Derrico

Oh God let's hope. I love Mitts as a prospect and what he will become. But there's no way I see us making the playoffs next year if we don't have a legit top 6 second line centre on opening night.

Yep. I don’t see it much different from any professional organization to be honest. I go to conferences and interact with others in my field for several years now. We all work for different firms but still provide advice and recommendations to each other from time to time. I would imagine it’s like that in most industries.

This exact thought crossed my mind. But is Hitch really going to come out of retirement yet again for an assistant job? Doubt it.

I would still rather not overpay for skinner. If the numbers work fine but I don’t want this to be an 8 year deal. Give me that money and sign Zuc and Hayes (ok that will combine for more). My point is don’t put us in perpetual cap jail

Just stopping in to say I LOVED the Dahlin Montour pairing near the end of last year. Two crazy high-end mobile D who can make the long pass? Ya I'll happily play them 24 min a night and get Risto/McCabe playing 20.

Maybe. Could be a mutual split.

I love looking back on the timeline. This was in the works for weeks while fan base is freaking out that everyone is turning us down and botts has no idea what he’s doing.

Better now than in October I guess.

What I like about this hiring the most is this was one of botts top choices so it sounds. Based on news reports/timelines etc. It sounds like botts may have had McClellan first on his list but even so, Krueger was an immmidiate second. Botts sounds almost giddy. If anything, I think this is 100 percent Jasons choice. I’m confident there was no major influence from the Pegulas and this hire is on him, good or bad.

Nice to see ya come around ?

Maybe he can make nylander a serviceable player?

God let’s hope

If this is what happens then I'm totally ok with that.

I think I would of rather tippet. Who knows though. Told myself at the beginning I’m not going to get worked up on who it is until I see results one way or another. Today is a day for optimism.

This is sure outside of the box. This guy was involved in soccer for a number of years now? His resume reads like the most interesting man on earth. But can he coach in the NHL? Sounds like a guy I would love to have a beer with.

I think it was True that said 'when you have a franchise centre and franchise D your not that far away.'

You guys have me convinced. I could get excited for this hire.

All I recall is it was never the local guys.

Amazing how quiet it has been with Russ gone.

This would be further outside the box than Gronberg. Wasn’t he involved in soccer the past couple of years? Would love him coming in as a president of hockey ops but really don’t know about him being a head coach.

Hhahhahaha this. Please be Tippet please be Tippet please be....

Damn I wish we won the lottery to pick first or second. They look like high end prospects. Hopefully whoever is at 7 will work out.

Everyone needs to calm down a little. I fully believe the Sabres are the ones taking their time because they HAVE to get this right. It's been reported that Gronberg (sp?) never even got an interview with the team and he came out and said he wants to coach in the NHL. Just because a name is out there doesn't mean they've turned the Sabres down. In fact, it's very likely that the Sabres are the ones turning down candidates. Are the Marlies not still in the AHL playoffs? Even if Keefe is someone the Sabres want to interview they likely can't even have discussions until their season is over. Even if it's 'allowed' I'm pretty sure it's standard practice to wait until the season is over. Similarly in the NFL the top assistants/candidates wait until their team is finished or the bye week before the Superbowl before they're even allowed to interview. Maybe he's the guy and the Sabres have to wait (similar to what happened with Housley). So let's all take a small step back here and appreciate the fact that just because there is no hire yet does not equal them being turned down by all the top candidates and we are going to hire Chris Taylor. Chris Taylor is yet another name fans/media are speculating but the Sabres have not mentioned once.

Some ex Sabres on that list.

Man I hope his hip surgeries are successful. Could be the long term answer in goal.