Confirmed with Link: Lindy Ruff named Head Coach, Press Conference at 1:00 PM EDT

[Ness]

We’ve come full circle since “Lindy ain’t goin nowhere”.

 

[Jacob582]

I hate to say that I agree with @TehDoak but there appears to have been no search.

Maybe, maybe not.

Friedman has talked about GM's talking to candidates before they fire their coach. They want to know that they have someone "better" as a replacement.

KA could have been talking to available candidates for a while.

Or

Maybe he knew what he was looking for....

 

[The Blunder Years]

We live in a simulation

 

[Sabretooth]

 

[Gabrielor]

Bring it back.


I'm so excited.

This was the right pick. Right fit. Right everything. Go build up this team and make the playoffs.

 

[Puppa2Miller]

I don't feel great about this. I actually feel worse about it than the previous three hires who I was at least willing to give a chance if nothing else.

The good news is I am often wrong about these retread choices. Lindy wouldn't be my retread, but can only hope he feels strongly about some good assistants, and we don't get The Instigators behind the bench

 

[jBuds]

Okay, let's see who his assistants are going to be.

My first thought exactly.

This organization exhausts me.

 

[TehDoak]

Okay, let's see who his assistants are going to be.

Since we are on the Sabres memory train, probably 2 players from either the 1999 Team or the 2006 team.

 

[Ace]

Good with it. He fits everything we were talking about and has had success as recently as last season with a similarly built team. I don’t hold him having been here before against him like some will

 

[Dingo44]

 

[Buff15Sabres]

I'm torn on this.

On the one hand it feels like Terry didn't conduct a real search and is just hiring yet another person that he's familiar with and has a history with the Sabres.

On the other hand Lindy is actually a good coach.

If Lindy had the exact same resume, but with other teams instead of the Sabres, I'd be thrilled with the hire.

 

[sabremike]

Time for Lindy to finish the story.

 

[Chainshot]

Show me the assistants and get to work. I'm out of patience.

 

[Sabretooth]

Kinda figured this was gonna happen after Adams' year end presser. Hopefully this marks the true end of the prophesized "suffering"

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Since we are on the Sabres memory train, probably 2 players from either the 1999 Team or the 2006 team.

It's 100% going to be James Patrick plus other guys picked by Adams, and everyone knows it.

Show me the assistants and get to work. I'm out of patience.

It's 100% going to be James Patrick plus other guys picked by Adams, and everyone knows it.

 

[amnesiac]

Now THATS the definition of a joke

 

[Ace]

Show me the assistants and get to work. I'm out of patience.

I suspect one of them won’t be available until the Amerks are eliminated

 

[Sabre Dance]

No idea what to think of this.

Sabres have good head coach again.

 

[TehDoak]

 

[VaporTrail]

Well I don't know..I like Lindy but kind of wish we went in a new direction...At least he'll hold these clowns accountable...Guess we'll see what happens.

 

[TehDoak]

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[truthbluth]

Wasn't my top choice, but he was near the top. He's got gravitas. Team f***ing needs a set. It makes a lot of sense to me. One thing to watch out for: a number of Dmen have had their most productive seasons playing for Lindy, and frakly, I'm not sure he's ever had anyone as good as Ras. Could be a big gotdamn year for the captain (I assume).

 

[Zman5778]

It's 100% going to be James Patrick plus other guys picked by Adams, and everyone knows it.

If Patrick comes back, I'm 100% fine with that. Given he's spent the better part of the last 5-7 years as a WHL head coach, he knows how to work with kids......and it's not like he was awful with the D last time through.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

 

[Chainshot]

Since we are on the Sabres memory train, probably 2 players from either the 1999 Team or the 2006 team.

Jay McKee was actually my choice as outside the box HC but they want old school. Cheese has done great work with the Bulldogs. The other possibility since he's got deep ties to Ruff is James Patrick, ex bench boss of the Ice and current head man for the Victoria Royals in the WHL.