Doohickie
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4 hours ago, dudacek said:
Personally, I thought the Tage interview was the best one.
I like Tage. He gave a good interview.
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Oh, I'm still about 20 pounds into the Obese range of BMI, and I can't claim "but I'm a muscular build" because I'm basically a skinny kid that got old and fat. I can't get younger but I wouldn't mind being skinny again.
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Two things: It's a common mantra that "You play the way you practice" and apparently the Sabres weren't practicing hard enough. And two, I remember when I was in Detroit, they said that after every home game, the team would ride exercise bikes hard for 20 minutes or so, which built up their endurance, especially for later in games.
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1 minute ago, Flashsabre said:
Man they all threw Donny under the bus.
Im sure whoever the coach is they will run hard, organized practices.
I guess we now have the root cause of slow starts.
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I was wondering who actually fired Ruff and would Lindy harbor any ill will toward the Sabres which is how I tripped over the article. From the article,
QuoteWhen the Sabres fired Ruff, Terry Pegula released a statement saying that Ruff “can consider me a friend always.”
In general, the article did make me feel a bit better about the prospect of hiring Ruff.
2 minutes ago, MISabresFan said:Internet talk is he might become available before the new contract kicks in...
What kind of team would do such a thing???
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Athletic article on Ruff and the Sabres. I didn't get a paywall.
https://theathletic.com/5319635/2024/03/05/sabres-devils-coach-lindy-ruff/
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28 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:
Claude Julien+900
Ah yes. Stupid, sexy Claude
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32 minutes ago, HumanSlinky39 said:
TPegs was still naive and idealistic back then.
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10 hours ago, GoPuckYourself said:
Whoever the ownership was involved in this should never be allowed to own another sports team again.
On the contrary, the NHL said that Meruelo will have the right to buy an expansion franchise for the Phoenix area for the next 5 years. I don't think he will get his act together and get an arena built in the next 5 years so no more NHL in Arizona for probably upwards of a decade.
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Berube still has one more year on his $3.5 million per year contract with St. Lou
I would expect any offer to Berube would be at least $4 million and possibly higher.
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17 hours ago, Night Train said:
I don't believe they'll be lowballing any established candidate . That was unique to the unproven Granato in his first chance at HC.
Krueger had a contract for $3.75 million annually.
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7 minutes ago, nfreeman said:
I'm not sure whom I want. I freaking love Lindy, and I'm pretty sure that he would've gotten them into the playoffs this year, and this team kinda feels like they could bust out like Lindy's 2005-06 Sabres, but bringing him back kinda feels like a desperation move by a loser franchise.
My view is more practical than that: There's too much baggage here between Lindy (who still lives in Clarence I believe), the city, the franchise and Kevyn himself. Lindy was the guy who hired Kevyn into the Sabres org as an assistant coach. I think there is literally too much of a conflict of interest here.
Two scenarios: Lindy gets them to the playoffs this coming season and it's a storybook ending. Or the team struggles out of the gate and Lindy needs to be let go. Everyone projects the first scenario, but if the second occurs it will crumble any thoughts that Kevyn can exercise sound judgment. If Lindy stumbles it would likely mean both Lindy and Kevyn would be done. It's one thing to pick the wrong coach. It's something else to pick the wrong coach because he's an old buddy of yours.
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3 minutes ago, CallawaySabres said:
I am torn between Gallant and Berube as far as realistic targets. Zero chance Brindy looks in this direction.
They keep saying the deal in CAR is "almost done" but won't be complete until after their season ends. I've seen a lot of verbal agreements fall through. Unlikely? Yes. Zero? No.
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On 4/15/2024 at 11:26 AM, Doohickie said:
I've now lost 16 pounds. Yay! That yardio this weekend really worked.
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8 minutes ago, inkman said:
I’m so glad I never caught wind of the Better Says schtick. I guess because I didn’t really attend games at that point in my life? Mad cringy.
tbh, whenever a Goo Goo Dolls song comes on the radio I switch it immediately. Depressing emo crap.
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6 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:
After watching that interview, I'm more convinced Alex is the best choice.
I won't impugn Dahlin's character or work ethic, but I feel Alex is a better communicator. It's not Dahlin's fault that English is his second language, but answering the questions you can almost see him still thinking in Swedish and then trying to find English words.
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1 hour ago, Buffalonill said:
There's just something fishy about that dude .
Great coach then kaboom
If he can do with the Sabres what he did with VGK in their first year, I'm all in.
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1 hour ago, Flashsabre said:
Adams ass is on the line. If Brindamour is not leaving then I think he turns to Lindy. He knows him, trusts him, can work with him. The other wildcard is Quenneville but that is a long shot like Brindamour.
I may leave this forum and Sabres fandom if they bring Lindy back. He won't make it to Christmas and Kevyn will be out on his ass too.
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11 hours ago, pi2000 said:
- D. Sutter
His press conferences would be gold but otherwise I'm not a fan.
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21 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:
I love everything Cliffy says here and he's absolutely right. They need structure and accountability and a hard nosed driving leader/coach but that constant smirk makes me think he knows this is all BS - until it isn't.
Yeah, I enjoyed his presser. He was on a team with a long history of success. I think he was just as sure as the rest of the Sabres that Buffalo would make the playoffs. It sounds like it was a slap in the face to him that they didn't.
Watching the exit interviews and wondering which of these players will be gone in the fall.
Skinner? Joki? Comrie? (okay, Comrie for sure), Olofsson? Krebs? Jost? Possibly all dead men walking.
It wasn't an exit interview, but I watched Comrie's postgame from game 82. He knows he's done in Buffalo. It's kind of sad.
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College hockey related, don't think a new thread is warranted. Apparently Ryan Seereiter from Orchard Park is joining the TCU hockey team here in Fort Worth... anyone in Buffalo know anything about him?
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2 hours ago, Believer said:
Would bet a bunch he would have benched the ringleaders without hesitation to send a message to the team, the fans, and the town.
Would that have made the team play better? Honest question.
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5 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
Also noteworthy are Tuch's comments on Ruff and Gallant.
After hearing Tuch's take on Gallant, he's the one I hope we land.
"I hate every team that's in the playoffs." Love that, Alex.
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8 hours ago, PASabreFan said:
Tons of Sabres playoff games posted in their entirety on YT.
We pick one.
We pick one of those watch party/watch together sites that allow a group to watch the same video at the same time.
We watch. And post. And pretend.
Who's in?
The next captain of the Sabres will be/should be
in The Aud Club
Posted · Edited by Doohickie
I wouldn't have a problem with Thompson. I think Tuch would be my personal first choice but I think there's an intense but quiet fire burning inside Tommer.