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It was a typo. New Head Coach Matt Ellis will address all of us Friday morning😜

Won the first period! Run it back next season with everyone back but Comrie as the starter😜🤪

https://www.cover1.net/where-the-buffalo-sabres-got-it-wrong/ This is a great article. Really makes you wonder how much sway Ventura and the Analytics Dept have with this team.

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/bill-zito-promoted-to-florida-panthers-president-of-hockey-operations-1.2104757 I remember when Zito’s name was being mentioned for the Sabres job. They always seem to make the wrong choice

You just know he is putting up a 60 save shutout tonight😁

Granato’s plan to just let them play run and gun last year and teach them defence this year was such a red flag. The whole idea from Adams down to go with the kids has not worked. Kids develop when out in a structured system with vet talent to lead the way. Look at the amount of young QBs that get drafted early and go to bottom teams and fall flat in their faces. They don’t have the talent around them to succeed. A player like Power is dying for a quality vet D partner to help him out.

I would sign DeMelo or Roy and trade both Muel and Joker for help up front Byram Dahlin Power Demelo/Roy Johnson Clifton keep Bryson at 7 until Novikov is ready I just don’t see Muel staying healthy long term and now you could get something for him from a team that thinks he will. Go get an impact forward with Muel, Joker, 1st pick, one of the prospects.

14. Joshua Eernisse, RW, Michigan-Big Ten Eernisse’s pure numbers won’t get you overly excited, and this is not a forward who gets power play time at Michigan. But he is a big, fast, and highly competitive winger. He is very physical and brings it every night. Eernisse uses his feet and good enough skill to take pucks to the net and creates enough offense in a highly translatable way to the pro game. This is a guy I would love to see them sign. They can’t find these guys to save their life. Bottom 6 winger who is highly aggressive

The Ray of Hope is the Vancouver Canucks. Same core but they brought in Tocchet, Gonchar, Foote as a coaching staff and changed everything around. I believe the right coaching staff that demands accountability and structure could turn this team into a playoff squad next season. Whether the Sabres are willing to do it and have any clue who those coaches would be is a completely different conversation.

I see 2C and top 4 RHD as big holes. Cozens needs to be 3C or RW. Chandler Stephenson, Monahan and Duchene are 3 guys that could fill that role. Demelo, Matt Roy, longer shot:Pesce, would help Power immensely. If they could add one up front and one on the backend I think it would go along way. I fully expect UPL-Levi next year. A Stephenson- Roy offseason seems the most realistic especially with Vegas just extending Hanifin. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN ANY OF THIS HAPPENING 😁

So the only valid reason to bring Granato back is the contract extension they gave him last year.🤬 Veteran Assistant=Matt Ellis😜 Appert would most likely be the move especially if they go another couple rounds this post season. I want to see a departure from the Sabres norm. Berube, Boudreau, a successful coach let go by another organization this offseason. A move that says that Terry has had enough and wants to get serious about fixing this mess.

Power will be an elite offensive dman. He will never drive people through the boards or drop the gloves and demolish someone. If that is what you want him to be that is your problem. He needs a coach to help him with blocking out and clearing the front of the net. He would benefit greatly from a more simple, structured defensive system.

The pick will have to be Carter Yakemchuk to continue the Sabres long standing with “chuk”s 😁

I wonder if this move and the money being thrown around to make it happen peaks Pegula’s interest as far as selling the team. Would have to be a buyer willing to keep the team put. To change directions, another aggressive owner will make things interesting in the trade and free agent market. Interesting which Coyotes players become available. I think most see Lawson Crouse as a good fit. Liam O’Brien as a 4th liner who is aggressive and will enforce would be a nice change of pace for this lineup too. Wonder what the move means for Armstrong and the front office. Does Smith want a fresh start like an expansion team with all new hires under his watch.

You’ll get HC Matt Ellis with Associate HC Adam Mair and like it😛

Cooley is garbage. He had one great preseason game too and then absolutely stunk all season. If you don’t watch him play don’t comment after one good game. Marks Stone cleared to practice with Vegas. Who could have seen this one coming?😂

Big win tonight. Everything is fixed everything is great. Run it all back next season😜🤪

That’s what we would hope would be the case but I wouldn’t bet on it. I’m with you on it just skeptical it would play out how we would like.

I think there is a really poor view of Pegula around the league. To the point some qualified coaches won’t come. I think if they punt Granato the three choices that would come for sure are Boudreau, Lindy and promoting Appert.

I don’t see that as change though, just shuffling the deck chairs. They already work collaboratively and Adams as President reporting to Pegula would get final say and push Pegula’s ideas.

I agree but do we really know that Karmanos is a better GM option? We hope that would be the better setup but do we really know? The fact the rumors were the Canucks wanted to offer Karmanos the GM role is a positive. If anyone will get the President role it will be Adams but Inthink Terry wants to keep it and keep Adams as GM.

I’m at the point where I will massage myself into being ok with Quenville being hired as next coach if the NHL reinstates him. Give me a successful seasoned coach and let me see this team with a guy that gets results.

To think there is a whole generation of kids that have no concept of what a Sabres playoff game is.

Fan Appreciation Night: One lucky fan gets to go on the ice after the game and publicly fire anyone in the organization they wish