GASabresIUFAN
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Let Krebs go.
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4 minutes ago, #freejame said:
Assistant to the general manager
Custodial Engineer
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1 hour ago, ska-T Chitown said:
That's GM Howdy Doody - put some respect on his title!
GMHD for short?
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Quenneville is never getting another NHL job.
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1 hour ago, thewookie1 said:
he doesn't get kudos for it but your need to harp on this point everytime and it ended up looking ok by year's ended.
It's simple. His wait for Levi/UPL strategy sank this season as well. Our goaltending was poor to start the season because we utilized a 3 headed goalie monster. By the time UPL established himself as a true No. 1, the team was already out of contention and remained so. Who created the 3 headed goalie monster? Adams and it's a reflection of his poor decisions making on development, free agency and roster construction. Just because UPL bailed out his poor decisions for the last 50 games or so, doesn’t give Adams a pass for the failure to give this roster proper goaltending for years.
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Why should anyone, the media, the fans, the players and TP trust that KA's plan to fix the mess he created.
His track record in fixing roster issues is terrible.
1) He never fixed the goaltending - Seriously, he tried 40000 year old Anderson, Subban, Dell, and Comrie
2) He tried and failed to fix his defense with Lyubushkin, Stillman, Clifton and Eric Johnson
3) He kept bringing back failing players like Jost, KO, and Girgensons and then added guys like Robinson
4) his big trade was to trade his only playmaker for a even younger D with the same skill set as the two youngsters he's paying 19 million for.
Does anyone here really have confidence this Howdy Doody GM of ours can fix this team?
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so the upshot from this presser is that KA's butt is in a sling for his failures this season and that his plan is to try to save his arse by doing everything we have all said needed to be done for three years; play hard for the open practice of the season, be harder to play against, go to the net, and work hard on defense.
Until today, the only player held accountable for the failed team, was Mitts and he was nearly the only forward showing nightly effort most of the season.
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7 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
I am not happy with Adams. He did not do enough.
I fully agree. He has failed the organization time and again. He didn't shore up the goalies for years. Still hasn't fixed the D group. Didn't make any substantive changes when the offense fell apart early in the season and for reasons only know to him and G-d, Matt Ellis still has a job. Enough!
His firing of DG today and this vehement press conference doesn't even begin to change the lack of accountability in this organization under his leadership. Why weren't any of these issues vocalized and changed in season when there was still a chance to make the playoffs?
Frankly, this whole friggin mess is on him. He should be fired as well for gross incompetence.
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45 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
RFAs: UPL, Krebs, Jokiharju, Bryson and Clague
35 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:Krebs is also a RFA
Honestly, I think Krebs needs to go. He regressed this season and never found his game once Mitts was traded. Bringing him back in any capacity is a mistake. Even if they choose to re-sign him, it doesn't change the need to upgrade the center position in the top 9 besides Cozens and TNT.
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Step 1: Fire the Coaches (aka making someone else the scapegoat for the GM's poor roster construction) - Donnie, Christie and the Video Coach Fired! \
Step 2: Hire a new coach - let the search begin.
Step 3: Fix the friggin roster.
Current roster situation 14 Sabres under contract for next season with a cap cost $65,406,050
Forwards (8) TNT, Tuch, Skinner, Benson, Cozens, JJP, Quinn & Greenway
Defense (5) - Dahlin, Power, Byram, Clifton and Samuelson
Goalies (1) - Levi
RFAs: UPL, Krebs, Jokiharju, Bryson and Clague
UFAs (who may return): Girgensons, and Robinson
Step 3A: re-sign or trade key RFAs - Honestly the only 2 relevant decisions are Joki and UPL. UPL must be re-signed and IMHO Joki needs to be traded.
Step 3B: Fill roster holes.
Up front, this team needs an entirely new 4th line and probably needs a top 6 center. This offense needs to be more physical, add some playmakers and guys willing to drive to the net. KA also needs to answer what the long-term future is for Skinner as a Sabre. Could be bought out this off-season?
On Defense: I'd trade Joki. I'd then acquire (trade or FA) a top 4 RHD who knows how to play defense. With 5 D under contract and Ryan Johnson ready for an NHL role, I'm not expecting much change here.
In Goal. This might be the most interesting decisions to watch. How much and how long do they re-sign UPL and whether they add a vet in order to leave Levi in Rochester another year (option A) or do they anoint (again) Levi as a NHL goalie in tandem with UPL (option B). I suspect KA will go with option B.
The overriding roster questions are can KA re-invigorate the offense? Can he finally get the team to improve defensively? Will he make the team more physical and who will replace Mitts as the primary playmaker on offense?
Prospect Watch: Besides Levi and Ryan Johnson, which prospects have the best chance to make the Sabres net fall? Savoie, Kulich, Rosen and Novikov top the list, but all will have to have great camps to force their way onto the roster.
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There were only 4 players who truly improved year over year - JJP, Quinn, UPL and Joki. Not surprisingly UPL and Joki need new contracts.
This past season feels like the curse of Ralph Krueger.
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12 minutes ago, ... said:
Let's compare win percentages to some coaches we know:
Montgomery .623
Brind'Amour .616
Keefe .611
Cooper .597
Bylsma .566
Bednar .551
Quenneville .548
Laviolette .534
Hitchcock .531
Berube .517
Ruff .487
Tortorella .480
Maurice .470
Tocchet .446
Bowness .384I’d like to see this as points % or pts per game coached. I did the math on Lindy and his was 1.104 pts per game coached. That’s about 91 pts per season on average.
