Pimlach
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1 hour ago, inkman said:
I’ve learned the people who earn respect in the work place take personal responsibility or as some would say accountability. Blaming the coach for not being motivated is a cop out and a sign of major mental weakness. Could imagine telling people at work, I’d do a better job if my boss just pushed me more. No one would respect anything you did or said ever again.
I agree with your point. However, you are getting a snippet of an interview from a 23 year old guy that does not articulate well.
I don’t think Dahlin is the best choice for the C, but I still want him on my team because he shows up on the ice more than any of them.
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1 hour ago, PerreaultForever said:
One of the differences I noticed is Tuch took it on himself. He said "I" have to be better and lead by example. That was important to me to hear.
I watched the two interviews. Dahlin did fine until towards the end when he said they were young. Especially since he already previously stated being young should not be an excuse. He is listening in English, translating in his head, and speaking back in English. Sometimes it prevents him from getting subtle nuances of the questions.
Between the two I would pick Tuch, not because of these interviews, but due to his additional experience and years with Vegas giving him a broader view of what is really needed. I think they will pick Dahlin though. Without seeing the practices and being around them it’s kind of hard to say.
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4 hours ago, #freejame said:
I mean this with the utmost sincerity—what noteworthy humanitarian contributions has he made to the community? I’m not on the twitter so I don’t see the Sabres marketing about this and I don’t remember seeing other posts.
Im not doubting any of his contributions, I’d simply like to learn more of them.
I don’t know. He does community service in WNY and that website is part of it. You may want to contact Sabres Public Relations to get more info. I am also not on X, (or Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, etc).
I don’t know how this award works, if every team submits a name or not.
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1 hour ago, LabattBlue said:
You really want to nitpick “failed” vs “failed miserably”? What difference does it really make? IMO almost all will agree he needed to go.
I agree with letting him go. I have said this for quite a while, he did what he can do with this group, and they needed to move on.
Your posts on his firing read as angry and disrespectful to the guy.
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2 minutes ago, Thorny said:
This group of players has such an uphill battle in the field of “likeablity”
I want to like them. Then you hear these stories and you wonder how being arrogant can happen.
I guess when you get a bunch of kids that have been in elite leagues, and traveled in circles with the best players their whole life, it can happen.
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2 minutes ago, Scottysabres said:
53 yrs old, still a smoker (i know, no more excuses. As i sit here typing this smoking a cig), I currently weigh 233lbs, I was down to 226lbs in early Jan. (FU La Nova, you tried to take me out), it's all waste and tits as my toothpick legs literally are screaming at me to stop adding size to the roster.
I weighed 196lbs in 2011, No playoff weight loss in 13 weight loss seasons. My spare tire looks like I'm a 30 pack of heavy lager a weekend, yet I i may have a beet or bourbon once every 2 months. This is it, I'm committing to long term change. So the Sabres better get their ***** together or I'll be kicking their *****, in 2 to 3 years.
Not sure you are in the right thread here.
But good luck on committing to better fitness, and get rid of the cigs.
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12 minutes ago, inkman said:
Huh? A new coach is going to get Tage Thompson to barrel into the corners and level the competition? Jack Quinn is going to turn into Mike Peca because some new guy told him to? I don’t see this at all.
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7 minutes ago, #freejame said:
I mean this with the utmost sincerity—what noteworthy humanitarian contributions has he made to the community? I’m not on the twitter so I don’t see the Sabres marketing about this and I don’t remember seeing other posts.
Im not doubting any of his contributions, I’d simply like to learn more of them.
https://www.at9foundation.org/
Here is one.
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42 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:
If “taking a team as far as they could go” includes missing the playoffs each year, yet considered a success by some here, he should never have been hired…therefore he failed miserably as an NHL HC.
Set the bar ridiculously low, and this is what you end up with.
OK, he failed. Failed miserably? Does it make you feel better if he failed miserably?
