Michael Peca is joining the NY Rangers as an Asst Coach

[Night Train]

10 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

Line juggling idk. 

  Lindy traumatized me forever with his non-stop juggling every other shift. Now I overreact when it happens, fearing the past. 

[Curt]

10 hours ago, SDS said:

Is the guy who was arguing that this team was going to finish in the bottom five really going to try and make this point? 🙄

 

15 hours ago, Buffalonill said:

Did you miss how they folded? This is what's wrong with some in this Fanbase we have accepted   participation awards .

 

This is an excellent point.  You were emphatic for 3/4 of the season that the team would finish in the bottom 5 because they were so bad.

Based on that opinion, the coaching staff must have performed a miracle by nearly getting them to the playoffs!  But now you are saying that actually the coaches are the reason the team struggled at times!  The two opinions are pretty conflicting when viewed side by side.

Plus, listen, all teams go through good and bad stretches of play, relative to their baseline.  Young teams tend to be especially volatile.  Teams with inconsistent goaltending tend to be especially inconsistent.  I think it’s absolutely normal, and expected (by me at least) the the Sabres of last season were inconsistent.  

 

[PromoTheRobot]

7 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

No,  Granato can still fail but it won't be because "he's just a development coach."

Idc about being right. I care about winning the cup. It's why Adams must, I repeat must, strengthen the defense this offseason with a big move. 

The comment wasn't directed at you. I quoted  it because I was in agreement. See the post above that comment.

We've gone from calling Kev & Don cheap yes-man hires to grudging acceptance that they might know what they are doing, but still cling to perceived failures that, hopefully, will prove ones initial take correct. 

It's tiring and old and symptomatic of the typical Buffalo sports fan sad sack mentality.

Edited June 19, 2023 by PromoTheRobot

[Buffalonill]

12 minutes ago, Curt said:

 

This is an excellent point.  You were emphatic for 3/4 of the season that the team would finish in the bottom 5 because they were so bad.

Based on that opinion, the coaching staff must have performed a miracle by nearly getting them to the playoffs!  But now you are saying that actually the coaches are the reason the team struggled at times!  The two opinions are pretty conflicting when viewed side by side.

Plus, listen, all teams go through good and bad stretches of play, relative to their baseline.  Young teams tend to be especially volatile.  Teams with inconsistent goaltending tend to be especially inconsistent.  I think it’s absolutely normal, and expected (by me at least) the the Sabres of last season were inconsistent.  

 

Did you miss all the bone headed decisions they made during the game ? 

[dudacek]

4 minutes ago, Buffalonill said:

Did you miss all the bone headed decisions they made during the game ? 

I’d really like to watch you and Don break down a game together.

[The Jokeman]

First they take Drury, now Peca? Two of my favorite Sabres of all time. 

[Buffalonill]

7 minutes ago, dudacek said:

I’d really like to watch you and Don break down a game together.

I mean it doesn't take a  Rocket scientist to switch up goalie .

 Apparently @Eleven is the only one that sees the negatives 

[Scottysabres]

1 minute ago, The Jokeman said:

First they take Drury, now Peca? Two of my favorite Sabres of all time. 

It's the "downstate" MO, take from WNY what they want, when they want. It's been that way my entire life.

[Curt]

8 minutes ago, Buffalonill said:

Did you miss all the bone headed decisions they made during the game ? 

I’m definitely not saying that the coaching staff is perfect.  I think the special teams were very disappointing and I disagreed with other decisions here and there.  I think it’s possible that Granato needs to be replaced at some point in the mid term future.  He has been good for young player development, but a lot of other stuff is an uncertainty.

I just think that you are being silly by blaming the season’s failures on coaching, while not acknowledging that the coaching may have been part of the reason that the team wildly outperformed your expectations for them.

Also, no fan base looks at their coach and thinks they are doing a perfect job.  Even the guys considered to be the top coaches in the league are not perfect.  There is always always always something to point at and complain about.

[Buffalonill]

1 minute ago, The Jokeman said:

First they take Drury, now Peca? Two of my favorite Sabres of all time. 

That's a little shocking to hear .

 

[Radar]

2 hours ago, Buffalonill said:

That's a little shocking to hear .

 

He didn't say his two favorites. They register as two of my favorites as well.

[SwampD]

2 hours ago, dudacek said:

I’d really like to watch you and Don break down a game together.

Good lord, would I love to see that.

[Buffalonill]

9 minutes ago, Radar said:

He didn't say his two favorites. They register as two of my favorites as well.

 He said 2 of his favorites all time 

[Doohicksie]

A half page of Peca and two and a half pages of off topic Sabres asst coaching complaints.

Nice, Sabrespace. Nice.

[Stoner]

5 hours ago, Buffalonill said:

I mean it doesn't take a  Rocket scientist to switch up goalie .

 Apparently @Eleven is the only one that sees the negatives 

Don's an atrocious game night/day coach. Hopefully it's to some extent by design. I'd love to read this board if he coaches to form during a playoff series.

[Flashsabre]

1 hour ago, PASabreFan said:

Don's an atrocious game night/day coach. Hopefully it's to some extent by design. I'd love to read this board if he coaches to form during a playoff series.

The Sabres would win the series and you’d still be on here posting negative stuff

[Stoner]

51 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

The Sabres would win the series and you’d still be on here posting negative stuff

How many games did it take them?

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, PASabreFan said:

How many games did it take them?

4-0, but they did get outshot in a couple of periods.

[Flashsabre]

1 hour ago, PASabreFan said:

How many games did it take them?

8😛

[PromoTheRobot]

I think we all need to center ourselves. Just a reminder.

 

[dudacek]

4 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I think we all need to center ourselves. Just a reminder.

 

Last time a Sabre put up that many highlights in one season?

Had to be Dom, right?

That was a special year he gave us.

[PromoTheRobot]

6 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Last time a Sabre put up that many highlights in one season?

Had to be Dom, right?

That was a special year he gave us.

I think we forget how good we have it in the off season.

[Brawndo]

 

There it is 

[Buffalonill]

Buffalo is stupid for not  Giving him a promotion.

 

[Randall Flagg]

3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I think we all need to center ourselves. Just a reminder.

 

This is about 20% of his plays worthy of this video