PerreaultForever
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Worst thing that can happen here is Granato makes this team respectable. If that happens, even by a glimmer, the narrative will be it's all on the coaching and next season we'll see all the same people and in the long run similar results.
We were bad under Bylsma, we were bad under Housley, we were bad under Krueger.
Unless you want to say "low event hockey" is our identity we have not had an identity since Ruff was here and even then we were iffy and soft (in the end). We have one moment here to completely rebuild around a new identity. If we just stall and take too long and just tweak and tinker hoping a new coach will fix everything we will lose that moment and suck for another decade as we lose core players one by one like ROR.
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3 hours ago, Stads said:
If I was coach Granato, I would have Rasmus Dahlin come into my office. I would show him a highlight reel of his time at Frolunda rushing up the ice and ask him, "Is this still you? If it is, you are free to do whatever the hell you want." We need to see if Dahlin is completely broken or not
Sorry, I think this is completely wrong. You don't fix a young D man by letting him run free. Having him run free too much and too early is what broke him. When he was asked to play D he simply had no way to do that. Doesn't help playing him with Montour, another run wild and free lousy defender.
imo new coach has to have a chat with every single player but not sure an interim has that role.
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1 hour ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
I think the Pegula's are like me as a fan. I like the Bills, but love the Sabres. He bought the Bills because it was a good investment and he wanted to insure that it stayed in Buffalo but it's not his passion. They obviously like the Bills now, but he was more willing to take a hands off approach and let the professionals run the thing. The Sabres are his passion project and that's why he is more hands on and the results are worse. He wants so badly for them to succeed he's killing them.
I think is very likely true. The trick is how does someone get Terry to realize this.
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I don't think it matters.
I know some people want to test out and see the youngsters, but I'm of the opposite mindset. I'd prefer they play in Rochester and keep them away from this disaster until we get a new coach and set a new identity. I don't want to break Bryson like we already broke Dahlin and Jokiharju as well. Don't let UPL anywhere near this.
Since I believe we should trade off all UFAs and most RFAs the roster can be a bunch of cap cast offs we have to take in return (but not on long contracts, just guys on the books for the remainder of this season).
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I like Cozens.
I think I like Borgen and Bryson but too soon to be sure especially on Borgen. Horrible luck with that injury.
I like Lazar cause he tries hard.
I'm indifferent to a lot of them. Dislike several but that's not this thread.
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1. We need a coach working with him and the young D directly and one on one.
2. His minutes need to be cut way back and he needs to be taken out of difficult situations as much as possible.
3. and this is the biggie. He needs to be paired with a steady veteran D man and that pairing has to stay paired until such time as he grows into what he should or could be.
It all has to be pulled back drastically. He's broken and it's a slow and step by step fix. If you can't get that veteran D man to play with him we'd be better off to trade him and let someone else put in the 2-3 years this will take to get him where we want him to be.
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We can't score. Boston doesn't score much. This one comes down to goaltending.............oh, damn.
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1 hour ago, thewookie1 said:
You trade Reinhart and Eichel is gone which literally means we will break the playoff drought record and likely watch them all flourish elsewhere. I’d much rather avoid that.
They aren't a good leadership core though so I'd say yes, trade them both. Similar to the above, there's no real point to keeping Reinhart if you trade Jack. It's possible they will excel elsewhere, but I don't think that's guaranteed. If they were THAT good, we'd not be where we are.
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1 minute ago, Curt said:
Yes, I believe that it is Adams’ mission statement. I definitely understand why you feel that way. Adams has been in the job since June. I think he is honestly contemplating how to best rebuild the team in that image. Seems like he has been trying to figure out what he can get for just about everyone on the trade market.
My problem with believing in it is I see no evidence of any attempt to slowly move in that direction. He's been around. Evaluation shouldn't take that long and a lot of these guys have shown what they can and can't (or won't) do for years. Leaving everything to the deadline seems risky and I'm skeptical.
He really needs to make a deal that sets the tone and direction. A big one.
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Want Gallant. Bet it ends up being some Swedish guy nobody's ever heard of.
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5 minutes ago, Curt said:
It was on the wall in the offices in one of their “behind the scenes” media release videos.
Well it definitely reads like a mission statement, but most mission statements are bs. If they want to actually follow it they need to rebuild around a captain and core that embodies that and this core isn't that.
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42 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:
https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/2283675
What do you guys think?
Tried to add a combination of vets, toughness, and some solid roleplayers while jettisoning a large portion of the unhappy guys.
There are some gritty names on there I like, Especially Nick Foligno, but I really don't see the Islanders making that deal, Reinhart is over valued, and nobody's going to want Thompson. Overall however I agree with the direction and the tone/character that line up might bring.
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5 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
Have Rieder and Sheahan looked good because they have been good or just better then the rest of the crap on the roster?
It's the latter. They're like Lazar was when he got here. Fringe players giving effort to keep jobs. It's that simple effort that makes them stand out. Really they shouldn't but the rest are just that bad and lacking.
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2 hours ago, klos1963 said:
Darcy probably has the most success of any GM in our history. But I think he's out of hockey, he left the Coyotes for personal reasons and think he's been quiet ever since.
