It’s not too early to fire Kevyn Adams and Lindy Ruff
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Megustaelhockey
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I feel bad for the fans in WNY who are very passionate about their sports, but it really does start at the top.
You could build an all-star team with the players that have slipped through the Sabres grasp over the last decade...at some point a finger has to be pointed at management and especially ownership. If the Sabres were a Restaurant they'd have closed their doors a decade ago with this level of mismanagement
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LevelingSolo
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McGarnagle
Yes.
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Yeah, the seventh coaching change in ten years is surely going to be the one that makes the difference in Buffalo
KeyserSoze81
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Tough to really blame him. This organizational rot was here before he got here, and it will still be here when he departs.
Look higher. Wasn't really a fan of bringing him back but it isn't his fault
First Ryan O'Reilly leaves, goes on to win a cup with the Blues.
Then Eichel, our botched future star goes on to win one in Vegas.
Sam Reinhart 50 goals and cup in Florida (amongst other former Sabres. I won't count Okposo, he was traded there specifically to win as his career was winding down)
It's clear it isn't the player's fault at this point.
Panthaz89
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The Sabres look their best at even strength the GM didn't want to really let him bring in anyone so the special team units still suck the Sabres still haven't scored a PPG all season.
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I had this feeling that Lindy could be the GM and replace Adams as early as this coming offseason.
Maybe he'd do the dual HC/GM role, which we haven't seen in a very long time, outside of when a GM came down to be the interim head coach for the rest of the season after firing the previous head coach.
But now I'm wondering if Lindy Ruff in Buffalo is just gonna wind up being a reunion/retirement tour. Similar to when Hitchcock came back to Dallas for one more year (he replaced Ruff) at the end of his career. Finishing where it all started (he did wind up becoming interim head coach for the Oilers the next season) for him in the NHL. Or even how Jacques Martin came back to Ottawa last year, even though he was just an interim and Ottawa wasn't actually his first head coaching job in the league.
Maybe he'd do the dual HC/GM role, which we haven't seen in a very long time, outside of when a GM came down to be the interim head coach for the rest of the season after firing the previous head coach.
But now I'm wondering if Lindy Ruff in Buffalo is just gonna wind up being a reunion/retirement tour. Similar to when Hitchcock came back to Dallas for one more year (he replaced Ruff) at the end of his career. Finishing where it all started (he did wind up becoming interim head coach for the Oilers the next season) for him in the NHL. Or even how Jacques Martin came back to Ottawa last year, even though he was just an interim and Ottawa wasn't actually his first head coaching job in the league.
Oilslick941611
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Buffalo is Edmonton with out the winning history. Keep going back to the well of old personel in the hopes something will change.
mikelvl
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It's the owner. Why would anyone want to come in from the outside when they're guaranteed to be fired within two to three years.
KeyserSoze81
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True, but that was still an ownership issue. His first contending team was destroyed by Rigas not paying Peca, which soured Hasek. His second contending team was destroyed because Larry Quinn wouldn’t commit to long term contracts for Briere and Drury. Tough to win when your only option is to match a god awful offersheet for Vanek.
So yeah, Ruff got a lot out of some flawed rosters, then got undermined by the last two owners. Now he can get fracked by Terry.
Taro Tsujimoto
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It starts with ownership. They've been the only constant since this period of ineptitude started. Fully convinced the Sabres are never making the playoffs again unless they sell.
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Erik Karlsson is good
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Luigi Lemieux
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This had disaster written all over it. Was confused why Sabres fans seemed to be excited about the hire.
I was referring to 2013 when the tear down and Rolston regime began but sure we can go back further into the "rot" lol whatevs
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He was the Sabres' head coach the last time they were a noteworthy team. If you completely overlook those later years of his first tenure when fans soured on him and wanted him fired, you can fool yourself into getting excited about his return.
Dread Clawz
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Completely serious, they should poach Shanny from Toronto. He is likely out soon anyways, and he did change the culture. Leafs were the same unable to make playoffs and being pathetic every year then giving us up in garbage time.
He will clean up the org and replace almost everyone from scouts to trainers to anything associated with the suck.
He will clean up the org and replace almost everyone from scouts to trainers to anything associated with the suck.
