Do we have a Coaching Problem?

[PromoTheRobot]

Refresh my memory. Why did the Sabres fire Dan Bylsma? Was it to appease a certain premature captain?

[Taro T]

21 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Refresh my memory. Why did the Sabres fire Dan Bylsma? Was it to appease a certain premature captain?

Refresh our memories.  Why did Bylsma wait 7 years for another NHL HC job after getting canned by the Sabres?  And, why did he get canned after only 1 season back as THE man in the show?

[Thorny]

1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Refresh my memory. Why did the Sabres fire Dan Bylsma? Was it to appease a certain premature captain?

Memory certainly does need refreshing. Eichel wasn’t named captain for another year and a half when bylsma got canned 

[Flashsabre]

I have no doubt Pegula has Appert penciled in as next HC. He seems to fall for charismatic people. He hired Lafontaine based on one chance  meeting where he was blown away by his charisma. I’m sure he sees the same in Seth.
 

Just hire DeBoer and get serious about being a serious organization. 

[PerreaultForever]

3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Refresh my memory. Why did the Sabres fire Dan Bylsma? Was it to appease a certain premature captain?

They hired Bylsma because they didn't get Babcock and he was last notable coach remaining. Had won with Crosby so the thinking was win with Eichel. They fired him because there was no progress at a point when there was greater expectation after drafting Eichel (and we already had Reinhart, O'Reilly etc.)  After more than a decade of failure the bar for success has been drastically lowered, that's obvious. 

2 hours ago, Flashsabre said:

I have no doubt Pegula has Appert penciled in as next HC. He seems to fall for charismatic people. He hired Lafontaine based on one chance  meeting where he was blown away by his charisma. I’m sure he sees the same in Seth.
 

Just hire DeBoer and get serious about being a serious organization. 

DeBoer will never happen here. 

[PromoTheRobot]

8 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

They hired Bylsma because they didn't get Babcock and he was last notable coach remaining. Had won with Crosby so the thinking was win with Eichel. They fired him because there was no progress at a point when there was greater expectation after drafting Eichel (and we already had Reinhart, O'Reilly etc.)  After more than a decade of failure the bar for success has been drastically lowered, that's obvious. 

DeBoer will never happen here. 

Wasn't there an Eichel angle to Bylsma's firing? He wanted him gone?

[PerreaultForever]

21 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Wasn't there an Eichel angle to Bylsma's firing? He wanted him gone?

Was that ever proven or just talk? Stylistically Bylsma didn't open it up in the preferred way. That urge for wide open offense might have come from Eichel as well as Pegula. 

[LGR4GM]

On 6/6/2025 at 11:21 AM, Mustache of God said:

Wilford is here because Dahlin and Power both really like him.

#1 reason Kevyn keeps ppl around, likability. Because Kevyn isn't cut out for this job. 

Edited yesterday at 01:09 PM by LGR4GM

[JustOneParade]

15 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

#1 reason Kevyn keeps ppl around, liability. Because Kevyn isn't cut out for this job. 

There is something oddly true in what I think is a mistyped word.

[Flashsabre]

9 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Wasn't there an Eichel angle to Bylsma's firing? He wanted him gone?

The story was the players wanted him gone and they convinced Jack to go in and drop the hammer to management because he was the one they would listen to.

[Mango]

On 6/6/2025 at 7:59 PM, SabresBillsFan said:

I would hire DeBoer and move Lindy up in the organization. 

Lindy as POHO blocking Adams from the role based on circumstance, firing Adams, with Jarmo as GM and Deboer would immediately bring this franchise back into respectibility.

That said I expect an Adams extension any day now.

[sabremike]

11 hours ago, Flashsabre said:

The story was the players wanted him gone and they convinced Jack to go in and drop the hammer to management because he was the one they would listen to.

That's exactly what happened. Murray refused, which hilariously led to him being fired.

[Mango]

On 6/7/2025 at 1:04 PM, Flashsabre said:

I have no doubt Pegula has Appert penciled in as next HC. He seems to fall for charismatic people. He hired Lafontaine based on one chance  meeting where he was blown away by his charisma. I’m sure he sees the same in Seth.
 

Just hire DeBoer and get serious about being a serious organization. 

Don't forget Rex Ryan.