Kevyn Adams GM thread

[debaser66]

This guy cost us at least 3 years with his failed rebuild.

 

[May Day 10]

The year before he was hired, after 24 games, the sabres were 11-10-3. Now they are 11-11-2. Literally have gone, and are going, nowhere under this leadership.

 

[OkimLom]

Murray was terrible! He tried to rush the rebuild. We needed to tank and be a bottom feeder 1 more year and hopefully draft Matthews to join Eichel and Reinhart.

He struck out on the coaching hire, but he was fine as GM considering what he had to work with and what he accomplished to acquire. He understood the types of players you needed to construct a team with. When he got here, he had next to no main roster to start from. His #1 center was freaking Cody Hodgson and his #1 defenseman was an albatross of a contract in Ehrhoff.

And as a reminder, he got fired because he wouldn’t fire his coach and MOST importantly to the organization, wouldn’t work with the owner that continues to meddle on the hockey side of things. Not because of the results or anything Tim actually did as a GM.

 

[toddkaz]

Murray was terrible! He tried to rush the rebuild. We needed to tank and be a bottom feeder 1 more year and hopefully draft Matthews to join Eichel and Reinhart.

Weren't we like a few points out of the playoffs under Time Murray? 1 game under .500

I am not saying he was good or bad but here we are still.

 

[joshjull]

Weren't we like a few points out of the playoffs under Time Murray? 1 game under .500

I am not saying he was good or bad but here we are still.

After tanking we were 13pts and 17pts respectively from a playoff spot during Murray’s tenure. We were no where near the playoffs when Murray was GM. The best we’ve done during the drought is under Adams, which really drives home how terrible we’ve been.

 

[Ace]

This guy cost us at least 3 years with his failed rebuild.

There has to be some actual building done to constitute a rebuild.

He’s sat on his hands, saved Pegula money, and done f***ing nothing. and if anyone still wants to argue that saving money isn’t the f***ing entire point after the Skinner buyout and refusing to spend the savings…there is no owner in the world who would keep this failed GM in this position. Except the one who told him to save money. And is happy with the job he’s done at the only thing he cares about.

 

[sabremike]

He struck out on the coaching hire, but he was fine as GM considering what he had to work with and what he accomplished to acquire. He understood the types of players you needed to construct a team with. When he got here, he had next to no main roster to start from. His #1 center was freaking Cody Hodgson and his #1 defenseman was an albatross of a contract in Ehrhoff.

And as a reminder, he got fired because he wouldn’t fire his coach and MOST importantly to the organization, wouldn’t work with the owner that continues to meddle on the hockey side of things. Not because of the results or anything Tim actually did as a GM.

He went out and acquired some of the most toxic individuals because he's a toxic individual and poisoned the entire organization. He was Marvin Lewis not giving a shit about character but nowhere near as competent or successful. His obnoxiousness over the tank put us on the league's shit list we are on to this day and likely will never be off in any of our lifetimes.

 

[sabres4ever]

I don't doubt GMKA has been "working the phones."

Anyone who would really help this team doesn't want to come here to play. Only those who have no choice, if they want to earn a living.

 

[Fjordy]

Anyone who would really help this team doesn't want to come here to play. Only those who have no choice, if they want to earn a living.

Well, that's the majority of the league, guys who don't have any trade protection.

He add Byram, McLeod, Zucker, Greenway. Then you can add good players.

 

[sabremike]

Well, that's the majority of the league, guys who don't have any trade protection.

He add Byram, McLeod, Zucker, Greenway. Then you can add good players.

We might be in better shape if he hadn't used almost all his million draft picks on soft skilled forwards (the single least valuable thing in the entire sport).

 

[old kummelweck]

He's gotta go.

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

The fact he's had so many 1st Rd picks and didn't trade them so he can make this team even younger and still has most of those prospects is frustrating

 

[sabremike]

The fact he's had so many 1st Rd picks and didn't trade them so he can make this team even younger and still has most of those prospects is frustrating

And most of them are going to rot on the vine and essentially have to be given away. Making Adams a GM was like putting a stewardess in charge of air traffic control and the results were totally predictable.