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37 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:
I stand by my comments upthread about not having a real clue.
But by appearances, he certainly seems an excellent fit: a no-nonsense presence with a track record of both winning and of coming in and quickly focusing a locker room that desperately needed it; experienced, but not too much of a retread; and despite his reputation as a player, he seems to have a brain in his head.
His worst season was 81 points. His Blues weren't particularly loaded with high-end talent, at least for a cup-winner, but they were deep.
Not sure he's got much of a track record with young players, but Kyrou and Thomas did emerge nicely under his watch.
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That's quite the clickbait thread title and not in the way I think @inkman intended
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1 hour ago, PerreaultForever said:
True. I wasn't trying to list everything so I guess I would say Benson was the brightest spot and UPL playing like he did was another bright spot. Peterka coming into his own was also a bright spot but I expected and predicted that one. I had hopes for UPL when he was drafted but was surprised this year with the sudden changes and Benson totally surprised me. The guy has a manner that differs him from most of what we've been getting and his build is different too. He has everything right and could easily become my favourite Sabre. It's been a long time since we've had a kid like this and I did not realize he'd be this. After watching him I'm kind of dumbfounded as to why he dropped to us.
I haven't had a favourite Sabre in a long time, but it dawned on me watching yesterday's game that he's it.
This shouldn't be read as "he's going to be great and save the franchise".
It's just me saying "I love watching him play". He plays the game the right way, every night.
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38 minutes ago, Weave said:
This is somewhat revisionist. Ruff was the coach during the Miller - Lucic incident and the “fragile little children” comments by Miller. Ruff is not a panacea.
No one is.
I hate coaching searches because we have only the most peripheral idea of what any coach brings to the table, what the current needs of the team are, and how well those two situations match.
There's a reason all coaches are hired to be fired.
Most candidates are going to be qualified. It's all about trusting Adams to find the right match for these players in this particular place and time.
Granato, in hindsight, was a good match for the summer of 2021, so I guess Adams has that going for him.
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15 minutes ago, shrader said:
Im not sure why that is overrated. It looks like it is exactly what you are saying. He spent $10 for what should have cost $5, just like Botterill sold stuff for $5 that should have cost $10.
I’m not sure what the point of captain hindsight game is. The value of the pieces 10 years later doesn’t not outweigh the value of the pieces at the actual time of the trade.
My point was simply to reply to what I thought was hyperbole and I explained why.
I respect your opinion, and don't mind that you disagree.
Ask Promo what the point of Captain Hindsight game is.
3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:We had the #1 rated prospect pool when Tim Murray was GM. He promptly traded most of them away for magic beans. Now that Adams has restored that pipeline people want him to act like Tim Murray again.
2 hours ago, dudacek said:For those keeping track (sorry to the majority who won't)
From that "#1 rated prospect pool" Tim Murray traded away Girgorenko, Zadorov, McNabb, Armia, Lemieux and Luke Adam.
Personally, I would still give up that entire group for Ryan O'Reilly alone.
But hey, that's just me.
Edit: Missed JT Compher. Doesn't change my opinion.
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1 minute ago, jad1 said:
Sabres have been turned down by experienced coaches over the last 13 years, so this isn't true.
I'm aware of one for sure (Babcock) and likely 2 (McLellan).
Each chose better offers, so it doesn't negate the point being made.
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Just now, PASabreFan said:
It could be a nice spot to walk into. Someone else has done the dirty work.
Add to the mix some roster control and an idea that Terry is willing to spend and agree to stay out of it.
Great franchise tradition, fan base willing to come back with a vengeance, as close to a Canadian team as you can get etc.
Really, it's about comfort level with Terry and whether he's going to be with you or an obstacle to what you want to do.
If that's established, the situation should otherwise be enticing for most unemployed guys with egos.
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1 hour ago, ... said:
BTW, props to our man @tom webster who said in a now-closed thread:
"I think those that want change may be happy before Friday."
Dude, would you now share winning lotto numbers?
There's a few who were shitting on him earlier in the year who should be thinking about apologizing
1 hour ago, SDS said:TW is top shelf. He is a rational guy who doesn't get too high or too low with a great ability to distill information over the long term. He also knows people and so he is worth paying attention to.
Anyone paying attention over the years knows Webster is a credible source who talks to people.
He's not always right, but he doesn't claim to be. He shares what he hears without embellishment and we're lucky to have him.
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43 minutes ago, shrader said:
Hindsight is a fun thing. You wouldn’t take that stance before the trades happened. Back at that point shouldn’t all of those pieces landed you 2 or 3 Ryan O’Reillys?
Picks in the 20s most often are Roslovics and Whites, so no.
Look, GMTM was a ***** manager. No one in his right mind would support his tenure and I'm not aware of anyone who does.
But his biggest failing was people: the types he chose for his organization, and how he treated them.
The number of prospects he "squandered" is overrated.
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1 minute ago, rickshaw said:
I think it’s time to start hiring some handsome guys. Enough of these balding, or hanging onto their hair guys. Let’s get some stud behind the bench. If we can’t win in the ice let’s win on good looks!
But...
what about Brind'Amour?
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2 minutes ago, CallawaySabres said:
Hamilton was saying that Ellis was not responsible for the PP and it was the head coach who dictates the style of the pp. Ellis was also Adams guy so he may just stick around.
I think the only question with Ellis is whether or not the coach wants him on his staff.
If not, he will be offered another role with the organization.
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1 minute ago, pi2000 said:
The standard is set too low, there's no accountability, no sense of urgency anywhere in the organization.
You hear it from all the players who have left, other teams practice harder pay closer attention to detail, the bar is just set much much higher.
Part if that problem is youth, but you also see it across the entire organization.
This feels right on a macro level.
