TrueBlueGED Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Better than tough guy snark though, from someone who had accomplished nothing as an NHL GM? I'll go with boring and accomplished. Accomplished doesn't do much for me. I just spent two years hearing about a coach's past accomplishments, while his present performance was an abject failure. The thought of fighting this battle with a GM, who will almost certainly have a longer tenure, is nauseating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Balls Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Jacks reaction this morning https://twitter.com/ESPNBD/status/855063957819805697 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 It was bound to happen eventually: https://www.gofundme.com/fire-russ-brandon-billboard At least a few of you better pony up a few bucks :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 It was bound to happen eventually: https://www.gofundme.com/fire-russ-brandon-billboard At least a few of you better pony up a few bucks :P It's an unholy alliance that will result in a two-headed, 11-toed sloth of a love child, but I'm with PTR on this one. It's an embarrassment for Buffalo sports fans. Even I can't connect the dots on an underachieving GM/coach pair getting fired to Russ Brandon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 It's an unholy alliance that will result in a two-headed, 11-toed sloth of a love child, but I'm with PTR on this one. It's an embarrassment for Buffalo sports fans. Even I can't connect the dots on an underachieving GM/coach pair getting fired to Russ Brandon. Maybe you've lost a few mph on the ol' fast ball? Work on your off-speed stuff! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 TM never struck me as tough guy snark. Just a straight shooter with self confidence. Sometimes the guys who are overcompensating have the least confidence. Accomplished doesn't do much for me. I just spent two years hearing about a coach's past accomplishments, while his present performance was an abject failure. The thought of fighting this battle with a GM, who will almost certainly have a longer tenure, is nauseating. Ha! You already oppose this unnamed GM! You probably have charts to prove your case. I'm already calling it the Oscillating Orifice, and I haven't even seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 (edited) Sometimes the guys who are overcompensating have the least confidence. Ha! You already oppose this unnamed GM! You probably have charts to prove your case. I'm already calling it the Oscillating Orifice, and I haven't even seen it. I will MS Paint the ###### out of some charts the moment he's hired! I'm just saying, the whole past accomplishment thing doesn't do a ton for me. Edit: To clarify what I mean a bit, I'm fine with using past performance as a way to evaluate the hire. But once the hire starts doing things, I rapidly stop caring what he did with team X 5 years ago. Put differently, I don't think it should be used to judge the moves the guy ends up making. "I don't know what to think about this trade, but he won a Cup, so I'll trust it" is just...meh, to me. Edited April 21, 2017 by TrueBlueGED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 You know if you are going to call fake news, pick something that isn't so easily verified with Google :lol: http://buffalonews.com/2016/10/12/vic-caruccis-bills-wake-call-whaley-nfl-executive-year-candidate-believe/ So you think that article "verifies" your statement? Vic Carucci rattling off a long list of DW mistakes, and then saying that he (Vic, not anyone else) thinks two good DW moves are the kind of moves that earn awards for GMs? Does DW perchance buy your unused Sabres tickets? Per Kevin Sylvester can't see Terry Pegula holding a press conference tomorrow to just take questions. Wouldn't surprise me if he named a hockey president I'm half-expecting this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 I will MS Paint the ###### out of some charts the moment he's hired! I'm just saying, the whole past accomplishment thing doesn't do a ton for me. Edit: To clarify what I mean a bit, I'm fine with using past performance as a way to evaluate the hire. But once the hire starts doing things, I rapidly stop caring what he did with team X 5 years ago. Put differently, I don't think it should be used to judge the moves the guy ends up making. "I don't know what to think about this trade, but he won a Cup, so I'll trust it" is just...meh, to me. Winning's not everything, it's the only thing! Also -- strike up the band. I'll be here all week. You're a presidential historian. There's always a stylistic reaction from one president to the next. Ike to JFK. Nixon to Carter. Carter to Reagan. Bush to Obama and so on. I think the next guy is going to be the anti-Murray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Winning's not everything, it's the only thing! Also -- strike up the band. I'll be here all week. You're a presidential historian. There's always a stylistic reaction from one president to the next. Ike to JFK. Nixon to Carter. Carter to Reagan. Bush to Obama and so on. I think the next guy is going to be the anti-Murray. I think so too. I think Pegula goes the Full McDermott--no nonsense, generic cliche generatiing machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Interesting take from Gare Joyce http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/tim-murrays-ouster-not-surprise-paying-attention/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 So you think that article "verifies" your statement? Vic Carucci rattling off a long list of DW mistakes, and then saying that he (Vic, not anyone else) thinks two good DW moves are the kind of moves that earn awards for GMs? Maybe the headline that says "Whaley Executive of the year candidate? Believe it!" makes my point better than yours. And Doug doesn't need my tickets. Terry lets him use the team box. Stop flailing, NF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 To my fellow posters I apologize, this article is raw meat for PA http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/pegulas-become-latest-owners-fall-victim-fans/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Maybe the headline that says "Whaley Executive of the year candidate? Believe it!" makes my point better than yours. And Doug doesn't need my tickets. Terry lets him use the team box. Stop flailing, NF. Are you joking? Did you read the article you linked? And are you aware that virtually no credible NFL observers think Whaley is any good? http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/71467/57/nfls-best-gms-2017?pg=3 (That, btw, is an example of linking to an article that actually says what the poster claims it says.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 The journalists who still bring Eichel up as a reason this is happening :sick: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Taro's and Aud's assertion that RB is a Dbag makes me more convinced there is a campaign to smear him by people who dislike him. Campaign? Sure, albeit loosely organized. Smear? Absolutely. Dislike? Plenty of that. All of that wholly justified? You bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 From John Wawrow For TV broadcast members in particular: Person familiar with #Sabres GM/coach search tells AP team owner Terry Pegula will oversee process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 From John Wawrow For TV broadcast members in particular: Person familiar with #Sabres GM/coach search tells AP team owner Terry Pegula will oversee process. Paging PA to the red courtesy phone. PA to the red courtesy phone please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 From John Wawrow For TV broadcast members in particular: Person familiar with #Sabres GM/coach search tells AP team owner Terry Pegula will oversee process. No surprise there. Wait until he hands out 10 year deals to Sutter and Lombardi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 No surprise there. Wait until he hands out 10 year deals to Sutter and Lombardi Today I discovered that Hop Stoopid comes in 6-packs. If this happens, or some facsimile thereof, I will find out what happens when one consumes said 6-pack in a single sitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Today I discovered that Hop Stoopid comes in 6-packs. If this happens, or some facsimile thereof, I will find out what happens when one consumes said 6-pack in a single sitting.I recommend a 12 at this point :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 I recommend a 12 at this point :beer: We shall see. I do have a Consumer's within walking distance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Does this point away from them hiring a President of Hockey Ops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 (edited) To my fellow posters I apologize, this article is raw meat for PA http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/pegulas-become-latest-owners-fall-victim-fans/ How long has there been a "fire Bylsma" thread here? How about a thread questioning Murray? The owner does what we want and he's the bad guy. I feel bad for the Pegulas because all they wanted is to do something nice for the "long suffering fans of WNY" and all they get in return are people s##ting on them. Terry should just sell the teams to owners that would move them far away. It's the only way to end this madness. Edited April 21, 2017 by PromoTheRobot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Actually I started this thread back in March. http://forums.sabrespace.com/topic/24788-should-gmtm-keep-his-job/ Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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