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What the heck is up with this draft format? The production looks like something from the Covid years, I had to shut it off.
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Shnowman fits in the seats
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I like Kesselring but that is a very light return for JJ. Hit a homerun with a 2nd round pick, develop him properly, watch him begin to thrive in the NHL, and then just before he's about to enter his prime - trade him. The Sabres truly are a farm team for the rest of the league.
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23 hours ago, DapperCam said:
Was that Adams’ worst press conference ever? He’s had some doozeys, but that was next level.
I just got enough courage to watch this. I think the most disappointing thing was learning that our new Senior Advisor to the GM, Jarmo Kekalainen, will still live in Columbus, OH and work remotely. When you consider our current Associate GM (Jason Karmanos) lives in Pittsburgh and works remotely, well, the optics look like crap.
Kevyn Adams constantly preaches "We want people that want to be here" yet he can't even get his own high-level front office people inside the building.
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50 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:
I’m not big on McDermott. I think he’s fine. He’s like the Brock Purdy of HCs to me.
I would say he's more like the Dak Prescott of HCs. He can put up some great numbers that everyone will point too, but in the back of your mind there's always that thought of "Hmm not sure if this is the guy that can ever get it done." You could do better, but you also could do a LOT worse, so you hope the stars will align one year.
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7 minutes ago, Mikie2times said:
What was Bill without Tom again?
84 - 103, a .449 win rate.
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3 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
guess what Sean McDermott helped him grow and learn
The best thing McD did for Allen was to hire DaBoll. That's where you can start and stop the accolades.
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3 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
Josh Allen was nobody
yeah, a top-10 pick was a nobody.
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Hell freezes over, Sasha in the HOF!
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14 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:
We are 8 days away from crushing some kids dream of playing in the Cup finals.
Based on recent history, that kid is 5 years and 8 days away from being traded and playing in the Cup finals.
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Florida is so well coached, positionally sound, and they play perfect structured hockey. The better team won, it's as simple as that.
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2 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:
Back to the topic at hand, The Athletic digest which I receive via email every day said this:
"Stewart and his agents asked for a standard, slot contract for his draft position (No. 17). Cincinnati wants to set a new contractual precedent with more aggressive language around voided guarantees. Stewart understandably does not want to be a guinea pig for all players that come after him."
I would agree with this characterization and Stewart's reaction, 100%.
Voided guarantees, now there's an oxymoron.
Just give him the standard rookie contract. There wasn't any issue last year with Mims at #18. This seems like a very, very petty battle to pick.
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Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady Tour New Highmark Stadium
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22 hours ago, Big Turk said:
It's crazy how some teams just won't admit when they need to go into rebuild mode.
There's no such thing as a rebuild year in Steeler land.
They haven't had a top-5 draft pick in 55 years (1970 when they took Bradshaw).
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14 minutes ago, Simon said:
I want to see a replay of the whole sequence instead of just the tail end they need to show.
https://nhl.com/video/fla-edm-draisaitl-scores-ppg-against-sergei-bobrovsky-6373972375112
NHL.com is great for goal replays.
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33 minutes ago, T&C said:
This is about everything we could ask for in a Cup final series.
It really is. Goal with 17 secs left send it to OT again. So envious of how Florida has built their team - perfect balance of skill, grit/tenacity, and heart. Marchand was the perfect late season addition for them.
McDavid's curl and drag pass to setup Leon was amazing.
Jeff Skinner a healthy scratch again.
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27 minutes ago, US Egg said:
Two trains are driving toward one another. The first train leaves Town A at 5am traveling at 60 miles per hour. The second train leaves Town B at 7am traveling at 70 miles per hour. the distance between Town A and Town B is 455 miles.
What is the EXACT time that the collision will occur?
9:34:36.84 AM
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This just seems like an anti-Steelers thing to do. No idea how Tomlin will put up with his antics. They should bring back AB and complete the circus.
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3 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:
What was the revenue target and how close to it are they? That’s the real question and the only one that matters. We will never know that answer.
