Swedesessed

Game. Set. Match.

The other angle is Pegula probably knows this job is a lot more attractive now then a few years ago. Possible top 5 pick in 2017, Eichel, OReilly, and an owner that will spend. GM and coaching candidates will come to the Sabres versus the other way around.

Agreed I am the same and have friends that are all kinds of non religious and religious and I don't base faith on choosing great people to surround myself with

There are still good qualities to Terry. I truly believe he is a good man and his heart is in the right place. He wants to win, he cares and that is appreciated as a fan of the Bills and Sabres like most of us are. Pegula just has no flippin idea how to run sports teams in terms in regards to personnel and why should he, what qualifications does he have? And when you trust a marketing major like Russ Brandon too much, that in itself is a major issue. Name me another city where someone like Brandon has all this power. It is borderline insanity.

Agreed but I wonder if that is Terry's way of trying to say they are men of character versus I need them to be Christian. Hard to say given how socially awkward Terry can come across.

I dont know if anyone knows this: But an organization that I would love to see the Sabres model themselves after is Anaheim: They consistently do well in the draft, make good trades and have built a great organization. Wish there was someone from that organization we can pry away as a GM

#1 thing I want from the new GM: Do they have a good track record in the NHL Draft. The NHL Draft and development of young players is everything in today's NHL: rarely will you strike gold in FA and it cannot be relied upon. As far as the coach: Someone who has a track record of success at every stop and can tailor a system to best fit the players in place versus force feeding their style to players that may not fit. And yeah the other thing: Keep Brandon away from any decision making and let Pegula spend his $ and have awkward pressers otherwise stay out of the way and be a fan.

I wonder if Lombardi has been the guy now for days and this is all just window dressing

There will be no President of the Sabres. Russ Brandon will never be fired, he will be given more and more power, he is such an amazing influence, Terry sees it we all see it :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash:

Bingo. It's time for a #Branexit movement to start in Buffalo. Pronto.

+100000000000000000

He still has a voice, and if you can't make money running an NFL team, you are a complete moron. Fire Brandon and let's get someone in here with a winning and hockey and football pedigree for both franchises.

As long as that clown has his claws around, nothing is changing.

Russ Brandon retained?

Is None of The Above an option?

Agreed but we are already seeing the power Eichel has in this organization. Remains to be seen if that is a good or bad thing.

This! I would fire GMTM and Bylsma and bring in Dean Lombardi who LA foolishly let go

This is EXACTLY the narrative Bettman and Canada wants and craves. And make no mistake fellow Sabres fans if you are yearning for approval from the hockey media, find it elsewhere it isn't gonna happen. The second Matthews scored 4 goals opening night the guys on TSN probably said 'Yes, we don't have to compare Jack and McDavid anymore, bring in Toronto!" The Brandon comment I made may seem odd but think about all this culture we talk about changing: Brandon has a LOT of power in the Buffalo sports scene and his mug shows up more then it should for my taste, and yet despite the terrible track record on the field and ice since he has been around, Brandon is retained and even gets promoted. For what? Flush this guy out! Think about the fact that Wayne Gretzky is back with Edmonton and we are stuck with the likes of Russ Brandon. What a difference. I do agree with the coaching comments in this thread, I will grant you Bylsma has not helped matters. From my understanding (and I always stand to be corrected I know that for sure haha) the Sabres have never once, ever, gone UP in a lottery, always down. Toronto won't have such 'issues'.

Two years before Connor McDavid was slated to be the Next One and the next great player in NHL history, the Buffalo Sabres set sight on providing us the best chance to land McDavid. And of course, it didn't happen (not that Bettman would allow it anyhow, Toronto almost won that lottery and had the better chance at the end then Buffalo, what a 'shock' that was) Now the Sabres get Jack Eichel, as the next 'Big 4' come into the NHL. And what do you know, it appears that of those 4 (McDavid Matthews, Laine and Eichel), Jack will end up being #4. And it figures this would happen. There is just something about Jack to me that is missing. He will put up a lot of points no doubt, but I just wonder if he will be a more 'talk and less action' type of guy and will leave when he can. Here are the issues I see or foresee for the Sabres: 1. Buffalo will bend over backwards to keep Eichel and make him happy at all costs: The fear of losing Eichel will give him too much power and say. Not a recipe for success if you ask me. (Lebron's first tenure in Cleveland as a reference point) 2. Russ Brandon: I don't care what the talk is or the spin is: As long as this snake has a way in this or the Buffalo Bills organization: NOTHING will change. Tell me he is just in marketing: Ill tell you that I have ocean properties in South Dakota. His paws are in this organization. Look at the team's track record with this clown heavily involved: Why in the WORLD is he still around? 3. Babcock and the Leafs: Sorry fellas and ladies, the Leafs won the tank wars. Aided some by the league to make sure they got that top pick and landing the coach that we didn't has cemented this. Toronto will be a top destination again. The Sabres will need to be virtually flawless in the off-seasons to keep up. Have at it.

Bills will let Gilesse walk, draft Christian McAffery, problem solved! #RussBrandonLogic

Las Vegas, Easily.

Wishing the best for Kyle and hope they find out what it is..hockey is secondary in situations like that.

I look at it more this way: Should have tanked 1 more time to get Laine or Matthews

Amazing to think the NHL leader in PIM only has 154 for the season

I agree, who knows what really happened here, as there could be things behind the scenes that were building up and led to this because he was late to a meeting. And how late was he? Details are needed to give this proper perspective