Sabres Management and Coaching Thread

[Paxon]

The buck stops with him, but it is hard to take it seriously re: Kulikov. Who could have foreseen that?

 

[sincerity0]

The buck stops with him, but it is hard to take it seriously re: Kulikov. Who could have foreseen that?

Props to Murray for owning it. Let's not act like Kulikov was some horrid defenseman in Florida. Freak accident, Murray owned it.

 

[Sabre Dance]

Props to Murray for owning it. Let's not act like Kulikov was some horrid defenseman in Florida. Freak accident, Murray owned it.

Is Ristolainen, McCabe, Kulikov, Bogosian, Gorges, and Franson playoff caliber defense?

 

[1972]

Is Ristolainen, McCabe, Kulikov, Bogosian, Gorges, and Franson playoff caliber defense?

If they stay healthy and Bogo plays like he's capable of then yes...

 

[Aladyyn]

Is Ristolainen, McCabe, Kulikov, Bogosian, Gorges, and Franson playoff caliber defense?

Look at Boston and Toronto.

 

[Zman5778]

Is Ristolainen, McCabe, Kulikov, Bogosian, Gorges, and Franson playoff caliber defense?

When healthy and performing well?

Absolutely.

 

[Sabre Dance]

If they stay healthy and Bogo plays like he's capable of then yes...

Then why not keep them together?

 

[haseoke39]

Is Ristolainen, McCabe, Kulikov, Bogosian, Gorges, and Franson playoff caliber defense?

Before this season, I thought they were below average, but close enough for our forwards to drag them there.

Now, the answer is clearly no unless multiple players take dramatic leaps.

 

[Husko]

Easily one of the best interviews GMTM has ever given. So many golden nuggets

 

[NEcoli]

******* WGR doesn't have the Murray interview available on their website.

 

[Jame]

Is Ristolainen, McCabe, Kulikov, Bogosian, Gorges, and Franson playoff caliber defense?

Of course it is... but Bylsma

Have you seen the Rangers or Toronto's blue lines? They are likely playoff bound...

I'm glad Murray is owning the blame... it's smart. After he fires Bylsma, he's gonna need to hire a coach... not throwing the current head coach under the bus and owning the problem shows character.

 

[brian_griffin]

I haven't been this dissatisfied with the product on the ice since Ted Sator and Gerry Meehan.

to quote Sir Alec Guiness, "Now that's a name I have not heard in a long time. A long time."

Meehan was simply bad for BUF, but Bowman did him no favors leading up to that.

The only saving grace of that era was I was in college and rarely had the time to watch between averaging 20 credit hours a semester with honors/engineering, playing a sport, and working occasionally. Any Sabres games I saw were welcome downtime. I was always lukewarm on Turgeon. I don't know of another ppg career player with less impact to his team's success.

 

[brian_griffin]

Of course it is... but Bylsma

Have you seen the Rangers or Toronto's blue lines? They are likely playoff bound...

I'm glad Murray is owning the blame... it's smart. After he fires Bylsma, he's gonna need to hire a coach... not throwing the current head coach under the bus and owning the problem shows character.

We can only hope. Keeping the Star Wars theme, should Eichel be called "the New Hope"? Or save that moniker for Bylsma's replacement?

 

[Jame]

We can only hope. Keeping the Star Wars theme, should Eichel be called "the New Hope"? Or save that moniker for Bylsma's replacement?

There's a Darcy Regier narrative begging to be part of this lol

 

[brian_griffin]

There's a Darcy Regier narrative begging to be part of this lol

Someone had a meme of him as Darth Sidious (sp?) a few years back...

 

[Jame]

There's no stat tracking of breakaways? Or 2 on 1s, right?

 

[sjci]

******* WGR doesn't have the Murray interview available on their website.

http://www.wgr550.com/media/audio-channel/3-21-tim-murray-schopp-and-bulldog

 

[joshjull]

There's no stat tracking of breakaways? Or 2 on 1s, right?

Like a sucky defensive plays for and against? SDPF%

 

[Jame]

Like a sucky defensive plays for and against? SDPF%

That works too

Off hand, it just feels like we have the fewest breakaway chances in like... ever.

Bylsma

 

[Jame]

http://www.wgr550.com/media/audio-channel/3-21-tim-murray-schopp-and-bulldog

Sounds like they already regret not taking Sergachev/Chychrun over Nylander.

 

[Jame]

"A team like Minnesota.... I'm just pulling a team out of the air"


Lol

 

[haseoke39]

Sounds like they already regret not taking Sergachev/Chychrun over Nylander.

Good thing we targeted a draft guru.

 

[Sabre Dance]

Of course it is... but Bylsma

Have you seen the Rangers or Toronto's blue lines? They are likely playoff bound...

I'm glad Murray is owning the blame... it's smart. After he fires Bylsma, he's gonna need to hire a coach... not throwing the current head coach under the bus and owning the problem shows character.

Would anyone say Toronto has playoff caliber defense? Probably not.

 

[Jame]

So what's the favor Murray did McPhee in the past? This interview is amazing

 

[Jame]

Would anyone say Toronto has playoff caliber defense? Probably not.

Playoffs is playoffs, what else are you gonna use to calibrate?