shrader Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 15 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said: Tippett has long been my first choice. He consistently got production out of overmatched teams in Phoenix. It will be very intriguing to see him guide a team with Pegula's resources at his disposal. I'm still surprised that his name is even in the equation. It seemed like he was strongly connected to Seattle the whole time. I wonder if that expansion being pushed back a year changed everything there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 33 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said: Tippett has long been my first choice. He consistently got production out of overmatched teams in Phoenix. It will be very intriguing to see him guide a team with Pegula's resources at his disposal. I have long considered him to be one of the better coaches in the NHL but I never really thought he was an option for the Sabres until now. He said he would only get get back into coaching if the right situation/opportunity presented itself and has (reportedly) turned down other interviews over the last year+. So I never really considered Tippett as a legit possibility. Honestly, I am excited that he actually wanted to interview here. That makes me feel like he views Buffalo as an enticing opportunity, which is nice after being shut out on Q and AV. 25 minutes ago, shrader said: I'm still surprised that his name is even in the equation. It seemed like he was strongly connected to Seattle the whole time. I wonder if that expansion being pushed back a year changed everything there. He is still currently employed as some type of senior advisor for Seattle. I kind of assumed that he’d just take the coaching job there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 14 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said: I have long considered him to be one of the better coaches in the NHL but I never really thought he was an option for the Sabres until now. He said he would only get get back into coaching if the right situation/opportunity presented itself and has (reportedly) turned down other interviews over the last year+. So I never really considered Tippett as a legit possibility. Honestly, I am excited that he actually wanted to interview here. That makes me feel like he views Buffalo as an enticing opportunity, which is nice after being shut out on Q and AV. He is still currently employed as some type of senior advisor for Seattle. I kind of assumed that he’d just take the coaching job there. I would love to see him hired. Although he has been around for a long time he has a very modern and analytical view to the game. He certainly was a man ahead of his time with a leaning toward an analytical approach to the game. The more I read about him and his experience it seems that he might be more inclined to oversee a franchise as a GM than be a coach. The fact that he interviewed for the Sabre coaching job might indicate otherwise. This is the type of coach that Risto needs. If he continues on his path of hardheaded and dumb play he will not only lose playing time but also be subject to being shipped out. Some operative/fashionable hockey words prevalent in the game is structure and accountability. This is the guy who can take those concepts and put them into action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Alaska Darin said: Tippett has long been my first choice. He consistently got production out of overmatched teams in Phoenix. It will be very intriguing to see him guide a team with Pegula's resources at his disposal. A bigger factor might be he would be coming to an underachieving franchise that has a bevy of young talent on the roster and system that could make a turnaround in a reasonable period of time. The Sabres are far from being a full and well-rounded team. But the cupboard is not bare compared to his Arizona stint. If he wanted to get back into coaching this would be a good spot for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 The below link is a Paul Hamilton column about Nylander written for WGR. If Nylander, Olofsson, Pilut and maybe Borgen can make the jump up then with free agency the roster will be more competitive. https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/news/sabres-nylander-had-another-frustrating-season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-baby! Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 If _________, _________, and __________, can excel in __________’s system, we are poised for a long playoff run. Wash, rinse, repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 My coach, Gronborg, is one step closer to becoming HC of the Sabres. Talking to Howard and Jeremy friday morning. https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/news/boustedt-gr-nborg-good-developer-winner-and-good-teacher?view=getnewpost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Good news:. Botterill reportedly called Skinner to discuss financial topics. Bad News:. He just wanted to know Skinner's pick for the Kentucky Derby so he could look smart and make a few bucks at his neighbor's party Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 5 hours ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: My coach, Gronborg, is one step closer to becoming HC of the Sabres. Talking to Howard and Jeremy friday morning. https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/news/boustedt-gr-nborg-good-developer-winner-and-good-teacher?view=getnewpost I listened to Gronborg in an interview on WGR. He is quite impressive. This coach is also steeped in analytics as is Tippett. I would be happy with either one of them although I slightly favor Tippett. The link is a 14 minute segment. In the last 4 minutes he talks about our prospects who he is very familiar with. https://wgr550.radio.com/media/audio-channel/05-03-swedish-national-team-head-coach-rikard-gr-nborg-howard-and-jeremy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 This is another WGR link on a reporter who covered Dave Tippett in Arizona. This is an 11 minute segment. At it presently stands my preference is Dave Tippett to be named the coach. https://wgr550.radio.com/media/audio-channel/05-03-sarah-mclellan-star-tribune-howard-and-jeremy-dave-tippett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 4 hours ago, JohnC said: I listened to Gronborg in an interview on WGR. He is quite impressive. This coach is also steeped in analytics as is Tippett. I would be happy with either one of them although I slightly favor Tippett. The link is a 14 minute segment. In the last 4 minutes he talks about our prospects who he is very familiar with. https://wgr550.radio.com/media/audio-channel/05-03-swedish-national-team-head-coach-rikard-gr-nborg-howard-and-jeremy I just want something different with a proven track