Sabres Fan in NS

Jack Edwards is as asshat and a dastardly Bruin and all, but that is very funny and mostly true.

Adams came in as GM with RaKru well established. That's your answer I believe. I really think RaKru ran the whole show and his coaching suffered. Finally, it appears that the Pegula's had enough.

I think his take on RaKru being a better team President is right.

Matheson is pretty low profile compared to many others out there, but he seems to be a real insider.

Probably not. They are the same players.

I'm not concerned with the whole *Pittsburgh* thing in this case. This guy followed his old boss to Pittsburgh.

We have heard this countless times over the last decade. Well ... ... we're waiting.

He was there on the phone when KA called Taylor Hall to see if he would consider signing with the Sabres. There is a video of it someplace in the cobwebs ...

What does this have to do with you saying that a poster here is on a crusade? You seem to also be on a crusade. There is no evidence to show that the owners are more involved than any other owner, but the fans can voice their concerns that if they are and based on the results of those hires so far can have the view that the owners should not be involved this time around. I don't know if they have been involved, but I know that I don't want them to be this time around.

I hope you are right. Now that the coach has been sacrificed we will see what the players are made of. Many of these guys have been through many coaches and they didn't seem to want to play for any of them.

So, he's some NCAA coach? Never heard of him except that you guys mention the name from time to time. Great!! Bloody Hell!!

Who is Leaman? And why do you guys think it will be him? +++++ Going out onto one of the longest and thinnest of limbs here, but ... Lindy Ruff

They did quit on RaKru and they are an embarrassment.

I'm calling BS on this post. Don't make me report you. This is a legit question posed by a fan that has concerns that the owners are making big mistakes in the hiring process for their hockey team, because they are too involved in that process and do not know what they are doing. No crusade. He / she is not the only fan with these concerns.

None. The root of the propblem is at the top of the food chain. I don't care who hires the coach ... KA, or a consutant, or a new PHO, or me, or you ... just not the Pegula's.

I have been fired and I have fired people. It's never pleasant, but at least RaKru will get paid. To bad we can't fire most, if not all, of the players. They, or mostly, all quit on Ralph. They did not like playing for him, mostly because it seemed like they could, or would, not do what he asked of them. The Sabres are a joke, but they better get it right this time.

I didn't read it that way, just that KA is thinking and looking at every possibility. The next paragraph has me thinking that Elliot does NOT think the Sabres should trade Jack, as the best way to turn this thing around is with Jack. I agree with that. There better not be a *big* rebuild here. I don't think that the Sabres are that far off. A better 2C and a better 2G and we are getting there. I would also keep Hall.

Me too. I'm a CPA and a numbers guy, but not those kinds of numbers.

Forget it. He's on a role.

Orr was the greatest player of all time, IMO. It's a shame he spent most of it as a Bruin. They ruined him. He would have been even better in Montreal, NY, Chicago the whole time, or even The Great Satan. Orr gets no pass from me ... DASTARDLY!!

Islanders? That's a neat trick that only these Sabres could pull off ... a loss to a team they are not playing. That said ... Since they are playing NJ ... they will win big and RaKru will be around for another 10+ games. I would be surprised if he does not finish this hopeless season as HC. MUST WIN!! GO SABRES!! I predict a 6 - 2 win for the good guys (the ones from Western NY).

Yup. They are all dastardly. Every last one of them. Especially that damn Brad Friggin' Park.

Can't read it due to paywall, but for me the Canucks never lost on purpose ever, nevermind 2 years in a row. Therefore, their fans have not had it worse. End of story.

Quoting myself ... Why is Samson being discussed in a Fire KA thread? Surely we are not blamimg KA for the disasterous handling of Samson, eh?

We talked about this before and I, like you and maybe a handful of others here, think that not signing Samson long-term long ago was a big mistake. Maybe the biggest on that very long list.