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  1. I feel like this hire made too much sense not to happen. Lindy is a good fit for many reasons.

     

    - he’s an experienced veteran coach and a true leader. He’s forgotten more about hockey than most people will ever know. He has experience in just about every situation, from rebuilds to win-now and everything in between. And he has a great reputation in NHL circles. He’s well respected among NHL players and maybe now where more than Buffalo. I don’t think he will have any issue getting buy-in from the players.

     

    - He holds players accountable, as we all know. Every player said they needed more accountability. Well, they are getting it! lol

     

    - He is great at implementing structured defensive play. I have zero doubt this team will look much better in the defensive zone. There will be a defensive structure and it will be obvious to us (unlike under Granato…).

     

    - He just successfully coached pretty much the exact system Buffalo is designed to play. If Lindy gets the Sabres playing like the 2022/23 NJ Devils, every Sabres fan will be thrilled. That high speed rushing attack + taking away time & space on defense is exactly what Kevyn Adams wants.


    I think his system fits better than Berube. I think Gallant’s system would have fit too but he’s not really known for having good defensive structure. If you go listen to the NY rangers player exit interviews after Gallant was fired, there’s lots of talk about needing better structure (similar to Buffalo player exit interviews this season).

     

    - and I don’t think any coach will take more pride in coaching the Buffalo Sabres. Lindy is personally invested in this team + city. He’s lived here since 1979. He knows this town and fan base as good as anyone. He is one of us. I think he is going to help repair the broken relationship between Sabres fans + media and the team.

     

    I also don’t think this was just a nostalgia hire. Lindy was for sure one of the top veteran coaches available. I think a strong statistical argument could be made that he was the best veteran coach available of the top 3 big names (Ruff, Berube, Gallant or even Boudreau). Over the years, his teams have had better underlying stats in important categories vs. Berube and Gallant. He’s 4th or 5th all time in wins for NHL head coaches. He has at least one 50(+) win season with each team he’s coached. He’s gotten every team he’s coached to the playoffs, and he’s won playoff rounds. Berube has that one magical run to the Stanley cup, but otherwise has been mediocre. Gallant’s had success but his overall fit is more questionable. He’s not known for installing structure and I’ve read he relies on veteran players to lead, which Buffalo doesn’t really have.

     

    Of the coaches available, I think Ruff was the best fit. I don’t know if he’s the guy to win us a Stanley Cup. But the Sabres are nowhere near ready for a Cup run. Let’s get back to playoff contention first. I think at the very least Ruff can do that, and get these players playing the right way. 

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  2. 51 minutes ago, njbuff said:

     

    Adjustments were made after game 2 in the playoffs, not during games. Trust me on this.

     

    His constant line juggling constantly messed with chemistry.

     

    His insistence on playing an AWFUL Dman in Smith was head scratching to say the least as Brendan Smith is literally the worst player in the NHL.

     

    Constantly being selective on who he benches was mind blowing.

     

    Keeping Timo at LW when he is a RW. AWFUL MOVE

     

    Putting Jack at LW when he is a C. AWFUL MOVE

     

    I can go on forever

     

    Like I have said, good luck with Lindy and hopefully he works out for you. 

     

     


    I watched him switch from a 1-2-2 defense to a 1-3-1 or a 2-1-2 in game. It happened frequently enough that I noticed it in multiple games. I remember noticing because it was something I wished the Sabres would do under Granato.

    I also watched him constantly making in game adjustments during his 16 year tenure in Buffalo. This isn’t some coach I barely know. 

     

    you yourself said he switched up lines. That’s adjustment too.

     

    I have never met a fan that doesn’t have complaints about line combinations and favorite players. It’s a common complaint with even the best coaches. It’s a complaint I had when Lindy was in Buffalo, and a complaint I’ve had about every coach since. 

     

    I agree Lindy had his favorites in NJ. He had his favorites in Buffalo too. Some don’t always make sense but there’s usually behind the scenes stuff we don’t know about. 

     

    I think Smith was relied on more this year due to the losses on defense, and also to help put Luke Hughes in more favorable matchups. Smith ate a lot of D zone starts and went against tougher competition. Where as Hughes was given a lot of favorable o zone starts and matchups against lesser competition (and Hughes still struggled in the d zone).

     

    When you are down 3 of the top 4 from last year, that happens. But he was barely relied on more… He was still 8th in average time on ice per game among NJ defenseman this season and 21st among NJ skaters, and last season only averaged like 13 minutes a night.
     

