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6 hours ago, SabresBillsFan said:
I literally don’t give two shits about the NFL as people treat this game like it’s the best, it’s not. NHL playoff hockey is a better game, way too many ego’s in the nfl.
The outfits these draft picks wear? or I am just getting old?
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34 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:
Two seasons ago, Ruff had a healthy Dougie and Graves and Severson in late-20s contract years. All the forwards had career years. And the goalies were good. Also a Miles Wood type, if inconsistent on the score sheet, the type of player this roster lacks entirely. This year they were all hurt and the two vet D were replaced by Hughes and Nemec, high upside offense first guys but easy in their own zone.
Amend the roster correctly and Ruff can lead most of this lineup to the playoffs.
One thing of note: Ruff was never able to transform Myers into a #1 defender (by merit). Can he tap into the potential of Power?
Just happen to have this on hand,
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17 minutes ago, dudacek said:
This is very perceptive and probably the first time I’ve seen someone make this point.
Lindy has had great success with exactly the type of personnel he’s being given on the blueline. It’s almost tailor-made for his system.
Dahlin, Clifton and Jokiharju now veterans, Power, Byram and Samuelsson are getting closer to that 200-game threshold. This should become the strength of the team and this is a coach who can exploit that.
This I think this would have been a thing regardless after last year, but I think the 25 or so players most likely to be playing NHL games next year won’t be seeing a lot of the other 25 in training camp.It’s probably going to be a frustrating fall for most of the prospect pool.
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.
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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.
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Yawn, how inspiring! His excitement is off the charts. Sounds like a Grandpa. Was looking for more.
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3 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
Don't need him to be the PK coach.
Is he St Louis PK coach?
defense coach would assume some responsibility for PK
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14 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
Mike Weber.
Penalty Kill for Blues ranked 20th and was a -11 in gf vs ga. fyi
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New uniforms for the Adams / Ruff Era:
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15 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
Yikes
This is so on point it hurts.
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.
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21 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Agreed. A lot of teams, I think most, will release an assistant from his contract to pursue a promotion.
So if it’s Peca it would be for the “coach in waiting” role @Brawndo referenced them looking at and probably an associate coach title.
Judging by Sabrespace he meets all the right qualifications: you know, warrior, former Sabre 😁
i have no problem with using my top players on the PK. I want the best PKers to play the PK.
Marchand and Bergeron killed for years and the same is true for many other 1st-liners.
Injuries happen in all facets of the game.
You could always do this:
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9 minutes ago, shrader said:
Just for the record, Phil Housley is the associate coach of this year’s Presidents’ Trophy winning team. So maybe we don’t mock him as an assistant.
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I always liked Scott Stevens as a player. Would be a pipe dream.
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4 minutes ago, #freejame said:
At the end of the day, I’d be surprised if we didn’t more or less agree with our views. I know it’s on the players as well. The frustration is that they made the predictable move when there were arguably better options out there. Ruff can certainly be the man for the job and I will celebrate his success if that’s the case. But the Sabres organization doesn’t look thorough and serious here imo.
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.
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Just now, #freejame said:
I can’t tell if you mean this positively or negatively and that’s the problem.
I can go both ways.
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On 4/19/2024 at 10:28 AM, Buffalonill said:
with the way adams talked it sounds like the guy is already available and coming
I doubt they wait
Buffalonill called it!
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864 wins and 1774 games as a coach.
4 minutes ago, WhenWillItEnd66 said:Goes down real quick when you do not interview anyone and have a quick handshake with a fired coach that happens to live in your town.
Where I work it takes a month just to find an administrative assistant.
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Phil Housley, Matt Ellis, Matt Barnaby, and Ron Rolston. Rob Ray as special consultant.
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To round out the staff - Lindy to hire Phil Housley, Matt Ellis, Ron Rolston as assistant coaches
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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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Current and retired professional athletes with ownership in a sports franchise.
Myles Garrett a stake in the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers
Patrick Mahomes: Kansas City Royals (MLB), Sporting Kansas City (MLS), Kansas City Current (NWSL), Alpine F1 Team (F1)The Chiefs’ quarterback most recently joined Alpine F1 Team as an investor alongside Travis Kelce, Rory McIlroy and Ryan Reynolds.
LeBron James: Boston Red Sox (MLB), Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL), Liverpool FC (EPL), RFK Racing (NASCAR)Fenway Sports Group as a partner in 2021,which in turn made him a part-owner of FSG’s ventures in baseball, hockey, soccer and stock car racing.
Michael Jordan: Charlotte Hornets (NBA), 23XI Racing (NASCAR) a NASCAR team owner in 2021 and has since become a mainstay at race tracks supporting his two cars.
Magic Johnson: Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB), Washington Commanders (NFL), Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA), Los Angeles FC (MLS)
Tom Brady: Las Vegas Aces (WNBA), Birmingham City FC (EFL Championship)
Serena Williams: Miami Dolphins (NFL), Angel City FC (NWSL)
Kevin Durant: Philadelphia Union (MLS), NJ/NY Gotham FC (NWSL)
Alex Rodriguez: Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA), Minnesota Lynx (WNBA)
Aaron Rodgers: Milwaukee Bucks (NBA)
Giannis Antetokounmpo: Milwaukee Brewers (MLB)
David Beckham: Inter Miami CF (MLS)
Dwayne Wade: Utah Jazz (NBA)
James Harden and Oscar De La Hoya: Houston Dynamo (MLS), Houston Dash (NWSL)
Naomi Osaka: North Carolina Courage (NWSL)
J.J. Watt: Burnley FC (EPL)
Mario Lemieux: Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
Steve Nash: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS)
Warrick Dunn: Atlanta Falcons (NFL)
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6 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
You aren't listening/reading. Kevyn Adams set out his criteria and one of them was previous NHL head coach experience and NHL head coach playoff experience. The guys you listed do not meet the criteria the GM of the team set forth. The rest of this is irrelevent because again, the General Manager Keveyn Adams, set forth what he is looking for "NHL Head Coach Experience and NHL Head Coach Playoff Experience"
there was a follow up question immediately after if he meant NHL Head Coaching experience and the question was barely out of the reporters mouth before Adams responded "Yes".
I am listening, you sound like my wife..lol I did say that Adams is not looking for a Jon Cooper.
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54 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
The rest of this post was well researched so thank you. I think it comes down though to these 2 sentences. None of those guys have NHL head coaching experience and yes it is necessary because Kevyn Adams said it was. Adams made the point he wanted someone with NHL Head Coaching experience who had also coach as a head coach in the playoffs. Peca doesn't qualify even remotely.
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.
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On 4/18/2024 at 3:11 PM, LGR4GM said:
Someone explain why the love for Peca? He's done almost nothing as an AHL or NHL level coach.
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.
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“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.
Biggest Sabres issue - losing the 1st period badly too often
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Similar fate as head coach's which lead to their firing. From a Newark Newspaper "This wouldn’t even be a thought if the team did not spiral under his direction. The Devils, just a season removed from what looked like a meteoric rise, failed to win more than three games in a row this year and surrendered the first goal in a game 45 times in 61 games under Ruff."
Interesting comparison. Both teams battled with injuries.