There were non-buffalo people who said the sabres finally have a "real coach" when ruff was hired. The idea that another round of firings and bringing in a "respected hockey guy" would give the team credibility is just not a reality, at least not immediately. If they clean house any time soon, its just going to look like an even bigger gong show.
The part I do agree with is that the full staff needs a performance evaluation, and this is a tough subject because we really don't know what goes on behind closed doors, so I'll give the disclaimer that I'm talking out of my butt here.
All signs point to Kevyn being good at collecting input from all areas. Scouting staff, analytics staff, coaching staff, etc. He's not Tim Murray, just doing whatever he wants, it seems like he is truly the final decision maker based on all the inputs. And honestly I don't have a problem with that, it might not be a bad way to operate. But in order for it to work, the subject matter experts who are providing the info have to be really good at what they do. Are ours? Were they pounding the table for a top 6 forward and he ignored them? probably not.
There seems to be too many guys that haven't done anything to earn the front office positions they sit in. The first 2 minutes of the 2020 draft behind the scenes video is something I think about way too often, because to me it's the microcosm of this:
I know its a small snapshot, but dear lord you get more substantial analysis from guys a few beers deep at the local bar. Like were these actual conversations that went towards our selection, or staged for the camera for content? I hope the latter. Afterwards Crowe gets re-assigned, not sure what ever qualified him to start with, don't know why beamish who was an "analytics" guy at the time is giving his thoughts on Quinn's playmaking abilities, etc. Same with Nightingale. The raw goal total talk from Devine.....I promise this is not an anti-quinn hijack post, it's just one of those things that stuck in my head. I think he can still be a great player, its more about the process that got us there. And I know that group hit on Peterka, but idk, I just don't have much confidence that we're getting the support staff talent across the board.
And I guess the more I write I find myself faulting Adams because its his staff to build