    Luke Hughes being #1 in average ice time per game was a bigger problem for NJ’s defense in my opinion. He wasn’t ready for it. 
     

    anyway…
     

    I get why you are not a Ruff fan. Your team just fired him. It’s totally understandable! lol. I’m sure I’d be doing similar if New Jersey just hired a coach Buffalo fired.

     

    Im happy Buffalo hired Lindy though. Of the veteran coaches available, I thought he was the best fit.

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  3. 3 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

     

    why did they fire him?

    Because the devils took a step back this year and IMO Lindy was the scapegoat.

    I thought it was much more on the GM, and injuries.

     

    The GM refused to address goaltending in any meaningful way even though it was a glaring hole/weakness (it was bad even last year during their record breaking season) and unsurprisingly the devils ended up with terrible goaltending again. They didn’t have one goalie with even a 90% save percentage while Ruff was there.

     

    The GM also let two of the team’s top 4 veteran defenseman walk in free agency and didn’t replace them.

     

    Then early in the season the Devils lost their #1 defenseman to injury for the year. So they were down 3 of their top 4 defenseman from last season.

    That obviously negatively impacted the devils ability to defend, which exasperated the already bad goaltending. 

     

    and their #1 C (and best player) was also hurt for a good amount of the year, along with a bunch of other guys.

     

    Devils were top 5 in injuries in the NHL this season. They only had like 5-6 players that didn’t get injured and miss games at some point in the season.


     

    I’m sure Lindy made some mistakes, but saying his system is “too old” and that he never made adjustments just isn’t true.

     

  4. 2 hours ago, njbuff said:

     

    Never once was there an in-game adjustment with the Devils.

     

    One of the reasons that Devils fans wanted him out as HC, which Fitz waited WAY TOO LONG to pull the trigger.

     

    Devils fans HATED Ruff and very smartly so.

     

    I hope it works out for the Sabres. Sure as f didn't for the Devils. 

    That’s just not true. I literally watched the devils make in game adjustments with my own eyes. 

     

    How could you possibly watch that NJ/NY playoff series last year and think no adjustments were made by NJ?

  5. On 4/22/2024 at 5:55 PM, IBTG81 said:

    As a Devils fan…😂😂😂😂😂

    His system is old and terrible. 

    He just broke the devils record for most wins and points in franchise history last year. The devils had the 3rd best record in the entire NHL for 2022/23, and the 4th most goals.

     

    On 4/22/2024 at 6:26 PM, njbuff said:

     

    Trust me when I tell you......

     

    The Devils won last year in spite of Lindy.

     

    This year the Devils totally miscalculated their goaltending situation and Lindy's outdated system and lack of in game adjustments were too much to handle.

     

    Lindy was fired WAY TOO LATE from the Devils and there is a reason he was fired in the first place.

     

    Good luck Sabres fans.

     

    Lindy is well known for constant in-game adjustments. He’s known as one of the better tacticians in the NHL. So many of his ex-players have talked about it.

    Devils players even talked about it. For ex: Tyler Toffoli said you have to be very smart to play for Lindy because he’s constantly making systems adjustments in game.

     

    You could see the Devils switch from a 1-2-2 to a 1-3-1 or a 2-1-2 on the fly in games. To say he didn’t make adjustments just isn’t true.

     

    Last year’s playoff series against the NYR is another good example. After losing the first 2 games of the series, Lindy completely changed the way the devils attacked and defended NY and Gallant had almost no answers for it the rest of the series.

    Lindy pretty thoroughly out-coached Gallant IMO.

     

    and to say his system is out-dated isn’t true either (I mean, we aren’t talking about the old trap system NJ ran under Lou…lol). Almost every coach+team in the NHL use similar systems. Some coaches just emphasize different aspects. The system the devils ran isn’t much different than what many other good NHL teams currently run. They were a very potent rushing attack under Lindy and were the best in the NHL at defending off the rush (last season). 

     

    If anything, I would argue someone like Berube coaches a more out-dated style (heavy forecheck, dump & chase, grind it out hockey) than Lindy does (high powered offensive attack and taking away time & space on defense).


     

    As an outsider (who probably watched more devils games than Sabres games this past season), what I saw wrong with the Devils this year was goaltending, inexperienced defenseman and injuries.

     

    Y’all lost 2 of your veteran top 4 defenseman to free agency, then replaced them with inexperienced players. Then lost your #1 D for the season in November (which erased like 60+ points from the lineup). All of that exacerbated the already poor goaltending.