Listening to Adams yesterday, the failure to make the playoffs this season was clearly a joint effort by the GM, the Coach, the coaching staff, and the players. Which is exactly what we saw from the off season, to camp, to the very last game. A poorly constructed roster, a flawed hockey system, arrogant players, bad coaching, and a lack of leadership and accountability throughout. The HC takes the blame because you simply cannot fire everyone. He was maxed out with what he could do here.
Prior seasons I do not think he had the guns to get there, especially in goal.
So yes, he failed. Failed miserably is a team honor.
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1 hour ago, bob_sauve28 said:
Have any ex-sabre coaches ever done an interview about coaching the Sabres? I can't remember any of them talking about it
Is there a non-disclosure clause in their contracts or something?
I cannot say that any coaches publicly get into dirty details on the teams they coached. Doing so is a great way to never get hired again.
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2 hours ago, PASabreFan said:
I couldn't get through the whole thing. Did anyone ask Kevyn about The Brawndo Question... Whether he now has the freedom to spend to the cap, etc.? Mike seemed to trigger KA with a question about Terry. How dare someone mention the owner's name?
KA gave a rousing defense of Terry and he did say, I think, that Terry provides all the resources he asks for/needs. So why isn't he asking for more?
Still waiting for the day the Sabres figure out a way to let us hear the media questions. Maybe they don't want us to? Would be smart, innit?
I don't recall any spend to cap question either but KA did say that resources are not a problem and TP provides what is needed.
2 hours ago, PASabreFan said:The other thing that seemed to go unchecked was KA saying the cost of getting forward help over the summer was too high.
The obvious follow on... What was the cost of not acting? A playoff berth, innit?
Innits, go home. Little pissants.
The cost of pro acquisitions often seems too high for Kevyn.
A running list of his comments over the years: Other GMs want his prospects for nothing; a trade with Buffalo took more asset than trades with others (Chychrun going to Ottawa); the trade offers are lopsided; the player(s) targeted did not want to come here; and now the cost of forward help last summer was too high.
Is he a bad negotiator? Cheap? Shrewd? Unrealistic? A good negotiator? Not a negotiator at all?
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59 minutes ago, dudacek said:
See, I saw the Mitts trade as exactly this.
Do you disagree, or think it wasn’t enough?
I disagree that we have to trade any one of Thompson, Cozen, Dahlin, or Power. Trade for the right hockey deal, not just to fire for effect.
I disagree on the Mitts deal. We traded a 25 year old vet for another younger player that is similar in style to what we have. I just don't know what Adams plans to do with Byram, or how this made us a better team.
Still watching Byram closely. He had a decent game at Tampa. To me he is Joker on steroids so far.
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3 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:
Where are those? I missed them.
There are a few comments like that in the thread. Probably just conjecture.
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1 hour ago, Night Train said:
Trade for what ? A 2030 6th round pick ?
He is worth much more than that.
Package him in a hockey trade and he packages as a former 1. The sparkle is off of him as a 1 of course, but he is still a promising player and only 23.
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3 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Adams addressed this twice and seemed to be saying he knows what he wants to do with all 3 but that the new coach will be a factor in the final decision.
Seems weird. Christie is tied to Granato, so good bye to him. Smith, who knows.
Bales is kind of unique working with goalies.
But keeping Ellis and Wilford? Is that in case the new coach wants to talk to them about a position? Are you suggesting there is more to it?
The comments I am reading about Ellis being "eyes and ears" for the FO and the Owner is just bad business. I sure hope he is not that guy.
Ellis hanging around is another indicator that the new HC could be Lindy.
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25 minutes ago, Weave said:
He’s bottom 6. We all want the bottom 6 to look differently. Young, on a team that has too much youth. Skilled, but unlikely to crack the top 6 as he develops/matures.
He’s the perfect candidate for a hockey trade.
Indeed. Not a top 6. He might be a fine bottom 6 someday, but he is not today.
Trade able asset.
