Housley had to go after that second half
But this roster was super flawed
Idk what coach would’ve gotten us to the playoffs with it?

Botts has A LOT of work to do still
- jdfitz77

Barry Trotz

Botts should be canned for giving away A potential league MVP and potential Conn Smyth winner
- lulags

Lehner PU

I would think that the sabres job is attractive with the pieces we have here and the pick that's coming... and this offseason is the first year of starting to shed some of this craziness cap
- gordong

Especially when we get HUGHES!!!

That trade looking bad for one year was never the point of the trade. It was and is about the long term, which we will see play out over the next few years.
- kingcong39

I get that, and have defended it as such

Especially when we get HUGHES!!!
- jdfitz77

That's not happening.

Barry Trotz
- homiedclown

Ok... fair enough
That guy is a freaking wizard

I don’t hold Q in that high regard
Is he really a “good” coach?

Or just a guy that’s decent enough to have lasted a while & got lucky to have all that talent in Chicago?

Tough to give him much credit when the Hawks were so stacked

Housley had to go after that second half
But this roster was super flawed
Idk what coach would’ve gotten his team to play .500-point hockey?


- jdfitz77

that's just about all that was needed post-streak to make it into the playoffs....maybe a little more...but Housley wasn't even close

It may be total nonsense to you, good.
The fact is Metal is spot on.

You owe it to yourself to look-up Bott's moves and the cap implications he himself brought here.
The ROR deal is about the only one where he brought more cap flexibility, but only after 2 years and that was only $3.5 more flexibility after Sobotka's contract expires next year. The fact Berglund had a mental breakdown was the single biggest "move" to improve the cap situation.
- IonSabres

Every player he has brought in has had a cap hit that exires after next year at the latest except Berglund, correct?

I'll also add that I believe it's likely you'll see Ristolainen shown the door this offseason as well.

I wonder if Minnesota will let Bruce go

That's not happening.
- SABRES 89

8.5% chance baby!!!
Someone’s gotta get lucky...
could be us

I wonder if Minnesota will let Bruce go
- 716

Another bad coach.

that's just about all that was needed post-streak to make it into the playoffs....maybe a little more...but Housley (and this roster)wasn't even close
- Michael Pachla

Fixed

Fixed
- jdfitz77

Ted Nolan coulda got this team playing .500-point hockey

Ted Nolan coulda got this team playing .500-point hockey
- Michael Pachla

So could Stevie Wonder

Garth returned
- SABRES 89

i wonder if he got a lobotomy?
no title featuring a take on tragically hip lyrics or trying to rhyme houseleys name with something....

Every player he has brought in has had a cap hit that exires after next year at the latest except Berglund, correct?
- kingcong39

How do you expect to ice a good team when you are wasting

Pominville 5.6
Sheary 3
Hunwich 2.25
Scandella 4
Sobotka 3.5
Berglund 3.85
total of 22.2 million

all while having Okposo 6 (not his fault)
Bogosian 5.14 (who he could have traded)
and Mouslon 5 (not his fault)

I'll hang up and listen.

So could Stevie Wonder
- SABRES 89

Ted Nolan coulda got this team playing .500-point hockey
- Michael Pachla

Ryan O'Reilly could have got this team playing .500 hockey.

- Michael Pachla

Q to the Panthers

Ryan O'Reilly could have got this team playing .500 hockey.
- Mentalorgasm5

he didn't do it last season, what makes anyone think he could have done so this year?...especially when he would have lost his love for the game again?

Q to the Panthers
- SABRES 89

not surprising...they have a good nucleus and will probably land bob and breadman to make them legit playoff contenders

he didn't do it last season, what makes anyone think he could have done so this year?...especially when he would have lost his love for the game again?
- Michael Pachla

Also, who thought he'd have his best season this year, especially on Buffalo where he would not have been 'the man' again?

he didn't do it last season, what makes anyone think he could have done so this year?...especially when he would have lost his love for the game again?
- Michael Pachla

Based on better goaltending, trading for Skinner, and the drafting of Dahlin.

How do you expect to ice a good team when you are wasting

Pominville 5.6
Sheary 3
Hunwich 2.25
Scandella 4
Sobotka 3.5
Berglund 3.85
total of 22.2 million

all while having Okposo 6 (not his fault)
Bogosian 5.14 (who he could have traded)
and Mouslon 5 (not his fault)

I'll hang up and listen.
- Mentalorgasm5

All of those you listed are stop gaps, unless you think the team didn't need another rebuild after the Murray poopshow?