    Hughes also missed time with injuries too and just wasn’t as impactful (25 less points than last season). Devils were top 5 in injuries this season, but still actually had good underlying numbers for the most part.

     

    Plus, NJ got worse after Lindy left, and that was with significantly better goaltending! Most teams get a bump after firing a coach.

    Almost all of NJ’s underlying analytics got worse after Lindy left (which wasn’t true after Brunette leaving. The devils underlying analytics were good the season before Brunette was hired and good the season after he left. Until Lindy was fired, then we saw the numbers get worse 🤷‍♂️

     

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  6. 5 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

    Yes, I agree about talking to Ruff. I don't have a problem with it, either.

    One fella speculated that maybe there were two or three alternatives that met KA's stated criteria, and that it wouldn't take long to gauge if any of them were interested. 

     

    Whether KA did due diligence on all the possibilities doesn't bother me, because Ruff is obviously qualified. If I meet the right girl, I don't feel it's necessary to search the field to make sure she's the one. I think some folks believe KA lied about a serious coaching search, and they extrapolate from that perhaps that he will not make serious moves to upgrade the roster through trade or free agency.

     

    I think KA knows he's out of runway and has to produce, so I expect more significant change this off-season. 

    Personally, I never got the impression Adams was going to conduct a wide coaching search. I thought it sounded like he had a handful of very specific candidates in mind. He even said he was going to move quickly if all went as planned.

     

    I think an argument could be made that Ruff was the best available candidate for Buffalo, and maybe even the best available veteran coach on the market. Maybe you give the nod to Berube for the Cup win. But on overall resume, Lindy was right there with any available coach if not better. I think an argument could be made for any of Ruff, Gallant or Berube. Depends what the team needs. I’d say for Buffalo, Ruff was the best fit. I just think Kevyn Adams vision for the roster is pretty much exactly how New Jersey played, and we saw how successful that was last season.

    and I don’t at all buy that Brunette was responsible for it. The devils had good underlying numbers before Brunette got there and after he left, and they got worse after Lindy was fired.

     

    Also - agree on Adams and changes this offseason. I think we will definitely see a new bottom six but I hope he also makes an addition to the top 6.

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  7. 2 hours ago, Dr. Who said:

    There's a lot of kvetching happening on the Sabres' forum about not having a complete search. I dunno, but I love the hire.

    Same fellas bellyaching all year that we need an experienced coach who will hold the young players accountable are now finding reasons to be negative.

    It's not a caveat, just an extra wish. I'd like to get Peca back as an assistant coach.

     

     

     


    we don’t really know who else Adams interviewed. He very well could have interviewed Gallant and/or Berube, etc. It’s also possible that Berube wasn’t interested (I think Gallant probably was).

     

    There aren’t a ton of accomplished, experienced veteran head coach available.

     

    I read rumors they interviewed Mike Yeo but I have no idea if it’s true.

     

    who else is there that meets the criteria?

     

    I don’t think they had any interest in Todd McLellan and I don’t blame them. Reports are that he purposely tanked his Sabres interview last time around (when they interviewed him before hiring Krueger iirc).

     

    I hope they did interview other candidates, if for no other reason than to hear their evaluation of the Sabres roster/players, etc. But even if they only talked to Lindy I’m ok with it. The fit seemed obvious. It wouldn’t surprise me to learn they talked to him before they even fired Granato.

  8. I actually love this hire. I thought he was the best fit of the veteran coaches currently available. I would have been good with Berube or Gallant. The rumors of Mike Yeo scared me. I thought Boudreau would be a good fit too but after reading more about him I don’t think he’s the disciplined coach we needed right now.

     

    Berube- I thought the style of game he likes to play didn’t really fit this roster.

     

    Gallant - I thought his style of play fit well but I had questions about the overall fit that I didn’t have with Lindy. I’ve seen it reporter that Gallant relied on veterans to lead and the Sabres don’t have any. There were also the exit interviews from the rangers players last season after he was fired. Reminded me of Buffalo’s sit interviews this season. Lots of talk about needing better structure, etc.

     

    and if you liked Gallant, you should be excited about Lindy because Lindy just coached circles around him in last year’s playoffs! Gallant had no answers for the changes Lindy made to the way NJ attacked and defended NY.

     

    Ruff just checked all the boxes for me. I feel like he’s exactly what this team needs.

