Last year was totally on Adam’s. Vancouver made a coaching change and they are in the playoffs. Oilers were struggling and they made a coaching change. he chose to sit on his hands all season
@@mikemayhem39 Nah, Buffalo finally has very good goalies. New coaches, Granto was giving Peterka very low icetime and playing his Son Greenway 18-22 minutes, Lindy Ruff would never be that bad
@@charlieb308 I just dont think this core is good enough to make the playoffs let alone win a cup, watch a massive shit year and regression from skinner under ruff and if cozens doesn’t become a elite player this core is fucked
@@mikemayhem39 what I would do is trade 2-3 first rd picks and whatever prospects they want for Brady Thachuk. We need a big time player added to top 6. Quinn and Peterka will get 30 goals, Tuch, Skinner and Tage should get 30, Dahlin had 20, scoring from D will be high with Byram. They need a 3rd line that can score
Hope he sticks to his word and brings in some veterans with some abrasiveness and grit for the bottom 6 forward group. Will Adams trade the 11th overall pick in this years draft to bring in some veteran forwards? Hope so!
Agree with you except for trading the 11th pick. I’d rather he use the glut of undersized winger prospects we have as trade bait and keep the 11th. We have too many similar guys that should be ready at the same time. Not enough room for all of them, so I’d rather extend the prospect pipeline out a little longer.
@@grumpyscott17 I got reamed out stating most in Rochester are 6' or less. Also it looks like we have no grit guys in the farm leagues. Peca, Kaleta, May, etc.
@@aaa7189It wouldn’t of been me who reamed you out because I agree with you. Not only are they undersized, but aside from Ostlund, they all project as wingers. But a trade or 2 can fix that so it’s not a bad problem to have. Wahlberg may be our best hope for a sturdier winger.
Hope they don't trade it. If Carter Yakemchuk is out there, get him. He's extremely talented and agressive, bordering on being wreckless. Sabres need an injection of that.
Blah blah blah, Kevyn. You’re entire “interview” could have been cut down to three words as to why the Sabres failed and regressed this past season: It Was Laziness. I’m looking forward to seeing how your spoiled talented brats respond to Lindy. If Ruff can’t get them into the playoffs this upcoming season, there will be no reason why Pegula should keep you in charge.
TIME, can be the either the worst meter for progress of an eventful change or the way to watch the growth and positive development. Time will tell how bringing Lindy back will play out, literally play out. Go Sabres, one before I die!
Excited Lindy is back. Kevyn is up, though. It's time for him to deliver in the summer, because he hasn't. He's been overcautious. I believe. Go Sabres.
How has he been overcautious? Lmao. He traded away Eichel, Reinhart, Risto, & Mitts, completely flipped the core on the team, signed most of them to long term deals, built up the #1 ranked prospect pool while also getting that young core a ton of experience, and had the first back 2 back +.500 seasons for the first the time since before the drought started. He detailed his plan when he first took over, a plan he just reiterated here in this interview: build up the core with high end young talented players that want to be Buffalo Sabres, identify and sign the ones worth keeping long term, build up the organizational talent and depth to setup for sustained success, be patient, and don't try to rush things by trading picks and good prospects until we reached a point where we're ready to push for the next level - which he just said he feels as though we are reaching that point now. He hasnt been overcautious at all. He's done exactly what he said he was going to do. It just feels that way because we overachieved a year ago so everyone wanted big moves in the off season. He's done a great job building the team the right way, as painful as its been to endure more seasons of no playoffs.
My problem with Adams is he’s openly talking about adding a top 6 forward and adding some grit to the bottom 6. He should’ve done it last off-season, especially after Quinn got hurt. UPL bailed this team out or else they would’ve finished bottom 5. I think adding Ruff is a good start but this team is starving for on-ice leadership. Lindy’s 05-06 Sabres had vets like Grier, Hecht, and Numminen to play key roles and lead the kids. Going with Okposo, Girgs, Jost, and a washed up E.Johnson was a big mistake IMO. Adams has done a good job stocking the system but he hasn’t yet been able to construct a winning roster. He’s got another opportunity this summer. Hopefully he gets it right.
Don't be surprised if Casey Mittllestadt doesn't get the $$ or contract term he's looking for. Who knows? He might even come back for about $4M/yr for 2 years. What I didn't hear was an insistence by Adams to get these young, high-paid players STRONGER during the offseason. If Owen Power returns with pencil arms and the same passive attitude, that would be really bad. Dahlin & Power need to be better next season. A lot better.
I definitely wouldn't go that far 🛑" it's time for Kevin Adams dismantling of Buffalo Sabres Draft pick I think his time is coming to an End?" ONE more of the General Mangers excuses doesnt make it feel any better of missing the post season over 20 years Adams needs to be Terminated?
He will be seen as a genius when all of our young locked in talent grow into men and start dominating the league. It’s insane how much tunnel vision our fans have.
