Anonymous players spill on what went wrong this year

[JohnC]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

Indeed it is the SS Mother Fracker. 

Any billionaire can fly private, real men use the St Lawrence Seaway.

After the draft he is headed to the bustling port of Erie Pa, the pride of western PA. 

He plans to meet with @PASabreFan, aka @Stoner, to discuss a Front Office VP position with the Sabres.

The plan is to woo him with the yacht to help seal the deal.  

 

The owner better be careful in allowing this saboteur on his boat. In the dead of night he will puncture some holes below the sea line and sink it. 😃

[PerreaultForever]

8 hours ago, JohnC said:

That’s like saying water is wet. Not very illuminating because everyone is aware of it except for the oblivious owner.

Doesn't hurt to keep saying it. Fans speak loud enough MAYBE eventually Terry listens. (I know, probably not, but what else can you do?)

Fire Adams

Fire Adams

Fire Adams

There. Three times. It'll happen now right?

[PerreaultForever]

7 hours ago, Archie Lee said:

The reason it works with Cassidy, in my view, is that aside from being difficult/demanding he is also just an elite-level NHL coach. I don’t think the “hard on players” approach works if you don’t have the coaching chops to render results. I guess that’s pretty obvious. 

I think the evidence is pretty overwhelming, particularly when it comes to the parts of the game that we are lacking (defensive structure, discipline), that Ruff has not been a good NHL HC for a long time now. 

I think that good coaches, regardless of whether they are difficult/demanding or a “player’s coach”, instil discipline, structure, and urgency. I frankly don’t care which style of coach we have. I just want a really good one. 

Yes of course, and if you win people accept whatever it is you are preaching more. That's obviously true. Why Cassidy could do it though was the culture was already set. They were a pull together team first place right from the get go and it stayed. They brought in leaders like Stone and the team had strong compete. Anyone who comes into that (like Eichel) is under instant pressure to suck it up and get with the program. That's the key. Establishing the culture at the start of the rebuild, not the end. That for me is the Sabres biggest problem. Not establishing the culture FIRST. 

[PromoTheRobot]

5 hours ago, Mr Peabody said:

Arthur Bank took his little dinghy to Minneapolis for an owners meeting last August.  I passed it in the Thousand Islands. Not a bad ride.

Anything bigger than 42ft is a waste.

[JohnC]

1 hour ago, PerreaultForever said:

Doesn't hurt to keep saying it. Fans speak loud enough MAYBE eventually Terry listens. (I know, probably not, but what else can you do?)

Fire Adams

Fire Adams

Fire Adams

There. Three times. It'll happen now right?

I’m going to make a prediction that may make you half satisfied. I think that our owner with the enormous boat will kick KA up/down ?? in the organization and give the GM position to someone else. My guess is Karmonos. With that maneuver the owner and his failed GM can save some face.

[LGR4GM]

7 hours ago, Mr Peabody said:

Arthur Bank took his little dinghy to Minneapolis for an owners meeting last August.  I passed it in the Thousand Islands. Not a bad ride.

Fun fact, you can write this off completely on your taxes as a business expense. You can only claim 5k for your child's daycare.