Most importantly, what does Garth think of all this madness? More input needed from the Latvian Locomotive? Jack hates to Lose. What about Samson Reinhart? Bring back the gunslinger Tim Murray? When are those five premium pieces going to take flight? Garth, help us out

I would like to see him here
- Bizerk

The Head Coach has all the power.

The Pegulas want people who will be yes men, rather than actual hockey people.


Its the reason ROR is a Blue and not a Coyote or a Hurricane.
- ImThatGuy

https://youtu.be/SUtf9Ajlno4?t=62

Ways to solve bumbalo problem
1) have mail order bride stay out of day to day operations of team
2) for gods sake get rid of the soccer coach
- SMS4016

This is a disgusting racist, sexist comment. Eklund please have the decency to ban this user. No place for this on here.

Whether Mrs Pegula is the problem or not she deserves more respect than that, and for the record Krueger is a hockey coach that did some time as an executive at a soccer club. He’s not a soccer coach.

Most importantly, what does Garth think of all this madness? More input needed from the Latvian Locomotive? Jack hates to Lose. What about Samson Reinhart? Bring back the gunslinger Tim Murray? When are those five premium pieces going to take flight? Garth, help us out
- BernardShakey

Sabres would get a treasure trove of assets for Jack.

This is a disgusting racist, sexist comment. Eklund please have the decency to ban this user. No place for this on here.

Whether Mrs Pegula is the problem or not she deserves more respect than that, and for the record Krueger is a hockey coach that did some time as an executive at a soccer club. He’s not a soccer coach.
- Dahlmanyotes

so which Pegula are you?


he is not a hockey coach.

I fault them for not addressing the Shat show publicly, but I don't totally blame them for this mess.

they went out and got a Stanley Cup winning coach In disco Dan, they went out and got the hot up and coming GM in Murray, They then got another HOT name coach in Housley and GM in Botterill, Everyone raved and those moves and they did not work out, hell they ever tried to get Babcock. They are trying to find the right combo..

For me, they are missing a True Hickey Mind like a Rick Dudley, if you want to go younger, Mark Messier as President of Hockey ops. Someone who has won cups, can relate to players.
- hehateme

They hired Disco Dan who had Sid/Malkin/Flower/Letang in their primes and did nothing after taking over the team. Yeah he won a Cup with a team that made it to the Cup final the previous year and now the guy is an assistant in Detroit so clearly he's not a good coach. The other 3 coaches they hired since drafting Eichel have a combined 48 Games of NHL coaching experience. So yes it is on ownership and management for their struggles. Give them a coach that knows what they're doing. Simple

They hired Disco Dan who had Sid/Malkin/Flower/Letang in their primes and did nothing after taking over the team. Yeah he won a Cup with a team that made it to the Cup final the previous year and now the guy is an assistant in Detroit so clearly he's not a good coach. The other 3 coaches they hired since drafting Eichel have a combined 48 Games of NHL coaching experience. So yes it is on ownership and management for their struggles. Give them a coach that knows what they're doing. Simple
- Prospy1493

The question is, does any experienced head coach who has had success want anything to do with this team?

Just looking through the league, I can see a bunch of teams needing new coaches after the season. If I'm an experienced coach, I wait to see what happens with other teams, before if thinking at looking this mess.

This is a disgusting racist, sexist comment. Eklund please have the decency to ban this user. No place for this on here.

Whether Mrs Pegula is the problem or not she deserves more respect than that, and for the record Krueger is a hockey coach that did some time as an executive at a soccer club. He’s not a soccer coach.
- Dahlmanyotes

Jesus. Over react much??

The question is, does any experienced head coach who has had success want anything to do with this team?