record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: I just want something different with a proven track record. This is just my opinion not based on anything I have heard. My sense is if our GM had a choice between Tippett or Gronborg Botts would select Tippett because he has coached in the league. The attached link is a WGR Instigator segment that talks about players who might be available because of cap pressures. There is also an energetic discussion between Biron and Rivet discussing Risto and whether he should be traded. The segment is 48 minutes. The first half of the link is more interesting because it deals with players who might be available and the Risto issue. https://wgr550.radio.com/media/audio-channel/05-03-hr-1-instigators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, JohnC said: This is just my opinion not based on anything I have heard. My sense is if our GM had a choice between Tippett or Gronborg Botts would select Tippett because he has coached in the league. The attached link is a WGR Instigator segment that talks about players who might be available because of cap pressures. There is also an energetic discussion between Biron and Rivet discussing Risto and whether he should be traded. The segment is 48 minutes. The first half of the link is more interesting because it deals with players who might be available and the Risto issue. https://wgr550.radio.com/media/audio-channel/05-03-hr-1-instigators Thats what i dont want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Just now, Buffalo Barbarian said: Thats what i dont want. If Plezmd1 prefers Gronborg I will be even more committed to Tippett. You can't go wrong by taking the opposite view he has. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Thats what i dont want. Honest question - do you truly think the Sabres are in a position to take another shot on a totally unproven head coach? Personally i I feel like the Sabres are one of the teams that can least afford to gamble on another unproven guy. If they miss it sets them back at least 3-4 more years. Eichel is more than half way through his deal. Dahlin is 1-2 years into his 2nd contract. Same with Mittelstadt. Numerous young guys will bee off their ELC’s. With how far the rebuild has been set back already, I just don’t think we can take another big set back. Now, obviously this is true of any coaching hire.... O But at least with a coach like Tippett, we know he is a more than competent NHL head coach. He has a track record of success in the NHL. He’s been through a lot in his career. He’s handled and overcome adversity. He’s been through a rebuild. He’s made the playoffs numerous shown he can dramatically improve teams. The Stars improved 21 points in the standings Tippett’s first year, and the Coyotes improved 25pts in his first year there. Tippett has shown an ability to get the most out of his teams, even when he doesn’t have a lot to work with. I like Gronborg but he is a risk. I believe he has only been a tournament coach for the last 9 years. Correct me if I am wrong, but from what I saw I don’t think he’s coached more than 12 games at a time since way back in 2002 when he coached a 60 game junior season. We don’t know how he would handle the grind of an NHL season. He’s never been a head coach in any professional league that I am aware of. Just 4 years in the AWHL back 20+ years ago, which is a tier 3 junior hockey league (tier 1 is the highest junior level) Plus he’s a european coach. There have only been 2 or 3 coaches hired from Europe in NHL history. Not much track record of success there. It would be a big gamble. And Only 2 GM’s in Sabres history have had the chance to hire more than 2 coaches. One was Scotty Bowman, the other was Punch Imlach iirc. I think the most important thing is getting the Sabres back to respectability. We need to be a consistent playoff team before we worry about hiring some coach to take us to a Cup. If we get back to respectability and consistently competing for a playoff spot, we will be in a much better position to take a gamble on a coaching hire (to get us over the playoff hump) at that time. Just my opinion anyway. Edit - just to be clear, I’d be ok with Grönborg. I’d just prefer Tippett is all. Edited May 3, 2019 by BillsFan4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 The below link is an interview on WGR of Jeff Blair from a Toronto radio station. There is some tension brewing in Toronto between the organization and Babcock. It's pointed out that there is a lot of impending tough decisions made with respect to the roster because of the cap pressure. This is a 14 minute segment. https://wgr550.radio.com/media/audio-channel/05-03-jeff-blair-sportsnet-590-fan-toronto-howard-and-jeremy 15 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said: Honest question - Just curious: What's the difference between an honest question and a dishonest question? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 26 minutes ago, JohnC said: The below link is an interview on WGR of Jeff Blair from a Toronto radio station. There is some tension brewing in Toronto between the organization and Babcock. It's pointed out that there is a lot of impending tough decisions made with respect to the roster because of the cap pressure. This is a 14 minute segment. https://wgr550.radio.com/media/audio-channel/05-03-jeff-blair-sportsnet-590-fan-toronto-howard-and-jeremy Just curious: What's the difference between an honest question and a dishonest question? Give me Kapanen, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 36 minutes ago, JohnC said: Just curious: What's the difference between an honest question and a dishonest question? You know all those times where a specific poster has chimed in here with something asking how two of our draft picks got that generational label? There's your answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 2 hours ago, K-9 said: Give me Kapanen, please. It's going to be interesting to see how Toronto handles this offseason with a boatload of young talent and fitting in all of those contracts. I was surprised that they signed Nylander and made their cap squeeze even a bigger challenge to work with. Somethings got to give with them. Kadri is an enticing talent to salivate over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 2 hours ago, shrader said: You know all those times where a specific poster has chimed in here with something asking how two of our draft picks got that generational label? There's your answer. There's a difference between being stupid and dishonest. It's unfair to label a stupid question a dishonest question. You can be irredeemably stupid and still retain your integrity. Some people shouldn't be castigated for their obtuseness. They can't help themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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