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If Murray's unwillingness to cede power was the main issue, how much power should he have been wiling to give?
I'm really not sure where I stand on this, but I do believe Murray is a more qualified GM than Babcock, and that an uncertain hierarchy is a recipe for disaster.
Not just that, but Toronto needs a LOT more than a part-time GM. That roster and those contracts are a nightmare for even the most experienced GM.
Plus, throw in the pressure-cooker that is Toronto, and a losing product on the ice night after night, and how long can Babcock last? If he is indeed Coach/GM.
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Murray's a pimp. He never could have out-thought Babcock. But I didn't know until this day that it was Battista all along.
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In the last 13 months, the #leafs have gutted an entire front office, NHL/AHL coaching staffs, scouting department. Now they build.
Wonder what they build? An outhouse to store all their s#!t in?
Babcock, Strome, and their band of overpaid losers.
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Just click on this. Do it. HA HA HA HA
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Oy.
If he's getting $8M, then he's gonna have more than HC in his title, yeah?
I was never down for a HC + de facto GM
They could give the title of GM to Darcy.
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$8 million a year for a hockey coach?
LOL
No thanks. Sorry but he is not worth it. You can find a good coach to work for half that who can also win you a cup.
If it's 8 million - especially if Pegula was giving him three times what we was making before and had already agreed on a contract - then good for Pegula. Later Babcock,
Also, if any Sabres season ticket holders sells their first Sabres - Toronto game ticket to a Toronto fan, you're dead to me. I don't care how much you'd get. That place needs to be full of BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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The narrative says power mad and socially awkward Tim Murray names himself head coach with Battista as his lone assistant. Irbe stays as goalie coach.
GM&HCTM also coaches the Amerks remotely by drone. -
Dreger just said STL not necessarily out, yet.
This would be hilarious.
But kind of crappy. I like the idea of Babcock exiled in Toronto. He could actually win in St. Louis.
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I totally think the Sabres and Babcock had a contract last night and he just said he needed to sleep on it and talk it over with his family and it was just between signing the contract or staying in Detroit.
Then the Leafs called Babcock and Babcock basically broke his word and the Sabres were like F you.If that was the case then I DEFINITELY don't want him.
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Can I be coach now?
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We won't hear, not with any authority. Another one we'll be arguing about for years, each with our own perceived facts.
Well you'll be blaming Tim Murray no matter what even if they reveal everything.
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Oh well, his career will die in Toronto.
Seriously - that team is a disaster and years away from winning. Plus, they don't even have a GM.
Honestly, if the Sabres and Babcock pretty much had a contract in place, and he was deciding between taking the contract from the Sabres or staying in Detroit, and then Toronto came out of nowhere and kept trying to drive up the price, then if the Sabres just walked away they did the right thing. That's pretty crappy if Babcock told them last night it's between staying in Detroit where his family is happy or going to the Sabres, and then tried to use Toronto.
What if Babcock called the Sabres bluff and they told him "Fine. Bye." Now he's stuck in Toronto.
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Nice job, Tim. Hope his ass gets ###### fired.
Is this pretty much your hope in every post, for every situation?
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Wow. Really?
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Toronto and Buffalo in bidding war for Babcock. No decision yet. Hearing Red Wings final offer was 5 years at $4 million per.
I have an enormous amount of respect for Dreger and he's one of my favorites - but I'm not buying this.
I think there is an announcement for the Sabres today.
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The fact that there is an existing conversation over concern of Pegula paying Babcock too much money and altering the shift of coaches pay in the NHL is frickin absurd.
First off, let me point out to the 25+ years in which both the Sabres and Bills have had to hire mediocre or unproven coaches in their respective leagues because ownership wouldn't pony up to pay a top notch coach. Safe to say it wasn't a Buffalo team that drove up prices of the top paid coaches in the NHL and NFL. The fact that the Sabres finally have a billionaire owner who is willing to pay top dollar for a coach is to be celebrated, not scorned.
Secondly, if you look at coaches salaries in the NHL compared to other leagues its' almost laughable. While NHL Player salaries are on the rise, coaching salaries are dormant.
After reading the Buffalo News article this morning about the Sabres negotiating with Babcock, I really think he will take the Sabres job. Not only for himself and his family, but I also believe this is going to be a monumental step for coaching salaries across the NHL.