Just looking through the league, I can see a bunch of teams needing new coaches after the season. If I'm an experienced coach, I wait to see what happens with other teams, before if thinking at looking this mess.
- r8edr

Agreed wouldn't be surprised if the reason they don't have a coach like this is because no on wants the job. Ownership is a joke but if they do come to Buffalo, Kim might make them their own ice cream flavor

They hired Disco Dan who had Sid/Malkin/Flower/Letang in their primes and did nothing after taking over the team. Yeah he won a Cup with a team that made it to the Cup final the previous year and now the guy is an assistant in Detroit so clearly he's not a good coach. The other 3 coaches they hired since drafting Eichel have a combined 48 Games of NHL coaching experience. So yes it is on ownership and management for their struggles. Give them a coach that knows what they're doing. Simple
- Prospy1493

My point is they are trying.... The went the Established Coach route, They tried to get Babcock and he chose T.O ended up with Disco that did not work out, Fans said, I'm sick and tired of retreads get someone fresh and new, Got Housley who was the hot Name that year did not work out. now the tried Kruger, Not working out. But its not for lack of trying....

Also, Hindsight is always 20/20....

taylor hall kills teams everywhere he goes
- njdevils862

They were already dead

My point is they are trying.... The went the Established Coach route, They tried to get Babcock and he chose T.O ended up with Disco that did not work out, Fans said, I'm sick and tired of retreads get someone fresh and new, Got Housley who was the hot Name that year did not work out. now the tried Kruger, Not working out. But its not for lack of trying....

Also, Hindsight is always 20/20....
- hehateme

And my point is they tried the hot name thing 3 different times now and still have yet to hire any hockey coach with an actual resume. Ownership is not trying at all, they are literally just hiring people who say yes to them. If you don't think the disfunction of this origination starts with the owners, then you are about as lost as this team is

My point is they are trying.... The went the Established Coach route, They tried to get Babcock and he chose T.O ended up with Disco that did not work out, Fans said, I'm sick and tired of retreads get someone fresh and new, Got Housley who was the hot Name that year did not work out. now the tried Kruger, Not working out. But its not for lack of trying....

Also, Hindsight is always 20/20....
- hehateme

In hindsight, Babcock was probably the last chance they had at hiring a top name coach. Back then they were viewed as an up and coming team with assets, and an ownership that was willing to spend money. Now they're a mess, with contracts that can't be moved, to an ownership that doesn't seem to know what they are doing, to a rookie GM that might be just a yes man, or maybe in over his head, more likely both.

The Edmonton Oilers saw thru Krueger's smooth-talking bs a lot faster than the Sabres owners. If he couldn't coach the Oilers, what makes you think he will ever make the Sabres a winning team? Krueger has had plenty of time to prove himself and now we are down to not even scoring a goal in two games. Really, with 10, 9, and 8 million dollar forwards scoring just a few goals for the season, I think we can see that there is no foreseeable future with Ralph.

This is a disgusting racist, sexist comment. Eklund please have the decency to ban this user. No place for this on here.

Whether Mrs Pegula is the problem or not she deserves more respect than that, and for the record Krueger is a hockey coach that did some time as an executive at a soccer club. He’s not a soccer coach.
- Dahlmanyotes

I think you're on the wrong site... maybe go to CNN or MSNBC's site if you want squeaky clean PC talk...

ps. is that you JT?

Sabres would get a treasure trove of assets for Jack.
- gergeswillems

How much is that in Murrency?

I think you're on the wrong site... maybe go to CNN or MSNBC's site if you want squeaky clean PC talk...

ps. is that you JT?
- MnGump

It’s not a political comment? I am Republican, for the record. But it takes a very small person to make racial and gender attacks.

I think the Pegulas are absolutely part of the problem, but it has nothing to do with race or gender.

PS...ignorance...is that you???

The Buffalo Sabres will turn their franchise around when the Calgary Flames make a huge offer for Taylor Hall (E4). This will happen for several reasons:

1) Hall is awesome
2) Hall was born in Calgary
3) Hall is awesome and was born in Calgary

There are a couple of reasons why this might not happen though.

1) Flames are a .500 team in 5th place in a weak division and should be selling assets, not paying a ransom for a UFA rental
2) If the Flames make a deadline deal, Hall will only miss 8 games in quarantine, and then be back for the Flames final 5 games of the season. If they win those 5 games they might even make the playoffs.
3) If Hall truly wants to come to Calgary, he can just sign as a UFA.

