26CornerBlitz Posted May 28, 2015 Author Posted May 28, 2015 (edited) @BuffaloSabres Coach Dan Bylsma sees "bright future" for Buffalo #Sabres. http://goo.gl/NBDB6G #WelcomeDan #OneBuffalo 5-28: SABRES HEAD COACH DAN BYLSMA WITH BULLDOG ON WGR (19:09) Edited May 28, 2015 by 26CornerBlitz
Doc Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Bylsma Press Conference - Full (5/28/15) (24:35) @TSN1050Radio McKenzie says that Bylsma's contract is in or around the $3M per year mark. @TSNDrive #Sabres That's a hell of a lot better than the what the Leafs are paying Babs.
YoloinOhio Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 "As far as living in Buffalo, Whaley has some advice for Bylsma on that also. The one piece of advice I would give him is to get on a workout regime, because the food here blows Pittsburgh away." forgot about the Pittsburgh connection. Cool!
26CornerBlitz Posted May 29, 2015 Author Posted May 29, 2015 @BuffaloSabres .@duffersabres sat down with #Sabres GM Tim Murray for a 1-on-1 interview after today's big news. Watch: http://goo.gl/h0bFX0 #WelcomeDan @BuffaloSabres Exclusive 1-on-1 interview: @duffersabres chats with the #Sabres' new head coach Dan Bylsma http://goo.gl/kY3Up2 #WelcomeDan
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 I have got to say that I am quite jealous. I follow the Penguins quite closely, and Bylsma is a real winner. His guys play hard for him. And the style of play is great-- fun, offensive, free flowing. But also scrappy. He was a huge upgrade over Therrian and is looking about a million times better than his replacement, Johnston. Pens should have never let him go.
26CornerBlitz Posted May 29, 2015 Author Posted May 29, 2015 Yerdon on TSN 1050: They will not be a playoff team next year but they will get a lot better (8:54) Buffalo Sabres correspondent Joe Yerdon discusses the state of the Sabres franchise and the moves they will make to improve the roster. Jack Eichel will be a potential target for the team and Yerdon mentions the impact head coach Dan Bylsma will have on the young roster.
YoloinOhio Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 I have got to say that I am quite jealous. I follow the Penguins quite closely, and Bylsma is a real winner. His guys play hard for him. And the style of play is great-- fun, offensive, free flowing. But also scrappy. He was a huge upgrade over Therrian and is looking about a million times better than his replacement, Johnston. Pens should have never let him go. why did they fire him - just a housecleaning with the GM?
26CornerBlitz Posted May 29, 2015 Author Posted May 29, 2015 McKenzie on TSN 1050: Coyotes very high on Strome (14:07) TSN hockey insider Bob McKenzie joins TSN Drive to chat about the NHL Head Coaching vacancies that have been filled and the ones that have yet to be filled along with many other top stories in the NHL.
GG Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 why did they fire him - just a housecleaning with the GM? Who knows, but as a parallel question, how many Canuck fans now regret losing Vigneault? How many Rangers fans are missing Tortorella?
Buffalo Barbarian Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 @BuffaloSabres BREAKING NEWS: Dan Bylsma has been named the 17th head coach in #Sabres franchise history. #WelcomeDan @SabresPR The #Sabres have hired Dan Bylsma as the 17th head coach in franchise history. Full press release: http://sabresdigitalpressbox.com/2015/05/28/sabres-hire-dan-bylsma-as-head-coach/ is that counting Nolan twice? As a penguins fan, you will love Bylsma. Great coach, especially for a young team. Interesting fact-- always ate a qdoba burrito before each game. gona have to switch to wings @duffersabres Keep an eye out for interviews with Tim Murray, Dan Bylsma, and Terry Pegula coming a little later from @BuffaloSabres #BusyDay #OneBuffalo @TheHockeyNews It's not Babcock-McDavid, but Bylsma-Eichel could be just as successful in Buffalo, says @THNKenCampbell. http://bit.ly/1J9KtVe We will be more successful, McDavid lucked out and Badcock screwed up. Bylsma will be more successful than Babcock at each of their new jobs and will save Pegula millions out of his own pocket in the process. In a few years Babcock will kicking himself that he didn't take the Sabres job. Babcock is fools gold IMO. Good hire by the Sabres. "As far as living in Buffalo, Whaley has some advice for Bylsma on that also. “The one piece of advice I would give him is to get on a workout regime, because the food here blows Pittsburgh away.”" I've never been there but I'm going to go to Meat & Potatoes in Pittsburgh, place looks (Tastes hopefully) awesome.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 Basically. Some questionable moves by the GM and inconsistent goalie play by Fleury did him in. Even then, the team played well-- but just crapped out in the playoffs. It was kind of like john fox getting fired in Denver; no championship = out. Losing Staal really hurt you guys from being good in the playoffs.
26CornerBlitz Posted May 29, 2015 Author Posted May 29, 2015 Extra from Sabres' Bylsma and Murray By Paul HamiltonBylsma was an assistant with Team USA and had a lot of one-on-one time with the guy the Sabres will likely draft, “I spent a fair amount of time talking with Jack about his game, I showed him some NHL video, I wasn’t showing him video of his game, I showed him video of NHL players and how they play and the speed in which they play, so I spent a lot of time with Jack looking to make him better.” It's great that Bylsma has already spent time helping to develop Eichel's game.
26CornerBlitz Posted May 29, 2015 Author Posted May 29, 2015 @BillHoppeNHL Dan Bylsma, Tim Murray, their long "relationship" & what brought Bylsma 2 the #Sabres http://www.buffalohockeybeat.com/dan-bylsma-had-eye-on-sabres-job/ "I complained about him a lot."
26CornerBlitz Posted May 29, 2015 Author Posted May 29, 2015 BYLSMA EXCITED TO BE BACK BEHIND NHL BENCH (7:31) New Buffalo Sabres coach Dan Bylsma joined Prime Time Sports to discuss the new gig and the new perspectives and lessons he learned while away from the game in the last year.
26CornerBlitz Posted May 29, 2015 Author Posted May 29, 2015 Pretty solid restaurant. But make sure you make a reservation well in advance, otherwise you won't get a table. Just out of curiosity, why aren't you a fan of both the Sabres & Bills or Pens & Steelers?
26CornerBlitz Posted May 29, 2015 Author Posted May 29, 2015 Here's a look at how Bylsma operates as coach (beginning at 5:10 into the video):
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 I have got to say that I am quite jealous. I follow the Penguins quite closely, and Bylsma is a real winner. His guys play hard for him. And the style of play is great-- fun, offensive, free flowing. But also scrappy. He was a huge upgrade over Therrian and is looking about a million times better than his replacement, Johnston. Pens should have never let him go. Ya the Habs are feeling that now CBF
May Day 10 Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 I think we dodged a bullet with that Babcock contract. If Bylsma isnt working out in 2-3 years he will be fireable. Babcock wouldnt. That would mean that rash decisions would be made to the roster and/or it would just get stale. We went through that with Ruff for almost a decade.
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