Step one: clear the room
Step two: develop the talent
Step 3: teach them how to win
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9 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:
Of course. Maybe I had a brain fart, but isn't there precedent for GMs hiring assistants?
There was a well-publicized quote a few years back that I think came from a GM/former GM:
Expect the process to be somewhat collaborative, but the exec said coach typically gets to pick one assistant and the GM another. Don't know what the deal is with any additional guys, but I imagine consensus. I'd also imagine the ground rules are part of the process of hiring the head coach.
In the case of the current staff, I always felt Christie was there strictly to be Donnie's crony. He has no obvious role and not much of a pedigree.
I think he was let go because of that personal connection.
I suspect Ellis, Bales and Wilford have more tenure and more respect from the GM and their future will be decided in conjunction with the new coach.
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I realize there is a whole different vibe around the Bills fan perception of Pegula and the Sabres fan perception.
But I wonder how much the Diggs trade has in common with the O'Reilly trade?
Did the owner feel disrespected by the star and decided he no longer wanted him in the organization?
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24 minutes ago, nfreeman said:
I also like that it was done decisively -- immediately following the end of the season. It's a clear statement, both internally and externally, that this past season was an unacceptable failure.
Once again, Adams unexpectedly shows he really is wiling to make the hard decisions, and is not too much in love with "his guys".
I like Donnie a lot. I like the way he treats people and I think he deserves a ton of thanks for pulling our kids out of the Krueger black hole and for developing them into NHL players.
In the end, they let him down and I hope that's the last lesson he teaches them.
This is professional sport: win or be replaced.
Hope he lands on his feet.
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1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said:
Don't forget a bunch of 1st round picks
Two: Colin White and Jack Roslovic.
Still taking O'Reilly.
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31 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
We had the #1 rated prospect pool when Tim Murray was GM. He promptly traded most of them away for magic beans. Now that Adams has restored that pipeline people want him to act like Tim Murray again.
For those keeping track (sorry to the majority who won't)
From that "#1 rated prospect pool" Tim Murray traded away Girgorenko, Zadorov, McNabb, Armia, Lemieux and Luke Adam.
Personally, I would still give up that entire group for Ryan O'Reilly alone.
But hey, that's just me.
Edit: Missed JT Compher. Doesn't change my opinion.
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Woke up thinking about the kind of goals the Sabres scored last night: hard forecheck, bodies and pucks to the net.
Every single one of them.
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8 hours ago, inkman said:
Does any NHL team besides the Sabres have a D core that soft. Clifton is the only one with any jam, at all. Teams need to be leery of skating near the goalie. Dmen actually need to clear players from the crease. It makes me terribly sad that our defenseman don’t touch anyone. It’s a physical game. If you don’t have players that engage physically, you are at a serious disadvantage.
I agree with this point in general: they ain't mean enough.
Sick and tired of how everyone overlooks Dahlin in this conversation. He's an absolute prick out there and everybody seems to look right past it.
He's 6'3 and always dishing out the reverse hits, facewashes, hipchecks, ramming guys into the boards, sneaky elbows, hacks and spears: he does all that ***** people claim to want and nobody notices.
It was very nice a few weeks back to hear Torterella talking about what a competitor he is, because it seems like nobody notices.
It felt like there was at least a dozen games this year where I heard a visiting broadcaster say "Oh, and now --- is getting into it with Dahlin of all people. There's an unlikely combatant."
No it's not. Watch some ***** games. That's who he is.
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Can always depend on Cal to express the most desolate version of Sabres fandom.
I suspect the opposite would also be true. Hope someday we get a chance to see that.
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48 minutes ago, Thorny said:
Dahlin and Tuch finish tied for the team lead in points at 59 apiece
Dahlin lead in assists with 39
Thompson lead in goals with 29
Some poetry in those numbers about this team, isn’t there?
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I’m obviously interested but I don’t feel particularly invested in who they keep or who they fire.
I like the people well enough and I think the assets are here to make the kind of step the Canucks took this year and the Devils took last year.
(If people don’t remember Vancouver had 83 points last year and the bubble was their only playoff appearance over the previous 8 seasons; the Devils had 63 points and had missed 4 straight and 9 out of 10.)
Just make it happen. I don’t care how. I’ll judge you on the results.
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18 minutes ago, inkman said:
Please don’t tell me you honestly put this much stock in these press conferences. It’s verbal *****. No substance, no real answers. Just spewing corporate platitudes appeasing the masses. Or not. They just don’t mean very much.
I do put some stock in them, not so much as gospel in and of themselves, but as an indicator of what message they want out there, and I also like to read into how they react to the tone and the questions that are posed. What isn’t said is often the most interesting stuff.
Taken within the exact context you describe, you can find a few nuggets.
I would never expect Adams to give me the truthful answers to the questions I posed: those are more my way of telling you fine people what I think his priorities should be and what I care about when it comes to fixing the team.
I’ll get my answers by what he does this summer.
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1 hour ago, Night Train said:
OK...Grit. ..or size that isn't afraid of kittens.
This isn’t really about prospects anyway, it’s about wanting more shift disturbers on the actual team.
The number of Tom Wilsons worthy of top 10 picks in the NHL draft are few and far between, year after year. If you’re taking the best one available ahead of a Zach Benson, or an Owen Power, you’re probably not getting the best player.
It’s not that aren’t interested in the type. The Sabres picked Wahlberg and Strbak in the 2nd round last year, they’ve got guys like Miedema, Novikov, Poltapov and Nadeau in the system.
It’s whether or not guys like that work out.
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Who will be the next Head Coach of the Buffalo Sabres?
in The Aud Club
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The parallels between this year's Sabres and last year's Canucks, and between Rick Tocchet and Craig Berube are not lost on me.