JoeSchmoe

I thought if he's still under contract as an assistant next year (sorry, I don't know his status), he can't walk away to become a HC unless the Sabres give permission to do so. Is that right?

I just watched his goals again. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary. I'd say the answer is probably the most obvious answer... he just doesn't like the people posing the questions.

I thought Reinhart was being a total jerk. I get that you don't like them personally, but there are a lot of fans tuning in to hear something better than that. Deal with it off camera instead.

Haha! Thanks. 😇

I think the general feel is that Granato is doing way better than could be expected given the team he has to work with... And the chances of finding a guy that could do even better than what we've seen so far is very low. There's still a bunch of games left to continue to evaluate.

Don't you want to give Granato any credit for taking a shell of a lineup and having them compete well against some of the best teams in the league? I realistically don't think any available coach could have done better.

The elephant the room is that Granato's team lost 18 in a row prior to him taking the team.

He's at the age of decline, but can we sign Nick Foligno to the FA1 spot above for decent term and price? I'm thinking he could be the mentor Staal never was. Maybe his dad would talk him into taking a team friendly contract???

Skinner Eichel Reinhart FA1 Cozens Olofsson Asplund Mittelstadt Thompson Ruots Girgs Bjork Scratch:Okposo, FA2 -FA1 is a defensively responsible playmaker that can PK. -FA2 is the grit guy that gets limited starts. -Ruots and Bjork fill in on lines 1-3 for injuries -Peterka starts the year in ROC and either him or Quinn replace Girgs at the trade deadline IF ready

This is the best quote I've read since regularly visiting this site. Thanks for this. It really keeps things in perspective.

In my opinion, Granato is as good as it gets for this team. I'm curious, who you think might be better, and why? If Trotz was available, that would probably be a good answer. Besides him, I'm not sure if I know any coaches on the market with a long track record of taking a roster, and making it better. Though I don't have all the data in front of me, I'd say all of their successes have come at times when they're working with world class rosters. Maybe not... What do you think?

Do you know how many crummy Sabre teams made heroic runs in March/April only to suck again in October? I think it's different this time than all the years you're talking about. In those cases, you just saw a not too bad veteran team getting hot. In this case, you see a coach taking a long list of seemingly dead prospects, and turning them into legit NHL players in a matter of weeks... and doing so with a depleted veteran core.

And the risk of Eakin and the other washed up vets going back to getting prime minutes.

Spotted somewhere just outside Winnipeg...

If I'm Jack at home watching this I'm not going to want any part of being traded.

I was down on taking on the Swedish Chef and giving away Lazer, but if we're going to play a fast wide open style like this, Bjork was a great pick-up (so far).

But nobody wants to believe hockey players party As someone that's never done any hard drugs, but has owned a stick driven car with a bad battery, I interpret this completely differently.

I know I'm a complete minority here but I enjoy his folksy nature and his malapropisms.

Where's advanced stat guy that says we're as bad or worse under RK? I'd be hard pressed to think of a single period where we looked as put together as that. Against a lesser team, we'd be in a comfortable lead by now.

Screw the Rangers. Let's get Jack back, a decent goalie tandem, and let our growing stable of young guns beat them at their own game. It's going to be a long summer reading these boards! Is it next year yet?!??

I still like WGR, but it's not without its flaws. Everything said about Schopp not being a sports fan anymore is spot on, and next to Peters he's my least favourite of the on air talent (though I don't listen to One Bills Drive). I still find him entertaining on the non-sports stuff that seems to bug a lot of people.🤡 I'm a casual Bills fan, but I listen for about an hour a week (tops) during football season. After an hour I'm all caught up and then it's just the same thing over and over again. Another thing... When the Sabres were good and the Bills weren't, the Sabres dominated the channel. I recall most of the hosts were on the record with saying they were Sabres fans first and Bills second. If the Sabres get good again, hockey will come back.

Bulldog is still dialed right into the Sabres though.

I wonder if this is what hampered him since training camp.

Rebound control is one thing... Sprawling yourself out on the ice for a routine save is another.

Whatever I just saw from Tokarski, it can't be considered goaltending.