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For the 8 billionth time: Skinner got that contract with the idea him and Jack had incredible chemistry and that this gave us a superline for the next 8 seasons. The first thing they did after he signed was take him off that line and pair him with a collection of dreadfully awful players and to the surprise of no one smarter than a cucumber it ended up being a disaster.

After hearing the press conference and seeing that Donny is an enthusiastic believer in the holy omnipotent Magic Giraffe Deity I now endorse his hiring 1,000%.

Every single word you just said is true. A month or so bàck I was at a Red Bulls game and decided to go down to Red Bank with a friend for an FC Monmouth match. If I didn't I would've taken NJT right back to the city and went into Times Square to get something to eat on the train home. Why that's important: I would've been there at the exact moment when a maniac shot up the place.

OK here goes: I called him an entry level NHL coaching hire. I pointed out that there are other teams and situations where hiring Granato would be reasonable. In my opinion the Sabres are NOT that team or situation. This organization is the biggest failure in modern hockey history and need someone with a track record that says "I can get the job done".

I must've missed the Flyers missing the playoffs for a decade straight. They are having a rough patch but they have credibility built up from decades of almost never being uncompetitive. And Bylsma won a cup with one of the 5 greatest players ever, a guy in Malkin who is probably one of the 10 or so greatest players of his era and a goalie in MAF who has a good shot at the HOF (And lots of other good players). Conehead the beer vendor probably could've won a cup coaching that Pens team.

If we were talking about an organization that had any shred of credibility like say the Flyers or Bruins that's in a position where they can afford to take a chance on a guy? Yeah. An organization that has zero credibility of any kind dying a horrible that cannot afford to get another hire wrong? Nope.

Or:

The amazing thing is that Duff was far better than Dan ever was when he had to step in after RJ had to be rushed to the hospital (and imagine how difficult that situation was). I wish they'd give Chuck Kaiton a call.

Compare his resume to Bruce Boudreau.

As an NHL head coach he is. And with all that experience why has he never been given an NHL HC gig?

They hired Barry Trotz and Lou, we hired Kevyn Adams and are going to hire an entry level guy as coach.

"Sir this is a Mighty Taco."

1- Why would we trade a guy who is specifically being traded because he headed out of contract for a guy who is headed out of contract? 2- Does this guy seriously question if Sam could be a difference maker? 3- Did he also seriously cite +/- like it means anything?

If I saw Dreger on the street engulfed in flames I would walk into a convenience store, buy a bottle of water and chug it.

If you were doing a list of the dumbest trades in NHL history that one has to make the list. It's the type of trade that sounds like a sketch comedy routine except it actually happened.

Remember how Tampa ended Sobotka's career and then left Dahlin in a pool of his own blood? Yeah, ***** Tampa.

Even if you think last season was just anything that can go wrong did I don't understand how anyone could look at next season's roster minus Jack and Sam and not see it has a good shot at being the worst team of post-lockout era.

All of the names are out there and it's a Vegas 5 Star Golden Lock that the guy they pick will be an entry level hire. The one non entry level guy I think (But am not 100% on that off the top of my head) they talked to was Boudreau (whom any sane person in their position would hire) and he has zero chance of getting the job.