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8 hours ago, Buffalo Super Fan said:
I am not surprised that Don Granato was fired. Buffalo Sabres fans saying I want this coach or that coach the coach has to want to come to the Buffalo Sabres. It takes two that is why the odds are it’s Lindy Ruff be glad he has merci on the Buffalo Sabres and wants to come back here. The bottom line this Sabres fan would hold a parade if the Buffalo Sabres actually made the playoffs again. Be glad Lindy Ruff wants to comeback the Sabres should have hired him back instead of Ralph Krueger. Enough the Buffalo Sabres fans fantasies this isn’t the Buffalo Bills job with Josh Allen or even the Buffalo Bandits coaching job. The Buffalo Sabres aren’t a must coach team wake up some Sabres fans think NHL coaches are excited about the Buffalo Sabre job there not that is what happens tanking and sucking for 13 straight years.
If the Buffalo Sabres hire Lindy Ruff as head coach we should celebrate because I know he can get Buffalo Sabres to the playoffs. I don’t care he never won a Stanley Cup there is a first time for everything. Plus I can sleep at night knowing Lindy Ruff is going to get these lazy players skating and not like they are on a cruise. The Buffalo Sabres presently are by far one of the laziest Buffalo sports teams in my 50 years of being a fan Lindy Ruff put an end of that crap that I am certain about. If Lindy Ruff can’t fix the Sabres than the Sabres franchise needs to be contracted and starting with a new Buffalo NHL expansion team because I have zero tolerance of youth excuses and lazy entitled Sabres hockey players on this team while every other NHL team puts out. The Sabres started out rebuild before the Detroit Wings that is embarrassing in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo
Is this Marty Biron?
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6 hours ago, Huckleberry said:
We should get Him out of our minds, he is not leaving carolina for us.
True. He was my top choice in dreamworld.
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4 hours ago, Huckleberry said:
what are the chances any of the coaches that make the playoffs will be fired though ?
The point is waiting to talk to Brind’Amour is not a thing. Adam’s seemed to have an urgent need to move fast.
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1 hour ago, ska-T Chitown said:
Are there any coaches that could get canned if they flunk out in the first round? Beyond that? No sarcasm - genuinely curious how warm/hot some of those seats might be. I'd think after the first round, not too many? In which case, GMKA (not sure if I am fully comfortable diving right into using GM Howdy Doody) could start now, dilly dally just a little, see what round 1 holds, then full speed ahead?
Brind’Amour is the key person I’m referring to. He will not be available to interview until his team is eliminated.
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1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:
As I listened, I thought about Lindy a few times. His comments took me there.
The fact that he is not necessarily waiting for the playoffs to end says the exhaustive search will be semi exhaustive.
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47 minutes ago, inkman said:
Generally throwing your boss under the bus doesn’t have favorable results. Especially to the media.
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18 minutes ago, North Buffalo said:
Wish there is a clear answer... harder coach could implode these softies... then that is on the GM to find the right type of players... If they dont add a few and a coach who will hold their feet to the fire then buh bye KA... not saying itll change anything could make drought longer but I want more guys who work... let Skinner go.
Hire an experienced coach and allow him to work with the GM to shape the roster. Adams talks of struggles to get veterans to come to Buffalo. If the coach was highly respected and had a winning pedigree it would help sell the team.
Get an experienced and respected guy in there asap.
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1 minute ago, HumanSlinky39 said:
His failure to act on the fly is absolutely a strike against him and a major bone of contention. That will remain a concern moving forward. But, this is the first time I've heard him shed the GM-speak and actually call out the myriad issues we pointed out on this forum throughout the season. This hire will be undoubtedly the most important move he will make as the Sabres GM. A coach that wins will cover up a lot of warts. I think he senses his ass is in the sling and another failed season will find him in the jackpot. I think he gets 2024-25 to make it right. He doesn't, I'd expect he's unemployed. Time to produce results. POSITIVE results...not potential.
True. He is pretty smart, he should be looking for an experienced NHL coach that he is willing to learn from.
The Players need someone to push them?
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This is sounding more like a team a coach like Gallant can motivate and help get to the next level.