Claude Balls

The one Murray quote that stuck out to me was when he said "if I'm here next week" which coincides with his other quote of "Dan is my coach today". This makes me believe he wasn't going to fire DB after talking to TP. If Murray wasn't fired, then Bylsma would still be the coach. I think the writing was on the wall for TM.

He wasted a good 10 days then if this was the case. Why not do it right after the season if he already had his mind made up. Not sure I buy that Sylvester quote either. TP has shown he has a quick trigger finger.

I wonder if TP talked to Jack directly after locker clean out day just to get his feelings on the organization as a whole. Doesn't seem like TPs style to listen to a 20 year old, but he is the future of this team.

Not sure if I want re-treads or fresh meat. Looking at Toronto makes me lean towards re-treads. Where as in the NFL, I like the fresh face approach better. Two different animals IMO and I hope the Pegula's don't just follow what they did with the Bills when it comes to new hires. They have their QB/leader on the Sabres already with Jack and some other key players on the team. They Bills do not have their key pieces in place yet and are in total rebuild mode.

I may never watch again if RB has anything to do with the next phase of the Sabres new hires.

Can Jack captain, coach and GM the team? Peters mentioned Drury and Briere which are interesting names to throw in the mix.

It's Christmas in April. Pretty surprised about Murray though.

Boston, they are on the same hate level as Toronto for me.

Not only does Washington have to beat the Leafs, they have to somehow beat the NHL as well. That game was total BS.

you NHL

No diving call of course

Looks like Matthews went to the Sidney Crosby school of face offs. Tripping and crosschecking guys right after the draw. Dirty

One thing the refs can't overturn....bad goaltending.

Ha....up yours Toronto

Yeah, the officials definitely trying to help Toronto out. This game has turned into a joke. Ovie was lighting the officials up during the break. Good for him.

Five Canadian teams in the playoffs, I'm sure there is an agenda to keep at least a few teams in as long as they can.

Horrible no goal call in Toronto. How can you interfere with someone just standing there with both arms up in the air?

Is Brian Boucher dating McAvoys mom or something? He can't stop drooling over the kid. STFU already, it's starting to sound like a Pierre MacGuire ballwashing.

I smell a Caps blowout. I actually had like $30 in my online gambling account and threw it on Washington. They were only -150

Maybe he's a virgin too. Tim Tebow part deux?

Well he knows the Sabres young talent in the system better than anyone, so maybe he sees something similar with the kids coming up.

Except of course in the NFL where the same team wins every year. I'm starting to feel like Jeremy White....Buffalo sports are ruining me.

The Bills franchise is just a toy for Belichick and he loves playing with it. He doesn't around with Miami or the Jets like this. He knows how clueless the whole organization is.

I love watching my teams win, but it's just as enjoyable to watch their rivals lose.

Well if GMTM is watching the playoffs, he needs to tell TP that the Sabres are going nowhere if they stand pat with DB. Just watching these teams play myself shows me how far away the Sabres seem to be right now. I don't think they would win more than 1 game against any of these playoff teams right now. And if Murray can't see that, he needs to go too.