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  5. Lindy Ruff officially hired as Sabres HC

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    2 minutes ago, Thorny said:

    You know what, I didn’t realize how much I wanted Ruff until it happened. 

    Hockey aside (yes), I just like him. I like Lindy Ruff and what he represents and always really liked him in Buffalo. Love how he stands up for the players.  I’ve struggled so much with a disconnect of late with this roster and this management, I don’t even care how superficial a factor it seems, it’s honestly really not: I WANT to root for Lindy.

    He makes me like the team more. If it’s a gimmick hire - I’m sorry:

    well done. 

    I think I will come around to this.  I just have to get past the feeling that Adams "settled for" Ruff.  Maybe a few beers will chase this taste outta my mouth.

  12. Farewell, Olofsson

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    1 hour ago, K-9 said:

    I’m interested in seeing how much a one trick pony fetches on the open market. 

    I think his game has expanded beyond that but he's become such a whipping boy most fans refuse to even look at it.  You see what you want to see with him.  He's likely going to land somewhere as a middle six winger and power play specialist.

    5 minutes ago, shrader said:

    I’m half expecting to see him head to Sweden. 

    Or this.

  13. Lindy Ruff officially hired as Sabres HC

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    7 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

    The bottom line is Adams ass is on the line and he wanted someone he could trust and knows he can work with. Lindy brings the positive PR, the accountability piece and he lives here and wants to be here. He also hasn’t been out of the game for an extended period. He was also the easiest sell to Terry.

    So what you're saying is TPegs told Kevyn he wouldn't authorize a relocation budget for the new coach?

    4 minutes ago, darksabre said:

    Loving and Hating this on such severe and equivalent levels that I collapse in on myself like a dying star, destroying all life in the universe in the flap of a butterfly's wings. 

    DARK SIGHTING!

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  14. Lindy Ruff officially hired as Sabres HC

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    14 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

    What's his record since leaving Buffalo?

    His record with the Devils was just a skosh better than Donny's with the Sabres.

    10 minutes ago, Weave said:

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    Let’s see how it rolls…..

    KA has a career riding on this.  If Lindy fails I don’t see KA working as a GM in the NHL again.

    fify  😉 

  15. Lindy Ruff officially hired as Sabres HC

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    14 minutes ago, eman said:

    I am afraid if this fails yet again, it will tarnish his history as Sabres coach and the club goes another season of no playoffs.

    I'll take it further:  If Lindy fails, the franchise will implode.  Complete teardown to the studs, new electricity, new plumbing.  Endless tanks, cats and dogs living together.... ugh.

  21. General comments on End of Year Locker Clean Out Interviews

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    11 hours ago, Pimlach said:

    Not to single out Samuelsson but his quote, like many of the the others, is a big part of Adams talking points. 

    Why didn't Adams step in?  He is learning his job on the fly too.  

    Practice harder?   That is on the coaches first and foremost, but this is why you need those guys that never want to leave the ice after practice.  Need a few that call out the one that are not getting it.   

    Until the right leadership emerges within the players, the coach has to do more to instill leadership.

    I actually thought Samuelsson's remarks differed markedly from the rest of the team.  He put this squarely on the players when he said, "I would say we wouldn't really need to bring in, like, veteran leadership.  I think guys have been in the league long enough now where it's on us.  We don't need someone else to tell us how to do it."

    Granted, it was in reference to veteran leadership rather than coaching, but it seemed like he was taking ownership of it more than the other players.

  23. Bowen Byram on his struggles

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    2 hours ago, Sabre The Cup said:

    What happened to the guys who were SO UPSET at the fans chanting “Fire Donnie”. 
     

    I have a feeling these guys don’t know what they think. 

    This is actually a really good point, but on the other hand it's the way a lot of us on Sabrespace feel:  Donny is a helluva nice guy, just not an NHL caliber coach.

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