Sabres Fan in NS

So, he's some NCAA coach? Never heard of him except that you guys mention the name from time to time. Great!! Bloody Hell!!

Who is Leaman? And why do you guys think it will be him? +++++ Going out onto one of the longest and thinnest of limbs here, but ... Lindy Ruff

They did quit on RaKru and they are an embarrassment.

I'm calling BS on this post. Don't make me report you. This is a legit question posed by a fan that has concerns that the owners are making big mistakes in the hiring process for their hockey team, because they are too involved in that process and do not know what they are doing. No crusade. He / she is not the only fan with these concerns.

None. The root of the propblem is at the top of the food chain. I don't care who hires the coach ... KA, or a consutant, or a new PHO, or me, or you ... just not the Pegula's.

I have been fired and I have fired people. It's never pleasant, but at least RaKru will get paid. To bad we can't fire most, if not all, of the players. They, or mostly, all quit on Ralph. They did not like playing for him, mostly because it seemed like they could, or would, not do what he asked of them. The Sabres are a joke, but they better get it right this time.

I didn't read it that way, just that KA is thinking and looking at every possibility. The next paragraph has me thinking that Elliot does NOT think the Sabres should trade Jack, as the best way to turn this thing around is with Jack. I agree with that. There better not be a *big* rebuild here. I don't think that the Sabres are that far off. A better 2C and a better 2G and we are getting there. I would also keep Hall.

Me too. I'm a CPA and a numbers guy, but not those kinds of numbers.

Forget it. He's on a role.

Orr was the greatest player of all time, IMO. It's a shame he spent most of it as a Bruin. They ruined him. He would have been even better in Montreal, NY, Chicago the whole time, or even The Great Satan. Orr gets no pass from me ... DASTARDLY!!

Islanders? That's a neat trick that only these Sabres could pull off ... a loss to a team they are not playing. That said ... Since they are playing NJ ... they will win big and RaKru will be around for another 10+ games. I would be surprised if he does not finish this hopeless season as HC. MUST WIN!! GO SABRES!! I predict a 6 - 2 win for the good guys (the ones from Western NY).

Yup. They are all dastardly. Every last one of them. Especially that damn Brad Friggin' Park.

Can't read it due to paywall, but for me the Canucks never lost on purpose ever, nevermind 2 years in a row. Therefore, their fans have not had it worse. End of story.

Quoting myself ... Why is Samson being discussed in a Fire KA thread? Surely we are not blamimg KA for the disasterous handling of Samson, eh?

We talked about this before and I, like you and maybe a handful of others here, think that not signing Samson long-term long ago was a big mistake. Maybe the biggest on that very long list.

Taken in full and in the context that Risto delivered it, I agree with you on this.

Yesterday is such a long time ago ... is he gone yet? I still think RaKru is a good coach, but the players have never really listened to him. So it seems that he is not the right coach for this group.

Punch would never stand for this nonsense.

So, just like the Sabres, eh...

I don't think the missing of Eich has made a difference. Anyway, as always ... MUST WIN!! GO SABRES!!

What in the blazes has happened at Man C? From terrible to running away with another EPL title in 3 months ...

1.) Yes. 2.) I eat a lot of garlic. Nice smell on the way out. And ... 1.) No idea. 2.) No. The Sabres will not be relocated. I think it is very unlikely to happen, but I would say the team would fold before relocate.

I don't dislike any of them. I don't know any of them atoll. The public persona of Ted Black is pretty terrible, so maybe him. None of the people (management and players, but mostly management) involved in the organization since DR and LR left the team have been very good at their jobs. The results proove this. And who is ultimately responsible for that ...

He'll be first line RW now, with no centre, and Hall on LW.

MUST WIN!! GO SABRES!! If not, please not another 5 - 2 game.