As another poster stated, we are dealing with many owners who are worth billions themselves, if not close to it. No one is losing money in this thing called owning an NHL team. Babcock has the opportunity right now to raise the bar of coaching salaries significantly, and it wouldn't surprise me if other coaches around the league are urging him to take the Sabres job if the salary is north of the $5 million range for the benefit of the fraternity of coaches. That amount of money for your leader of your franchise is pennies compared to the money the team makes in TV contracts, marketing, season tickets, and Box revenues. For a job that important, the top guy in the league should be well paid.
If that scenario happens to occur in Buffalo, are you REALLY FRICKIN UPSET ABOUT THAT???? Would you rather it happen in LA, NY, or Toronto? Eventually someone is going to pay a coach more than any other coach in the league, why not it be Buffalo.
And if that irks an owner or 20 of them, so frickin what! All is fair in love and sports. For decades, the City of Buffalo has been victim of this. Now that we have the opportunity of being the maverick I have no issue with that.....at all!
As for Pegula taking it out on the fans in the way of ticket prices, let me just say this. With the direction this team is heading, with the talent they are acquiring and action plan that Murray has in place, it is only a matter of time before we are competing for Cups. We have been in last place over the last two years and ticket sales are still healthy as ever. TV viewership for Sabres Games are top 6 in the league. AND THAT'S WITH A SUCKY TEAM!
Imagine when we get good? It's not Babcock's salary that is going to eventually drive the price of Sabres tickets to all time highs. It's the play on the ice. Supply and demand people. Sabres tickets will soon be worth gold because of the product they put on the ice, not because of what we are paying our coach.
So as a Sabres fan my only suggestion is have pride in what is going on and celebrate the fact that you have an owner that is finally making a balls out effort to put this franchise on the map and finally...after 5 frickin decades....win a frickin championship!
When they do, I can assure you the last thing anyone on God's greens earth will be asking themselves is did we pay an NHL coach too much in order to win that championship.
If you are the one person in the universe asking that question, start watching tennis.
So let's stop all of this stupid "are we paying a coach too much" conversation (which is really killing the mood of what's going on) and hope and pray that we land this guy so we can move on to bigger and better things.
Enjoy the moment. I know I am.
These are my thoughts exactly.
Except the crack on tennis. I like watching tennis. Women's tennis, specifically. And it's also because of the long volleys.
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Thank you Marcus Kruger! I can finally go to bed.
Yup! That was a good goal too.
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Not ignored. I think it was more of a shunning.
I like Liger. :flirt:
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Yeap.
Guys like Pysyk, Ennis, McCabe, Grigs, Larsson and Zadorov get thrown into a lot of trades because, for one reason or another, they are just below the tier of the untouchables. Those are the guys that have some value but people feel more comfortable moving to get value back.
I agree, but right now the Sabres are starting to have more forward depth than defensive depth. We don't know what the summer will hold for free agent pickups, but we remember what happened against the stupid Hurricanes when we had a rash of defensive injuries.
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Triple OT. Whoo hoo!
I just CAN'T imagine if the Sabres were playing in this game. It's been a while. That Sabres - Devils game with Hasek and Brodeur that Hannan managed to end is one of the most intense games I've ever watched.
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Show me in the rule book cwhere that is illegal....
That's what I'm thinking. What if it isn't illegal? They would have had to check the rulebook in Toronto, right?
I looked. There is nothing.
http://www.nhl.com/nhl/en/v3/ext/rules/2014-2015-rulebook.pdf
Sorry - found it. It's illegal.
78.5 Disallowed Goals – Apparent goals shall be disallowed by the Referee and the appropriate announcement made by the Public Address Announcer for the following reasons: (i) When the puck has been directed, batted or thrown into the net by an attacking player other than with a stick.
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Is that a rule? Headbutting the puck? I never heard of it but is it against the rules? It should be, but is it?
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Two many men. Crazy. Chicago already killed off their penalty. But this could be huge.
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I am not sure why anyone wants to get rid of Psysk so easily. If it wasn't for the Tank he'd have been up with the Sabres and logging big minutes the last two seasons. He's going to be a rock when we're really good.
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Blashill would be my #1 too, but unless Babcock stayed in Detroit, we had no chance. He's their next coach.