Doohickie Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Kruppstahl said: Let Steve Smith run the team for a while. NO. I've seen enough of Steve Smith. He's just as bad as Krueger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 25 minutes ago, dudacek said: Interim? (please?) Would be dangerous because you know the next step is "removal of the interim tag" lol I think that happened with Rolston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 It has to happen tomorrow, innit? It’s clear to everyone at this point that the train wreck is not going to magically heal itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 Bye Ralph. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 One period away from a 0-6 run where we have been outscored so far 22-6 and outclassed virtually every period of every game. Coaches of real NHL teams don’t survive this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 minute ago, dudacek said: One period away from a 0-6 run where we have been outscored so far 22-6 and outclassed virtually every period of every game. Coaches of real NHL teams don’t survive this. He'll be fired either tomorrow or Wednesday when they get back from Philly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 15 minutes ago, nfreeman said: It has to happen tomorrow, innit? It’s clear to everyone at this point that the train wreck is not going to magically heal itself? Do they fly home between games? If so, he's gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berg Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 3 rd and nothing changed. Team sleeps like it 0:0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 27 minutes ago, dudacek said: One period away from a 0-6 run where we have been outscored so far 22-6 and outclassed virtually every period of every game. Coaches of real NHL teams don’t survive this. 0-7 I believe (actually 0-6-1). They are 2-11-1 in their last 14 games including today’s loss. Something to be proud of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 Welp, they have to fire him. There's really no other choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 Nah, they'll keep him for the remainder of the season, after all, there is still more damage to do to the actual Sabres brand, some more to do to some younger players, and of course there is even further damage to to Adams, who apparently, says he's not happy, but not done evaluating yet 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Brawndo said: John Wawrow was on the Tim Graham Podcast this week and mentioned Matt Ellis as a possibility for HC, as they have a close relationship. Those that can’t do - coach??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, SDS said: Those that can’t do - coach??? I would actually be shocked if they had the gall to hire another NHL-inexperienced coach. I actually can't fathom it Edited March 7, 2021 by Thorny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Thorny said: I would actually be shocked if they had the gall to hire another NHL-inexperienced coach. I actually can't fathom it Why hire a coach at all? Just insert KA behind the bench to actually see the players up close. He knows what good players and good hockey look like. This should help him make better deadline decisions and a better coaching choice in the off-season. It will also keep KP happy because it further streamlines the organization. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Why hire a coach at all? Just insert KA behind the bench to actually see the players up close. He knows what good players and good hockey look like. This should help him make better deadline decisions and a better coaching choice in the off-season. It will also keep KP happy because it further streamlines the organization. It would be preferable to hiring Ellis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Ankles Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 20 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Why hire a coach at all? Just insert KA behind the bench to actually see the players up close. He knows what good players and good hockey look like. This should help him make better deadline decisions and a better coaching choice in the off-season. It will also keep KP happy because it further streamlines the organization. Good point. In addition, if the Sabres are going through another re-org, I cannot see T Pegs giving a three year contract to an established HC this year only to see a PoHO change gears this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 36 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Why hire a coach at all? Just insert KA behind the bench to actually see the players up close. He knows what good players and good hockey look like. This should help him make better deadline decisions and a better coaching choice in the off-season. It will also keep KP happy because it further streamlines the organization. 32 minutes ago, Thorny said: It would be preferable to hiring Ellis. This things aren't mutually exclusive. Adams basically handles the leadership role while evaluating what he has, Ellis handles the grunt work — practices and systems — so Adams can continue with GM work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 14 minutes ago, Broken Ankles said: Good point. In addition, if the Sabres are going through another re-org, I cannot see T Pegs giving a three year contract to an established HC this year only to see a PoHO change gears this summer. There isn't going to be a PoHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Ankles Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just now, LGR4GM said: There isn't going to be a PoHO And you know this because? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 minute ago, dudacek said: This things aren't mutually exclusive. Adams basically handles the leadership role while evaluating what he has, Ellis handles the grunt work — practices and systems — so Adams can continue with GM work. Good thinking If A & E stepped behind the bench as a package deal, I'd be much more confident the "interim" tag on Ellis was truly interim knowing Adams himself surely wouldn't be staying there For the record I called for Botterill to step in for Housley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 minute ago, Broken Ankles said: And you know this because? Because it never happens no matter how many times the fans suggest it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just now, Broken Ankles said: And you know this because? They just gutted their hockey department and shed salary but you think they are going to drop millions on someone over Adams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, LGR4GM said: They just gutted their hockey department and shed salary but you think they are going to drop millions on someone over Adams? You can extract a lot of good information from press conferences if you listen… 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Broken Ankles said: And you know this because? John Wawrow made a salient point earlier on this - adding the position in itself wouldn't matter if the position isn't given the reign to execute it's vision, if it's hampered in the same way "GM" has been. It could therefore only be a positive development through the prism of it signaling the Pegulas are "ready to change". But if they are ready to change, there's no reason the "GM" position can't, with new autonomy, steer the ship. Basically it's like, if the Pegulas realize they need it in the sense we think they need it, they don't really need it any more. That's not to say it's not better to have some minds the GM can bounce ideas off of, but that could just as easily be assistant GMs, of which we have Zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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