     

    The way he had New Jersey playing last year is EXACTLY how we hope the Sabres can play in the future. Aggressive, high speed offensive attack with constant in your face pressure on defense.

    If Ruff gets the Sabres playing like the 2022/23 Devils, and actually gets good goaltending (unlike in NJ), the Sabres could be a legit powerhouse. Fans will be thrilled if we look like that 2022/23 Devils team did! I know I certainly would.

     

    He’s a good, well respected veteran coach (and probably even more so in Buffalo) with a history of playoffs, and winning rounds in the playoffs too, + winning with multiple teams. He’s had 50+ win seasons with every team he’s coached (here in Buffalo, in Dallas and just last year with NJ).
    He will be a true leader for the team. He’s someone they can all look up to and follow. I don’t expect buy-in to be an issue.

    He will hold the players accountable.

    He will run tough practices.

    He’s one of the best tacticians in the NHL. He’s great at in game, and between game adjustments.

     

    and NOBODY will take more pride in this job than Lindy Ruff. Nobody wants to get Buffalo back to being a winner more than Lindy. Nobody is invested more in Buffalo than Lindy. He still lives here! 


    I also think he can help repair this rift between the team/players and fans.

     

    Then add in that Kevyn Adams has coached by Lindy’s side and it just made too much sense not to happen.

     

    I honestly even think that Lindy becoming available in March could have been when Adams started seriously considering moving on from Granato. 

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  9. On 4/15/2024 at 11:28 AM, Nextmanup said:

    I'm a HUGE fan of the video games and know all the backstory, etc., to the show...but don't have Amazon.

     

    I may have to cough up the $$$ to get the show.

     

    Still finishing up the re-done "SHOGUN" on FX, which has been excellent.

     

     

     

    21 hours ago, LeGOATski said:

    Not "$$$"....more like "$"

     

    Just buy one month and watch the show, it's worth it. When we hear about a show we want  to watch, we "rent" it for a month then cancel, costs less than eating out for lunch.

     

    Shogun is awesome.


    or see if you qualify for the Amazon prime free 30 day trial (you should, unless you’ve done it recently) 

     

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G6RZ3AA6NQMCKYEM

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  10. Ah, Palmieri…. How did you miss that?!! Soo close to tying the game.

     

    Im rooting for the NYI in this series because I want Carolina’s season over ASAP just in case Rod Brind’amor somehow becomes available. 

  11. I wonder if this might be related to the NFL getting ready to approve investments from private equity firms. They were set to vote on it at the league meeting in March. The vote was pushed another month but it sounds like it’s expected to pass.

     

    https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/nfl-teams-private-equity-funds-institutional-investment-rule-changes/

     

     

    I would not be at all surprised if that’s who bought shares of the Bills.

     

    There was an article about this back in February.

     

    https://www.crainsnewyork.com/sports-recreation/nfl-owners-face-huge-real-estate-taxes-keep-teams-family

     

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    That growth has helped make NFL team owners rich. But it has also created succession-planning challenges in a league that venerates family and tradition — and could force the doors open for investors driven by financial imperatives.

     

    In September, the NFL formed a special committee of five owners to consider ending a block on private-equity funds. The nation's other top sports leagues have already lowered the gates for such investors, but the country’s most popular one has remained a holdout.

     

    Clark Hunt, a part owner and chairman of the Kansas City Chiefs — who will face the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on Sunday — said in an interview that the league has been watching as other sports dip their toes into private equity.

     

    “I do think it is an avenue that can be helpful from a capital standpoint,” said Hunt, who is also chairman of the NFL’s finance committee, a member of the panel looking into the private-equity rules and a son of Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt.

     

    Clearing a path for private equity is likely to result in a series of deals in short order, with six to eight teams potentially selling minority stakes within a year, according to an executive for one NFL team who declined to be identified because they aren’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

    Approval of the private equity plan is expected to come at the league’s annual meeting next month, according to people familiar with the process.

     

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    Other leagues have dealt with surging franchise values, which have put buying even part of a team out of reach for all but the ultra-rich, by letting in institutional investors. Specialized private equity firms have set up funds to buy passive stakes in franchises in the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League.

     

    For the NFL, allowing in such vehicles would help teams raise capital and give minority partners a way to cash out.

     

    To give an example the cost of building and renovating stadiums continues to rise at a very fast rate,” said Hunt, the Chiefs owner, “and having the ability to access outside capital to help facilitate projects like that would be beneficial.

     

    It would give Pegula access to cash for the new stadium construction, and it’d likely be a passive ownership investment which I think would suit them well.

