Pimlach

People here call coaches like Tochet and Torts dinosaurs. Most Buffalo fans want their style of hockey though. Hard work is always appreciated. It’s easy to see when it’s not there. Right now, this team is not working hard. They already quit on each other, now they are quitting on DG.

If I am the HC I don’t want Granato in Rochester. I want a coach in Rochester that teaches my system, my way. There is no system today under Granato. The Granato system is to allow talented players to free lance and create scoring chances. It’s a system for All Star teams, not normal league teams. Some nights it works, especially when you have more talent than they do, but most nights it doesn’t, especially now because everyone knows what to do to slow it down. HUGE RED FLAG - you don’t teach offense one year, defense the next year. Hockey is not played like that. When I heard that I was shocked. Granato reached his peak last season. It’s time to move on, but not hastily. Stick someone in there now just to hold down the fort, this season is toast. The problem in Buffalo is massive and should be addressed in the off season. There needs to be a major coaching search. There are experienced coaches out there that can help them take the next step - playoffs. The new coach will need to have a say on the roster construction for that to happen. The biggest problem is Pegula. No one wants to work for him, or be under his stupid constraints. He set the tone for how he would work within NHL circles. First brag, then throw money around recklessly, scoff at his contemporaries, and then publicly tank and tear down a franchise. He is considered a complete joke in the hockey world. It will be very hard to ever get this on track because of him. His fastest move out if this mess is to keep Adams, take off the shackles, and instruct him to hire experienced NHL coaches. Try to improve that way first (rather than another rebuild). There is no good GM candidate out there that will work for Terry. Forget that idea for now. Hire an experienced HC and give him control of the NHL roster construction. Some HC have GM like responsibilities, it is not unheard of.. They should already be talking to Berube and he is probably going to want a say in the roster construction.

He should not finish the season. But the Pegula $hit show just keeps giving.

She worked nothing of that sort. The NHL is nothing like the NFL. The NFL is a league win resources, that tries to not have dead franchises.

No. Of course not. But lose to the Leaves like that and someone has to go. But won’t. DG will finish the season, hopefully then he gets a merciful ending, and he will learn that putting in defense hurts offense.

No one is getting fired tomorrow. But after the Leaves game, who knows?

No. Fire Adams and hire a real GM. Let him figure it out who to keep from there. That won’t happen because Terry doesn’t know any real GMs. He is not connected to the NHL in that way.

The scored on the first shot and still didn’t get going. They lost the period 3-1, at home.

8 goals given up at home to the last place team in the Conference. Well, last place for now.

Tuch that was terrible defense.

DC ?

Your out Spooner. You’re a fine lawyer, but not a wartime Consigliere.

Power and Joker are -4, Ryan Johnson watching from the press box.

Not gonna happen. Accountability = 0

Hey!. They only need 5 to tie. Don’t go !!

Kyle starts the comeback.

That would be twice if he is hurt again.

Tage busted up the thumb again? Looked bad.

Another shot, another goal. They are doing to us what we did to them last year. Tage had what? 5 goals? Tonight he is -2 and invisible.

Granato finally changes a goalie to turn momentum. The team plays the same lazy way, Columbus scores on the first shot. Translation - they don’t listen to Don anymore. Tage and Tuch aren’t listening, that’s for sure.

Columbus playing a great road game this period. Cut off the neutral zone entries. Forcing Buffalo to play defense, which they can’t do.

The midterm report card is miserable. This is with Adams trying to win.

I like Rayzor for being a real warrior as a player. But in his current job he is an apologist. Trying to promote the smallest things, towing the company line.

The crowd boos again. Seems like almost every home game. You would think they would try harder at home. I just don’t get it. The crowd in Buffalo, they are conditioned to seeing bad play, so they do not cheer unless something good happens. They can’t invest anymore. The energy in that place is zero. Even that little dump in Phoenix had more going on.