When does Ruff quit?

[GASabresIUFAN]

34 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

I hope Ruff quits. Whatever he's selling, this team isn't buying. I think the players are part of the problem, but so is he. 

A bunch of spoiled kids who have proven time and again that they don’t listen to anyone and now aren’t listening to someone with 45 years of playing and coaching experience, and the coaching is the problem? 

Until we remake this roster with players who want to do the work and players who can play 200 feet otherwise no coach can succeed here.

[Thorner]

2 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

A bunch of spoiled kids who have proven time and again that they don’t listen to anyone and now aren’t listening to someone with 45 years of playing and coaching experience, and the coaching is the problem? 

Until we remake this roster with players who want to do the work and players who can play 200 feet otherwise no coach can succeed here.

They aren’t spoiled: they are conditioned 

They’ve played under the banners of low expectations, and low expecations disguised as lip service to making the playoffs but nonetheless still low as evidenced by lack of spending. 

[LGR4GM]

2 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

A bunch of spoiled kids who have proven time and again that they don’t listen to anyone and now aren’t listening to someone with 45 years of playing and coaching experience, and the coaching is the problem? 

Until we remake this roster with players who want to do the work and players who can play 200 feet otherwise no coach can succeed here.

Can't read can you?

I said Ruff is part of the problem AND so are the players. 

[Rasmus_]

On 12/18/2024 at 12:01 PM, In The Buff said:

I'm guessing Ruff likely doesnt leave for a few years. 1st Adams has to be let go & then Lindy takes over as GM. Then Appert has to be named HC. Then we have another 2 years of basement dwelling before both Ruff & Appert are fired & an experienced front office is finally hired to replace them.

Terry needs to go thru all this 1st before he changes course, as the previous 14 years havent taught him anything.

The BILLS were about building a competitive team, built on solid financial ground & for sustained success. Very likely we lucked into Beane/McDermott/Allen but i'll take it.

The Sabres were about living some childhood fantasy where he gets to be Mr Hockey. With not much thats stable with the franchise, other than Terrys always there.

Until Terry has killed his own love for the team & that childhood fantasy has reached its end, i dont see much of anything changing. After 14 years of this shiteshow, where's the change gonna come from? Its all on Terry. Get the eff out of the way, hire someone who knows what theyre doing & enjoy the ride.

I get this is hypothetical, but Ill stop watching completely at that point.  Adams needs to go and we need some saving grace of a Beane type move.  I dont understand Pegulas inability to see the Bills and not replicate it with the Sabres.  Hes a brilliant business mind but completely oblivious to the obvious of how much of an idiot he is.  He knows. nothing. about. hockey!!!!

Edited Sunday at 05:47 PM by Rasmus_

[Thorner]

3 minutes ago, Rasmus_ said:

I get this is hypothetical, but Ill stop watching completely at that point.  Adams needs to go and we need some saving grace of a Beane type move.  I dont understand Pegulas inability to see the Bills and not replicate it with the Sabres.  Hes a brilliant business mind but completely oblivious to the obvious of how much of an idiot he is.  He knows. nothing. about. hockey!!!!

It might just be that his definition of “success” or what’s acceptable is just plainly different when considering the two teams. The scariest thing isn’t that Terry is incompetent: it’s the possibility the Sabres are performing exactly as Terry needs them to. Which is something we unfortunately need to consider 

[Sidc3000]

There hasn’t been any accountability for years.  Although it looks like Quinn is the black sheep since he really has been the only player that has been a healthy scratch 

On 12/18/2024 at 8:00 PM, LGR4GM said:

Are y'all not aware of the dumpster fire Drury created in NY? 

F that noise.

Exactly 

[GASabresIUFAN]

49 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Can't read can you?

I said Ruff is part of the problem AND so are the players. 

I can read just fine thank you.  The issues with this team are management and the players.  There is literally nothing Ruff can do.  If you believe Ruff bares any responsibility for this mess, tell us what he could have done differently.  KA made the roster, Pegula created the internal cap, and the players won’t do what is necessary to win.