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Haha, so this is why there is no escalator up to AF1!

It is entirely possible that following the lack of leadership when the players protested the fans, the decision on Granato was made. That leaves a couple month vetting process for potential candidates, both employed and unemployed. To say that a legitimate process can only happen after a firing is folly. Most companies have a succession plan in place before letting its CEO go, either internal or external. If we were to take Ruff's name off the hire, people would be talking about how he just took a young team in NJ to 110+ points and was let go after crappy goal tending (still a winning record), and how the Devils fell apart after he left.

And, after they let Lindy go, the Devils completely fell apart.

I'm interested in knowing what players are soon to be FA's from Dallas and or NJ that might be willing to come and play for him.

Statement from Pegula said that no other sports teams are up for sale.

I think it was very possible that KA, after observing the offseason, the dud of preseason, the lack of cohesion early season, and the lack of respect to the fans midseason, to do minimal to get Granato into the playoffs which would have ensured both of their dismissals in 2025. Hard to judge what deals were available in the offseason to rectify a temporary Quinn replacement and an upgrade in G2. To my eyes, it was pretty clear pretty early to KA that the locker room was amiss and Granato could never figure it out. We may very well look back on this as a huge blessing as it really took a convergence of bad things happening for them not to make the playoffs and be saddled with Granato for another 1-2 years.

Or, we needed Levi quality goaltending from Comrie. If we add in a healthy Tage and Quinn for the whole season, we are resting players right now.

Are you his mommy? Thanks for the block, I hope your thin skin heals quickly!

Sorry simpleton take. Levi take Comrie's starts and we have a healthy Quinn and Thompson and that erases all of those things. Not a cup contender obviously, but playoffs would be locked at this point.

Quinn was skating a week or so before the roundtrip IIRC

As a returning fan 3 years ago after leaving the Sabres in my youth, my perspective will always be different than most of you all. I don't have the losing fatigue. The result of this season hinged on one thing. One thing that was very well highlighted by many of you before the season and that is needing an answer in goal. If we simple replaced Comrie's 1-7 with 8 more games of the Levi that we have, that is a 6-7 point swing and we are right in the thick of it. Not including underperformance/injuries to Tage, Tuch, Skinner, Quinn, and Couzins. If we paired the goaltending of this year with the O performance of last, we are having an entirely different discussion.

What we really need aside from all of the conjecture is a 5 game winning streak and Quinn coming back. Let's see where we sit then. IMO

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Savoie with another goal tonight for Moose Jaw. 26th in 29 games

That's the thing. You aren't supposed to.