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To the attic with other old furniture ?

There are a few teams who need a goalie right now. Get rid of UPL, keep Ellis (Leave the gun, take the cannoli). He could make a real splash by getting rid of one of either Byram or Power in the same move. The splash could be even larger by adding Quinn to the above package. Sweeten it all with one of the prospects. Bring back just two meaningful pieces. He doesn't need to get rid of Ruff right now, Ruff is good enough to get them into the playoffs. Except for the PP, which may very well be the fault of the players not executing, coaching isn't a concern until after the season.

Probably because of the Jarmo PC and Lindy being there. But maybe Lindy is moving upstairs and they are announcing the new coach today

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Another meeting with Terry taking precedence?

I don't think these are the same thing. Advice to "just talk to him", implies that the person you're being advised to talk to is reasonable and if you approach them reasonably they will respond in kind. A truly skilled executive has options and knows better than to work for a person who is so insecure that they need to be made to believe that every decision was their own.

Practice was cancelled for the team this AM.

Torts would match the fans’ visible anger at the team which would be satisfying on a surface level but is he really the guy to build this the thing the right way?

How could you tell? Isn't that just his normal face?

Would never work like that

You can say that again, and again, and again ... 😉

Yur-Dee-Fur-kekalainen….(where’s my umlaut)

Would happily see Tortorella in for the rest of the year and then a review of the whole coaching side in the offseason.

We grind some beef and make gulosh

My hot take is Ruff and Kekäläinen are on the same page. Lindy will ride on the season before moving on.

Huh??? Why? And, no way

I don’t think Torts is the greatest coach in the world, but I think he brings what this team has desperately needed since Ron Rolston left. Young teams need guidance on how to compete in the NHL. That’s what you’ll get with Torts. And in three years when the team needs something else, he’ll be out the door like usual.

My team was injured all year... i gave up

This could be a poll

Interesting. i wonder about Ruff’s acumen for strength and conditioning staff for those on the roster that are made of fine crystal, as well as his vision for key training personnel for power play improvements. Inquiring minds want to know.

Someone just text me; Lindy Ruff POHO John Tortorella - Head Coach Don’t know that I believe it but they’ve been right before and Torts was Jarmo’s head coach.

nah - just scowled.

Finnish media are, of course, excited about Kekäläinen being back as a NHL GM, however there are also some worries. They stated that Kekäläinen has the same blind spot as the Sabres, none of them seem to get the right coaches. On the other hand, if there are problems with the culture in the organisation, he was considered the right guy to fix that.

To quote Mary Wilson during her first conversation with Marv Levy, “just talk to him.” A skilled executive makes his boss think every decision was ultimately “the boss’ decision.