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I would like to see an interim coach named. After the NHL season ends, there will be many more choices available than there are right now. I would like to see a REAL search made, casting a wide net and not just looking inward or at a person "I've heard of", just because he is a familiar name.

Great joke considering Kekalainen was burying his father over the weekend

The only way I'll believe this regime really wants to win is if they don't go the cheap Appert route and go after an established HC whoever that may be. Deboer would be the obvious choice for me but I'm sure alot of teams will be looking at him.

He should report to Jarmo and support him as required. He will learn a lot more from him and from Adams. That translates to - he did what was asked. .... like clockwork That is a good question. I heard it was KA that had some kind of relationship with him. Cut and paste from the boilerplate used for the Lindy hire. Give him a chance. Mostly a clean sweep There are probably some good ones worth keeping and he has some time to observe and listen and get to know the dynamic, that could be a real advantage. Good people on your staff is important. Yes. Multiple reports to TP can get tricky.

Me walking into work after hearing the news that GM KA was fired....

I think Lindy should be given a chance without being hamstrung by Adam's roster decisions. Though my position would change drastically if they were able to land DeBoer

I too hope this would be the case. And if so, it needs to me made public (and probably re-worded a bit) so Sabres' pending free agents, other teams' pending free agents, and player agents hear that things will be run differently. It would at least give the Sabres a better opportunity at that avenue to improve the roster.

We're 15th in PP% and 3rd in PK%. Theoretically, that's the result of decent coaching. In all situations (5 on 5 and special teams), we've had the 4th worst goals against above expected in the league. If we had half decent goaltending we'd be in a playoff spot. If we had good goaltending, we could be looking at home ice advantage in the 1st round of the playoffs. This is with all the injuries. There's been vast improvements this year. I say we owe it to Lindy to see this through riding Lyon as far as he can take the team.

I'm just telling you what I heard from people who knew him. He wanted to rise in ranks in the organization and some found his way of doing so distasteful.

This. Much will be known about Jarmo soon. Shake the bottle, I say

My experience is that most people over-promoted are the last to realize they are in over their head. In my opinion this doesn’t make them bad people. More importantly, I think most of the best current GM’s are first timers. Probably a function of a switch to a more analytics driven league.

I understand the hesitation to move on from Lindy and hand it to Appert. If one of the above are Jarmo's preference, go for it. Unless Jarmo starts off with a bang of a trade that clearly makes the team better, I think a coaching change is the way.

We got the change we asked for with Adam’s departure. Expect Jarmo will elevate the operation and reset the roster. Have hope again.

Really hate the idea of giving anyone that is more likely to be a bad coach than not the reigns as an interim coach. Midseason coaching changes USUALLY work just by giving the players a different voice to be following even when the tactics don't change significantly. And sometimes those coaching changes that work ONLY work because of that - see Ron Rolston as the poster boy of that situation. And IMHO Appert is more likely to be a bad coach than a successful one when he's implementing everything from scratch the way he wants it. Should he be named the HC, truly hope that expectation is wrong. But would rather they give DeBoer, Leone, or even Prospal or Peca the reigns than Appert. Heck, would rather have Tortorella as the HC than Appert even though expect that would have a fairly short window of working. Know Pegula would never hire him, but is Gallant still available and willing?

Playfair: "My grandmother put shaving cream in my hand while I was sleeping once...."

I wasn’t alive for either of these hires. That timeline is crazy. It does make me wonder now what proportion of GM hires around the league are fist timers. Maybe this number isn’t all that crazy.

That's not necessarily a given. Exhibit A: Bill Polian with the Bills.

Eh, he lived to tell about it. How many others could've made that claim? 😉

I wouldn't be surprised if it happens within a week. I think Jarmo knew this was happening and has been making plans. If his guy is available, why not switch now? Alternately, if Appert is a possibility for the long term, give him the interim tag now and give him 50 games to prove himself.

Lindy has lost his fastball. I said it a year ago to the day (tomorrow) and I was correct. With that said, I am letting him ride out the season. Maybe it’s nostalgia, maybe it’s vibes, maybe it is because it is hard to hire a new full staff midseason, or maybe it’s because I don’t want Appert as interim. It’s probably all of that. But I’m not putting Lindy out to pasture midseason UNLESS he wants to ride out this last season as a front office advisor. This team isn’t going anywhere this season as constructed. I need a coaching bloodletting and full offseason coaching search. The time for that is April.

It's not relevant because of the guy who was just fired. He was fired because he did not make the team relevant. This makes it a doubly relevant story.

Hopefully Jarmo is blowing up DeBoer's Agent's phone right now.

They’ve only ever hired two GM’s with previous GM experience; Punch Imlach and Bowman, who wasn’t GM in Montreal but was GM with St. Louis

That makes him the best man!

Hallelujah