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He is a junior Granato with less experience. A college and national development team head coach. He’s well liked, but not ready to run an NHL bench.

Gotta hire this guy

I don’t think so. The D played hard last night. Denver’s average drive start was the Bills side of the field.

I don’t think Chet and Muffy will care. Chet and Muffy don’t want to sit in the worst seats in the arena.

Yea that’s total speculation. Granato said Krebs had a family emergency. And then he spent two minutes on him benching Savoie.

He’s signed through 2027. I don’t like your chances of that change.

Ken Dorsey has been fired

Well, that was the Billsy-est thing I’ve seen in a while. Please don’t take your game tips from me.

I can see it. I can also see a team who missed the playoffs by one win who was less than two years removed from the Eichel reset. At the same time, KA iced the youngest team in the NHL for two years running. So you have a point.

I don’t think there’s any doubt about that. Eichel held a gun to the GM’s head (I won’t debate his rationale) and the only way McD/Drai move is because they do the same thing. One note, and I realize this is supposed to be about McDavid : Could a case be made that Drai at 14MM is less useful than Mitts at 6MM, Savoie, Benson, a first round pick, and however they choose to spend the 8MM in newfound flexibility? Yes, you can make that case. But a bird in the hand. And Drai is quite a pretty bird.

Tonight is a get right game. Mark my words. Book it. The train starts rolling tonight. All aboard!

From the Oilers perspective, the only logical play to move on from McD/Drai is to gain cap flexibility to make their team not so top heavy. Assuming Edmonton is requiring cap flexibility as part of their ask (not a dollar in for a dollar out trade), that will reduce their trade partners and trade value. Most teams cannot take on half of McDavid’s salary, let alone the majority.

Five first round equivalents is a lot though.

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2023/11/12/23958268/afc-playoff-picture-buffalo-bills-will-move-back-into-playoff-spot-with-monday-night-win?mibextid=Zxz2cZ It isn’t as bleak as you make it out to be. One week at a time.

Why are you expecting the worst?

Surpassing us? Come on now. Remember when the Bills won in KC during the regular season each of the last two years? Week ten is not the litmus test. I’m looking at it this way—the Bills got a favor with Cinci losing (along with Jacksonville & Baltimore).

LOL “brings it to the coaching” St. Louis is a coaching experiment being that he’s a first timer walking in with no coaching experience. I am not envious of their bench. Also, no one who could speak French and was qualified wanted the job. I am not saying it can’t work out, but plucking a fiery former player is not a good coach hiring strategy.

Please turn the nostalgia off. Peca hasn’t been a head coach at any level. Granato has been a head coach at every level. I get it that people are impatient and frustrated, but this is just silly.

We have a new Mr. Softy

For me, the team is making strides defensively and Kane doesn’t do anything to help that.

I didn’t realize you posted this and started a thread on it. I think it deserves its own callout.

We all knew this team needed to tighten up defensively. When your stud leads the way, that’s a huge help. Setting the example!

When McDavid signs his extension, it’ll be for the cost that would equal both Tage & Cozens. Buffalo is one of the few teams who could pull this off.

I’ll play fantasy hockey for a minute. How about Mitts, Kulich, Savoie, and a first for Drai? The Oilers would might be better off spreading 13M around the roster and four first round pieces helps to kickstart a mini rebuild.

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