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Yes absolutely. Said that in a follow up post. The coaching and the general team philosophy since Bylsma has been offense first. I was surprised Ruff didn't teach and bring in a more detailed defensive system but maybe (going out on the optimism limb) the Euro trip messed all that up. Maybe with a full camp they can bring in a properly structured defensive system. Then we see if these guys are willing to play it and can play it. This team hasn't had good defensive structure in a really really long time.

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… was a total clown show.

Terry Pegula is a third rate owner. KA is a third rate GM. Ruff and his coaches are a third rate coaching staff. How do you break through when you are dealing with so many liabilities? It’s a catch-22 situation that has kept this franchise stuck. The Sabres have become a dog chasing its tail franchise.

Dahlin would thrive on any of the other 31 teams, he is a star player. Sure, Krueger held him back, he was not an NHL HC either. He was just another failed Terry Pegula hire.

I’m not as harsh on Granoto’s looser approach to team defense as most others are. He was trying to get his players to play a more open style of game than the stricter and more rigid style that Krueger demanded. I think what Granato was trying to do was change their mindset from worrying about not making mistakes by rigidly adhering to the system instead of allowing his players to express their talents and play with less inhibition. In my view, Dahlin was a big beneficiary of that previous coaching change. I’m also aware that at some point that the players needed to play a more responsible two-way NHL game. As you point out.

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You should add some golf clubs.

Kesselring and Simmons might as well be Chris Pronger and Rod Langway. Its all about team defense, which includes the forwards. I have been pounding the table that the Granato system was not a proper NHL system, it looked more like an all star team system that you throw together for a temporary team that has lots of skill. We still have Granato's defensive coach, Marty Wilford, under Ruff. We still have Matty Ellis. Why is this coaching staff still intact?

And so has the coaching

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I’m not going to pound the table for Wilford. I don’t think he is responsible, though, for the team’s overall defensive structure.

Dahlin and Power both advocated to keep him on when Granato was let go, apparently they really like him... I think it's busch league that GMKA lets his players dictate the coaching staff after years of failure but here we are.

Sadly, this is not limited to goalies.

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Contrary to what Granato believed D is not easy and it does take time for young guys to learn to play the right way. Our offense first focus sets them back in terms of complete development and the D breaks down frequently. It's coaching, but also team philosophy.

Ya, every year we talk about net front. We've always had some puck movers, but also always a lack of net front clearers. Even Dahlin, our best D, gets turned around and ends up doing little more than screening our own goalie. We need to be stronger in front. Kesselring helps but the other guys like Power have to be stronger too.

They're one of the biggest problems with the Adams era. They perform near the bottom rung but they're amongst the most expensive in the league. They're a terrible unit and they suck up more resources than like 30 other teams across they league.

Almost like Wilford sucks And even a dolt should be able to figure it out, but here we are

I don't recall being a Pete here. At times, a peter, yes.

A season with no cozens and peterka or Mittelstadt. Maybe the goalies will have a chance?

I agree with your point about the importance of overall team defense that go beyond the goalies and blueliners. Coaches need to coach and hold all players accountable for how they play. If they allow players to play too individually at the expense of the team, then they are not adequately doing their jobs.