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Well... that press conference didn’t quite inspire the confidence I was hoping it would. I wish they’d have asked Adams more questions. I have no clue what to expect from him as a GM. That’s true with any GM hire. You never really know until you see what they do on the job. But you usually at least feel like the candidates put their time in and are ready for the job. You’ve usually heard about them getting interviews around the league, or at least heard their name brought up in conversations for open GM positions. You can usually point to success they’ve had at some point as an exec. I don’t know that Adams was even on any other teams radar for a GM role (I have to believe he wasn’t). But who TF knows? Maybe he will be great. At least he does have a year on the business side and experience running the entire hockey ops at harborcenter. Plus he does have some relationships with players, coaches & GMs in the NHL from his playing days at least. I’m skeptical, to say the least. Not much I can do but wait and see, and hope for the best... (and hope that the Pegulas know something we don’t about Adams). I’m willing to give him a chance. He’s a buffalo guy too, so it’d be really cool to see him turn the Sabres into a winner.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/06/15/woman-15-friends-test-positive-for-coronavirus-after-night-out-at-lynchs/ ‘Woman, 15 friends test positive for coronavirus after night out at Lynch’s (bar)”.

There it is. I am thinking along the lines of Lafontaine hiring Craig Patrick. Or Ron Hextall bringing in Dean Lombardi. Or even Botterill hiring Randy Sexton, who had experience as a GM (though I’m hoping for better than Sexton...). It doesn’t necessarily have to be in an asst. GM role. I just want him to hire someone experienced to help him. I have to imagine he will.

Adams assistant GM hire(s) are going to be extremely important. I’m really hoping they can find someone with lots of experience.

I get the same sense. I’m always nervous giving a coach more influence over their rosters. But Krueger does have relevant experience. He’s been a team president and He helped put together the Swiss rosters for a decade +. Hey, Maybe they’ll end up being the Bills Beane/McDermott combo? I can tell I've been a Buffalo sports fan for too long when I’m already finding reasons to get excited about this.... ? Yes, both Greeley and Sexton fired too. Bummer about Greeley.

https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/sabres-name-kevyn-adams-senior-vice-president-of-business-administration/c-309397640 I didnt know Adams was running the business administration side of the Sabres. I thought he just worked at harborcenter. It makes me feel a bit better that he does at least have some experience in an NHL front office. He also has NHL playing + coaching experience. Maybe he’ll end up being a well rounded candidate. I knew he was being groomed by the Sabres for years. I didn’t expect him to be named GM yet, though. Im shocked but I’m sure I’ll find reasons to get excited. I’ll be anxious to hear Adams address the media. On a positive, “it’s a situation where” His press conferences can’t be any worse and less inspiring than Botterill’s were... ?

They named him full time GM. No interim. He and Ralph will be working together, it sounds like. ?‍♂️

https://wyrk.com/breaking-buffalo-sabres-fire-gm-jason-botterill/ Wonder what this means for Ralph Krueger? WTF??

https://wyrk.com/breaking-buffalo-sabres-fire-gm-jason-botterill/ Jason Botterill fired. I hope they keep Krueger though, especially after how much Eichel raved about him. I don’t know how happy Eichel would be if Krueger is canned too. Not interim? Actual GM? What in the ****!! What experience does Kevyn Adams have?? Running the harborcenter? JFC.

This was pretty stunning to see. Photo on the left was taken about a month before he got covid 19, and the one on the right was taken after 6 weeks in the hospital. story: https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/05/20/nurse-coronavirus-survivor-before-and-after-nr-keilar-vpx.cnn

Ezekiel Elliott is one of them (I read 4 total so far).

So sad. I really feel for the family. 27 is far too young. RIP.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-2272_article

New study (looks like it’s peer reviewed) https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/06/10/2009637117 ‘Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19’

https://www.menshealth.com/health/a32023994/coronavirus-covid-19-new-york-city-er-doctor-cleavon-gilman/ “The COVID-19 War Diaries”

Lots more detail in the twitter thread.

Thanks for all you’ve done here at TBD throughout this pandemic Hapless. It’s much appreciated!

I thought hapless asked you some very reasonable questions and laid out a very strong, well thought out argument using facts. Just FYI, Hapless has worked in (and taught) epidemiology. Id love to see her check her credentials against yours... ? You’re calling the wrong person “ignorant”. She is by far the most knowledgeable person I know when it comes to all this stuff.

I was just joking around.

I think we have our top 2 RBs already. I’m very excited to see a 1-2 punch of Devin Singletary and Zach moss.

To those saying they’re done if a Bills player takes a knee - see you on football Sunday’s! ?