@BrianWGR
Granato: "We certainly needed to compete harder...we knew tough building, tough team and we didn't come out with a high enough compete level.
- Lunaion

Almost every (frank)ing night.

Almost every (frank)ing night.
- TheSabresTaco

It is the most direct reflection on a coach the team can provide

First step to seeing what's going on here is firing him. Edmonton and the wild have done it already there are no excuses to keep waiting

Nothing will change with Pegs at the top.

New President
Or
New owner

That’s the only thing that will change this team

@BrianWGR
Granato: "We certainly needed to compete harder...we knew tough building, tough team and we didn't come out with a high enough compete level.
- Lunaion

Donnie knows he’s the head coach right ?

Hockeybuzz posters can talk about how the team needs to compete day in and day out.

Why is the team so bi-polar and not competing consistently ?

Why do you choose to not bench E Johnson?

What have you done to the development of Samuelsson ? And at this point, why is he playing top 4 minutes?

Why did you neuter your teams offence over the first few weeks in an attempt to play a more defensive system, which only resulted them to defend at league average and post bottom 5 offensive metrics?

Why did it take 20+ games to go back to what gave you success last year and run more uptempo leading to a blowout win earlier in the week in New York and an effort that should have resulted in two points in St.Louis ?

Almost every (frank)ing night.
- TheSabresTaco

Knights are winning 2-0. Start following them.

Nothing will change with Pegs at the top.

New President
Or
New owner

That’s the only thing that will change this team
- Gr8daygo

Fan protest to force a sale. That’s the only way you get rid of him.

Fan protest to force a sale. That’s the only way you get rid of him.
- RichardRoma

Fan protest to force a sale. That’s the only way you get rid of him.
- RichardRoma

Or he could relinquish the presidency and hire a competent hockey person to guide the team

Donnie knows he’s the head coach right ?

Hockeybuzz posters can talk about how the team needs to compete day in and day out.

Why is the team so bi-polar and not competing consistently ?

Why do you choose to not bench E Johnson?

What have you done to the development of Samuelsson ? And at this point, why is he playing top 4 minutes?

Why did you neuter your teams offence over the first few weeks in an attempt to play a more defensive system, which only resulted them to defend at league average and post bottom 5 offensive metrics?

Why did it take 20+ games to go back to what gave you success last year and run more uptempo leading to a blowout win earlier in the week in New York and an effort that should have resulted in two points in St.Louis ?
- Swedish_Jesus

Same as the last 3 coaches. They are 1 system guys who lean on their vets and have no answer when things start going wrong.

Same as the last 3 coaches. They are 1 system guys who lean on their vets and have no answer when things start going wrong.
- Lunaion

Botts and Adams have build soft teams

Gmtm at least had some guys with backbones

Botts and Adams have build soft teams

Gmtm at least had some guys with backbones
- Boss34

He's only drafted soft players too. How do you fix it?

He's only drafted soft players too. How do you fix it?
- Lunaion

Its tough because star players in hockey like Crosby or ovi are not soft

Sabres can’t just plug in big murr and change the team dynamic.

It’s a serious issue , softness ……

He's only drafted soft players too. How do you fix it?
- Lunaion

Oh common now.

We both know that your sole focus with drafting is for high end talent and players you think will have successful NHL careers.

@BrianWGR
Granato: "We certainly needed to compete harder...we knew tough building, tough team and we didn't come out with a high enough compete level.
- Lunaion

Think Granato would've said the above if he hadn't first been asked what he thought of the Cozens comments, which were more damning in my mind?

I don't think so.

Almost every (frank)ing night.
- TheSabresTaco

Cozens comments after the game are the most impactful and should resonate the most.

Can't remember the last time a player admitted that the team was soft and easy to play against.

Botts and Adams have build soft teams

Gmtm at least had some guys with backbones
- Boss34

So, you’re saying we need more Cheektowagans on the roster?

Botts and Adams have build soft teams

Gmtm at least had some guys with backbones
- Boss34

I don't remember hearing a player admit this in-season about their team.

Do you?

It's spot on from Cozens. Good on him for admitting publicly.

>>> Cozens pulls no punches: “I think we definitely play way too soft. We’re too easy to play against. We need to get a little FU in our game. We had more of that last year. We’re way too soft this year. I feel we don’t kill plays and we get bullied.” #Sabres

https://fxtwitter.com/ByM..._veyJrSrYfKqAfHnhCRw&s=19

Oh common now.

We both know that your sole focus with drafting is for high end talent and players you think will have successful NHL careers.
- Swedish_Jesus

When you have so many picks, maybe you shouldn't take 5 of the same guy in the first round. None of the individual picks bother me, but the sum of the parts does.

When you have so many picks, maybe you shouldn't take 5 of the same guy in the first round. None of the individual picks bother me, but the sum of the parts does.
- Lunaion

Imagine passing on Zach Benson for a thic boy may or may not be an NHL player ?

If you want to address toughness, do it in free agency or the trade market

Imagine passing on Zach Benson for a thic boy may or may not be an NHL player ?

If you want to address toughness, do it in free agency or the trade market
- Swedish_Jesus

You don't have to focus on the last one and you don't have to sit around for years with all 5. Have any confidence in their ability to make trades?

Imagine passing on Zach Benson for a thic boy may or may not be an NHL player ?

If you want to address toughness, do it in free agency or the trade market
- Swedish_Jesus

Imagine openly admitting you think the roster gets pushed around last year and not doing anything about it

Oh wait

You don't have to focus on the last one and you don't have to sit around for years with all 5. Have any confidence in their ability to make trades?
- Lunaion

Rosen, Savoie, Ostlund, Kulich, Benson --- poop or get off the pot time.

Imagine openly admitting you think the roster gets pushed around last year and not doing anything about it

Oh wait
- ieetbred

We also wouldn’t be raising the alarms about what are faceoff winning percentage is and how tough we are if we scored more goals.

Fixing the PP and getting the guys back to playing the prior two games before tonight are issues #1 and #2

We also wouldn’t be raising the alarms about what are faceoff winning percentage is and how tough we are if we scored more goals.

Fixing the PP and getting the guys back to playing the prior two games before tonight are issues #1 and #2
- Swedish_Jesus

No, team toughness was an issue last year when we were the 3rd highest scoring team. Its ok to admit adams is a donkey. He is the one who said it

Team toughness doesn't always mean physicality either, they are mentally fragile as well

Maybe it means less in the regular season overall but overall toughness in the playoffs absolutely matters

No, team toughness was an issue last year when we were the 3rd highest scoring team. Its ok to admit adams is a donkey. He is the one who said it

Team toughness doesn't always mean physicality either, they are mentally fragile as well

Maybe it means less in the regular season overall but overall toughness in the playoffs absolutely matters
- inbred

In their defense, most Western New Yorkers are too, so…