GARTH: Rolston Has His Work Cut Out For Him

GARTH: Rolston Has His Work Cut Out For Him
- garth

way to ruin another good thread...

GARTH: Rolston Has His Work Cut Out For Him
- garth

Do we have to get this thread to 2000 now?

Do we have to get this thread to 2000 now?
- The Don

Yes. Leaf fans will help, as will Flyers fans thanks to the Hartnell pic

One last bump for good ol' Rico

I was going to boycott the season because of the strike and then this happened.

I hope that the Sabres are bringing Ruff upstairs to help with the management decisions and that they are not just parting ways....he brings a lot of hockey knowledge and he should help get rid of some of the deadweight on the team.

There are some sorry lads on this team that are getting some big dollars...it is one of the biggest payrolls in the NHL. McCormick should have gone to the minors a long time ago, but he will end up on another team in the East.

Although I like Ruff and Reigher, it does not look like they are folks that can win.

Leadership cannot be passive, when people tend to work only to survive from year to year, then there is no success. It is a recipe for collapse from within.
The economy sucks because no one is willing to take risks...the old guys running companies never want to change because they like the way things are and they want things to stay that way until they retire.......well that's not what sports is all about.
And that is also not what brought Terry Pegula success.

Not winning the Stanley Cup is one thing; not making the playoff still another;
Losing games on the road, ok; but not winning at home and not icing a team with grip and grind, or entertainment value, well that is just totally unacceptable.

The team has attracted Passive people and they in turn surrounded themselves with introverted people. Nothing against Reigher's ability or Ruff's coaching style. However, the players like Miller or Pomminville - they would not know how to yell at someone if they had to....their interviews put me to the sleep when I'm running on a treadmill. Ott is a move in the right direction, but not enough.

We need a few players with charisma and drive; and we need a coach like Tortellera or Roy to put some drive in and nails in the rears of a few other players. Maybe even Shoenfield.....to tell the refs to eat some more donuts....that would get the adrenalin going....instead I can fall asleep running on a treadmill watching these guys!

Use the minor team....give some of the no name players a chance...not just the prospects.....find out where your character guys are? be inventive? not Hechtive!

So what if we brought back Hasek and maybe even Satan and we had some controversy in the changeroom, maybe a couple of guys stepping it up, calling each other out and punching each other out. Maybe thats what Connolly and Roy did, but the first sign of extraverted behavior, we had to ship them out. So what if we pulled Connolly off waivers when he goes on re-entry?

Philadelphia thought they had the right idea last year....too much extroverted adrenalin here they said....lets get rid of Richards and Carter.....the introverted LA KINGS got that message and look what happened......I rest my case!
- RicoMartin

Hopefully he will be back today to drop some more knowledge

Do we have to get this thread to 2000 now?
- The Don

GARTH: Rolston Has His Work Cut Out For Him
- garth

Ron, may the force be with you...

Ron, may the force be with you...
- Flyfreaky

The sabres are just following the cup winning formula set forth by the LA Kings last season

One last bump for good ol' Rico

Hopefully he will be back today to drop some more knowledge
- keptupl8

Hey, hey, hey...that's a Union job. Hands off.

GARTH: Rolston Has His Work Cut Out For Him
- garth

How the hell can Garth be a Ruff supporter like that???

he is the Skip Bayless of Hockeybuzz it seems.... just says poop to be offensive in order to gain traffic...

The sabres are just following the cup winning formula set forth by the LA Kings last season
- IndianaSabresFan

In other news....

In Richard Cloutier's newest blog about who the top 10 players are that the Oil should trade for....

Zemgus Girgensons is mentioned...


found that interesting.

Ron Rolston and the players have to find a way to get to 55-56 points in the next 31 games.
- Garth

So, their goal is to go 26-3-4? 27-4-1? 25-1-5?

Brilliant Garth... we can do this!

The sabres are just following the cup winning formula set forth by the LA Kings last season
- IndianaSabresFan

This whole thing has Pittsburgh written all over it. Fire Coach, Promote AHL guy, win cup. This is the exact same thing, only without the cup.

Hey, hey, hey...that's a Union job. Hands off.
- mes418

Sometimes if you want a job done right you have to do it yourself.

Sometimes if you want a job done right you have to do it yourself.
- keptupl8

Do you think they can at least milk the new hire into a win tonight?

So, their goal is to go 26-3-4? 27-4-1? 25-1-5?

Brilliant Garth... we can do this!
- keptupl8

Did the math. 56 points in 31 games is .903 point percentage. Right now the Blackhawks are at .906.

I'm sure the new guy's first step is to set attainable goals for the team...

Do you think they can at least milk the new hire into a win tonight?
- Flyfreaky

Can they? Sure.

This whole thing has Pittsburgh written all over it. Fire Coach, Promote AHL guy, win cup. This is the exact same thing, only without the cup.
- buffalofan19

And without Crosby and Malkin.

Did the math. 56 points in 31 games is .903 point percentage. Right now the Blackhawks are at .906.

I'm sure the new guy's first step is to set attainable goals for the team...
- keptupl8

It is clear.... we are hiring Quenneville to be an assistant! haha

In reality, I would love to have this happen: The Players all walk into the locker room and each stall should have a new shiny mirror installed. They need to realize that complacency will not be tolerated. This one is not on Lindy, the Players need to "man up".

Can they? Sure.
- keptupl8

I think the Leafs might roll 6-2 tonight...I think they should have hired another Ron...

In reality, I would love to have this happen: The Players all walk into the locker room and each stall should have a new shiny mirror installed. They need to realize that complacency will not be tolerated. This one is not on Lindy, the Players need to "man up".
- Stadtusquo

You can't blame Stafford for this one...

So, their goal is to go 26-3-4? 27-4-1? 25-1-5?

Brilliant Garth... we can do this!
- keptupl8

And on that note...I'll say my goodbyes again today....

So, their goal is to go 26-3-4? 27-4-1? 25-1-5?

Brilliant Garth... we can do this!
- keptupl8

get TO 55 points. they already have 13