You're correct that we may never know the answer, but if they sellout early in March or April (as predicted in the BN article) that's a clear indication that they're very close to their target revenue. Legends knows what they're doing, they aren't going to prematurely drop PSL prices and forgo millions in revenue just to say "Hey look, we sold out 6 months early!"
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8 hours ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:
I feel like it’s a perfect storm with this guy. There has been zero buzz, no expectations and he has legitimate all
Pro Ability. That seems to be the type of combination that results in being pleasantly surprised.
This dude was never an All-Pro 😂 He's a PED meatball. If this guy signed with the Jets or Dolphins there would be a dozen threads laughing at the desperation.
He is, however, the perfect Von replacement - and I mean perfect in terms of homer excuses.
I've already heard "I don't care what he does as long as he's heathy in January"
And I assume by September I'll get the "They're saving him for the playoffs" Yeah right, that's a thing.
He's a scratch-off lottery ticket.
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The big question is, was he at Josh's wedding?
I've heard a lot on here about how much they love each other!
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50 minutes ago, Doc said:
Considering every other team he owns (especially the aforementioned one which is the most important one by far) is doing well...
When you're drafting in the top 10 every season for 15 straight years, then yeah, your minor league hockey team is probably going to be good.
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Some quotes from today's Athletic article
on his experience:
No two general managers in the NHL have exactly the same experience, but Adams’ background stands out among his peers. Of the currently employed NHL GMs, Adams is one of six who never held an assistant general manager or vice president of hockey operations title in the NHL prior to his hiring. Of those six, he’s one of two who never scouted or consulted in an NHL hockey operations department. The other is Canadiens GM Kent Hughes, who was a longtime prominent NHL agent and has an experienced president of hockey operations above him.
Outside of the afternoons he spent in his cubicle in the Sabres hockey operations department from December 2009 to August 2011, Adams had no prior NHL hockey operations experience.
“I think that’s what rubs people the wrong way,” said one former scout. “He wasn’t in Fargo watching a game. He wasn’t in Medicine Hat watching a game. He wasn’t at the U18s in Slovakia in August missing family vacation. That’s the grind. That’s what pretty much everybody else did unless your name is Joe Sakic.”
signing Taylor Hall (imagine thinking Taylor freaking Hall is the difference between an 80-point team and a Stanley Cup contender)
On Oct. 11, 2020, five months after hiring Adams, Pegula stood inside his new general manager’s office. At that point, Adams had no assistant GMs. His director of scouting was Jeremiah Crowe, who had three years of pro scouting experience before getting elevated to that role. The analytics department was Jason Nightengale. This was the first day of NHL free agency. Pegula and Adams discussed the possibility of signing Taylor Hall to a one-year, $8 million contract.
Hall had won the Hart Trophy two years earlier with a 39-goal, 54-assist season for the New Jersey Devils. The Sabres had failed to qualify for the expanded 24-team playoff during the pandemic, extending their playoff drought to nine seasons.
“We sign this guy,” Pegula said to Adams in a behind-the-scenes video released by the Sabres, “we’re not only trying to make the playoffs. We’re trying to win the Cup.”
“Yeah,” Adams said. “I mean this is … yeah.”
Hall signed with the Sabres and scored two goals and 19 points in 37 games before he was sent to the Bruins at the trade deadline. Buffalo finished in last place, and Adams fired coach Ralph Krueger.
power dynamic
In a behind-the-scenes video of the Sabres’ trade deadline process, Ruff noted that the team’s culture needed to change. In that video, Pegula is on a conference call multiple times throughout the day, weighing in on decisions. That offered a view into the dynamic between Adams and Pegula, a dynamic that other potential general managers might view as a red flag.
“Any self-respecting GM who takes that job is going to say, ‘I have to be able to run this for you,’” said one former NHL executive. “I know it’s your team and I have to talk to you about things, but I have to be able to build a team and make decisions. If I have to run a simple (Henri) Jokiharju for a fourth by you, what are we doing here?”
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Buffalo Sabres and the NHL: 2025 - 2026
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