‘Multiple sources confirmed to The News on Thursday that Botterill had verbal agreements in place to extend the contracts of Rochester coach Chris Taylor and player development coach Krys Barch. However, neither deal was completed before Botterill’s firing, and Taylor and Barch were also let go. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was the first to report the agreements.’
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Pegulas are in the crosshairs as the league reacts to Sabres’ firings
‘But deeper inside the NHL, at the GM and on-ice level, the Pegulas have been openly laughed at. And the laughter has never been louder.’
Sabres fans cut to the quick by ownership
‘What we don’t know about Adams is whether he truly can assess NHL talent. That’s the key to the job. Everything else is second to knowing who can play the game. If that sounds simplistic, it is, and simply too many GMs and scouting staffs get it wrong over and over and over again.’