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Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Oct 26 @ 9:04 PM ET
|When are people going to realize that Adams doesn't care what the media thinks or other teams think, he will wait patently for the right deal for the organization.
- SABRES 89


It should be clear by now
SABRES 89
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Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
Joined: 02.17.2007

Oct 26 @ 9:04 PM ET
As he should
- Buff36

Stone, Pacioretty and now Whitecloud are out for a while.
SABRES 89
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Buffalo Sabres
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Joined: 02.17.2007

Oct 26 @ 9:05 PM ET
It should be clear by now
- Hank Balling

It's not, this isn't Botterill sending a Buffalo garbage truck to St. Louis to pick up there trash and drop off ROR. Adams is to smart for that and he's not afraid to tell Pegula either.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 26 @ 9:07 PM ET
Dorofeyev and Diliberatore may be starting points but that alone won't get it.
- SABRES 89

Hope not, I would be pissed if he held out for that.
chilliard77
Location: NY
Joined: 08.23.2011

Oct 26 @ 9:09 PM ET
Do we know what player was victim in the Blackhawks case?
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Oct 26 @ 9:09 PM ET
It's not, this isn't Botterill sending a Buffalo garbage truck to St. Louis to pick up there trash and drop off ROR. Adams is to smart for that and he's not afraid to tell Pegula either.
- SABRES 89


GMs didn't think Adams had the stones to go into the season with Eichel on the roster. It should be abundantly clear at this point that he's going to take it the distance
SABRES 89
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Buffalo Sabres
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Oct 26 @ 9:17 PM ET
Do we know what player was victim in the Blackhawks case?
- chilliard77

don't worry, you will hear about this everyday for the next 6 months
chilliard77
Location: NY
Joined: 08.23.2011

Oct 26 @ 9:18 PM ET
don't worry, you will hear about this everyday for the next 6 months
- SABRES 89

It's a real (frank)ed up situation
Camel
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Buffalo Sabres
Location: Sudbury, ON
Joined: 04.25.2009

Oct 26 @ 9:18 PM ET
It should be clear by now
- Hank Balling

The longer this team stays in contention the more pressure Adams will feel. If this group is still in it at the quarterpoll the pressure on Adams will be huge. GM’s definitely feel the heat from fans, owners, the players and of course the media. How he handles this will paint his path into the future. This will be fun to watch.
SABRES 89
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Oct 26 @ 9:19 PM ET
GMs didn't think Adams had the stones to go into the season with Eichel on the roster. It should be abundantly clear at this point that he's going to take it the distance
- Hank Balling

3 different agents and Adams hasn't as much as blinked.
SABRES 89
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Oct 26 @ 9:19 PM ET
The longer this team stays in contention the more pressure Adams will feel. If this group is still in it at the quarterpoll the pressure on Adams will be huge. GM’s definitely feel the heat from fans, owners, the players and of course the media. How he handles this will paint his path into the future. This will be fun to watch.
- Camel

you couldn't be more wrong
Camel
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Oct 26 @ 9:21 PM ET
you couldn't be more wrong
- SABRES 89

Please enlighten me. What’s your take on this.
Camel
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Buffalo Sabres
Location: Sudbury, ON
Joined: 04.25.2009

Oct 26 @ 9:22 PM ET
3 different agents and Adams hasn't as much as blinked.
- SABRES 89

There’s no pressure on him to act now. Wait a few weeks
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 26 @ 9:25 PM ET
There’s no pressure on him to act now. Wait a few weeks
- Camel

Be interesting to see if Eichel tries Arbitration, if nothing happens
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 26 @ 9:28 PM ET
The longer this team stays in contention the more pressure Adams will feel. If this group is still in it at the quarterpoll the pressure on Adams will be huge. GM’s definitely feel the heat from fans, owners, the players and of course the media. How he handles this will paint his path into the future. This will be fun to watch.
- Camel

I don't get this, it might just validate that Adams was right about changing the culture. And if this team keeps playing like this it will be like free reinforcements.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 26 @ 9:29 PM ET
McNabb has had himself a nice little career
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 26 @ 9:35 PM ET
McNabb has had himself a nice little career
- Buff36


GMTM just made mistake after mistake concerning our defense- I’ve heard he got a raw deal though 🤣🤣🤣
Camel
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Buffalo Sabres
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Oct 26 @ 9:36 PM ET
I don't get this, it might just validate that Adams was right about changing the culture. And if this team keeps playing like this it will be like free reinforcements.
- Buff36

I agree. He was right about the culture and has made all the right moves so far. He’s now facing the biggest decision of his career. He knows he can’t put Eichel into this lineup as Donnie has this team going in the right direction and the culture has done a 180. What’s his best move? Holding out long term and maybe getting his asking price or cutting ties and bringing in a lesser return that could blow this rebuild right into a playoff fight.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 26 @ 9:37 PM ET
GMTM just made mistake after mistake concerning our defense- I’ve heard he got a raw deal though 🤣🤣🤣
- jdfitz77

Plus the 2 2nds on top of it
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 26 @ 9:37 PM ET
I agree. He was right about the culture and has made all the right moves so far. He’s now facing the biggest decision of his career. He knows he can’t put Eichel into this lineup as Donnie has this team going in the right direction and the culture has done a 180. What’s his best move? Holding out long term and maybe getting his asking price or cutting ties and bringing in a lesser return that could blow this rebuild right into a playoff fight.
- Camel


Eichel won’t be ready to play any time soon anyways
No need for u to focus on that- not now anyways
SABRES 89
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Oct 26 @ 9:37 PM ET
Please enlighten me. What’s your take on this.
- Camel

Adams is under no pressure what so ever to make a bad deal or a fast move, and it's not my take, it's what I was told.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 26 @ 9:40 PM ET
Plus the 2 2nds on top of it
- Buff36


But we got a “b” prospect who didn’t work out,
and a face puncher

Was one of his worst trades for sure
Camel
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Buffalo Sabres
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Oct 26 @ 9:42 PM ET
Adams is under no pressure what so ever to make a bad deal or a fast move, and it's not my take, it's what I was told.
- SABRES 89

I agree. Wouldn’t you think though that if this group stays in it to the 30 game mark or so his thinking will change.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 26 @ 9:42 PM ET
I agree. He was right about the culture and has made all the right moves so far. He’s now facing the biggest decision of his career. He knows he can’t put Eichel into this lineup as Donnie has this team going in the right direction and the culture has done a 180. What’s his best move? Holding out long term and maybe getting his asking price or cutting ties and bringing in a lesser return that could blow this rebuild right into a playoff fight.
- Camel

He's held strong this long, and the team is playing decent hockey right know, as long as they stay competitive I think his hand gets stronger because he doesn't have to rush to move him.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 26 @ 9:43 PM ET
But we got a “b” prospect who didn’t work out,
and a face puncher

Was one of his worst trades for sure

- jdfitz77

One of those 2nds turned into Cernak
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