davefan66 Posted May 14 Posted May 14 8 hours ago, Mr. WEO said: He'll likely be better than the last 4 bums they fired. Veteran NHL coaches "are available" because they have been fired. Appert can't be worse than the previous. Ruff won't re-sign in 2 years so there will be yet another HC change. Team needs to be sold. Who knows what the future holds. I speculated Ruff was not the long term coach here if he had a short contract. 2 year contract is easy to get out of. If he takes us to the playoffs both years, or sniffs the cup, that oughta change. If he’s winning, he should stay HC. Plenty of teams in the pros have succession plans. Doesn’t mean it has to be followed. Quote
QCity Posted May 14 Posted May 14 IMO this is not a succession plan. Ruff and Adams are now tied together and have 2 years to turn this thing around or they are both gone. There's no guarantee a new GM is going to promote an assistant. Quote
4merper4mer Posted May 14 Posted May 14 12 hours ago, Mr. WEO said: He'll likely be better than the last 4 bums they fired. Veteran NHL coaches "are available" because they have been fired. Appert can't be worse than the previous. Ruff won't re-sign in 2 years so there will be yet another HC change. Team needs to be sold. Let me guess. Bob Kraft? Quote
Mr. WEO Posted May 14 Posted May 14 4 hours ago, davefan66 said: Who knows what the future holds. I speculated Ruff was not the long term coach here if he had a short contract. 2 year contract is easy to get out of. If he takes us to the playoffs both years, or sniffs the cup, that oughta change. If he’s winning, he should stay HC. Plenty of teams in the pros have succession plans. Doesn’t mean it has to be followed. In other words, he'll be gone after 2 years. Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted May 15 Posted May 15 On 5/14/2024 at 3:00 AM, davefan66 said: Who knows what the future holds. I speculated Ruff was not the long term coach here if he had a short contract. 2 year contract is easy to get out of. If he takes us to the playoffs both years, or sniffs the cup, that oughta change. If he’s winning, he should stay HC. Plenty of teams in the pros have succession plans. Doesn’t mean it has to be followed. I don't think Ruff wants to be the head coach past two years. Appert is his successor while Lindy will move into the front office as PoHO. That assumes the Sabres make the playoffs and generally improve. 1 Quote
BillsFan4 Posted May 15 Posted May 15 I wouldn’t assume the 2 year contract has anything to do with how long Lindy wants to coach… The Devils gave him an extension late in 2023. It runs for 2 more years. So for the next 2 years the devils are paying a portion of Ruff’s salary. I think the 2 year contract likely has a lot more to do with that than how long Ruff wants to coach. He’s never even mentioned retirement. Quote
davefan66 Posted May 15 Posted May 15 On 5/14/2024 at 7:05 AM, Mr. WEO said: In other words, he'll be gone after 2 years. Hope not. Want some success! Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted May 15 Posted May 15 10 minutes ago, davefan66 said: Hope not. Want some success! The same type of posts about hiring Sean McDermott were just as funny then. 1 Quote
davefan66 Posted May 15 Posted May 15 3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: The same type of posts about hiring Sean McDermott were just as funny then. Years of banging your head against the wall deadens the pain! 😆 Quote
Mr. WEO Posted May 15 Posted May 15 4 hours ago, davefan66 said: Hope not. Want some success! Follow the Rangers Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted May 16 Posted May 16 2 hours ago, davefan66 said: Years of banging your head against the wall deadens the pain! 😆 Nothing lasts forever. We'll suck again. The universe will return to balance. Quote
Fleezoid Posted May 17 Posted May 17 I saw this on cbssports.com. How the heck is Utah listed as an "expansion" franchise? They're an existing team that moved. Am I missing something? 2024 NHL Draft lottery 1. San Jose Sharks 2. Chicago Blackhawks 3. Anaheim Ducks 4. Columbus Bluejackets 5. Montreal Canadiens 6. Utah* (Expansion franchise) 7. Ottawa Senators 8. Seattle Kraken 9. Calgary Flames 10. New Jersey Devils 11. Buffalo Sabres 12. Philadelphia Flyers 13. Minnesota Wild 14. Pittsburgh Penguins 15. Detroit Red Wings 16. St. Louis Blues Quote
Gregg Posted May 17 Posted May 17 Frank Seravalli on X: "Sources say Craig Berube will be named the 41st head coach in Toronto Maple #Leafs history. Expect an announcement soon. @DailyFaceoff #LeafsForever" / X Quote
BillsFan4 Posted May 17 Posted May 17 31 minutes ago, Gregg said: Frank Seravalli on X: "Sources say Craig Berube will be named the 41st head coach in Toronto Maple #Leafs history. Expect an announcement soon. @DailyFaceoff #LeafsForever" / X Yeah, no surprise there. I still think it’s a downgrade from Keefe. I am really curious to see how he has the team play, and what changes the GM makes to the roster. Knowing the type of team Treliving and Berube prefer, I wonder if they’ll transition towards more of a “tough” team now (vs. skilled). I feel like his system is a poor fit for their current roster. He coaches a hard-nosed, hard forechecking, dump&chase + grind it out along the boards style of play. I don’t see that as a fit for this skilled leafs roster. Maybe I’m wrong though. Or maybe he changes up his preferred system (doubtful). Quote
Mike in Horseheads Posted May 28 Posted May 28 The Seattle Kraken have called a news conference for Tuesday, which is when they are expected to name Dan Bylsma the second coach in franchise history, a source with knowledge of the decision told ESPN on Monday, confirming a report. 1 2 1 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted June 25 Posted June 25 So...training camp starts in about 2 1/2 weeks? 🤔 Maybe this will be the year the Sabres try that one weird trick to ensure hockey success. Quote
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