Housley Should Have Until End of December

[LGR4GM]

10 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

I don't want Quenneville. In fact, I think he'd fit in the "Bylsma" category. Somebody with success (sure, a lot more success) in the past that isn't with the game anymore. 

With a team full of youngsters and his track record of hating to play youngsters, and the words coming out of Chicago fans about his role in their current defensive system etc. 

I agree. I wouldn't bring Quenneville in. That is just asking for trouble when he plays Berglund on the PP1 and Eichel gets benched for having 1 bad shift. 

[WildCard]

32 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

I don't want Quenneville. In fact, I think he'd fit in the "Bylsma" category. Somebody with success (sure, a lot more success) in the past that isn't with the game anymore. 

With a team full of youngsters and his track record of hating to play youngsters, and the words coming out of Chicago fans about his role in their current defensive system etc. 

I'd be interested in reading more about this

[Randall Flagg]

3 hours ago, WildCard said:

I'd be interested in reading more about this

I'm sure I'll stumble across something interesting and can link it when I do, but in the meantime, hit up their board at hfboards. There should be a Q thread probably pretty close to the top 

Edited October 22, 2018 by Randall Flagg

[WildCard]

 

For all of you folks with the athletic 

Side note: I always read that as the atlantic. I say 'the athletic' in my head, but I'm picturing a giant body of water with an arrow above it every time

[GASabresIUFAN]

PH for the Jack Adams.  

[...]

Yeah, like the JBot thread, I think this one can be put on ice for a while.  HCPH seems to be working out right now.

[Doohicksie]

I'll give him till mid-January at this point.  ?

[Taro T]

Columbus will be a very good test.  On paper, the Sabres shouldn't be able to win that one.  But, the way they're playing right now, they've got a shot.

This team will go through some cold spells, but they SEEM like they'll be able to keep from allowing them to snowball.  If Housley can keep those from snowballing, he absolutely will be back next season.  If he can get them to have a few 4-5 game win streaks, he absolutely will be back.  He's 60-75% towards his possible 1st, but it will be a tough one Saturday.

We FINALLY are beyond the Tank.  Only took 7 ####ing years.  Actually able to bring myself to watch other games regularly.  It finally isn't depressing watching the difference between NHL hockey & Sabres hockey.

[...]

See Phil. 

See Phil celebrate.

Nice fist-pump, Phil!

What's missing from this is his chattering after the celebration.  I'm getting the impression he talks a lot more back there than I thought.

 

 

[WildCard]

 

[LGR4GM]

So Phil is doing something reasonably correct? Guess he's earned a reprieve. Good, I hope he keeps proving my criticism wrong. 

[Stoner]

He's got as long as he god damned wants.

[Brawndo]

Just throwing this out there. Toronto Marlies HC Sheldon Keefe’s Contract expires at the end of the season. 

[Gatorman0519]

Phil has to learn how to manage OT.  Dahlin is a no brainer with Eichel and Skinner.  Gave away 2 precious points deploying Risto instead.  

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Just now, Gatorman0519 said:

Phil has to learn how to manage OT.  Dahlin is a no brainer with Eichel and Skinner.  Gave away 2 precious points deploying Risto instead.  

1 point, but I hear ya.

[Gatorman0519]

1 minute ago, N S said:

1 point, but I hear ya.

We lost a point to Columbus too the other day with the same strategy. 

[Brawndo]

1 minute ago, N S said:

1 point, but I hear ya.

If you include his giveaway in OT at Columbus it’s 2 points 

 

 

Or what he said

[Sabres Fan in NS]

1 minute ago, Gatorman0519 said:

We lost a point to Columbus too the other day with the same strategy. 

 

Just now, Brawndo said:

If you include his giveaway in OT at Columbus it’s 2 points 

 

 

Or what he said

Oh, I got ya.

Carry on ...

[Jacque Richard]

Losing to lowly senators will get him outta here. Not impressed with housley 

[GASabresIUFAN]

On 4/29/2018 at 9:14 AM, CallawaySabres said:

If Buffalo is not within shouting distance of 8th, they have to save the season.

 

After some more changes this Summer and the addition of Dahlin,my eyes will be focused squarely on Phil to finally see improvement.

So it's almost December, should we help PH pack his bags, or should we wait a while longer?

[PerreaultForever]

Last year I was wondering what his "system" actually was as we were not the "fast" that he promised and the D stunk and didn't lead the rush at all and it was a mess. But, as I am firmly convinced now, it was another tank.

Now we have Dahlin, now we see the speed, now we see the D jumping into the rush creating goals/chances, now we see puck possession and quick transition.

My question would be who coaches the power play? Fix that, or replace that guy. Housley stays. The system works. 

[matter2003]

FYI, Think he is pretty safe...

[Brawndo]

Callaway never specified which December. 

[SDS]

2 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

So it's almost December, should we help PH pack his bags, or should we wait a while longer?

To be fair, we are 6 points away from 8th place with the gap getting bigger...

[Doohicksie]

4 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

But, as I am firmly convinced now, it was another tank.

Not quite.  I said this several times last season:  It was an 82 game training camp.  Wins didn't matter, personal development did.  He molded several of the individual players to play his system.  Now he has the whole team playing it.  Maybe it was part tank, too, but I really think Phil just said not to worry about winning, just learn how to play.  This year and going forward, it's about winning.