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In my life following pro sports, 4 decades plus, I cannot recall a larger gap between the expectations set by a GM and the reality delivered. Our situation is different than the Trotz / Nashville scenario. Nashville is a veteran team attempting to put off a rebuild by reshaping themselves on the fly. It is failing, but a rebuild is the next step. Here, Adams was the architect of the rebuild. We are in year 5 of his tenure. He had a year to get the “lay of the land” and then was given the opportunity to shape this team in his vision. It could not have failed more spectacularly. GM’s in pro sports simply do not survive this level of failure with their jobs. They don’t.

The Sabres have done many things in recent years that point to them being an unserious franchise. Keeping Adams beyond this year would be overwhelming evidence that there is zero reason to be hopeful that anything will change.
 
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Archie Lee said:
In my life following pro sports, 4 decades plus, I cannot recall a larger gap between the expectations set by a GM and the reality delivered. Our situation is different than the Trotz / Nashville scenario. Nashville is a veteran team attempting to put off a rebuild by reshaping themselves on the fly. It is failing, but a rebuild is the next step. Here, Adams was the architect of the rebuild. We are in year 5 of his tenure. He had a year to get the “lay of the land” and then was given the opportunity to shape this team in his vision. It could not have failed more spectacularly. GM’s in pro sports simply do not survive this level of failure with their jobs. They don’t.

The Sabres have done many things in recent years that point to them being an unserious franchise. Keeping Adams beyond this year would be overwhelming evidence that there is zero reason to be hopeful that anything will change.
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I agree, especially with the last part. Retaining the status quo should prove to all observers that the organization does not care at all about delivering a competitive hockey team. It should be a signal for everyone to close their wallets when it comes to the Sabres.

I would go a step further, and any attempt to re-shuffle chairs to buy themselves more time should be met with resounding rejection from the fans and media. I am not waiting 4 more years for Presidents Adams/Ruff with GM Karmanos, and HC Appert to prove that they are failure. At that point would be my 100% disengagement from the Sabres, and that would include commenting on message boards.
 
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May Day 10 said:
I agree, especially with the last part. Retaining the status quo should prove to all observers that the organization does not care at all about delivering a competitive hockey team. It should be a signal for everyone to close their wallets when it comes to the Sabres.

I would go a step further, and any attempt to re-shuffle chairs to buy themselves more time should be met with resounding rejection from the fans and media. I am not waiting 4 more years for Presidents Adams/Ruff with GM Karmanos, and HC Appert to prove that they are failure. At that point would be my 100% disengagement from the Sabres, and that would include commenting on message boards.
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Anyone still living in a world where they can’t see it won’t change their minds no matter what happens.
 
Archie Lee said:
In my life following pro sports, 4 decades plus, I cannot recall a larger gap between the expectations set by a GM and the reality delivered. Our situation is different than the Trotz / Nashville scenario. Nashville is a veteran team attempting to put off a rebuild by reshaping themselves on the fly. It is failing, but a rebuild is the next step. Here, Adams was the architect of the rebuild. We are in year 5 of his tenure. He had a year to get the “lay of the land” and then was given the opportunity to shape this team in his vision. It could not have failed more spectacularly. GM’s in pro sports simply do not survive this level of failure with their jobs. They don’t.

The Sabres have done many things in recent years that point to them being an unserious franchise. Keeping Adams beyond this year would be overwhelming evidence that there is zero reason to be hopeful that anything will change.
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This guy "know(s) what it takes to win a Stanley Cup in this league" :naughty:
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To be fair…we don’t know whether or not he knows what it takes to win a Stanley Cup. Only that he doesn’t know what it takes to make the playoffs. Maybe his team would sail right through to their ring 16-0
 
Ace said:
To be fair…we don’t know whether or not he knows what it takes to win a Stanley Cup. Only that he doesn’t know what it takes to make the playoffs. Maybe his team would sail right through to their ring 16-0
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Oh c'mon. You know exactly what would happen.

Round 1 -- Sabres clearly the better team. Win the round 4-0 or 4-1 (of course letting the opponent win game 1)
Round 2 -- Sabres take care of a better, peskier team 4-2 or 4-3. If it goes to a game 7....it's not really a close game.
Round 3 -- Sabres take 3-2 series lead. Sabres somehow take a 1-0 lead into the 3rd of game 6 despite being badly outplayed. Midway through the 3rd, Sabres get called for a double-minor for high-sticking that is CLEARLY friendly fire....but the refs refuse to review it properly. Opponent scores twice on the PP, lose game 6 4-2 after an empty netter and then a meaningless Sabres goal with like 5 seconds left. Game 7: Sabres take 3-2 lead into the 3rd. Very, very good game. Oppponent ties it up. With about 5 min left in the 3rd, the opponent scores a goal to take the lead -- but the puck is CLEARLY punched into the net with a hand. Problem is, there isn't a good replay of the punch. Goal stands as called even though common sense dictates that the goal in no way shape or form should have counted. Sabres press for the tying goal with an extra attacker. Dahlin makes a CRAZY GOOD pass to a wide open Tage who has literally 3/4s of the net wide open......Tage misses the net, the puck goes around the boards, takes a crazy bounce off a wall and ends up in the Sabres' empty net somehow.
 
Imagine if Joseph Hazlewood had not been fired after crashing the Exxon Valdez and instead was allowed to continue crashing oil tankers for the next 5 years?

That's Kevyn Adams.
 
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