@@bjarczyk Dealing Jack Eichel /Sam Reinhardt /Casey Mittlstadt And Ramuse Ristolanin is those trades are the signature down fall of Kevin Adams what young Super Star besides Tage Thompson Did Kevin adams not blindy Give away years upon years of Scouting to have a roster Buffalo Sabres miss the playoffs buy a whopping 15 points or more " I think you are Sadly mistaken Kevin Adams Time as general Manger will be perceived as Flopping Failure
@luke, nonsense. The Mittelstadt trade was a great hockey trade. I’ll take the positivity of Alex Tuch anyday over entitled crybaby Eichel. Reinhardt also wanted out and Risto is overrated. The Reinhardt trade also gave us Devon Levi. I don’t think you intellectually grasp what Adams has created in Buffalo.
It kills me how Adams lays everything out and it seems to fly right over the heads of so many Sabres fans who can’t seem to see the bigger picture of what’s coming.
Honestly Mike I think this is crap our fans spout about Pegula that isn’t true and our fans are just looking for something to complain about. Pegula finally got it right with Adams and we are on track to becoming an incredible team for years. At least Pegula is a fan. Another owner could easily move the team out of Buffalo.
still acting as if Samuelsson is physically able to play in the NHL. He is splintering every year, physically breaking on contact. Misses weeks at a time. Next year is the end for him, but no one asks KA about his health. The future is now but Sammy cant be a part of it.......
Dude is just a scape goat for the worst owner in the NHL terry pegula, dude doesn’t deserve to own the Sabres he’s run them into the ground, wish we really got a new owner screw Adams and pegula cheap crappy owner
Last year was totally on Adam’s. Vancouver made a coaching change and they are in the playoffs. Oilers were struggling and they made a coaching change. he chose to sit on his hands all season
I agree. Especially with it being Tocchet. But it's funny. Tocchet has a habit of outwearing his welcome quickly. And Vancouver always seems volatile.
I’m excited as a Sabres fan, can’t wait for next year
They manage to do that every year
It’s gonna be the same thing as the last 13 years lol Lindy’s made the playoffs once the last 5 years
@@mikemayhem39 Nah, Buffalo finally has very good goalies. New coaches, Granto was giving Peterka very low icetime and playing his Son Greenway 18-22 minutes, Lindy Ruff would never be that bad
@@charlieb308 I just dont think this core is good enough to make the playoffs let alone win a cup, watch a massive shit year and regression from skinner under ruff and if cozens doesn’t become a elite player this core is fucked
@@mikemayhem39 what I would do is trade 2-3 first rd picks and whatever prospects they want for Brady Thachuk. We need a big time player added to top 6. Quinn and Peterka will get 30 goals, Tuch, Skinner and Tage should get 30, Dahlin had 20, scoring from D will be high with Byram. They need a 3rd line that can score
Hope he sticks to his word and brings in some veterans with some abrasiveness and grit for the bottom 6 forward group. Will Adams trade the 11th overall pick in this years draft to bring in some veteran forwards? Hope so!
Agree with you except for trading the 11th pick. I’d rather he use the glut of undersized winger prospects we have as trade bait and keep the 11th. We have too many similar guys that should be ready at the same time. Not enough room for all of them, so I’d rather extend the prospect pipeline out a little longer.
Trade the 11th pick in the draft for aging bottom-6 veterans? Sounds like a panic move, so I fully expect that to happen.
@@grumpyscott17 I got reamed out stating most in Rochester are 6' or less. Also it looks like we have no grit guys in the farm leagues. Peca, Kaleta, May, etc.
@@aaa7189It wouldn’t of been me who reamed you out because I agree with you. Not only are they undersized, but aside from Ostlund, they all project as wingers. But a trade or 2 can fix that so it’s not a bad problem to have. Wahlberg may be our best hope for a sturdier winger.
Hope they don't trade it. If Carter Yakemchuk is out there, get him. He's extremely talented and agressive, bordering on being wreckless. Sabres need an injection of that.
Blah blah blah, Kevyn. You’re entire “interview” could have been cut down to three words as to why the Sabres failed and regressed this past season:
It Was Laziness.
I’m looking forward to seeing how your spoiled talented brats respond to Lindy. If Ruff can’t get them into the playoffs this upcoming season, there will be no reason why Pegula should keep you in charge.
Going on 5 years now with Adams
TIME, can be the either the worst meter for progress of an eventful change or the way to watch the growth and positive development. Time will tell how bringing Lindy back will play out, literally play out. Go Sabres, one before I die!
Excited Lindy is back. Kevyn is up, though. It's time for him to deliver in the summer, because he hasn't. He's been overcautious. I believe. Go Sabres.
