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

[ValJamesDuex]

We just re-negotiated your deal as a mod and board member. It includes a NMC and NTC. You're stuck with the Sabres for the long haul.

we made chain @Chainshot a deal he can't refuse

 

[ValJamesDuex]

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

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He's been spotted everywhere!

 

[Ehran]

With what Lou did to Isles cap structure with all those long NTC deals for mid players? Or Bridgeport? No. Just no f***ing way. No. f***ing. Way.

LL is a widely known "name" within the NHL. So as the bright and shiny thing that is (supposedly) attracting Pegula's unwavering attention...

Welcome to the Buffalo Sabres as the new Senior NHL Consultant Mr Lamoriello.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Darche is going to get a job eventually right? Always interviewing, good track record.

Just like Zito was for a while…gets interviewed for every job until he finally lands one

 

[miscs75]

Coming here as an Islanders fan (and UB alum). Hopefully the Sabres can keep Lou from trying to enforce all his rules and fix the playoff drought.


*can someone also photoshop him walking into Level and Bottoms Up. Especially if it’s Bottoms Up with Derek Roy “guest bartending”.

 

[Beerz]

This whole spotting of Lou being spotted in Buffalo is a hoax right?..

Please.

 

[OkimLom]

This whole spotting of Lou being spotted in Buffalo is a hoax right?..

Please.

Depends if you want to read into a social media post with absolutely limited context of the picture, or if you want to believe the social media post reporting from an Islander media member about him staying on with the Islanders posted yesterday.

 

[Sabre the Win]

Say what you want about Lou but we can't get any worse than we are so nit picking someone with experience after all the amateur hires and missing the playoffs for the 14th year is hilarious to me.

Do I really want Lou? No but I'd try anything at this point to not make it the 15th year.

 

[CrazyWayne]

Say what you want about Lou but we can't get any worse than we are so nit picking someone with experience after all the amateur hires and missing the playoffs for the 14th year is hilarious to me.

Do I really want Lou? No but I'd try anything at this point to not make it the 15th year.

This is where I am at

Do I want Lou, no

Do I want kevyn and status quo ........I'll take anything over that

At least try

 

[sabremike]

If this actually happens I'd put a tenner down on his tenure being shorter than Neil Smith with the Isles.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

If Lou wants to stupidly come to the Sabres to advise, I’m whatever to that. If the plan is to eventually take over, f*** no. Nobody needs to sign 39 year old NHLers to 97 year contracts with a NMC for the entire duration.

 

[sabremike]

I must stop by the Seneca Park Zoo and make an offering of wasa crackers to the giraffes so that the Giraffe Gods may spare us from this catastrophe.

 

[debaser66]

I don't think we should really have any illusions. IF we get a senior advisor (at all), we aren't getting the best and brightest. We're getting someone in who is clinging onto some hope of staying in the game (and can't get a cushy TV gig)

This job is a placeholder for whoever takes it, and will be spending half their time here lining up interviews at any GM job that opens up in season and possibly trying to stab adams in the back to take his job.

Stabbing Adams in the back seams like a plus to me.
But I am sure they will find someone who isn't as ambitious to fit under the balless current regime .

 

[sabremike]

After the game in Rochester tonight I will head to Buffalo armed with a wooden stake and cloves of garlic, wish me luck!

 

[Jim Bob]

Maybe it's just me, but that looks more like Kevin O'Leary of Shark Tank fame than Lou Lam...

 

[TageGod]

Honest question, why does everyone hate Lou so much? Do we hate his boring Islanders that much? I am getting some strict rule things but that's not his role as an advisor.

 

[joshjull]

Honest question, why does everyone hate Lou so much? Do we hate his boring Islanders that much? I am getting some strict rule things but that's not his role as an advisor.

We’re big fans of beards

 

[Beerz]

If you see white smoke from Mighty Taco then you know they have chosen Lou.

 

[OkimLom]

Maybe it's just me, but that looks more like Kevin O'Leary of Shark Tank fame than Lou Lam...

Whoever it was, was in a nice sunny location for a long long time. Also seems to have been wearing a hat the whole time

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[jc17]

Blah

General complaints are:
1) Terry wanting too much control
2) Terry not willing to spend
3) kevyn too slow to make decisions
4) under qualified staff
5) inability to build a team, rather than collect players


There's debate as to the legitimacy of each, there's overlap between all of them, but I doubt lou solves any of it.

1-4 aren't a lack of knowledge, they're choices. 5 could be lack of knowledge but Lou isn't the one who's got it.

The only thing I can think of is that he'd have a bigger network so our employee pool expands beyond people who went to kindergarten together.

I just don't think Lou makes the sabres the Islanders, I think he makes them an even crappier sabres

 

[TehDoak]

Maybe it's just me, but that looks more like Kevin O'Leary of Shark Tank fame than Lou Lam...

That might be worse news.

Though Terry appearing on Shark Tank begging for help for the Sabres would be hilarious

I also suddenly have an urge to have Lou Lameriello based reality show called "Franchise Rescue" where Lou Lameriello comes in, verbally abuses the Sabres front office and ownership, and fixes the front office.

 

[Chainshot]

Blah

General complaints are:
1) Terry wanting too much control
2) Terry not willing to spend
3) kevyn too slow to make decisions
4) under qualified staff
5) inability to build a team, rather than collect players


There's debate as to the legitimacy of each, there's overlap between all of them, but I doubt lou solves any of it.

1-4 aren't a lack of knowledge, they're choices. 5 could be lack of knowledge but Lou isn't the one who's got it.

The only thing I can think of is that he'd have a bigger network so our employee pool expands beyond people who went to kindergarten together.

I just don't think Lou makes the sabres the Islanders, I think he makes them an even crappier sabres

Well said.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Lou teams made the playoffs something like 28/38 years I read. But it certainly would be deal with the devil level.

ps 99% its fake