Sabres announce Don Granato, Jason Christie and Matt Smith have been relieved of their duties

[Brawndo]

Per Sabres 

 

Edited April 16 by Brawndo

[CallawaySabres]

Thank

God!!!!!!!!

Now Adams please!

[WhenWillItEnd66]

This has got to be fake...... 

[Porous Five Hole]

Where is Matt Ellis’s name on this list??

[PASabreFan]

Good. I thought the video coach was actually pretty good. He's the review guy no?

Interesting list tho. Please don't tell me...

[Brawndo]

2 minutes ago, CallawaySabres said:

Thank

God!!!!!!!!

Now Adams please!

Adams is going nowhere 

[bunomatic]

New head coach Matt Ellis

[Brawndo]

 

[SHAAAUGHT!!!]

Me seeing this announcement and completely unable to contain my joy

[nucci]

I blamed the video coordinator all season and no one listened

[Stads]

Just now, Porous Five Hole said:

Where is Matt Ellis’s name on this list??

Promoted to head coach?

[RochesterExpat]

Did they fire the wrong Matt?

Also, happy to have been wrong about this one.

[nfreeman]

Wow.  I thought it was possible but not likely.

I wish DG well.  He seems like a good guy but was not the right guy for this job.

The best thing about this is that it means they are trying to be a real team again. 

Now KA needs to pick the right guy.

[phil_soisson]

All in on Brind'Amour

[Pimlach]

Wilford and Ellis?  
 

I am worried about this all of a sudden. 

Edited April 16 by Pimlach

[bunomatic]

3 minutes ago, bunomatic said:

New head coach Matt Ellis

I jest I jest. He has to be shown the door or at least some kind of lateral move to say video dude or something.

[thewookie1]

I personally feel bad for Granato because he seems like a great guy but from a team standpoint that was very much needed to push beyond development central.

[WhenWillItEnd66]

I am actually scared to think of who would be new coach....LOL

[LETSTUCHINGO]

How does Ellis keep his job running one of the worst PP in the NHL?!

[nfreeman]

I also like that it was done decisively -- immediately following the end of the season.  It's a clear statement, both internally and externally, that this past season was an unacceptable failure.

[Porous Five Hole]

2 minutes ago, Stads said:

Promoted to head coach?

It would be more likely that Appert gets promoted to the show and Ellis to the Amerks as head coach, but I choose neither of these. 

[PASabreFan]

1 minute ago, Pimlach said:

Wilford and Ellis?  

It's odd, innit? Leave it up to the next coach? Certainly Adams wouldn't saddle the next guy. But who picks assistants?

[bunomatic]

Does anyone think between KA and Terry P that they will make the right hire ? I have my doubts.

Edited April 16 by bunomatic

[LETSTUCHINGO]

Sabres HAVE to get the next hire right, NO EXCUSES!

[thewookie1]

Just now, nfreeman said:

I also like that it was done decisively -- immediately following the end of the season.  It's a clear statement, both internally and externally, that this past season was an unacceptable failure.

Perhaps Pegula finally decided to put a fire on Adams' ass to do something or resign