iliketofrolic

Oh okay, I didn't realize you were being sarcastic. Thanks

....The sabres have not even been close to as bad as those teams the last few year their worst seasons they missed the playoffs by like 2 and 3 points. There are 7 or 8 teams that have been much worse than the sabres about the same that have been much better (since the lockout I mean) but most have been in the same neighborhood IMO. So I disagree with your premise and during all but this year the sabres have had a self imposed cap. I don't think the coach is the biggest problem that the team has right now. Is he a problem? Maybe, but the players on the team are the major issue for me and I think to say that he has to win a stanley cup or win 2 or 3 playoff series with a team that isn't built to do that is stupid IMO.

I don't get why Ruff is automatically a horrible coach if most people on here that want him fired also think the core of the team is awful. IMHO the sabres have been a middle of the pack team the past few years, bad is the New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Wild, Calgary, Edmonton, Columbus, Maple Leafs, or Buffalo Bills. I wouldn't be sad to see either lindy or darcy go, but if I was Tpegs I would give Darcy one more year to shake up the roster and let the GMs make their own decision about the coaching. I am happy with the Regehr, Hodgson, and Gaustad trades. I like Erhoff's signing. I don't like the Ville Leino signing, but the FA market was very thin (see Montador's contract) and we needed centers.Drew Stafford was overvalued too. Overall I think after one free agency and one trade deadline Darcy has at the least been much better than years past which makes cautiously optimistic about the direction of this team over the next few years. Tpegs wasn't exactly glowing in his assessment of Darcy so I am confident if the team continues to struggle next year he will do what needs to be done.