Former NHL Scout dishes on what he sees wrong with the Sabres

[Big Guava]

A few main points:

1) Young players being rushed to the NHL too quickly. Says the main core of the Sabres isn't even close to their potential yet.

2) Disconnect between NHL team and AHL development plan.

3) Lack of enough solid vets on the team to allow younger players to develop in AHL

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/scouts-analysis-why-the-sabres-potential-isnt-paying-off/

Edited 6 hours ago by Big Guava

[bunomatic]

Exactly what many of us have been saying. Look at the successful teams. The thought of no blocking the youngsters is insane. KA s philosophy is and has been an abject failure. 

[Flashsabre]

It’s all money related. Pegula stopped wanting to spend the money. They don’t pay for a quality POHO, quality GM, quality Front Office overall. Don’t pay for a quality coaching staff. Do scouting on the cheap.  Don’t want to pay for quality vets so they throw the ELC contract kids in the lineup to sink or swim.

The fact they thought it was a smart idea to say publicly that they are going lean and that they want to maintain their lifestyle is just mind boggling.

And Adams standing up in front of the media and lying through his teeth everytime that there are no financial restrictions on him. Clown Show.

They are not a serious organization under Pegula plain and simple.

[JP51]

Bottom line is they are literally trying to lose they enjoy it there can be no other explanation for this level of incompetence no one can possibly be this bad at their given profession

[bunomatic]

13 minutes ago, JP51 said:

Bottom line is they are literally trying to lose they enjoy it there can be no other explanation for this level of incompetence no one can possibly be this bad at their given profession

Hold my beer

[Indabuff]

See the articles about the Jets and Woody Johnson?  Dude didn't want to sign Jeudy because of his lackluster Madden rating.  That's what I think is going through T-Peg's mind.  Like an adolescent "running" an NHL organization.

[JP51]

15 minutes ago, bunomatic said:

Hold my beer

It may be empty when you get it back lol 😆 

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, bunomatic said:

Exactly what many of us have been saying. Look at the successful teams. The thought of no blocking the youngsters is insane. KA s philosophy is and has been an abject failure. 

Or ..Adams plan to bring those veteran players in failed because they all said no.

[SwampD]

Like I said. Scars.

SMH

[Stoner]

38 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Or ..Adams plan to bring those veteran players in failed because they all said no.

The article points out the kajillion players willing to come at maybe a slight overpayment.

[Richard Noggin]

On one hand, you could say that part of this "playing the prospects too soon" problem boils down to how terrible the Sabres roster is outside of what should be the maturing prospect pipeline. Their legitimate NHL veteran depth chart has been ABYSMAL for a long time. So the conveyer belt of rushed draft picks is too often getting bombarded at the NHL level like so many sea turtle newborns being picked off by savvy seagulls.  

Even mediocre NHL teams DEVOUR sloppy, unfocused, and inconsistent play. 

I think Benson, in spite of his penalties and diminutiveness, might be the most gritty and competitive player on the team (outside of a couple of the 3rd and 4th liners). One of the only players who consistently does the greasy things any coach would demand. He'd look good on a line with some real dudes. 

[bunomatic]

3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Or ..Adams plan to bring those veteran players in failed because they all said no.

Excuses are for losers. KA literally told everyone he wouldn’t block the kids.

[PerreaultForever]

Yup, it's no rocket science and as @bunomatic said at the top a lot of us have talked about these very points for years. I've talked about the flawed development strategy multiple times at length, but we're just dumb old fans what do we know. THEY have said before they know better.