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  2. Sabres announce Don Granato, Jason Christie and Matt Smith have been relieved of their duties

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    1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

    I agree with letting him go.  I have said this for quite a while, he did what he can do with this group, and they needed to move on.  

    Your posts on his firing read as angry and disrespectful to the guy.  
     

    Frustrated that my team has become a league laughing stock?  Yes. 
     

    Angry? No

    Not sure how I can be disrespectful to someone I have never met, via a message board?

  3. Peyton Krebs, would you keep him?

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    Little to no trade value at this point in his career.  As an RFA, make him the QO.  Worst case scenario for less than $1m cap hit he is the 13th forward.  If he can’t hit that bar come October, waive him to Rochester.  Either he clears and is a good asset for the Amerks, or he is claimed, and is chalked up to…oh well. 

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  4. Sabres announce Don Granato, Jason Christie and Matt Smith have been relieved of their duties

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    Posted · Edited by LabattBlue

    2 hours ago, Pimlach said:

    OK, he failed.  Failed miserably?   Does it make you feel better if he failed miserably? 

    Listening to Adams yesterday, the failure to make the playoffs this season was clearly a joint effort by the GM, the Coach, the coaching staff, and the players.  Which is exactly what we  saw from the off season, to camp,  to the very last game.   A poorly constructed roster, a flawed hockey system, arrogant players, bad coaching, and a lack of leadership and accountability throughout.   The HC takes the blame because you simply cannot fire everyone.  He was maxed out with what he could do here.  

    Prior seasons I do not think he had the guns to get there, especially in goal.  

    So yes, he failed.  Failed miserably is a team honor.  

    You really want to nitpick “failed” vs “failed miserably”?  What difference does it really make?  IMO almost all will agree he needed to go.  

  5. Sabres announce Don Granato, Jason Christie and Matt Smith have been relieved of their duties

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    40 minutes ago, pastajoe said:

    Disagree that he was a complete failure. It was his idea to move Tage to center which allowed him to prosper. He gave Dahlin the free reign to make the most of his abilities. He stuck with UPL until he gained the confidence to become a legitimate starter. He got Greenway to become a solid contributor, especially on the PK. He gave Benson more chances to bloom than most 18 year olds get.

    It is true that the team emphasis on improving defensively seemed to adversely affect their offense which gave us such hope last season. Granato seemed to go as far as he could with this team. So time to find someone who can take them to the next level.

     

    If “taking a team as far as they could go”  includes missing the playoffs each year, yet considered a success by some here, he should never have been hired…therefore he failed miserably as an NHL HC.  
     

    Set the bar ridiculously low, and this is what you end up with.  

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  7. Who will be the next Head Coach of the Buffalo Sabres?

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    I don’t want him as HC, but IMO Ruff is going to be hired.  Pegula and Adams know the fanbase is fed up, and Ruff is a name that most would get behind(and hopefully renew their season tix).  
     

    Biggest problem regardless of who is hired, I am still not sold that Adams is capable of putting together a roster that can not only make it to the playoffs, but win in the playoffs. 
     

     

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  24. Kevyn and Don, should we really expect more after four years?

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    14 hours ago, DarthEbriate said:

    Any GM you hire is going to sell the owner on a minimum 2-year window to get "his/her team" on the ice via trade/UFA (and likely 3 years). If the owner counters that the GM has one year to make the playoffs, the GM will walk away from the job offer.

    Flip-flopping GM directions too quickly is how you get a heavy GMTM lineup replaced by an all-speed puck-moving defense JBott lineup with no continuity and another hard reset.

    I didn’t mean the new HC & GM should be fired if they miss the playoffs in their 1st year.  Just don’t be like the current regime and run it back with an unproven and mostly the same team as the prior year. 

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