Is It Time For A New Coach NOW

[Stoner]

22 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

That'd be sort of sweet, tbh.

Agreed 100% re the balance.

And speaking of balance, what he looks like early in his career has to be balanced against the contract he got. Bc at this point it's farcical, to quote Al Michaels.

[Contempt]

1 hour ago, inkman said:

 

Did Owen bang your sister or something?  He’s a 21 year old kind playing defense in the NHL against the best players in the world.  

It'd be the first thing he's banged in quite a while.

[Stoner]

[Doohicksie]

11 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

1. the Sabres aren't leaving

2.  Even if the Sabres left, they'd put another franchise in Buffalo.  The market isn't nearly the smallest in the NHL and it has one of the highest TV ratings.  In addition, the Buffalo/Toronto rivalry is great for hockey.

3. I was just commenting on a way to move on from TP and get a new and better product for Buffalo.

[That Aud Smell]

56 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

And speaking of balance, what he looks like early in his career has to be balanced against the contract he got. Bc at this point it's farcical, to quote Al Michaels.

I don't disagree on the contract being ill-advised. Laughably so. But that has everything to do with the people managing the franchise, and very little to do with the player.

What was the rush? The rush to crown him an immediate top-4 stud. The rush to push him into big minutes over the course of a long season. The rush to cement him in the big club's lineup. The rush to pay him huge money over a long term.

What. Was. The. Rush.

The more I reflect on it, the more I conclude that Adams is a greenhorn and a rube. Not that I particularly care for this sort of sentiment (because, in general, I say eff what others think), but I think it's fair to guess that his roster management is being laughed at in NHL circles.

[Stoner]

14 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

I don't disagree on the contract being ill-advised. Laughably so. But that has everything to do with the people managing the franchise, and very little to do with the player.

What was the rush? The rush to crown him an immediate top-4 stud. The rush to push him into big minutes over the course of a long season. The rush to cement him in the big club's lineup. The rush to pay him huge money over a long term.

What. Was. The. Rush.

The more I reflect on it, the more I conclude that Adams is a greenhorn and a rube. Not that I particularly care for this sort of sentiment (because, in general, I say eff what others think), but I think it's fair to guess that his roster management is being laughed at in NHL circles.

Is he a hayseed tho?

[Weave]

1 hour ago, That Aud Smell said:

a greenhorn and a rube.

That would explain Pegula’s attraction to KA.  Pegula has been described on these pages as a rube by several, myself and likely you included.

[That Aud Smell]

1 hour ago, Weave said:

That would explain Pegula’s attraction to KA.  Pegula has been described on these pages as a rube by several, myself and likely you included.

Hmm. Interesting. Birds of a feather?

I've previously theorized that Pegula's rubish nature made him an easy mark for bamboozlers like Rex Ryan and RaKru (tm pending @PASabreFan).

I had not considered that he'd be attracted to those same qualities himself. Maybe so.

P.S. I have a vague memory that it was Kim who advanced Adams' cause, since he was, at that time, working the business side of Harborcenter (??).

[That Aud Smell]

4 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

I've previously theorized that Pegula's rubish nature made him an easy mark for bamboozlers like Rex Ryan and RaKru (tm pending @PASabreFan).

And maybe ol' Cliffy? 

I'd trade a case of Blue Light for a copy of that picture of Cliff taken at that facility opening event where Cliff was shown weirdly  (hauntingly) peering in through a doorway.

(Whither @Ghost of Dwight Drane.)

Edited January 2 by That Aud Smell

[SABRES 0311]

7 hours ago, inkman said:

 

Did Owen bang your sister or something?  He’s a 21 year old kind playing defense in the NHL against the best players in the world.  

He was too busy with yours.

[inkman]

55 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

He was too busy with yours.

I told her to aim for better clientele, apparently she listened.  

[Rasmus_]

Greenway is useless.

[SABRES 0311]

2 hours ago, inkman said:

I told her to aim for better clientele, apparently she listened.  

You win.

26 minutes ago, Rasmus_ said:

Greenway is useless.

I really thought the Greenway Mitts Benson line would do good things too. Seemed like a good combination of size and skill. 

[SABRES 0311]

This was probably already discussed but any thoughts on if Appert being called up is a tryout to replace DG? 

[Doohicksie]

19 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

2.  Even if the Sabres left, they'd put another franchise in Buffalo.  The market isn't nearly the smallest in the NHL and it has one of the highest TV ratings.  In addition, the Buffalo/Toronto rivalry is great for hockey.

Quebec would like a word.

2 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

This was probably already discussed but any thoughts on if Appert being called up is a tryout to replace DG? 

If so he didn't pass the audition.

[GASabresIUFAN]

20 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

Quebec would like a word.

So would Winnipeg.  Oops, they got a second team.

Populations:  Buffalo metro - 1.2 million, Winnipeg Metro 845K, Quebec City Metro 840K.

[Doohicksie]

25 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Winnipeg.  Oops, they got a second team.

They got a cast-off from another city, not an expansion team.

[JohninMinn.]

There isn't a coach in the world that could eliminate the fear most of this team plays with. I've never seen anything like it.

[Porous Five Hole]

50 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

So would Winnipeg.  Oops, they got a second team.

Populations:  Buffalo metro - 1.2 million, Winnipeg Metro 845K, Quebec City Metro 840K.

Ok, but who is paying a one billion dollar expansion fee to house a team here? Also, Winnipeg was a relocation, so that’s different.  

[GASabresIUFAN]

It's all moot anyway.  The Sabres aren't going anywhere.  They are going to expand to Houston and Atlanta if they expand and only after they get AZ fixed.  

[Taro T]

2 hours ago, SABRES 0311 said:

You win.

I really thought the Greenway Mitts Benson line would do good things too. Seemed like a good combination of size and skill. 

Mittelstadt with Benson makes sense.  Mittelstadt with Greenway makes sense.  Either can work if they actually have a legit NHLer that can shoot (said legit, please no talk of giving 2 of them Olofsson), but the 3 together is missing 1 major piece - a finisher.

Maybe move Greenway to the Thompson line and Skinner to the Mitts line?

Right now, having brought in a guy to replace Quinn while he was out would be really multiplying its dividends as Greenway could be on the 4th line and the Sabres could be working towards a legit NHL 4th line while still having what should be 3 scoring lines.

[Stoner]

7 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:

And maybe ol' Cliffy? 

I'd trade a case of Blue Light for a copy of that picture of Cliff taken at that facility opening event where Cliff was shown weirdly  (hauntingly) peering in through a doorway.

(Whither @Ghost of Dwight Drane.)

[pi2000]

They're currently on pace for 73 points. 

If Dan Bylsma can squeeze 81 points out of the 2015-16 Sabres, imagine what he could do with this squad 👀

Edited January 3 by pi2000

[sabremike]

98-107-25.

 

[Quint]

On the latest "After the Whistle," Rivet and Peters discuss Sabres coaching and management. They powerfully discuss how Ellis didn't get any credit for last year's top power play and the absolute disgrace of Sabres management passing over the assistants to coach the team in favor of Appert. I think this is by far the best Sabres podcast. They're rude, they're crude and they're good.

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