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  12. 18 hours ago, Tortured Soul said:

    Using your hits and misses, a 52% success rate in Round 1 (11 of 21) vs. a 27% success rate in Rounds 2 and 3 (14 of 52).

     

     So, you’d be better off trading down, getting a 2 and a 3 for a 1, and giving yourself a cumulative 54% chance at success.

    There was a really interesting article in the athletic on the subject of trading down the other day.

     

    https://theathletic.com/5416007/2024/04/16/nfl-drafting-methods-insight-massey-thaler/
     

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    The paper, “Overconfidence vs. Market Efficiency in the National Football League,” had been published six years earlier by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Meers hadn’t read it, hadn’t even heard of it, but it was draft-related and he’d long been draft-interested.

     

    Meers wasn’t your typical draftnik. Spouting opinions on prospects did not captivate him. The allure lay in the idea that you could trade picks. Should you? Why or why not? And how do you assign value to each pick?

     

    Cowboys executives were exploring similar questions internally, and that’s how they found the paper Meers was now dissecting on their behalf.

    First, he wondered, who wrote this?

     

    Richard Thaler, an economics professor at the University of Chicago who would win a Nobel Prize in 2017, and Cade Massey, a business professor then at Duke University.

     

     

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    Their hypothesis?

     

    Teams overestimate their abilities to delineate between stars and flops, and because of that they overvalue the “right to choose” in the draft.

     

    And what were the findings after examining every draft pick and trade from 1988 to 2004?

     

    Teams massively overestimate their abilities to delineate between stars and flops, and because of that they heavily overvalue the “right to choose” in the draft.

     

    Meers combed through the paper and uncovered some highlights:

     

    - The treasured No. 1 pick in the draft is actually the least valuable in the first round, according to the surplus value a team can create with each pick.

    - Across all rounds, the probability that a player starts more games than the next player chosen at his position is just 53 percent.

    - Teams generated a 174 percent return on trades by forgoing a pick this year for picks next year.

     

    Thaler and Massey suggested that teams should accumulate picks by trading back and into the future more often. The more darts you have, the better your chance of eventually hitting the bull’s-eye.

     

     

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  13. 19 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

     

    sounding like the opposite is true.  He was way too soft--especially on the younger players.

     

    he had to go--should have done it sooner.

    I meant raising the expectations for the team and fan base. We all were kind of expecting playoffs this year, as after last season it actually felt like a real possibility not just wishful thinking. Granato definitely played a part in that.

     

    I agree about Granato being too soft. But I think the timing of his firing was about right. I don’t really see an argument for him being fired last offseason. Maybe he should have been canned mid season. I could agree with that.

     

    But I think the players all seem ready for a new, more demanding coach now. They all now seem to realize that he needed to go for the team to take the next step. I don’t think that was the case earlier this season. Look at how the players stopped saluting the fans after they were chanting to fire Granato early this season.

     

    But now I think all the players seem ready to buy-in to a new, more demanding veteran coach. That’s important IMO. It makes the new coach’s job easier.

    3 hours ago, Gregg said:

    Looks like Utah is really excited about their new hockey team.

     

    SiriusXM NHL Network Radio on X: "Utah Owner Ryan Smith has 11,000 season ticket deposits in the first few hours." / X (twitter.com)

    That’s awesome!

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  14. coyotes officially moving to SLC.

     

    I never root for a team to move but this had to happen. This is the right move right now. And still gives Arizona a chance to get an NHL team back if they finally get an arena built. But you couldn’t make the coyotes play in that sub-par college arena for the next 3+ years.

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  15. This has been somewhat of a theme during locker clean out interviews:

     

     

    Every player has mentioned something about accountability being an issue and/or really wanting the next coach to hold them accountable. Most have also mentioned that they didn’t really have a structure in place to fall back on and that’s something they need. (Duh! I think even casual fans saw that… lol).

     

    They’re screaming for a good veteran coach.

     

    Brind’amor would be so perfect for this team. I wish it was a more realistic possibility. 

     

    I would think Lindy, Berube and Gallant have to be 3 of the top candidates. Maybe Sullivan if he gets fired by Pittsburgh. Maybe Boudreau or Julien too?

     

    It’s going to be really interesting to see who the first couple/few interviews are with! I’m just glad we can actually discuss hiring one of these veteran coaches and know it’s a genuine possibility.

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  16. 2 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

     

    My guess is he just extended Don and wanted to give him every chance before using the hook. 