How much is that in Murrency?
- Aetherial

Or Botcoin?

The Buffalo Sabres will turn their franchise around when the Calgary Flames make a huge offer for Taylor Hall (E4). This will happen for several reasons:

1) Hall is awesome
2) Hall was born in Calgary
3) Hall is awesome and was born in Calgary

There are a couple of reasons why this might not happen though.

1) Flames are a .500 team in 5th place in a weak division and should be selling assets, not paying a ransom for a UFA rental
2) If the Flames make a deadline deal, Hall will only miss 8 games in quarantine, and then be back for the Flames final 5 games of the season. If they win those 5 games they might even make the playoffs.
3) If Hall truly wants to come to Calgary, he can just sign as a UFA.
- Kooleus

The sabres can't trade Hall. They need his lottery ball luck. That alone is worth more then what any team can offer.

Jim Playfair or Robbie Ftorek

Here's my (soon to be unpopular) take:

The past couple of years have been rough, but they were trying to build a winning franchise. Reeling in Hall was, and still is, a big win especially because "nobody wants to come to Buffalo". Staal is a great (not good, great) player to help coach the young team.

Bad luck #1: 56 game season

We knew it was gonna take a minute for Hall, Staal, and the other newbies to mesh with the team, no big deal. They have to rush to be good and don't get a normal season to try to fit in with each other.

Bad luck #2: Eichel comes in hurt

The start of camp and the captain and best player by far is not there? Something is amiss and we won't find out what it is until the end of the season. The recent "new" injury might be new, or might be the same injury he came to camp with but it still sucks. I was surprised they beat NJ without him to be honest. Kid hasn't looked himself all season and I have to blame the injuries.

Bad luck #3: Covid quarantine

They were playing increasingly decent hockey the first couple of games when they got the Covid bug and had to stop playing together to quarantine. This setback players getting to know each other's styles, and jammed more games into an already tight schedule which brings me to badluck 4

Bad luck #4: Current line 2 has been the best line all season, but we gotta rest the rookies (?)

This is where I might start finding blame in Kruegs. Finding out that Staal, Hall, and Cozens mesh well was a godsend, but did we really need to rest Cozens? This line looks amazing, Cozens looks amazing, and it lets Taylor Hall finally be Taylor Hall better than any other place in the lineup. WTF was Okposo doing on this line in his spot?

Bad luck(ish) #5: Skinner being demoted

Ok full blame on Kruegs. Get Olofsson off the first line (absolutely keep him on 1st line PP). Put Olof with Tage or Middlestadt or Reider or whoever the f*** I don't care, he doesn't belong on the first line. 40 goal scoring Skinner belongs with Reinhart and Eichel. Worst case scenario he still struggles, and Eichel will get in his face to either be better or waive his ntc. I don't see what is so difficult with this.

Bad luck (for real) #6: Ullmark and McCabe getting hurt

This just sucks. Both were looking amazing until they got hurt, and McCabe was making Risto look amazing too (I'm a fan, sry h8ers).

Bad luck (kinda?) #7 Dahlinitis

WTF is going on with Dahlin? He looks nothing like he did the first 2 years; he seems to be playing slow and sloppy. He's probably going to be amazing, but I was not expecting this kind of regression. He is playing himself out of a huge contract next year.

Conclusion:
This season hurts. I was so excited for hockey, I was so excited for Hall. I was so excited for Dahlin. Now it just hurts that I can't read a friggin NHL article without them mentioning an Eichel trade. If they trade Eichel I think i might be done. I'd almost rather trade Dahlin at this point. The only real blame I've included in this rant is him and Kruegs. If they got rid of both (Dahlin goes for no less than a king's ransom) then it would light a huge fire under everyone that no one is safe, and you better start playing well.

All you Eichel haters tho GTFO, we aren't winning a cup without him.

Isvcalgary turning into the new league doormat?

Or Botcoin?
- gergeswillems

Did we ever figure out how much Murrency equals a Botcoin? How many botcoins to purpose a premium piece, and what about a whole treasure trove??