Front Office Changes, Including Rob Murphy Joining Sabres Scouting Staff from Ottawa

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Around the NHL: 2014-2015

 

Posted by

LGR4GM

on 02 August 2014 - 08:41 PM in

The Aud Club

I wouldn't give PK Subban 8yrs 9mil per. Over. Payment. Sorry ppl, sure I will hear about 50 arguments why it isn't or won't be in the future.

[kas23]

I can't say I'm concerned with GM TM's FO resembling the Ott'wa FO. It's inevitable that it would be so. Either Tim can do better than his uncle (sorry, d4rk), or he can't. I'm willing to trust and believe that he can.

 

I'm not too concerned either. I think we all have bosses in our chosen fields that we respect, but whose professional opinions differ than ours. Still, they're in charge now and we can do things differently when we are the boss. I'm sure TM never had the final say in Otawa, but he is a professional, so I trust him to make the best decisions for our team now.

[Stoner]

The Sabres are putting cronyism to the test. Pegula's cronies, Murray's cronies, and Nolan's cronies. It's the Croney's Nest. Croney Island. I might think of more. Hold on.

Edited August 9, 2014 by PASabreFan

[drnkirishone]

The Sabres are putting cronyism to the test. Pegula's cronies, Murray's cronies, and Nolan's cronies. It's the Croney's Nest. Croney Island. I might think of more. Hold on.

house of cronies

[Stoner]

house of cronies

 

haha

 

Game of Crones.

[drnkirishone]

 

 

haha

 

Game of Crones.

12 angry cronies

[Stoner]

No Cronies for Old Men

[LastPommerFan]

Of course murray's organization is full of cronies, haven't you seen the godfather?

 

[drnkirishone]

Croney Wars: A New Hope

[Stoner]

Macacronie Grill at the HarborCenter at Canalside

[darksabre]

So does Trottier exclusively coach our young center corps?

[SwampD]

One Flew Over the Cronies Nest.

 

 

Who's nurse Ratched?

[Stoner]

One Flew Over the Cronies Nest.

 

 

Who's nurse Ratched?

GoDD.

[cpabob]

 

Saw this at the Fair yesterday. Cracked me up.

Edited August 11, 2014 by cpabob

[biodork]

 

Saw this at the Fair yesterday. Cracked me up.

 

Haha, that's great!

[Stoner]

 

Saw this at the Fair yesterday. Cracked me up.

 

It might be funnier if the pics were slightly different versions of his poopy face.

[shrader]

In Cronieshack Battista has to be the gopher, right?

[Brawndo]

Devine is now Director of Player Personel

[IKnowPhysics]

I don't think Devine leaves right away or this coming summer unless he gets pushed out or gets a title demotion, and I don't think that'll happen.

 

Presume Devine has his own reasonable career interests. He either wants to keep his job or he wants to get promoted. So he either stays or he gets promoted to GM of another team. What are Devine's best chances to get hired? AFTER the demonstrated rebuild occurs, not during or immediately after the big draft. His resume will be most more impressive when the rebuild-by-draft that he has a large hand in is completed and shows signs of working, and he gets credit for immense drafting prowess. Not before.

 

Devine is now Director of Player Personel

 

See, ######, this is what I had some concern about. I don't know if this is a title demotion. It could be, but with Royce and Jakubowski taking Assistant General Manager spots, it's difficult to think that Devine would be demoted below those two. Therefore, it's conceivable that the Director of Player Personnel is a new, higher position.

 

Jim Benning's path was Amateur Scout-> Director of Amatuer Scouting-> Bruins' Assistant General Manager-> Canucks' General Manager.

Kevin Devine's path has been Assistant Amateur Scout-> Pro Scout-> Director of Amateur Scouting-> Assistant General Manager-> Director of Player Personnel.

 

Looking at the Senators' front office roster, Director of Player Personnel is the highest position under the General Manager. Looking at the Penguins' roster, it's akin to Head Scout.

[tom webster]

See, ######, this is what I had some concern about. I don't know if this is a title demotion. It could be, but with Royce and Jakubowski taking Assistant General Manager spots, it's difficult to think that Devine would be demoted below those two. Therefore, it's conceivable that the Director of Player Personnel is a new, higher position.

 

Jim Benning's path was Amateur Scout-> Director of Amatuer Scouting-> Bruins' Assistant General Manager-> Canucks' General Manager.

Kevin Devine's path has been Assistant Amateur Scout-> Pro Scout-> Director of Amateur Scouting-> Assistant General Manager-> Director of Player Personnel.

 

Looking at the Senators' front office roster, Director of Player Personnel is the highest position under the General Manager. Looking at the Penguins' roster, it's akin to Head Scout.

 

Front office positions are just exploding. Some teams have 4 or more assistant GM's. There is no way to know the structure of each team's hierarchy unless the team lays it out and they have no reason to.