  Well, he got the better player in the trade, but my goodness he just said something profoundly stupid.   

3.  His assessment of Muel was terrible.  Muel is clearly a favorite, and no way is Muel a top pair with Dahlin.  Analytics show that   Dahlin made all the others better, even Muel.  

4.  Bryson is popular, that was just a bizarre comment.   Adams spends more time fiddling on the bottom 3 than establishing a good top 4.  

No plan.  

Meanwhile Lindy is saying no goalie is looking good behind the team defense, at least he knew the forwards are a part of the team defense being so poor.  

I’ve been critical of the center spline all season.  Kulich was being developed as a wing.  Lindy moved him to center, in part because he called out bothThompson and Cozens as centers during the season.   Adam’s and Appert had Kulich projected at wing.  No?  

So next year Adams could role with Kulich and Norris at center.  Good luck.  
 

Fingers crossed that Adams is moved.   The Peter Principle in action.  
 

 

Mostly good points but Kulich was groomed to be a centre

[CallawaySabres]

1 hour ago, Thorner said:

 

I’m sure Terry will really tighten the screws on that interview

[Thorner]

Just now, CallawaySabres said:

I’m sure Terry will really tighten the screws on that interview

Look i could be wrong but I do think we are getting a new GM 

[bob_sauve28]

1 minute ago, Crusader1969 said:

In what world is Bryson considered "good"? 

 

In the NHL. He will play somewhere, and Adam's point was that since he would be sitting a lot, and not complaining, he is not a cancer. He is cheap, plays decent and is ready when an injury happens. He isn't very important in the larger scheme, but when you run out of defenseman, you lose games 

[Crusader1969]

Out of curiosity, I see a lot that people's numbers are better with Dahlin as their partner but haven't seen Dahlins numbers with each partner 

does anyone have this info? 
if it turns out to be Bryson, I will never trust analytics again! lol 

[LGR4GM]

18 minutes ago, PonyBoy2 said:

Side note, is anyone here starting an NHL playoff thread? 

It would be nice to comment on some real hockey games. 

@PonyBoy2

 

[Crusader1969]

2 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

In the NHL. He will play somewhere, and Adam's point was that since he would be sitting a lot, and not complaining, he is not a cancer. He is cheap, plays decent and is ready when an injury happens. He isn't very important in the larger scheme, but when you run out of defenseman, you lose games 

No, when Bryson played they lost games

.371 winning % on the year with him in the lineup 

I might have this wrong but I believe down the stretch (before the last game ) 

8-1-1 without Bryson 

0-5 with him 

[bob_sauve28]

4 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:

No, when Bryson played they lost games

.371 winning % on the year with him in the lineup 

I might have this wrong but I believe down the stretch (before the last game ) 

8-1-1 without Bryson 

0-5 with him 

Fair enough, but that's not all on him. How much does he play? If he was a starting QB--to use football analogy-- I'd say ya, but sixth d-man? 

 

[Goldseatsaud]

1 hour ago, Broken Ankles said:

Including this a hole in the video

[Goldseatsaud]

The fan base isn’t happy Terry! You need new direction badly. Look at Montreal and Ottawa now. 

[French Collection]

24 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:

No, when Bryson played they lost games

.371 winning % on the year with him in the lineup 

I might have this wrong but I believe down the stretch (before the last game ) 

8-1-1 without Bryson 

0-5 with him 

I’ve stated it here many times but I don’t like Bryson so it baffles me that he had to be signed so early. He’s a JAG and it’s not like RyJo can’t do a similar job.

You have the whole summer to upgrade 2 to 3 Dmen and you commit to Bryson.

[OverPowerYou]

So, here is a tough one, who was the best of the bad GM’s we have had here since Darcy left? 

[Dr. Who]

12 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said:

So, here is a tough one, who was the best of the bad GM’s we have had here since Darcy left? 

No one has been good, but I like Botterill because he stood up to Terry. Of course, that's why he was let go.

[Mustache of God]

1 hour ago, bob_sauve28 said:

I thought it was good answer, basically you can never have enough good defenseman 

Jacob Bryson is not a good defenseman.