Fans wouldn't like him back, even though he was successful.
You sully the good name of Punch Imlach sir. I mean come on, Rene Robert for Eddie Shack.............he wins best GM ever just for that alone.
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5 hours ago, Radar said:
What I see is a bunch of individuals who haven't melded into a team. It's a team sport. It's not just individual talent. I think this may be what you describe as an identity and if that's the case we're on the same page. We have some individual talents at fairly high level but do they play well as a team? It would seem not. This is why a coach and GM need to work as a team as well.
This is definitely true. We've played like individuals over team for years now. Different coaches too. This is why I think we need a full rebuild. I'm not sure a number of these talented players are willing or capable of being team players.
4 hours ago, Curt said:This is what Adams wants the Buffalo Sabres to be. Not sure if it’s what you are looking for.
So that's a mission statement? I see no evidence of it being followed or adhered to.
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2 minutes ago, Radar said:
We're all frustrated. I'm now 78 and been here since the Knox's were awarded this franchise so I feel your pain. The vision? Well to construct a winning team. If what you're asking is how then that's something most GM's aren't going to come right out with because it usually entails coaching and they are making that change. Players. They're not going to publicly announce we're looking to trade so and so. It's difficult to be totally transparent because other GM's can look to take advantage. They've said they're open for business. That's as transparent and informative as you can expect.
I'm not quite as old as you, but as a kid I did become a fan watching the French Connection upset Montreal so I remember those days.
What I've wanted for a long time now is a clear identity for this team. We've lacked that for quite a while simply building (floundering?) on some vague notion of Eichel will save us and not much else. Some teams build on one model and lack in another area (eg. Tampa had to beef up to match the speed and skill they built on, Boston plays hard D but lacks offense etc.) We're not fast, we don't play wide open, we don't play choking D, we're not tough, we're a mix of non entities and confusion. Our identity is simply losing and under achieving.
I want a GM/owner to commit to one identity and build on that like we've done in the distant past. So what I'd be happier hearing is Adams saying ..............this (whatever it is) is who I want us to be and this is how we will get there piece by piece. Then we as fans can judge properly who fits into that and what we're lacking and so forth. Right now we are a rudderless sinking ship.
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I'm just not sure what the thinking is on this so I'm not sure it matters. Depends on what the role/duties of this person are and how much influence they will have over the on ice product.
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1 hour ago, Kristian said:
The only two guys who’ve been allowed to play together for extended periods on the roster are Sam and Jack, everyone else have been shuffled around worse than a Vegas deck of cards.
Been that way for as long as I can remember - Even Lindy shuffled like crazy.
It's D pairs that are more important imo. You can see how Risto and McCabe had some communication and success together but that's about it for stable pairings. Dahlin paired well with Bogo for a brief while but overall it's a mess.
Rookies should be paired with veterans while they learn, and more offensive minded D men should pair with responsible stay at home guys. Smaller guys with bigger stronger ones. Pairings like Jokiharju and Montour just boggle my mind.
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2 hours ago, Radar said:
You really thought he would come out maybe two hours after terminating a coach and introduce a new one? What sense of direction description would you have been looking for? I'm not by any means covering for this franchise as I've been very critical of it but I didn't expect anything more from this press conference.
I definitely didn't expect anything today and that is because since Adams has taken over I've not seen any indication of what the desired direction or result is and it continues. He is just "evaluating" but evaluating what? to what end? what is the plan ? what is his vision of what or who we should be? At least JBot and Housley had a vision. It failed, but it was an idea.
I've just about had it with this franchise, and I'd like to hear what they want it to become so I ca decide if it's worth sticking around for it or not.
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1 minute ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
Makes you wonder if Risto’s improvement was more about maturity and less about skills taught be Smith.
I think that's true. I also think he was always asked to do too much too soon and that's the same thing we've done with Dahlin and to some extent Joker. If you want to develop a complete D man you have to bring them along slowly and not ask them to do too much as they learn and grow. So part of the problem has been the team sucking. As we suck worse coaches have few options to go to but the rest of it is on the teaching and clearly defining their roles.
It also doesn't help when we don't have proper pairings and keep moving people around. Lack of communication on D has been a huge problem for years.
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6 minutes ago, IKnowPhysics said:
It was a mixed bag, but generally worse. Ristolainen seemed to bounce back a bit before COVID, which is nice, but Dahlin's regression has been much worse than Risto's improvement was good, and likely much more impactful to the franchise health.
Don't forget Jokiharju's completely fallen apart too.
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Big load of crap.
Gotta be better, take time to get it right blah blah blah translates as a big bag of nothing. There is no sense of direction, what the plan is, or what they actually intend to do. I doubt very much they even know.
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Krueger obviously had to go, but I am happier about Steve Smith gone. The way our promising young D men get worse not better has been a thorn in the side for quite a while.
Everything else is speculation, but today is a start. But just a start.
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1 hour ago, pi2000 said:
Totally lost respect for you and your opinions now.
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An engrained losing culture
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By the way, football is not chess. It's checkers.