Palm Trees Officially Banned at Keybank Center (Buffalo)

[bleedgreen]

Sneak peak into the owners office yesterday when he called in Adams for a meeting…

 

[Warden of the North]

Absurd. Find a way to keep doing it.

Leafs fans smuggled waffles in after they were banned in Toronto, and it eventually lead to change. Keep at it Buffalo fans, I'm rooting for you.

 

[Ford Prefect]

You're probably wondering what the hell palm trees are doing in Buffalo. Well, here's the scoop for you.

A week or so ago GM Kevyn Adams said Buffalo can't attract players because Buffalo doesn't have palm trees (among other reasons). Sabres fans, in response, began bringing inflatable palm trees to clown on their GM.

Well, as of last night, they were banned from the stadium. They must be deflated before entering the stadium.



I know we probably don't need another Buffalo thread, but as a Sabres fan...i thought this was comical.

Well, they weren't expressly banned. They were not allowed in while inflated. Doesn't stop someone from bringing in a blowup and a pump. The potential for comedic exploits is not lost on me...

 

[hamzarocks]

Man being a sabres fan must be tough

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Feel bad for sabres fans. They don't deserve this garbage

If they are giant inflatables that block other fans' views (assuming there are still enough fans there to have their views be blocked), then I guess I get it. Otherwise this is really weak.

They would be doing those fans behind them a service by obstructing the view

 

[bossram]

Yeesh, how pathetic are the Sabres at this point.

 

[10YearsHaveGotBehind]

First they come for the palm trees, next it will be the tropical ferns. When will it stop!?

 

[Rodgerwilco]

what a pitiful and pathetic shit show of a franchise.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Kevyn Adams seems like a sad sad man and also a terrible GM

 

[HaNotsri]

Feel bad for sabres fans. They don't deserve this garbage


They would be doing those fans behind them a service by obstructing the view

The arena is half empty. I prefer a palm tree over the hockey anyway so I'd look for seats with blocked view.

 

[Crow]

How soon til Kevyn Adams is gone? His palm trees comment is reminiscent of Chuck Fletcher's "we have an app" comment.

edit: imagine if the Flyers had banned fans from bringing phones into the arena lmao

I don’t remember that. What’s the back story here?

 

[CowbellConray]

This sucks. The best way to respond to misery is humour, why take that away from the fans?

I suppose it could be an insult to the players, but still, lame.

It's an insult to our soft management. The players I bet dont mind it at all - it's if anything a support for those that have decided to come here.

Our GM doesn't like it because its a justified mockery of his own doing

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

Jesus Christ. They should have emphasized the whole thing, but of course not.

 

[CowbellConray]

Kevyn Adams seems like a sad sad man and also a terrible GM

My uncle was neighbors with him for several years back in 08-12. He was a good guy, and I think he still is. Unfortunately, I think he just isn't equipped for the deep challenges of the GM role. If you have a great team and you need to continue to sign them to deals and keep the lights on, he probably can be decent enough. You want to improve your roster via tough decisions? I dont see him being able to do it

 

[benfranklin]

Such a Buffalo thing to do. Fans finally having some fun and they poo poo it.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Kevyn Adams seems like a sad sad man and also a terrible GM

Good evidence of a bunker mentality when somebody can't take good-natured criticism. This is something that a guy expecting on his desk an empty box, a gift-wrapped Timex, and a pink slip would do.

Adams seems like a nice enough guy, but that doesn't equate to the very strong staff leadership required of a GM .... nor does it equate to good decisions.

But Adams is not the primary problem, which starts at the very top with Pegula apparently not having any strong vision of what he wants to do with the Sabres other than have them just sort of muddle along year after year.

If you don't know where you're going, then nowhere is where you are going to end up.

 

[Chainshot]

I think old time Leaf fans should bring waffles for their next invasion of the arena. Show some solidarity.

 

[TD Charlie]

Huge miss by not leaning into this. Then they doubled down on their f*** up by cancelling fun

 

[Bard Marchand]

I don’t remember that. What’s the back story here?

I tried searching for the actual clip but couldn't find it.

Days before he was fired (or maybe the day before) there was a town hall meeting where Chuck Fletcher met with Flyers season ticket holders to discuss the state of the team. When talking about trades, he remarked something like "we have an app [to evaluate trade value]" and people were quick to start joking that Fletcher brainlessly uses an app to tell him which players to trade.

It was very similar to Adams' statement in that everyone started quoting it out of context and using it to bash the GM.

Not like I'm defending either Adams or Fletcher here, just pointing out they said something silly in public, then it was blown out of proportion by the fans and media, and in the case of Fletcher, he was dismissed shortly afterward.

HF thread
Reddit thread

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Huge miss by not leaning into this. Then they doubled down on their f*** up by cancelling fun

such a clear example of horrible mismanagement of an organization. Could literally point to this as why the team needs sold or relocated. This is the lowest hanging fruit possible, the one singular thing that makes their fans have fun and enjoy going to games, and they just stamped it out immediatley.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

such a clear example of horrible mismanagement of an organization. Could literally point to this as why the team needs sold or relocated. This is the lowest hanging fruit possible, the one singular thing that makes their fans have fun and enjoy going to games, and they just stamped it out immediatley.

Seriously pisspoor organizational leadership.

Could have been a meme to run with and market...but no, let's choke out any last fan enthusiasm while we continually trot out failure after failure. no, it is the FANS who must be out of touch!

 

[Patrik26]

Kevyn Adams seems like a sad sad man and also a terrible GM

Not necessarily in that order.

 

[TD Charlie]

such a clear example of horrible mismanagement of an organization. Could literally point to this as why the team needs sold or relocated. This is the lowest hanging fruit possible, the one singular thing that makes their fans have fun and enjoy going to games, and they just stamped it out immediatley.

Because god forbid the few loyal fans they had left enjoy themselves at the game they paid good money to attend

I’m not a Buffalo guy but the more I think of this the more irritated i get with it

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Adams a punk with no hair

 

[AvatarAang]

Man being a sabres fan must be tough

Not as tough as being a fan of Palm trees…at least sabres fans are still allowed in the arena.