Mark Stone thinks hes really good
- DirtyDan

Mark stone won a cup because they traded him for eichel

Id think he's great too

What will the new coach have to do to get the roster ready to play consistently at a winning level? How long does that take to implement and then gauge its success?

Are you confident in goal next season?

Are you confident the defense can hold up to the regular season, let alone the playoffs?

What are you expecting from the offense next year? How many quality depth players are you anticipating Adams signing?

On top of all of this, how do you see the special teams performing next season?

How does a coach come into an organization micromanaged by the owner, make the necessary changes and how does that coach maintain the new standards he wants to uphold?

The core is signed and paid, they are loyal to the GM who loves them (literally). It's unreasonable IMO to put all of that on a coach, regardless of veteran status. At the end of the day its employee vs employer, Pegula will do what he wants.
- washedup20

I think this may answer every question:

I think Donny was the reason we missed this year. The bad lines, the lack of in game adjustments and our inability to beat various defensive schemes was obvious. I don't think Pegs is dictating Xs and Os, so a new coach can sway performance pretty substantially. Look at all the teams that changed mid season...and improved drastically...we can be one of those teams by changing this offseason. Donny was a huge hinderance to overall performance after teams figured out a 1-3-1 would stimey our offense entirely. That can be fixed.

Mark stone won a cup because they traded him for eichel

Id think he's great too
- ieetbred

Lol

have we drafted any decent player in the last 20 years after the first round?

how many of these first round picks over the last 12 years has been meh? esp the ones not named skunk, eichel or dahlin
- homiedclown

Yes we have. Don’t be dull. Brandon Hagel is awesome 😐

Yes we have. Don’t be dull. Brandon Hagel is awesome 😐
- SDSabre

McCabe
UPL
JJ

Yes we have. Don’t be dull. Brandon Hagel is awesome 😐
- SDSabre

never trust a gm that trades an early 6th for a late 6th in the following draft


F U Botts

never trust a gm that trades an early 6th for a late 6th in the following draft


F U Botts
- homiedclown

This is less offensive to me than 2 seconds and McNabb (who had just started showing promise) for Hudson (frank)ing Fasching

McCabe

- sbroads24

guy gets out of buffalo and puts up 3 straight years of mid 70s game played and gets 28 points this season

pretty much what we hoped 6 years ago

This is less offensive

to me than 2 seconds and McNabb (who had just started showing promise) for Hudson (frank)ing Fasching
- SDSabre

we also got deslauriers in that trade though

some grit

we also got deslauriers in that trade though

some grit
- homiedclown

Lost Cernak (ability to pick) in the trade. More grit that matters and also doesn’t suck

im just happy we finally got a new blog.... oh wait.

I think this may answer every question:

I think Donny was the reason we missed this year. The bad lines, the lack of in game adjustments and our inability to beat various defensive schemes was obvious. I don't think Pegs is dictating Xs and Os, so a new coach can sway performance pretty substantially. Look at all the teams that changed mid season...and improved drastically...we can be one of those teams by changing this offseason. Donny was a huge hinderance to overall performance after teams figured out a 1-3-1 would stimey our offense entirely. That can be fixed.
- QuinnFan

You are in the majority when it comes to thinking a coaching change will be the solution this time.

Does the shine of Rod Brind'amour start to dim if he gets an early boot from the playoffs this year?

guy gets out of buffalo and puts up 3 straight years of mid 70s game played and gets 28 points this season

pretty much what we hoped 6 years ago
- homiedclown

My sauce always told me McCabe preferred ranch over blue cheese, a lot of upset stomachs in Buffalo, in Toronto he gets a tub of fresh ranch delivered every wednesday...great call by the GM over the lake.

You are in the majority when it comes to thinking a coaching change will be the solution this time.

Does the shine of Rod Brind'amour start to dim if he gets an early boot from the playoffs this year?
- washedup20

With that roster, yeah, a bit.

But I'm not sure coaching alone will solve everything, we still need to straighten out the bottom6 and get some depth scoring again. We also need some guys to snap out of it, like Cozens and Power. However, I do think that with Rod at the helm, we would've made the show both last year and this one. He's the difference of a few wins at minimum, to me. There's half a dozen coaches I'd wager would've done the same as well.

I'm not even sure we can say we are good at drafting, simply that we still have some high quality prospects on their way. Rosen's work on Jobst's goal yesterday was a work of art. He's really gotten stronger. Kulich is scoring again, he'll be a great addition to the PP unit on Tage's offside. Ostlund and Wahlberg look the part. Savoie has mastered juniors at least. RyJo looking good.

I get that it's hard to see the half full part, no argument, but it is there.
- QuinnFan

You win in this league with your top line. With all of these prospects, who projects to be an above average 1st line guy?

That's my big question. Lot of middle six guys on a team who already has a lot of middle six guys.

You win in this league with your top line. With all of these prospects, who projects to be an above average 1st line guy?

That's my big question. Lot of middle six guys on a team who already has a lot of middle six guys.
- Lunaion

And a Team that actually needs to add more Middle 6 cause we know we don't have the right middle 6

You win in this league with your top line. With all of these prospects, who projects to be an above average 1st line guy?

That's my big question. Lot of middle six guys on a team who already has a lot of middle six guys.
- Lunaion

If healthy (big ?) - Quinn, Benson and Tage are legit L1'ers. Peterka possibly

And a Team that actually needs to add more Middle 6 cause we know we don't have the right middle 6
- Buff36

It's a fake need. Top line is the real concern.

If healthy (big ?) - Quinn, Benson and Tage are legit L1'ers. Peterka possibly
- sbroads24

Above average? That's where I question things.

Calling Benson and Quinn legit L1 seems premature. Right now, they are both middle 6 guys.

You win in this league with your top line. With all of these prospects, who projects to be an above average 1st line guy?

That's my big question. Lot of middle six guys on a team who already has a lot of middle six guys.
- Lunaion

The new coach will fix this.................

If healthy (big ?) - Quinn, Benson and Tage are legit L1'ers. Peterka possibly
- sbroads24

Above average? That's where I question things.

Calling Benson and Quinn legit L1 seems premature. Right now, they are both middle 6 guys.
- Lunaion

Yeah it's a projection

usually good nfl players are drafted in the first 4 rounds

the bills have 4 picks of course, 1, 2, 4, 4

whats the vibe

wr, s, dt, rb

perhaps 2 wr's?

You win in this league with your top line. With all of these prospects, who projects to be an above average 1st line guy?

That's my big question. Lot of middle six guys on a team who already has a lot of middle six guys.
- Lunaion

I don't think any are top line material, but you don't really know until they get a couple years in the league. Some would say Savoie has that high potential still but I just don't see it.

Those guys are already on the team with Quinn, Benny, Peterka, Tage and Tuch. Benny may be a stretch and Quinn feels like he's better off playing 2nd line, but the other three all can score 30 goals each...which I'd qualify as at least an average 1st liner.

It's a fake need. Top line is the real concern.
- Lunaion

Don't think anything is a fake need on this Team, they need a middle six who can bring the Boom!