Kevyn Adams GM thread

Jimmybarndoor2

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I think Kevyn's more likely move is to be patient with "his core." Fans do not want to hear it because of the drought, but Adams has been more patient than the fans to this point. It won't shock me if he's getting calls on guys like Cozens and Quinn and he doesn't want to move them out of fear that they pop elsewhere like other talented guys he's moved out of town.
Not much can change mid season that will help team unfortunately
 

joshjull

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It's not some sort of conspiracy.

It is just more evidence that Pegula is not interested in doing everything possible to bring a Stanley Cup to Buffalo like he proclaimed when he bought the team.
Conspiracy describes the many things posters believe. Not the actual spending.

The point I was trying to make is the last several seasons is nothing new with Pegula. His cash payments for the roster have usually been where they are now relative to the rest of the league. But many don’t know that. So posters want to believe any theory thrown out there. There was no fundamental shift on Pegula’s part in the 2020 offseason after the “economic and efficient” comments. Outside of one year with a skeleton crew front office.
 

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Pegula has repeatedly dismissed the idea of a POHO and has implemented more flat reporting structures with the Bills and Sabres. I don't think he wants to run his team that way.

My guess is that when the day comes that Adams is no longer the GM, he probably slides to a job either with the Jr Sabres or HarborCenter or on the business side of the Sabres.

Sorry if this is being pedantic, but Terry has always had a flat management structure. I will never forget pretty early on in his tenure with the Sabres and somebody asked about all the "Secret meetings" with Darcy without including then President Ted Black and Terry's response was something like "Nobody in the org has a monopoly on hockey knowledge".

I knew from that day forward we were sunk.
 
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Jim Bob

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Sorry if this is being pedantic, but Terry has always had a flat management structure. I will never forget pretty early on in his tenure with the Sabres and somebody asked about all the "Secret meetings" with Darcy without including then President Ted Black and Terry's response was something like "Nobody in the org has a monopoly on hockey knowledge".

I knew from that day forward we were sunk.
The funny thing is that Tom Dundon in Carolina is even worse from what Craig Custance said yesterday in an interview about his new book.
 

Beerz

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Sorry if this is being pedantic, but Terry has always had a flat management structure. I will never forget pretty early on in his tenure with the Sabres and somebody asked about all the "Secret meetings" with Darcy without including then President Ted Black and Terry's response was something like "Nobody in the org has a monopoly on hockey knowledge".

I knew from that day forward we were sunk.

Why would Ted Black be in meetings with Darcy when Ted Black had nothing to do with the on ice product except the Turdburgers. Black was President of the Financial side of the Sabres. There would be no reason for him to be in on any meetings with Darcy if it pertained to players/construction of team.
 

Sabresbyswords104

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Kevyn Adams chuckles and leans into the microphone, “Being a GM is a lot like choosing palm trees for your garden. You’re looking for the one that stands tall, can handle the heat, and always keeps its cool.”

He winks and adds, “And when you make that No. 1 overall pick, you’re hoping it’s like the perfect palm—strong, resilient, and maybe even has a few coconuts to drop down the road.”

He grins, “And when the owner claps, you know he’s thinking, ‘That’s a tree worth planting.’”
 

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