For those concerned about the optics involved in firing another coach, the perceived instability of the franchise, consider that Terry's Pens drafted Mario in 1984 and Bob Johnson was his fifth coach in his first seven seasons — and things finally clicked with a Cup win before Bob sadly died after just that one season. Craig Patrick was also Mario's third GM. That seemed to work out. Craig stayed until 2006. Phil Housley is Bob Berry. You keep trying. The Sabres have literally nothing