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The case for Ruff is simple and good. He is a Sabres. He is the only coach to lead this team to the conference finals or better with two distinctly different player groups (Hasek Era and Briere/Drury window). He understands what it takes to win in Buffalo.
Someone else mentioned he failed other places. I’m not sure I agree. In Dallas he got them to the playoffs for the first time in 6 years, reached the playoffs twice in 4 years, won a division title, and his record was 165-122-41. In NJ he took a rebuilding club to the playoffs in year 3 and was fired this season when his team was hovering at 500. He was 128-125-28 in 3+ years in NJ
Granato’s record in Buffalo was 122-125-27 with no playoff appearances.
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Quinn should not be on his list. Yes his production fell in total numbers, but that was due only to injury. He actually increased his goal and pts/gp. His goals per game went from .187 to .333 and his pts per game went from .493 to .7. He was on pace for a 27g 57 pt season.
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Who will be the next coach of the Buffalo Sabres? How extensive will the coaching search be?
The obvious candidates are no NHL experience Seth Appert and Sabres re-tread Lindy Ruff. Are there any other serious contenders? Will TP spend on Brind’amour or someone else of that quality? During TP’s ownership we have hired re-tread with a Cup (Bylsma), NHL Rookie coaches (Housley, Granato) and one semi-experienced coach from left field (Krueger). So what’s next?
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5 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Once again, Adams unexpectedly shows he really is wiling to make the hard decisions, and is not too much in love with "his guys".
I like Donnie a lot. I like the way he treats people and I think he deserves a ton of thanks for pulling our kids out of the Krueger black hole and for developing them into NHL players.
In the end, they let him down and I hope that's the last lesson he teaches them.
This is professional sport: win or be replaced.
Hope he lands on his feet.
I think you are giving Adams more credit than he deserves. The 1st period starts made some coaching changes inevitable and the captain goes down with his ship. A bolder GM makes this decision mid season after the Sabres only won 17 of their first 41 games. The O and 1st period issues were all firmly established by then and KA did nothing.
I do wonder whether this decision was made by Adams at all. TP is on the hook for DG’s extension and all major money matters all flow through him. I also wonder if this decision happens if Ruff was still coaching in NJ. I’m now firmly in the TP wants Ruff as the next coach camp.
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How does Ellis still keep his job? His job performance was the worst on the staff.
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4 hours ago, Thorny said:
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yes, the plan devotes one full year to the players learning each skill. 26-27 is “how to body check safely”
What year is learning to back check and learning to drive the net on offense?
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Sadly, both guys will be back.
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HDCA (775 through 81 games ytd vs 881 in 82 games last season) and SCA (1803 vs 1957 last year) are both down. This is pretty illustrative that the defense is better. Unfortunately it also proves that the defense remains poor. Our HDCA is the 6th worst in the NHL (we were 4th worst last season) and our SCA is 12th worst vs 11th last season. So while the gross numbers are better so was the entire NHL and our position relative to our peers is about the same.
The Sabres have needed improved defensive defenseman for years and KA’s response has been to add Stillman, Lyubushkin, Johnson, Clifton and Byrum; a pantheon of defensive stalwarts. Does this guy have a clue?
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We don’t have….
1. Accountability at any level of the organization
2. A winning culture
3. Good coaching
4. Any elite forwards
5. A competent GM
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We need a 3rd poll category - "Undecided"
As much as I don't think KA has a real master plan and that I believe the coaching staff needs to be replaced, I do believe with the correct tweaks, this "core" could become a playoff team.
1. Goaltending - once a black hole of failure now there is hope both short term and long-term with UPL finally developing and Levi. I do think Levi needs another year in the minors and KA should sign a veteran backup. That's not going to happen however .
2. Defense - there are some good pieces here. Dahlin, Byrum and Clifton should each anchor a pair. I like the idea of Mule combining with Clifton for a rock'em sock'em pair. I'm not sold on Power and KA needs to take advantage of Joki's best season and trade him. I'd also put Power on the market to see what is offered for him. We need atop 4 RHD.
3. Forwards - There are some really good pieces here, but they aren't meshing as we'd hoped. The whole offense took a step back with the exception of two players (JJP and Mitts) so of course our goofy ball GM traded Mitts. I believe Quinn and JJP will be our best forwards next season, just in time for their new contracts. I don't believe TNT or Cozens are elite centers. TNT is a 2 and Cozens a 3. What the Sabres really need is an elite center, which isn't happeneding unless we win the draft lottery. I like Tuch. I know people here love Benson, but all I see is a guys who keeps getting knock on his butt and off the puck coupled with a few great plays now and again. Until he is stronger on his skates and add some body mass, his production will remain 3rd/4th line level. Krebs needs to go, so do Jost, Girgensons, and Robinson, but some changes higher in the lineup are also needed to move this team forward.
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Atlanta Sabres? 🙂
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20 minutes ago, dudacek said:
That’s how Adams rolls.
I think you mean stagnates.
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Off-season Game Plan 2024
in The Aud Club
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Are any current Sabres under contract going to held “accountable” by Adams during the remake this summer?