Brawndo Posted April 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 It might be time to close this thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 10 hours ago, Tondas said: Rob Ray. No, you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Brawndo said: It might be time to close this thread We will await the official announcement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallawaySabres Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Wait until playoffs are over and find the right guy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Do people think the Sabres offered McLellan the job? Did we focus solely on him and will now move on, or was/is he one of a number of candidates we are/were planning to talk to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Bummer. He may or may not have been the right guy, but if the Sabres tried to get him and failed, it's a bit discouraging. I'm curious to see whether other strong candidates pass on the Sabres. Hopefully not, but there are certainly plenty of reasons to steer clear in favor of other options -- chronic losing, lousy goalies, frequent turnover at coach and in management, the possibility that JB is on thin ice, questions about JB's ability to put together a good team, mediocre prospect pipeline, quiet and aging arena, long winter, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Just now, nfreeman said: Bummer. He may or may not have been the right guy, but if the Sabres tried to get him and failed, it's a bit discouraging. I'm actually encouraged by that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, nfreeman said: Bummer. He may or may not have been the right guy, but if the Sabres tried to get him and failed, it's a bit discouraging. Precisely. I don’t care who it is. I just want this team to hire who they want and not have candidates turn away. Looks like that won’t be happening. Decent chance we may not be into our THIRD option. There’s nothing ideal about that. There’s nothing encouraging about that. Edited April 10, 2019 by Hoss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 10 hours ago, Zamboni said: Multiple Rasmus on a team or in an organization is called a Rami or Rasmi whatever rolls off the tongue better. We are fortunate enough to have three of them so we have a Rami. I prefer Rasmussen, no matter how little that name provided to this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Were we used again by a coach/coach's agent? Isn't the reason that the local media didn't break this story that someone on McLellan's side wanted to get a message to the Kings and you don't call Hammy for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 I suspect Botterill is talking to a number of candidates. We’ve only heard about McLellan. The info came out for a reason. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, dudacek said: I suspect Botterill is talking to a number of candidates. We’ve only heard about McLellan. The info came out for a reason. Go on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 So, is this guy still the 'possible leading candidate', or is he the leading candidate? I bet we still don't know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) So does Chris Taylor get promoted? Edited April 10, 2019 by North Buffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Brawndo said: It might be time to close this thread This guy doesn’t have one of those cool little checkmarks next to his name, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, Andrew Amerk said: This guy doesn’t have one of those cool little checkmarks next to his name, though. Bernstein does a lot of reporting and nails some things but Fourth Period in general whiffs on a ton of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Forecheck Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 If Sheldon Keefe is available I recommend we go get him ASAP. If he can't win here then it will almost certainly be because management failed him. If given the right tools and listened too he will deliver the goods. Dude has won everywhere. I watched him coach up close in Junior hockey and his team won league title 5 times in a row. Then he moved to the OHL and won. Then to the AHL and won. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 2 hours ago, SDS said: We will await the official announcement. Damn right we will. Bernstein is a freelance Kings homer and has been pushing for McLellan for a while. Wait for the Kings or Sabres to announce or wait for Bob McKenzie. The content of that breaking tweet is effectively similar to previous released facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 16 minutes ago, Torpedo Forecheck said: If Sheldon Keefe is available I recommend we go get him ASAP. If he can't win here then it will almost certainly be because management failed him. If given the right tools and listened too he will deliver the goods. Dude has won everywhere. I watched him coach up close in Junior hockey and his team won league title 5 times in a row. Then he moved to the OHL and won. Then to the AHL and won. It's a shame we went with Housley first as our risky move instead of a Keef or the Crunch guy. Everything now indicates Botteril wants an experienced NHL head coach, not a 'risky' AHL hire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) https://mobile.twitter.com/mayorNHL/status/1115997559099494401 The Mayor John Hoven @mayorNHL UPDATE: Did some further digging this morning (after some coffee, of course)... From what we've gathered, nothing has changed on the LA Kings coaching front, contrary to other reports. Yes, they continue to talk with McLellan. No new news though. Edited April 10, 2019 by IKnowPhysics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Ahh the wonders of twitter and people wanting to be the first to break something 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matter2003 Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 2 hours ago, nfreeman said: Bummer. He may or may not have been the right guy, but if the Sabres tried to get him and failed, it's a bit discouraging. I'm curious to see whether other strong candidates pass on the Sabres. Hopefully not, but there are certainly plenty of reasons to steer clear in favor of other options -- chronic losing, lousy goalies, frequent turnover at coach and in management, the possibility that JB is on thin ice, questions about JB's ability to put together a good team, mediocre prospect pipeline, quiet and aging arena, long winter, etc. If McClellan has a preference to be on the West Coast because he and his family live there already then that probably played a large role in it... I'm sure plenty of coaches will salivate at being able to coach a young Eichel and Dahlin...if they can harness their greatness they will have a long and successful tenure here. What coach wouldnt want 2 young studs to build around? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted April 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, shrader said: Ahh the wonders of twitter and people wanting to be the first to break something Stupid @Brawndo always trying to be first on SabreSpace. 5 minutes ago, IKnowPhysics said: https://mobile.twitter.com/mayorNHL/status/1115997559099494401 The Mayor John Hoven @mayorNHL UPDATE: Did some further digging this morning (after some coffee, of course)... From what we've gathered, nothing has changed on the LA Kings coaching front, contrary to other reports. Yes, they continue to talk with McLellan. No new news though. Good stuff IKP. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Forecheck Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, WildCard said: It's a shame we went with Housley first as our risky move instead of a Keef or the Crunch guy. Everything now indicates Botteril wants an experienced NHL head coach, not a 'risky' AHL hire Yes and if the plan is to recycle a veteran coach, I hope it is someone who has actually had real success in this type of situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Stupid @Brawndo always trying to be first on SabreSpace. There is no try 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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