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And has been reportedly on the hot seat as well.

And what do you say to those who keep pointing out that Rutherford recommended Krueger to the Pegulas?

I'm glad then. They are already throwing money around like it won't have major consequences on the economy. The theoretical value of the USD... I cannot wait. There are people who need COVID relief, but a lot of people who do not are going to get money. Just like a lot of companies who didn't need the PPP got money. The government sucks at these things.

What I find curious is... Which players really like Ralph Krueger and have faith in him? Perhaps that's part of the problem here. Adams is trying to figure out how to move a coach and the players that might be a bit upset if that coach is removed. I'd also allow for some suspicion that certain players are not buying into things and that perhaps they believe that's the problem. If 3 of 5 players on the ice believe in the system the resultant output on the ice will not reflect that. Either way, it's a mess... a huge mess. It's certainly turning me off from hockey as a whole these days.

I bet he goes by Andrew Amerk at home too. Onto less petty things.. If I were the GM and inclined to move on from my coach I'd be talking to some well respected coaches who are currently unemployed to join on for the remainder of the season to assist in evaluating the locker room and the players. If things work out perhaps there's an extension or at the end of the season perhaps that coach says, "Nah, too much work to do here." and is free to leave. I do think that if you move on from the coach it has to be all coaches at this point.

You can... with expected results as Doc Brown showed.

My bad... I only glanced at the screen briefly while watching my daughter play volleyball. I thought it was a forward.

Man, that first goal. Risto trying to cross check Lee instead of tie up the stick. You can't do that. The second goal.. just barf. The third goal a lot like the one yesterday. No D man was anywhere near the net. They are running around lost.

Happy Birthday! 78? Well done. Here's to many more! Gotta be nice having a child who's a chef... what's his specialty?

I think, at this point, I would prefer to put Cozens at the 2C with Skinner and Reinhart and move Olofsson to the top line. Put Staal in at 3C, drop Okposo and figure out which of Lazar/Eakin are going to play wing for a bit. I like Bryson, but pairing him with Montour almost assuredly means that pairing will get caved in when they are on the ice. I would put Bryson with Risto.

Absolutely. Sometimes you make a choice and it doesn't work out. All you can do is learn from it and hope to not repeat it. Sometimes it happens. Sometimes you have to be patient and accept you can't take action despite wanting to take action. You have to wait it out, because the actions you have available all have strong chances of making things worse, either immediately or in the near enough future to matter. The lack of taking action does not mean one is in agreement with the situation. Only that they believe the right action to take does not yet exist. I think it's better to think of the possible actions and see what's reasonably possible rather than just yell "Do something."

Absolutely. Lasagna is best if it has a chance to sit. That's how my wife does it (she made it Friday for yesterday) and she learned that from her grandmother, who came here straight from Italy. 🙂 Lasagna is the meal I have on my birthday and the one my son has on his birthday. His birthday was Thursday but he had a hockey game. So be it. Also, I guess I will watch this game. I'm going to hate myself for it perhaps even more than I do the next morning when I hate myself for having just one more drink the night before.

The interim coach is usually an assistant and on this group of coaches it's logical to assume they are part of the problem since Krueger already said he leaves the X's and O's to the people with more knowledge. Stupid action is making a change when it will have no benefit or bearing on the long term outcome. In your scenario you're saying spend $1000 now to make yourself happy and screw the fact that I won't have the money to pay that bill later. Everything you project in your posts is that you welcome rash decisions that may have mediocre short-term benefit but ultimately not really improve anything or lead to worse situations later on. And here is Exhibit A. Ted Nolan and Ron Rolston could not do a better job at this point. Just a point: if a response is going to include how this team is a suffering mess worse than when they were coached by those two, please also supply evidence of how you care comparing a season where the Sabres have only played 6 teams, 3 of whom would be considered near the top in the league, as opposed to a normal season where they'd have more games against lower opponents.

and goaltending.

One might argue that you are simply motivated by one of your players being injured and you take it upon yourself to play harder and win the game because of that and not any response from the fighting.

Now, when you say that, do you mean it like most posters on here regarding a player and a contract? 🙂 I know you don't.. but others might actually think you want him to have another contract.. 🙂

Ahh you were referring to Wilson caring, my apologies. No, I don't think he does. But you also don't want a Marty McSorely or a Todd Bertuzzi response either right? And yes, Wilson needs to be sitting down a long time. I am sure he'll get less simply because of the compressed season. It's just how the NHL thinks. But he deserves the max.

Did you read what Weave posted? Did you ignore it? It laid out some good reasons why this press conference was held. You seem to just want to ignore things and rage about "inaction". Stupid action is just as bad. But is he wrong? If he's not wrong, and I don't believe he is, then you are the one who looks like a joke for simply saying this in response to his accurate statements. Before you have a plan you evaluate what needs to be done. When you have a plan you evaluate how it's being played out. And, it's a press conference to answer questions, if anyone thought they'd actually get detailed answers they are the fools. What Adams did has been done time and time again across sports leagues and each time people are amazed at how little is said. Sometimes statements are made without being directly made. No, it's not. He can have full authority to act but still want to consult people on his thinking. I have full authority to go spend $1000 right now, but I'll probably confer with my wife before I do it.

I didn't see the game but I would be inclined to believe, based on other posters, that when the hit occurred there was a response. You are saying nothing was done and others are saying Wilson was taken to the ice and had a cut on his nose. If you mean no one fought him? Then yes, that would be accurate. As for your thoughts on Carlo... I would bet he cares very much that the Bruins went after Wilson and that they won. I'm sure he'd prefer to not be in the hospital but I am also quite positive he's happier that his team responded than he'd be if he was in the hospital and his team did nothing.

I would imagine that most players on 1 year contracts will be moved if there's a decent interest. Hall will be traded and the good news is that with the Sabres being so dysfunctional no one can really believe that Hall is as had as he is playing so someone will give up something decent for him.

Oh damn.. last varsity game of the season (unless they make sectionals) at 1pm today. Looks like I'll miss this one too. I'm heartbroken...

Nothing so far has helped. So why not?

Absolutely. Simply put, you don't win if the puck if you don't have the puck. Circling back to your D to retain possession should be the play over dumping it in to the other team. The only time you deviate is when you need a wholesale change or you simply can't get it back to the D without an equal opportunity of turning it over.

Hall and Staal haven't scored.. Reider has. Perhaps it's not as crazy as you think. It'll all matter in ice time in the end. Don't have to watch this one... varsity game tonight. Big game. Sad the season is almost over.