GDT: Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets, Thursday 4/10 7pm MSG, ESPN +

[Brawndo]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

So that Power - Bernard-Docker pairing huh?

Before tonight they looked good together, the best outcome would be them realizing they need to find Power a legitimate partner

[Bangarang]

34 minutes ago, sabremike said:

Not even being funny: What are his qualifications that make him this future coaching star in the eyes of this organization? Guy was a nothing college coach, a pretty ***** AHL coach who really underachieved given the talent he had and blows goats as an NHL assistant. What exactly do they see in this guy?

 

He's cheap and wants to be here. 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

Get ready for HC Appert and the return of Matt Ellis to the bench next season. 

[Thorner]

If the Sabres win out Adams will finish his 5 year average at 79 points per season 

[sabremike]

23 minutes ago, Bangarang said:

 

He's cheap and wants to be here. 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

Get ready for HC Appert and the return of Matt Ellis to the bench next season. 

[Stads]

5 hours ago, Thorner said:

If the Sabres win out Adams will finish his 5 year average at 79 points per season 

[gilbert11]

18 hours ago, SwampD said:

Plus, What the hell else is there to do in Ohio?!

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

[gilbert11]

9 hours ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

Power needs to work on his skating. He looks like he's skating in mud half the time.

First of all, was he really the best pick of his draft?

Second, what did management see in him to give him that big contract?  I don’t see it.

What I see is a big slow wuss, afraid of contact, with some offensive talent.

[LGR4GM]

10 minutes ago, gilbert11 said:

First of all, was he really the best pick of his draft?

Second, what did management see in him to give him that big contract?  I don’t see it.

What I see is a big slow wuss, afraid of contact, with some offensive talent.

No. I don't even think he was the best defender in that draft and said as much. 

He was tall and a 1st overall pick.

He's a positional defender with a decent stick and good passing.

[Pimlach]

10 hours ago, Doohickie said:

This loss is on @Pimlach for picking on Columbus, saying they didn't deserve a hockey team.  Pissed off the hockey gods.

What kind of god would allow us to suffer for 14 years?  

Must be the god of palm trees! 
 

Edited Friday at 12:02 PM by Pimlach

[Pimlach]

8 hours ago, pi2000 said:

Power was manhandled out there, he's weak on the puck.   Teams are dumping pucks in his corner and just out muscling him, every damn time.   He has some serious maturing to do.   

Who was the last Sabres head coach with a good head of hair?   Nolan?   Rolston?  Sator?

Edited Friday at 12:06 PM by Pimlach

[JohnC]

44 minutes ago, gilbert11 said:

First of all, was he really the best pick of his draft?

Second, what did management see in him to give him that big contract?  I don’t see it.

What I see is a big slow wuss, afraid of contact, with some offensive talent.

Power was the consensus #1 rated prospect in his draft class. He didn’t dominate that class from a rating perspective but on most teams draft boards was the top name.

Power is not a banger and never will be. He’s a skater and positional defender. Some people have difficulty accepting his game. I’m not one of them. He’s not going anywhere.

 

[JohnC]

28 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

What kind of god would allow us to suffer for 14 years?  

Must be the god of palm trees! 
 

A punitive one!

[Night Train]

9 hours ago, pi2000 said:

 

Who was the last Sabres head coach with a good head of hair?   Nolan?   Rolston?  Sator?

Punch 

 

 

 

[HumanSlinky39]

9 hours ago, sabremike said:

Not even being funny: What are his qualifications that make him this future coaching star in the eyes of this organization? Guy was a nothing college coach, a pretty ***** AHL coach who really underachieved given the talent he had and blows goats as an NHL assistant. What exactly do they see in this guy?

What did they see in Kevyn Adams? This isn't a serious hockey organization.

[Pimlach]

13 minutes ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

What did they see in Kevyn Adams? This isn't a serious hockey organization.

They is Terry Pegula.  He saw a guy that he trusts, that will listen to him and follow him.  Experience in Hockey Operations was not a consideration.  

[DarthEbriate]

10 hours ago, sabremike said:

Not even being funny: What are his qualifications that make him this future coaching star in the eyes of this organization? Guy was a nothing college coach, a pretty ***** AHL coach who really underachieved given the talent he had and blows goats as an NHL assistant. What exactly do they see in this guy?

Pegula really likes the USNTDP. See Ron Rolston and Don Granato before Appert.

Edited Friday at 02:04 PM by DarthEbriate

[Night Train]

10 hours ago, sabremike said:

Not even being funny: What are his qualifications that make him this future coaching star in the eyes of this organization? Guy was a nothing college coach, a pretty ***** AHL coach who really underachieved given the talent he had and blows goats as an NHL assistant. What exactly do they see in this guy?

A salary of $17 an hour plus tips. 

[JP51]

8 minutes ago, Night Train said:

A salary of $17 an hour plus tips. 

Probably truer than we really even know... 

[DarthEbriate]

Considering EEE is still the owner’s MO and Adams was hired as GM to fire the AHL staff and scouts that JBott refused to axe, it’s safe to assume that Krueger, Granato, and their staffs were among the lowest paid in the league. 

Fast forward to Ruff still getting paid from NJ, it’s probably fair to say that this active coaching staff is still one of the cheapest group of contracts in the league. But they want to be here so it’s all good.