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He's waiting at the bar for him with Doug Whaley and Tim Murray

Completely agree, which (IMO) makes the sentiments I was responding to hold even less water

I was mostly inclined to respond because of the quote of turning down an interview. The points you make definitely make sense. However (and now this is a different point), I don't think the Sabres situation is as dire as some might be making it. It could be a great opportunity for a coach to really turn things around, with many building blocks in place.

Thanks for the recap- interesting thoughts from PH. Glad I didn't end up putting you on ignore 😛

Wondering why some are strongly opposed to Ruff. I'm not advocating either way, but he was the coach for the best Sabres teams I've ever watched. Seems like he was only fired to facilitate the tank.

Only true when they have other offers.

With all due respect, I think this notion is absurd. Anyone who doesn't already have a job offer will interview here. It's a head coaching position in the NHL. These spots don't grow on trees.

I'm sorry, but the reality is: 32 jobs exist in the world for this profession, and if one is open and you get offered one, you take it. Plus, the ego of a head coach-type is such that they will believe they have what it takes to improve any situation, even if presenting a great challenge.

MSG-B gassing up Comrie every moment is vomit-inducing

I got into hockey in the mid-90s as a young kid in Buffalo, so I didn’t see Gretzky in his prime. I’ve seen Ovechkin’s whole career, and I’m cheering for the dude. He’s a force of nature. This is neither here nor there, as far as this thread goes, but… During my time as a hockey fan, at live games, the person I was the most terrified of whenever they had the puck was always… …Jagr

If you are implying that the Sabres development "plan" for Benson was to play him in the NHL, I completely disagree. I believe they gave him his handful of games, and he showed that he was one of the guys that belonged here. I believe Benson forced their hand, not the other way around.

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The team just wasn't there at that point. Let's hope this is a new beginning, and they are now for the foreseeable future

Can't believe that didn't go it

I don't understand what any of this has to do with UPL. You think they should play him 5 games straight, incl. a back-to-back? Also, ego can be a good thing in professional sports. Ego and pretentiousness (which I don't get from Levi) are different things. A very confident young goalie coming in (with talent to back it up) could also charge up the locker room, especially as there's a new leadership group. We're all just speculating, but you seem to have gone in the extreme negative direction.