    That’s my guess too. I think Adams really liked Granato and wanted to give him every opportunity to figure it out. I also doubt Adams was anxious to go to Pegula and say “hey, I know I extended Granato a year before we needed to but now I want to fire him before that extension even starts…”. lol
     

    I actually feel like this rebuild is progressing as it should for the most part. Granato was the right coach at the right time when he was hired. He did an excellent job rebuilding a bunch of broken players, developing the young guys and raising expectations. But like most successful rebuilds in the NHL, I think the Sabres now need that “win now” veteran coach to take the next step.

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  17. 5 hours ago, wnyguy said:

    Bruins vs Leafs in the first round. Who do I hate more? Will be happy for whoever gets knocked out in the first round.

    Yeah they both suck. lol

     

    I’d probably say I’d rather see the bruins win, just because there are rumors that Sheldon Keefe could be fired if the leafs lose in the 1st round and that’s a coach I’d like Buffalo to interview. Chances are he’d end up in Pittsburgh if he was fired though, and it doesn’t sound like Adams plans on waiting for the playoffs anyway. So I doubt it’ll matter.

  18. 30 minutes ago, Beast said:


    His goalies failed him big time.

    Tons of injuries too, including to their #1 C and they lost their #1 D for the year in late November. That was a huge loss. They only had like 1/2 a dozen players that weren’t injured at some point this season.

     

    I do also wonder how much losing Andrew Brunette impacted them, and how big a part he was of that record setting NJ season in 2022/23. He was really impressive as an interim coach in FL and has been really impressive as Nashville’s head coach this season.

     

    But I think Lindy has enough of a track record before Brunette that I’m sure he was just as crucial to NJ’s success in 2022/23 as Brunette, if not more so.

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  19. thats the most pissed off and fired up I’ve ever seen Adams. I really liked almost everything he said.

     

    It sounds like he has a very clear vision of who he wants as the next head coach and I’m no longer worried it’s going to be another inexperienced coach.

     

    He said NHL head coaching experience is #1 (finally!!). He wants an experienced veteran that can show this team how to take the next step. And he wants someone that’s going to set a standard and hold the players accountable. He said the team is craving structure/discipline/accountability.
     

    refreshing press conference. It’s long but really worth a listen.

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  20. I never cheer when someone loses their job but this had to happen.
     

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    Granato, who is now the sixth-longest-tenured coach in the NHL and the longest-tenured coach who hasn’t made the playoffs. He’s been with the Sabres for more than three full seasons. Only six coaches in NHL history have coached more games without making the playoffs than Granato has.


    I think that ⬆️ puts things into perspective.
     

    Granato was routinely out-coached and he’s had no answer for the adjustments teams have made to defending Buffalo.

     

    I am nervous that they are just going to promote Seth Appert. There were already rumors about it before Granato was fired. I will be beyond pissed if that happens.

    That would be the FOURTH head coach IN A ROW without any NHL head coaching experience. You can’t do that. You can’t hire back to back to back to back inexperienced head coaches.

     

    They 100% need to hire a head coach with experience, and there are a few good ones currently sitting unemployed.

     

    I don’t really want to bring Lindy back, but I’d take him over Appert if those were my 2 choices. I’d rather they hire someone like Berube or Boudreau or heck, even give me Quenneville (though I doubt that happens).

    Not Gallant. He’s not what Buffalo needs. I think he would be a poor fit.

    9 minutes ago, zow2 said:

     

    The next coach has to be a proven playoff coach who is tough, who has an edge.  The players here need to practice well and get some tough love.  No more players coaches in Buffalo.   Look at guys like Tortorella, Laviloette,  Patrick Roy is like that...Brinda' Mour..  etc..   They demand results.

    Brind’amor is my dream hire. He still hasn’t signed an extension in Carolina (afaik) and I believe his contract expires this offseason.

     

    Pegula should throw a pile of money at him! lol

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  21. 2 hours ago, Mynamemike said:

    I just finished episode 8.  I thought it was great.  They definitely kept true to the game and exceeded my expectations big time. Highly recommend it. 

    Is episode 8 the end of the first season? I saw they released 8 episodes, but I was unsure if that was the complete season or not.

  22. I am definitely planning on checking it out. I watched the preview and it looked interesting. I’m a big fan of the fallout series games. I think the fallout universe has enough potential to be a great TV series if done right. “The wasteland” in the games is such an interesting place filled with so many interesting characters, storylines and lots of dark humor.

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