The Sabres GM and Front Office Thread

[toddkaz]

There is literally nothing coming out of the Pundits on X/Twitter. Are the beat reporters not going to put pressure on Pegula or just sit quietly like everyone else?

 

[old kummelweck]

I seem to recall Matthew Fairburn saying on his podcast with Baker that Adam's was meeting with Terry "early next week", meaning yesterday or today.

 

[slip]

I seem to recall Matthew Fairburn saying on his podcast with Baker that Adam's was meeting with Terry "early next week", meaning yesterday or today.

What information could possibly come from this meeting that would sway Pegula's decision to keep or fire his incompetent errand boy?

If our owner wasn't such an arrogant buffoon, the answer would be zero. But since he's a brain dead turkey, I can actually see him listening attentively to Adams over several hours and struggling in his pea sized hockey brain to decide one way or another.

I'm still shocked pink slips weren't handed out immediately at the end of the season. My all in bet on Adam's getting shit canned sure feels like a loser at this point. Never bet against a moron continuing to do moronic things.

 

[toddkaz]

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

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"Dear Leader Terry met with Chief Lieutenant Adams to celebrate the record goal harvest at KeyBank Center this past season."

“Goal harvest”

 

[Ace]

The only enjoyment I have left regarding this team is watching people somehow be genuinely surprised by their lack of efforts to improve every offseason.

Don’t know how people still have the ability to be surprised by anything at this point. Especially if the result is far under the minimum bar needed to be taken seriously.

 

[ForsbergMoDo21]

“Goal harvest”

The team claims to have developed advanced ICBM rocketry capable of hitting Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, however satellite imagery shows that they've only managed to launch model rockets into the Buffalo River using a foot pump.

 

[toddkaz]

Flashback 2024. Don't know if I should laugh or cry that the opposite is happening.

 

[toddkaz]

 

[Mattilaus]

It took me longer than it should have to realize these are from last year. I just assumed they were from a day or two ago.

 

[Chainshot]

So Tocchet is leaving Vancouver.

Teams looking for HC's now are - Pittsburgh, NY Rangers, Seattle, Anaheim,

Teams looking for GM's now are - NY Islanders

 

[Beerz]

So Tocchet is leaving Vancouver.

Teams looking for HC's now are - Pittsburgh, NY Rangers, Seattle, Anaheim,

Teams looking for GM's now are - NY Islanders

I'd put money on Tochett to Pitt.

 

[Chainshot]

I'd put money on Tochett to Pitt.

I wonder if they bump Brad Shaw in Philly for an old Flyer.

 

[toddkaz]

So Tocchet is leaving Vancouver.

Teams looking for HC's now are - Pittsburgh, NY Rangers, Seattle, Anaheim,

Teams looking for GM's now are - NY Islanders

Wonder how much the Miller-Pettersson fiasco had to do with it. Got to think Tocchet wanted to keep Miller and trade Pettersson.

Looks like sabres fans who were hoping to get Pettersson wont happen as it feels like Vancouver made their choices and Pettersson is the last man standing.

 

[Chainshot]

Wonder how much the Miller-Pettersson fiasco had to do with it. Got to think Tocchet wanted to keep Miller and trade Pettersson.

Looks like sabres fans who were hoping to get Pettersson wont happen as it feels like Vancouver made their choices and Pettersson is the last man standing.

No idea - Aquilini is pretty dysfunctional as an owner and the team president just publically tampered with players under contract to another team. Things seem to be beyond just Miller vs. Pettersson (or Miller vs. Horvat which was the previous clash there).

 

[oldgoalie]

the whole NHL is one big, happy "good old boys club" clusterf***, isn't it?

 

[ValJamesDuex]

the whole NHL is one big, happy "good old boys club" clusterf***, isn't it?

There still waiting for Lou to return their calls from his flip phone

 

[Chainshot]

There still waiting for Lou to return their calls from his flip phone

Lou's phone, seen here -

 

[Ace]

the whole NHL is one big, happy "good old boys club" clusterf***, isn't it?

I’d trade places with any of them

We can’t even get one of the good old boys

We have the f***ing owner’s chauffeur

 

[slip]

“Hockey never sleeps Terry. DO SOMETHING.”

 

[Fly Boy]

the whole NHL is one big, happy "good old boys club" clusterf***, isn't it?

 

[Chainshot]

An "Always hasbeen" sounds like the likely next GM or coach.

 

[Ace]

What’s like…the best case scenario right now?

They’re in a room somewhere trying to figure out how they’re going to frame Adams’s promotion so that he can continue to ruin the franchise but a new GM at least doesn’t have to listen to Terry’s stupid ass on the phone?

 

[HaNotsri]

Nothing will happen. The franchise is a zombie already.

Edit: from last year, still true

 

[Chainshot]

What’s like…the best case scenario right now?

They’re in a room somewhere trying to figure out how they’re going to frame Adams’s promotion so that he can continue to ruin the franchise but a new GM at least doesn’t have to listen to Terry’s stupid ass on the phone?

I don't even think they are in a room somewhere trying to manage anything.