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Context missy Dallas hadn't been to Playoffs since 2008. Ruff in three years had them in for 2014 Same with NJ, they sucked, rebuilt and they went to the Playoffs with the youngest Team. Ruff was runner up for Coach of the year last year. With Sabres he was in Playoffs 8X with 4 Conference Championship games and Stanley Cup Final Stolen by the League

Fire Adams now that we have a REAL NHL Coach

800+ wins 5th all time is not Amazing Had a Team to win in his Second year with Sabres for the Stanley Cup and the LEAGUE stole it. Most Coaches would have failed and been a Alcoholic He rebuilt the Sabres 3 times, new players and went to the Conference Championships all 3 times

So the Sabres with 13 NO PLAYOFF SEASONS is on a CUP RUN???? Geez, I hope they can back in next year like McDermott! Who you kidding??????? This Roster on offense has 6 keepable players.

You are NOT ok with 8 seasons of 99 points??? I mean sure we can go another round of Coaches then hire Ruff at 73 and 23 years of No Playoffs Sounds like a PLAN

Who is more about HOCKEY than Lindy Ruff 63 and been around it since he was a KID Your comment is just STUPID In NJ last year he was in the Playoffs with a very young team. The were 2nd I believe in the Conference. They won the 1st Round That is NOT a has been!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well the last 3 hasn't with their HIRES

He has 500+ wins as Sabres Coach. Take 3-4 years of flat out Tanking to tarnish Ruff Wasn't Ruff the one COMPLETELY against the TANK?????

Ruff is 10 years outside of the Organization

I remember you Wanted Okposo and Girg back. Thought last years Roster should remain the same. Hell you were elated when Nolan was hired back yet hiring the Franchises most established Coach/Player??? Guess you are the fan that wants The Bills record broke!

So you're OK with 13 years of losing, no Playoffs, hiring all kinds of Coaches and doing it all over again with people we don't know. That is what you are saying RIGHT? How STUPID!!! Ruff knows Buffalo He will end the 13 years of NO PLAYOFFS What happens after that is Bonus right at this moment. We will know what the future is when they Hire the Assistants and the Roster structure over the Summer. I expect Pretty soon the players NOT wanted back will be told, SEE YA!

You're a Bright one! Defamation of a Winning Coach of 864 wins One of the most Accomplished Coaches in Sabres History Last Year, The Devils ultimately finished third in the NHL, and second in their division, with a 52–22–8 record. Ruff was again named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award. Ruff did this bringing NJ from the dredges for 3 years. In 2014, Ruff led the Dallas Stars to their first playoff appearance since 2008. Another team he brought back from the dredges!!!! In Ruff's second season as coach, the Sabres reached the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals before losing to the Dallas Stars in six games That is the Coach I want to LEAD the Sabres from a 13 years missing from the Playoff streak

You don't know why Bold letters are used? I can't help you If your willing to say you have no Loyalty to players you picked, you will get NO players to come to your Club! GM talks to and makes promises to young players they will stand by them. That player then signs his Rookie contract if you lie, you will not get your draft picks to sign and remain in the minors or College till you lose your Rights. Wow, if you don't know who the Top Line players really are, again, I can't help you. My suggestion is to stop watching the Sabres, you seem to hate the Team!

Ask the Club for permission to talk to him for ideas. Tell them your friends. That immediately starts the Buzz Saw

Thought that about Drury

less, so a 4th is great Okposo only got a 7th and played better

Like to swap Rochester and Buffalo and see who gets better

The best thing Adams can do to Improve Home field advantage is a new Zamboni!

I didn't say it was the same. But Murray traded everything away and got some good players, May have been the wrong coach but it didn't work out and we got CAP Strapped. Next GM sold everything and got some of the players we have now. Lot of the players who moved on have won Stanley Cups. Brings us to Adams, he is NOT bending from the Draft and Develop. So Next year we are looking at heading to 14 years with No Playoffs. Nothing in Rochester that will change that Next Year! Maybe the 1st line gets back to 2022 production. That will help the 2nd line as Constructed if Healthy. Gonna sign Middlestat or bring up Krebs to Center 3rd line. 4th Line? Lot of IFS there. All goes well maybe 2022 Projection happens but that isn't sustained growth to get to the CUP. There are players on this TEAM not tough enough for that. Top Trades have to happen and Adams is Foolish to think he doesn't need to do them. Signed Two guys to $7mil Contracts who aren't producing consistently or getting hurt. Good Assets with good contracts that someone should like. Sabres need WINNERS now! not 2-3 years from now.

So you want to get OLD and maybe if you start winning have to redo your Roster old again, Draft and Sell Seriously, read what you write out loud Problem may be that the Amerks are not grooming up winning NHLer's You don't sell Power's at 20 that you got 1st Overall for losing If you sell Dahlin, it is to obtain one hell of a Package you can't refuse and give Dahlin a career before it is too late for him. If you sell Tage, Skinner or Tuch, who will ever want to come here again. Because we keep losing, The guys you sell to get better are Prospects and maybe players like Quinn, Samuelson, Cozens, Middlestat, UPL but you better get guys that do make you better, tougher! Guys that get hurt a lot need to move on for both sides, just not working here! Cozens or Middlestat has to go, both 2nd liners, both inconsistent. Sabres need to make a TOP 6 trade and move someone on. Need to rebuild 4th line to be a TRUE checking line. 3rd Line should be grooming young players to be TOP 6. Our defense is doing better. Replace Samuelson, Joki and get another Top 4 defense man. You have Dahlin, Power and Ryan Johnson now to grow. Good Veteran 26-28 would fit well that stays home. My Young Untouchables are Power, Peterka, Ryan Johnson, Levi. They are NOT Tradable. Have to set your Franchise with someone. 1st Line players are Untouchable without a Package you can't say NO Dahlin too is Untouchable for now unless a Package comes in you can't say NO. (worried about 6 years of losing though) Everything else is an ASSET to STOP this 13 years of Losing and No Playoffs

Adams, I am sticking with my plan of developing my draft picks internally. YOU MUST COMPLY Unfortunately, Adams will say Remember Murray

Too late for Comrie, more likely trying to lift his Trade Value

Remember UPL fall from grace last year? Never proven he can win when necessary. Also Comrie hasn't proven he can stay Healthy. Right move for now to get the most Reps for Levi and track what UPL does. Don't hate UPL, he just has NEVER stood up yet for a whole year. Failed last year and use to get hurt a lot. The Stage is yours UPL!

This is more what UPL is doing then what Levi is not doing. Levi could just as easily be the main man after All-star break. UPL was great before All-star last year, after he sucked. Why Comrie 5-1-1 and Levi 5-2 got to play chase for the Playoffs. Levi can't sit this long, he needs games. If Adams wanted Levi to be the main man he would have gotten a Veteran to work with him. Instead he created a 3 man Competition. I still am not sold UPL is the man, we were here last year. Club is at .500. We have Regressed this year. See how this all goes. Adams to me is the Failure at this Point. He has LEFT more questions then answers moving forward

Bottom line goals mean more and Cozens is a 30 goal scorer. His physical size is a added bonus. None of this takes away who Middlestat is. problem is we have 20 mil/yr tied up on two defensivemen who also can get assists and goals.

Anything that happens has nothing to do with Middlestat unless he starts scoring 30 goals. If he accepts a contract worth 3rd Center, keep him. Not surpassing Cozens. If someone gets hurt, great to have him. But he is on this team a 3C, not a winger either, that is his role and to go up to help with Injuries.