How has he been overcautious? Lmao. He traded away Eichel, Reinhart, Risto, & Mitts, completely flipped the core on the team, signed most of them to long term deals, built up the #1 ranked prospect pool while also getting that young core a ton of experience, and had the first back 2 back +.500 seasons for the first the time since before the drought started. He detailed his plan when he first took over, a plan he just reiterated here in this interview: build up the core with high end young talented players that want to be Buffalo Sabres, identify and sign the ones worth keeping long term, build up the organizational talent and depth to setup for sustained success, be patient, and don't try to rush things by trading picks and good prospects until we reached a point where we're ready to push for the next level - which he just said he feels as though we are reaching that point now. He hasnt been overcautious at all. He's done exactly what he said he was going to do. It just feels that way because we overachieved a year ago so everyone wanted big moves in the off season. He's done a great job building the team the right way, as painful as its been to endure more seasons of no playoffs.
My problem with Adams is he’s openly talking about adding a top 6 forward and adding some grit to the bottom 6. He should’ve done it last off-season, especially after Quinn got hurt. UPL bailed this team out or else they would’ve finished bottom 5. I think adding Ruff is a good start but this team is starving for on-ice leadership. Lindy’s 05-06 Sabres had vets like Grier, Hecht, and Numminen to play key roles and lead the kids. Going with Okposo, Girgs, Jost, and a washed up E.Johnson was a big mistake IMO. Adams has done a good job stocking the system but he hasn’t yet been able to construct a winning roster. He’s got another opportunity this summer. Hopefully he gets it right.
Hi Kev
@@grumpyscott17 Lindy Ruff is simply here to help sell tickets...just like when they inevitably sign Patrick Kane and demote Peterka or Quinn for him.
@@trh8201 Granato was a train wreck. Ruff knows how to coach. NJ fell apart because their goalies sucked and they had key long term injuries.
Don't be surprised if Casey Mittllestadt doesn't get the $$ or contract term he's looking for. Who knows? He might even come back for about $4M/yr for 2 years.
What I didn't hear was an insistence by Adams to get these young, high-paid players STRONGER during the offseason. If Owen Power returns with pencil arms and the same passive attitude, that would be really bad. Dahlin & Power need to be better next season. A lot better.
The have to perform next year or He will be the next one to be shown the door.
That would be a terrible mistake if that’s the case.
@@bjarczykIt’s been long enough Adams talks a whole lot but bo action. We have to make the right moves or he’s toast.
Adams needs to sit down with Regier to get some tips on making trades.
😆
He’s a genius gm!
I definitely wouldn't go that far 🛑" it's time for Kevin Adams dismantling of Buffalo Sabres Draft pick I think his time is coming to an End?" ONE more of the General Mangers excuses doesnt make it feel any better of missing the post season over 20 years Adams needs to be Terminated?
He will be seen as a genius when all of our young locked in talent grow into men and start dominating the league. It’s insane how much tunnel vision our fans have.
@bjarczyk I can't imagine rooting for a perennial bottom feeder yet talking about "locked in talent"
Yeeeesh
@@bjarczyk Dealing Jack Eichel /Sam Reinhardt /Casey Mittlstadt And Ramuse Ristolanin is those trades are the signature down fall of Kevin Adams what young Super Star besides Tage Thompson Did Kevin adams not blindy Give away years upon years of Scouting to have a roster Buffalo Sabres miss the playoffs buy a whopping 15 points or more " I think you are Sadly mistaken Kevin Adams Time as general Manger will be perceived as Flopping Failure
@luke, nonsense. The Mittelstadt trade was a great hockey trade. I’ll take the positivity of Alex Tuch anyday over entitled crybaby Eichel. Reinhardt also wanted out and Risto is overrated. The Reinhardt trade also gave us Devon Levi. I don’t think you intellectually grasp what Adams has created in Buffalo.
It kills me how Adams lays everything out and it seems to fly right over the heads of so many Sabres fans who can’t seem to see the bigger picture of what’s coming.
Exactly
Nothing has been coming. Ever. Obviously....
14 years of no playoffs is coming lmao don’t let them fool you Sabres have a cheap crappy owner who could care less
Tbags and his waitress only care about the Bills. He needs to sell the team. The only reason Ruff was brought back is to sell tickets
Honestly Mike I think this is crap our fans spout about Pegula that isn’t true and our fans are just looking for something to complain about. Pegula finally got it right with Adams and we are on track to becoming an incredible team for years. At least Pegula is a fan. Another owner could easily move the team out of Buffalo.
14 years without playoffs, Adams is a nerd
buffalo needs to make decisions..
still acting as if Samuelsson is physically able to play in the NHL.
He is splintering every year, physically breaking on contact. Misses weeks at a time.
Next year is the end for him, but no one asks KA about his health.
The future is now but Sammy cant be a part of it.......
You think Ruff would be like a drill instructor on owen no power in getting him to check anyone ?
Dude is just a scape goat for the worst owner in the NHL terry pegula, dude doesn’t deserve to own the Sabres he’s run them into the ground, wish we really got a new owner screw Adams and pegula cheap crappy owner
Can't trust a man who doesn't know how to spell KEVIN correctly.