[Crusader1969]

42 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Fair enough, but that's not all on him. How much does he play? If he was a starting QB--to use football analogy-- I'd say ya, but sixth d-man? 

 

Weird stat or correlation? If there is correlation, he should be in the minors or Europe 

[SABRES 0311]

16 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said:

So, here is a tough one, who was the best of the bad GM’s we have had here since Darcy left? 

Botts. At least he tried to run the show. TM brought in some big names but maybe weren’t the right ones.

[Standing Room Smoking Cigs]

1 minute ago, SABRES 0311 said:

Botts. At least he tried to run the show. TM brought in some big names but maybe weren’t the right ones.

Just tossing pasta at the wall, but honestly that's all I have left. What could Darren Dreger bring to this organization? Not saying it would be prudent, but by this time, can it hurt. 

[Mr. Allen]

8 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

Botts. At least he tried to run the show. TM brought in some big names but maybe weren’t the right ones.

I wonder what would’ve happened to TM had his plan of getting Mcdavid worked.  We were one bouncing ball away from finding out. 

[PerreaultForever]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

Adam’s was Adams.  He did look shaken by then early question about changes to the FO. 
 

No wonder the defense stinks:  

1. What Adams said about finding a player to pair with Power says it all.  Listen to it again.   Power does not need a “puck carrier all star” partner.   He needs a strong, steady, smart, physical and complimentary player who can teach him defense   

2.  His comment on not knowing how Byram would fit proves he shot from the hip on that trade, and no plan or vision to round out a roster.  Well, he got the better player in the trade, but my goodness he just said something profoundly stupid.   

3.  His assessment of Muel was terrible.  Muel is clearly a favorite, and no way is Muel a top pair with Dahlin.  Analytics show that   Dahlin made all the others better, even Muel.  

4.  Bryson is popular, that was just a bizarre comment.   Adams spends more time fiddling on the bottom 3 than establishing a good top 4.  

No plan.  

Meanwhile Lindy is saying no goalie is looking good behind the team defense, at least he knew the forwards are a part of the team defense being so poor.  

I’ve been critical of the center spline all season.  Kulich was being developed as a wing.  Lindy moved him to center, in part because he called out bothThompson and Cozens as centers during the season.   Adam’s and Appert had Kulich projected at wing.  No?  

So next year Adams could role with Kulich and Norris at #1 and #2 center.  Good luck.  
 

Fingers crossed that Adams is moved.   The Peter Principle in action.  
 

 

I stopped listening because it was all bs but to your point it just sounds like he's justifying his decisions (which is more than enough reason to why he should be fired). He paid Muel so if he admits Muel is no good he's saying he made a mistake and he isn't going to do that. He signed Bryson so he has to justify why. He traded for Byram so he talks about Power needing a puck carrier all star. It's all self justifying. 

All he says overall is "I have to be better" all has to be better well no s@@t Sherlock you are out of the playoffs again and picking top 10 so of course it's not good enough DUH. 

Stupid franchise. 

Just look at the playoff games and think what if this Sabres team had somehow gotten lucky and squeaked in. How would this roster fare to what you see out there? We are really really far from being a properly constructed roster and sticking with it and believing in this group is just plain STUPID. 

[SABRES 0311]

12 minutes ago, Mr. Allen said:

I wonder what would’ve happened to TM had his plan of getting Mcdavid worked.  We were one bouncing ball away from finding out. 

With no evidence I think Kane was a bad influence on the younger guys.

18 minutes ago, Standing Room Smoking Cigs said:

Just tossing pasta at the wall, but honestly that's all I have left. What could Darren Dreger bring to this organization? Not saying it would be prudent, but by this time, can it hurt. 

I have no idea about Dreger other than he’s an insider.

[sabresouth]

ka - we have to be better, always looking to improve, we just need to be authentic, blah blah blah.... heard this all last year. 

Bryson is not a playoff team caliber player. The fact that ka signed him without Evan seeing if he could upgrade him. Pathetic. He would not be hard to upgrade.

This is all just so maddening