Play out of character. 16 teams full of young, high end skill guys do it, starting every April.

The Rangers have a huge team. Not many small guys in that lineup.

Either they will, or they won't. We shall see.

If I'm on that team, I'm going out there hitting everything in a Capitals jersey.
- Powerslave

🤝

Maybe try and play him with better players than Eakin and Caggiula?
- Wetbandit1

I mean Bjork looked pretty good tonight in that spot tonight no ?

I’m not saying Bjork should stay beside Reinhart long term but it’s pretty clear that Skinner has lost a step.

NPH passing on his good name to Hous-monaay
- TheSabresTaco

Brick Houser?

Those are his best moves in one year's time. How are those failures? And if I'm not asking the right question, are you saying all his moves combined is a failure or you just think he hasn't done enough?
- TheSabresTaco

I'll go with the last part. He's done the absolute bare minimum and the moves he's made have dug himself a giant hole for this off-season.

I'll go with the last part. He's done the absolute bare minimum and the moves he's made have dug himself a giant hole for this off-season.
- Lunaion

He's also acquired 5 draft picks and traded away none. The last two consistently spent picks on crap. He deserves credit for that

took 6 years and 4 coaches to put reinhart at the position he was drafted at and turns out hes awesome at it

good poop sabres
- robz228

It's impossible to not be impressed by Reinhart and Mittelstadt after watching the game. I lost count at 12 exceptional passes by Reinhart, in all 3 zones.

At the end of the day, the moves were KA's. He bungled Ullmark and Sam (+Montour) last summer, and put himself in a terrible spot. I'd put odds on him overpaying them both now.

I really want to see him move on from GMTM's core guys and build his own team. JB never did.

What's been KA's best move so far? Tage's extension?
- Lunaion

There’s more bad than good for Adams but I’ll judge next seasons offseason/season results more harshly with having a little more management infrastructure

The biggest tests aw I’ll be if he’s capable of moving 55 and 21.

0 excuses not to do so

He's also acquired 5 draft picks and traded away none. The last two consistently spent picks on crap. He deserves credit for that
- jcragcrumple

It probably would’ve helped to trade a draft pick for a goalie at some point

I'll go with the last part. He's done the absolute bare minimum and the moves he's made have dug himself a giant hole for this off-season.
- Lunaion

Not sure I agree too much here. He's done a lot of smaller things, got Hall here.. didn't address the goalies, but I wouldn't really say he's dug a hole or done are minimum. Hell, firing Kreuger was fantastic and uugggeee

I dont care about Montour at all but I agree he screwed up Ullmark and Reinhart. We'll see what he does with them this off-season. His best move was firing Ralph Krueger. His worst move was not firing Ralph Krueger sooner
- jcragcrumple

You used to be all over JB for creating a logjam at RD and never addressing it. Don't get soft on me now! KA didn't address it either.

I mean Bjork looked pretty good tonight in that spot tonight no ?

I’m not saying Bjork should stay beside Reinhart long term but it’s pretty clear that Skinner has lost a step.
- Pegullaville

In what spot? I wasn't paying close attention, I just noticed who Skinner was playing with on their goal.

Seems interesting, but I don't have access.
- Lunaion

Open up the purse strings a bit and subscribe for a month. They have deals all the time.

Overall, there was some fuzzy logic in that article.

There’s more bad than good for Adams but I’ll judge next seasons offseason/season results more harshly with having a little more management infrastructure

The biggest tests aw I’ll be if he’s capable of moving 55 and 21.

0 excuses not to do so
- sbroads24

I think we should keep Risto for a few more years

Open up the purse strings a bit and subscribe for a month. They have deals all the time.

Overall, there was some fuzzy logic in that article.
- kingcong39

I think John coulda spent a few more minutes on the write up, but at the very least it's a good summary of moves.

He’s been great tonight, but he was invisible for about 10 straight before this.

Not sure how I feel about him
- sbroads24

As you often say, let's wait and watch more than a 15 game sample size next season before forming an opinion?

There’s more bad than good for Adams but I’ll judge next seasons offseason/season results more harshly with having a little more management infrastructure

The biggest tests aw I’ll be if he’s capable of moving 55 and 21.

0 excuses not to do so
- sbroads24

One of these days...

21 isn't movable, I'm not going to hold that against him.

I think John coulda spent a few more minutes on the write up, but at the very least it's a good summary of moves.
- TheSabresTaco

He gave a win and then a loss to a couple of moves and it made little sense.

It probably would’ve helped to trade a draft pick for a goalie at some point
- sbroads24

Or pick one off of waivers for free which he also had an opportunity to do.

Idk, he very well could suck. He now has Karmanos which is good. We'll see. I agree his moves so far are underwhelming and largely haven't worked. But he is building up a nice war chest of picks so we'll see what he can do with them

keep in mind that it'll be joint decisions from him and jason.
- TheSabresTaco

Has that actually been said by the Sabres?

At the end of the day, the moves were KA's. He bungled Ullmark and Sam (+Montour) last summer, and put himself in a terrible spot. I'd put odds on him overpaying them both now.

I really want to see him move on from GMTM's core guys and build his own team. JB never did.

What's been KA's best move so far? Tage's extension?
- Lunaion

Who even are GMTM's core players? Eichel, Reinhart, and Ristolainen? Okposo?

I mean Bjork looked pretty good tonight in that spot tonight no ?

I’m not saying Bjork should stay beside Reinhart long term but it’s pretty clear that Skinner has lost a step.
- Pegullaville

Funny how someone (i forget who) was talking sh!t about him recently

Maybe Bjork reads these posts? 😂😂😂

You used to be all over JB for creating a logjam at RD and never addressing it. Don't get soft on me now! KA didn't address it either.
- Lunaion

McCabe, Ullmark and Reinhart. That's a nice final exam for him. If he botches it, I will be the first to tar and feather him (or at least I'll get in line)

In what spot? I wasn't paying close attention, I just noticed who Skinner was playing with on their goal.
- Wetbandit1

Skinner had been playing with Reinhart.

Bjork played there tonight and had 2 goals and the shootout winner.

We’re talking one game here, but I just don’t get the excuses for Skinner.

Is he doing some good things out there ? Sure. But the lack of production is extremely alarming.

Skinner/Eichel/Cozens
Landeskog/Rhino/Bjork
Asplund/Mitts/Tage

😁
- Powerslave

Landeskog is predicted to be getting $8.8M per for 7 years on his next deal. That is...a LOT.

McCabe, Ullmark and Reinhart. That's a nice final exam for him. If he botches it, I will be the first to tar and feather him (or at least I'll get in line)
- jcragcrumple

He could easily bring back one of the 3 above and have it be considered a good job when combined with other moves he makes.