Podcast (Audio) Expected Buffalo Podcast

[ValJamesDuex]

New Live Podcast Launches Tonight: 9 p.m. ET

 

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[Jim Bob]

 

[Beerz]

Makes zero sense giving up Quinn for Rakell.... that is just absolute lunacy

Same with Helenius but more so Quinn

 

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[Jim Bob]

Chad calls out Quinn and Samuelsson as guys the Sabres are likely to try and trade this offseason.

 

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[Jim Bob]

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Edit: Seems like the youtube podcasts have gotten inconsistent for a while now. See Jim's post below for Spotify link.

 

[Jim Bob]

Seems like these have slippery gone to members only now after being free. Maybe Chad needs to pay off his vacation rather than get more exposure... but no thanks.

I don't think so.

If you are talking about YouTube, Chad just seems inconsistent with posting them to YT as opposed to the usual podcast outlets like Spotify.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

 

[Archie Lee]

Listened to the first few minutes on the drive to work today. It occurred to me just how sad this franchise has become. The Sabres were once an organization that could attract Punch Imlach, Scotty Bowman, John Muckler. At the beginning of the Pegula-era they could credibly pursue Babcock (before we knew…) and then pivot to the next high-profile coach available in Bylsma (he was not a coaching pariah then). Today, nobody believes that a high-profile executive like Shanahan or Blake would even consider Buffalo.

 

[Jim Bob]

Listened to the first few minutes on the drive to work today. It occurred to me just how sad this franchise has become. The Sabres were once an organization that could attract Punch Imlach, Scotty Bowman, John Muckler. At the beginning of the Pegula-era they could credibly pursue Babcock (before we knew…) and then pivot to the next high-profile coach available in Bylsma (he was coveted then). Today, nobody believes that a high-profile executive like Shanahan or Blake would even consider Buffalo.

It's not even that they won't consider Buffalo, Terry won't even consider a position that Shanahan would be interested in (POHO) or moving on from Adams to create a job for Blake.

 

[OkimLom]

Listened to the first few minutes on the drive to work today. It occurred to me just how sad this franchise has become. The Sabres were once an organization that could attract Punch Imlach, Scotty Bowman, John Muckler. At the beginning of the Pegula-era they could credibly pursue Babcock (before we knew…) and then pivot to the next high-profile coach available in Bylsma (he was coveted then). Today, nobody believes that a high-profile executive like Shanahan or Blake would even consider Buffalo.

Wasn't Bylsma out of the league a year at that point? Not sure Coveted would be the right term to use.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Listened to the first few minutes on the drive to work today. It occurred to me just how sad this franchise has become. The Sabres were once an organization that could attract Punch Imlach, Scotty Bowman, John Muckler. At the beginning of the Pegula-era they could credibly pursue Babcock (before we knew…) and then pivot to the next high-profile coach available in Bylsma (he was coveted then). Today, nobody believes that a high-profile executive like Shanahan or Blake would even consider Buffalo.

Chad thinks Dudley (FL) could be the front runner for the SA, but that the more time that goes by the less of a impact he would have.

I would be happy with it (or Jarmo) but the cynic in me thinks would he really leave that situation ?? You might really have to pay him and make him a VP.

 

[sabremike]

Chad thinks Dudley (FL) could be the front runner for the SA, but that the more time that goes by the less of a impact he would have.

I would be happy with it (or Jarmo) but the cynic in me thinks would he really leave that situation ?? You might really have to pay him and make him a VP.

Why would anyone want to take a job as a glorified babysitter for a lame duck GM in way over his head? Even if the thinking would be you'd be next in line when Kevyn gets sacked in April why would you want to work for an organization this stupid and incompetent?

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Why would anyone want to take a job as a glorified babysitter for a lame duck GM in way over his head? Even if the thinking would be you'd be next in line when Kevyn gets sacked in April why would you want to work for an organization this stupid and incompetent?

As other have said, it’s a job that ostensibly could pretty easily turn into a GM job if/when Kevyn is finally removed. If you’re itching to become a GM again and don’t have other options, it could be appealing.

Jarmo is the only one who really fits that criteria, maybe Burke too. Dudley has no desire to be a GM so I don’t see any way in hell he takes the gig. Chad is dreaming.

 

[Archie Lee]

Wasn't Bylsma out of the league a year at that point? Not sure Coveted would be the right term to use.

Fair enough. I edited it to “he was not a coaching pariah”. At that time, teams had to give compensation to sign a fired coach under contract. The Sabres gave up a 3rd rd pick to sign him and gave him a 5 year contract. So, I guess, he was at least coveted by the Sabres.

 

[rabi]

Listened to the first few minutes on the drive to work today. It occurred to me just how sad this franchise has become. The Sabres were once an organization that could attract Punch Imlach, Scotty Bowman, John Muckler. At the beginning of the Pegula-era they could credibly pursue Babcock (before we knew…) and then pivot to the next high-profile coach available in Bylsma (he was not a coaching pariah then). Today, nobody believes that a high-profile executive like Shanahan or Blake would even consider Buffalo.

Toe Blake?

 

[Archie Lee]

Chad thinks Dudley (FL) could be the front runner for the SA, but that the more time that goes by the less of a impact he would have.

I would be happy with it (or Jarmo) but the cynic in me thinks would he really leave that situation ?? You might really have to pay him and make him a VP.

When Zito was hired in 2020 by FLA, I’m sure there was some pressure to improve quickly. But I also think that building out his team of advisors was about the long-game.

Adams, who was hired 3 months before Zito and who recently publicly acknowledged that the job is too difficult for him (taxes and palm trees), should have zero wiggle-room. Adams is not in a position to be thinking long-term. It really should be a new GM hiring a new team of advisors and assistants. Unless Adams is not under the pressure that I assume he is, then it makes little sense for him to be restructuring the management team this late in his tenure.

 

[sabremike]

When Zito was hired in 2020 by FLA, I’m sure there was some pressure to improve quickly. But I also think that building out his team of advisors was about the long-game.

Adams, who was hired 3 months before Zito and who recently publicly acknowledged that the job is too difficult for him (taxes and palm trees), should have zero wiggle-room. Adams is not in a position to be thinking long-term. It really should be a new GM hiring a new team of advisors and assistants. Unless Adams is not under the pressure that I assume he is, then it makes little sense for him to be restructuring the management team this late in his tenure.

The truth is much more bleak and awful: He kept his job because Terry didn't want to pay him the last year on his contract to not work.

 

[SundherDome]

Listened to the first few minutes on the drive to work today. It occurred to me just how sad this franchise has become. The Sabres were once an organization that could attract Punch Imlach, Scotty Bowman, John Muckler. At the beginning of the Pegula-era they could credibly pursue Babcock (before we knew…) and then pivot to the next high-profile coach available in Bylsma (he was not a coaching pariah then). Today, nobody believes that a high-profile executive like Shanahan or Blake would even consider Buffalo.

I wouldn't consider them high profile, they both flamed out in major markets after given ample time to deliver results. The old adage is money talks, if there was a unicorn out there, I think throwing a bunch of money makes the person consider.

Brian Galivan recently comes to mind. There was probably a good amount of money sent his way.