The Sabres GM and Front Office Thread, Eric Staal hired as Special Asst. to the GM; Jarmo Kekäläinen hired as Senior Advisor

[Doug Prishpreed]

The senior advisor thing is Pegula's attempt at appeasing the fans calling for Adams head. Adams will still have final say.

They think fans are as dumb as they are

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Staal literally played here in the 2020-21 season. He is part of the stench.

that might describe the way he played as well until he was traded

 

[Tatanka]

Pegula will keep Adams on a short leash, not the special advisor doing so. That role will be there for continuity purposes if they axe KA. The reporting chain doesn't matter all that much at that level.

When has Pegula shown he cares about on ice results? I do not think this changes anything other than attempting to be responsive and failing in both style and substance.

 

[Chainshot]

This feels like a "what are we even doing here" sort of thing. Really. What are we even doing here?

 

[OkimLom]

Stop the character assassination, go on his X page with a real user name/blue check mark and call him a liar...

Nah, Social Media is a toxic playground that has no standards of ethics. Sure as hell won't be going on X to do any sort of thing.

Chad has done a decent job of framing things as if he's in the know, but when you actually look at what he says he is very much playing the guessing game. He's not a verified source himself.

Or better yet, we can wait until something happens and then comment on it when things actually DO happen. This race to be the first to know something is a quick way to get manipulated and tricked into spreading misinformation.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Does Brandon Beane have a brother? Does he like hockey?

 

[Tatanka]

This feels like a "what are we even doing here" sort of thing. Really. What are we even doing here?

To your point, what does this even attempt to solve? Accountability? Nope. The job reports to Adams. Depth of bench? Who is going to want to report to Adams. I mean just why?

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Does Brandon Beane have a brother? Does he like hockey?

Tre's back and ready!

 

[TehDoak]

This feels like a "what are we even doing here" sort of thing. Really. What are we even doing here?

It's starting to feel like this:




Do you want to know the terrifying truth.....or do you want to see Josh Allen hurdle some folks?

 

[Chainshot]

To your point, what does this even attempt to solve? Accountability? Nope. The job reports to Adams. Depth of bench? Who is going to want to report to Adams. I mean just why?

Exactly. It appears to be just theatrics and not even well thought out theatrics.

 

[BFLO]

I’m taking a very purposeful stance on this. Simply…I was here before Terry Pegula and I will be here long after he’s gone. He’s f***ing his team over every year…mine is just waiting for his time to be done. I will always root for what’s best for MY team. And, at this point, it’s clear that what’s best for MY team is the complete and utter distraction of Terry’s. My hopes aren’t 87 points and extensions all around for a sixth year of failure with false signs of improvement. My hopes are a laughing stock so lost that the national media can’t talk about anything but. I want pressure the likes of which we’ve never seen put onto this regime until something changes. Because that’s what’s best for this franchise. And I will always root for what’s best for this franchise.

Now…I’ve been saying this for three years…and three years ago most people fought against it and called me too negative. Well…here we are. Three years later.

Based on the near unanimous doom and gloom in this thread I can only conclude that the Sabres will indeed break the drought this coming season... but ending the drought will actually lead to worse long term outcomes for the franchise than face planting so hard that it forces change.

Adams, Ruff, Appert and everyone else will get lifetime extensions. Any pending UFA's , RFA's will extend for max term. Pegula will lock all these guys in for life.

And then we never make the playoffs again.

 

[Beerz]

I don't have a specific name in mind, but someone from a quality run organization: Dallas, Washington, Florida, Winnipeg, and Montreal come to mind. Just please not some retread so we can say "experience!".

This is how we got Jason Botterill.

 

[Chainshot]

Does Brandon Beane have a brother? Does he like hockey?

See if Mike and Chris Grier have a third brother?

 

[Tatanka]

See if Mike and Chris Grier have a third brother?

Third cousin will suffice

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Exactly. It appears to be just theatrics and not even well thought out theatrics.

As I said earlier, they aren’t even bothering to shuffle the deck chairs. They’re just adding a fifth, unnecessary and ineffectual leg to one of the chairs instead.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

Not sure I understand this one. If it's essentially a bribe to the good old boy network it makes sense.

 

[sabremike]

BREAKING NEWS:

WE'RE SAVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

BREAKING NEWS:
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WE'RE SAVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Isn't he the chief cheese officer at Yancy's Fancy?

 

[Zman5778]

Guys, c'mon

Stop telling people what to think or what to post or crap like that. Have civil disagreements, sure. But keep the crap out of it.

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

This is how we got Jason Botterill.

Nothing is guaranteed. Florida gets Zito. Montreal gets Hughes. Life isn't fair.

 

[sabremike]

Isn't he the chief cheese officer at Yancy's Fancy?

No, it's this guy:

 

[Beerz]

Nothing is guaranteed. Florida gets Zito. Montreal gets Hughes. Life isn't fair.

Right..so there is no magic elixir.

Zito wasn't exactly hired from a sucessful organization either.

 

[slip]

Ultimate humiliation will be achieved when the Kraken make the playoffs next season and we don't.

 

[Chainshot]

Nothing is guaranteed. Florida gets Zito. Montreal gets Hughes. Life isn't fair.

Buffalo interviewed Zito too when they hired Botterill.

 

[Chainshot]

Ultimate humiliation will be achieved when the Kraken make the playoffs next season and we don't.

The Kraken already were in and beat the Avs.