Pimlach

They need outsiders right now. Outside GM and outside HC bringing in an outside staff. Jarmo is slightly tainted, but lets face it, if he wasn't already with Buffalo he would be on a list of possible GMs.

DeBoer is out there. Maybe they make a coaching change soon but I doubt it since the plan was Lindy for 2 years and then Appert.

I am preparing myself for a Thompson trade in the off season. I want to be wrong as I fear we will trade a potential future HoF player (see Eichel, Reinhart, ...) His interview last night made me think he is just denying the depth of the problems to get through another miserable season. He cannot really believe they played good enough to win and just needed better breaks. It was a desperate effort by him to try to find a positive when there was none. His line has been really bad for several games in a row and he is fighting himself out there. I am going to suggest he play wing with McLeod at center, adding a more responsible defensive player to his line. Take Greenway off that line.

Yes, they did this.

True, but I have a feeling that decent goalies would be less decent playing behind this team. They are careless with the puck in their zone and the don't fight hard enough to win loose puck battles. Breakouts are much too casual. Turnovers are becoming more frequent. Henrik Lunqvist explained it as politely as it can be said. Playing team defense is hard and they don't seem to want to do it.

As expected, Peterka's production is not easily replaced. Peterka in 31 games: 12g 13a 25 pts and +5 It appears that the Utah coach knows how to utilize Peterka to get offensive production and minimize the negative defensive outcomes.

There is a pall. There is a black cloud overhead, the stink of a bad tank that won't go away. Brought in by a careless and clueless owner at the helm. UPL is the least likely of the three goalies to make the big save, but I do agree that there is something hanging over this team. They score a goal to get back in it, and then they give one up in the next minute. I do not know if they work as hard as other teams in practice. As a group they seem to expect to lose. The lose just about every challenge as well. This thread is about goalies - Levi toils in Rochester because he has not progressed this year. They bring him up right now he will fail. Levi and Kulich are the compensation for Reinhart. Tuch, Krebs, Greenway and Östlund are the compensation for Eichel. It has been years and none of this worked. Levi may never make it. Tuch appears to be expiring in Buffalo. Krebs and Greenway should be moved on from. Terry cannot turn another rebuild over to Adams and Ruff is not teaching them or helping. They are both spent.

UPL has separated himself alright. But not in the way you thought.

You don’t mean Kesselring, you mean Mrtka.

Lyon or Ellis? It doesn’t really matter who plays behind this team. Feeling the team is at a new low right now.

Of course Zucker is hurt. Not a bit surprised. Bring up Rosen.

No doubt another rebuild is upon us. Which means no more Lindy Ruff, please. Not as a coach or FO advisor. Just go. Tage Thompson will be asking for a trade, I can see it and hear it.

0-3-0 so far. Three road games to go. Last night was so aggravating to watch. Two terrible teams were out there, but the Sabres were definitely worse. Watching the interviews, they think they played good enough to win, the problems run deep. The coach and the “best players” don’t get it and are in denial.