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Just happen to have this on hand,

FYI - average age of the roster Lindy had with the 112 point Devils was 25.2. Three players over 30 - only one with any type of contribution Tatar with 20 goals. Defensmen

I am hoping his calm and gentle demeanor shown in the press conference will help inspire and motivate a team needing encouragement, heart, and toughness. The message he sends in practice shows up on the ice during live game competition. Will they be tough to play against, relentless forecheck, trap/shut down defense, physical around the net, or fast pace north and south skill team? I hope he blends the personalities and skills of each player into a unique and exciting team to watch. Like putting a puzzle together, and having a team play 60 minutes - end to end. Regardless if they are young. I have my fingers crossed and hope that is what Lindy brings.

Yawn, how inspiring! His excitement is off the charts. Sounds like a Grandpa. Was looking for more.

defense coach would assume some responsibility for PK

Penalty Kill for Blues ranked 20th and was a -11 in gf vs ga. fyi

New uniforms for the Adams / Ruff Era:

The key (from the article) to all this, finding the correct people or person. Bills have Josh, Beane and Sean. Sabers have what? Young prospects including a goalie.? Sabers appear to be put together from the boys club.

You could always do this:

I always liked Scott Stevens as a player. Would be a pipe dream.

I hope so too. One reference that gives us fans a glimmer is Ruff took a rebuilding New Jersey Devils team to a 112-point season in 2022-2023.

I can go both ways.

Buffalonill called it!

864 wins and 1774 games as a coach. Where I work it takes a month just to find an administrative assistant.

Phil Housley, Matt Ellis, Matt Barnaby, and Ron Rolston. Rob Ray as special consultant.

To round out the staff - Lindy to hire Phil Housley, Matt Ellis, Ron Rolston as assistant coaches

Of the playoff teams, assistant coaches with HC experience ; Travis Green, Guy Boucher, Jeff Blashill, John MacClean, John Stevens, Scott Arniel, and Glenn Gulutzan. I might have missed one but Adams could be waiting to talk to someone in that position currently. There are also several coaches with history to the Sabers and Amerks.

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I am listening, you sound like my wife..lol I did say that Adams is not looking for a Jon Cooper.

The coach mentioned with no previous experience is Jon Cooper - currently the longest tenured coach in the nhl. Averages 50 wins a season. Three final appereances and two victories.

Correct, no "head coaching" experience. Beginning in the 2012–13 season, Peca was named head coach of the Buffalo Jr. Sabres of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), where he coached through the 2013–14 season. After the 2012–13 season, he was named OJHL Coach of the Year. In his two years coaching, he had 66 wins in 108 regular season games. Michael Peca served as head coach of the Bantam Major Jr. Sabres in addition to his duties as general manager and director of hockey operations for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres. On February 10, 2021, Peca was hired by the Washington Capitals to be a player development coach working with the "taxi squad" players for the 2020–21 season. In 2021, he was hired by the Buffalo Sabres as an assistant coach with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans. Peca was announced as an assistant coach with the Rangers on June 20, 2023, joining under new head coach Peter Laviolette. Jeff Halpern - same On June 27, 2016, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that Halpern would serve as a full-time assistant coach for the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. On June 22, 2018, the Tampa Bay Lightning named Halpern as assistant coach after parting ways with Rick Bowness. As an assistant coach, he won the Stanley Cup with the Lightning in the 2020 and 2021 seasons. On July 7, 2021, Halpern won his second Stanley Cup as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Seth Appert Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1997–2006Denver (Asst.) 2007US U-18 team (Asst.) 2008US U-18 team 2007–2017Rensselaer 2017US U-18 team (Asst.) 2018US U-18 team 2017–2018Team USA (Asst.) 2017–2018USNTDP 2020–PresentRochester Americans Neither have head coaching experience. According to Adams they won't be considered. Is it neccessary to have NHL experience? He began his coaching career in 1999–2000 with Lansing Catholic High School and led the team to its first regional hockey championship in 25 years. The following season (2000–01) he served as an assistant with the Capital Centre Pride of the North American Hockey League, the only time during his coaching career he was an assistant. During the 2001–02 season, he was the head coach of the Metro Jets in the North American 3 Hockey League and led the Jets to the Silver Cup – the USA Hockey National Junior B Championship.[7] In 2002–03, he coached the Honeybaked Midget Major AAA team. In 2003, he returned to the North American Hockey League (NAHL) to coach the expansion Texarkana Bandits. In 2004–05 he was named the NAHL Coach of the Year after leading the Bandits to a 36-15-5 record, then continued with the Bandits franchise when it relocated to St. Louis in 2006–07. During the 2006–07 season, the Bandits captured the Robertson Cup as league champion. The following season the Bandits would once again capture the Robertson Cup. Additionally, he won his second NAHL Coach of the Year that season. He spent a total of five seasons coaching in the NAHL before moving on to coach the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League. In his five seasons coaching the Bandits franchise in the NAHL, he compiled an overall record of 198-74-18. He was the coach of the United States Hockey League (USHL)'s Green Bay Gamblers starting in 2008. He led the team in 2008–09 and 2009–10 to a combined record of 84–27–9.[9] In 2010, the team won the Clark Cup for the League's championship and he was named USHL Coach of the Year. He is the only coach to win a championship in all three tiers of junior hockey in the United States. In 2010 became NHL Head coach.

“In certain regions, ‘donnie’ is a colloquial term for a close friend or companion.” “The locals often greet each other with a warm ‘Hey, donnie! How’s it going?'” Sabers were a real Donnie this past year.

Hmmm - I believe someone within the organization has ties to Pittsburgh..

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan agreed to a three-year contract extension by General Manager Ron Hextall. The extension will kick in at the conclusion of the 2023-24 campaign, and run through the 2026-27 season. This was announced in August of 2022. Internet talk is he might become available before the new contract kicks in...