and not very good news to boot
- hubie

You would think if Dudley has any intentions of comg here something would have leaked by now about it.

So no GM but we hired another scout?
- SABRES 89

Seems like it. How great would it be if the new GM just wanted to clean house?

and not very good news to boot
- hubie

I dont mind the Dudley news. There are other candidates there, it only shortens the list more.

I dont mind the Dudley news. There are other candidates there, it only shortens the list more.
- ImThatGuy

True

Seems like it. How great would it be if the new GM just wanted to clean house?
- Stripes77

I'm very confused, not hard to do mind you but confused.

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/24286877/zdeno-chara-we-tried-to-address-issues-with-phil-kessel-tyler-seguin

Interesting look into Seguin and Kessel trades.

Like a team who takes their leadership so seriously. Thats how you create a winning culture. Good job by GM and his assistant
- SiloCity

Interesting article. I know sometimes players need fresh starts, but that's 2 young star players that they couldn't "handle". Both of which are having a lot of success elsewhere

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
Rick Dudley agrees to more lucrative deal to stay with Canadiens after Sabres approach Mtl for permission to talk to Duds re: GM job. #TSN
- Fruitcakenipple

There's plenty of qualified candidates left. Too bad about duds though.

There's plenty of qualified candidates left. Too bad about duds though.
- TheSabresTaco

After the turn around from last year im not shocked he got paid. Granted I could have drafted Galy but hey

Seems like it. How great would it be if the new GM just wanted to clean house?
- Stripes77

Brian FREAKIN Burke!

I wandered over to the EDM blog to ask about the new scout we hired, the responses:

"Terrible"
"Beyond Terrible"
"Abysmal"
"You guys are effed."
"How does this guy still get work?"
"The reason EDM has sucked/the cupboards are bare."

Sounds promising...

I'm very confused, not hard to do mind you but confused.
- SABRES 89

It just seems like they are doing everything back a$$words. Usually a GM wants to hire his own scouting staff. I have no idea what's going on down there, but perhaps they have a real plan. After decades of them living on the seat of their pants forgive me if I don't trust anything until I see some real results

Only because you pointed out twice that the move stinks. And that you're usually the glass half empty guy. Like Bulldog lol. Not that you're actually wrong or anything. I dunno. Cheers. Moving on.
- TheSabresTaco

You know you are right I stand corrected, maybe this move was made for more NHL level players so maybe it works out. I'm wrong on that one I didn't think it through.

Interesting article. I know sometimes players need fresh starts, but that's 2 young star players that they couldn't "handle". Both of which are having a lot of success elsewhere
- sbroads24

Also what does it say about the guys THEY drafted? We have picks galore. We need to hit on those picks.

I wandered over to the EDM blog to ask about the new scout we hired, the responses:

"Terrible"
"Beyond Terrible"
"Abysmal"
"You guys are effed."
"How does this guy still get work?"
"The reason EDM has sucked/the cupboards are bare."

Sounds promising...
- ImThatGuy

At least we know we are gonna draft forwards now

It just seems like they are doing everything back a$$words. Usually a GM wants to hire his own scouting staff. I have no idea what's going on down there, but perhaps they have a real plan. After decades of them living on the seat of their pants forgive me if I don't trust anything until I see some real results
- Stripes77

So.....Kevin Divine stays and is GM?

Brian FREAKIN Burke!
- TheSabresTaco

At this point I might do summersaults if it happens

I wandered over to the EDM blog to ask about the new scout we hired, the responses:

"Terrible"
"Beyond Terrible"
"Abysmal"
"You guys are effed."
"How does this guy still get work?"
"The reason EDM has sucked/the cupboards are bare."

Sounds promising...
- ImThatGuy

Well it's a good thing he's not the AGM. Also those comments are similar to Pittsburgh's thoughts of D'agostini. Quality day for the blue and gold for sure.

So.....Kevin Divine stays and is GM?
- SABRES 89

I wonder why nobody in the media has mentioned him as a candidate? Maybe he knows better. Knows that this rebuild is going to take a while and he can earn himself a GM job one day when he hits on these draft picks? IDK but I think its odd that he hasn't been mentioned

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
Rick Dudley agrees to more lucrative deal to stay with Canadiens after Sabres approach Mtl for permission to talk to Duds re: GM job. #TSN
- Fruitcakenipple

Translation: Canadiens save Sabres from themselves.

So.....Kevin Divine stays and is GM?
- SABRES 89

Honestly, I thought that's what the original plan was going to be when they first moved devine from scout to assistant gm. I thought they were just prepping for the day they eventually fired Darcy.


FWIW I hope Loiselle is our next GM for no other reason than of the three remaining candidates, he's the only one who I haven't been told anything bad about

Translation: Canadiens save Sabres from themselves.
- buffalofan19

Should we send them a fruit basket?

I wonder why nobody in the media has mentioned him as a candidate? Maybe he knows better. Knows that this rebuild is going to take a while and he can earn himself a GM job one day when he hits on these draft picks? IDK but I think its odd that he hasn't been mentioned
- Stripes77

Could it also be a case of he just does not want it, he is happy being a head amature scout. (Just spitballing)

Translation: Canadiens save Sabres from themselves.
- buffalofan19

Yea why would we want a guy who built the Tampa cup team, and had his hand print all over the first Chicago cup team?

Could it also be a case of he just does not want it, he is happy being a head amature scout. (Just spitballing)
- ImThatGuy

Could be a few things. Maybe he doesn't want to take the heat for the struggles that we know are still coming?

Doesn't want to have to do toe to toe with Patty about Nolan?

Could be a few things

Honestly, I thought that's what the original plan was going to be when they first moved devine from scout to assistant gm. I thought they were just prepping for the day they eventually fired Darcy.


FWIW I hope Loiselle is our next GM for no other reason than of the three remaining candidates, he's the only one who I haven't been told anything bad about
- Sabresfan-365

I don't know what to think anymore to be honest.