Buffalo_Stampede Posted April 22 Posted April 22 5 minutes ago, IBTG81 said: As a Devils fan…😂😂😂😂😂 His system is old and terrible. How did they win 52 games? Other teams surprised by how old the system was? 1 12 1 3 Quote
HappyDays Posted April 22 Posted April 22 With the caveat that I know very little about hockey, this seems like the type of move a sports franchise makes when it has lost all confidence in its abilities to make good decisions. I'm not surprised Pegula did it. 2 1 2 2 1 Quote
Buffalo_Stampede Posted April 22 Posted April 22 3 minutes ago, HappyDays said: With the caveat that I know very little about hockey, this seems like the type of move a sports franchise makes when it has lost all confidence in its abilities to make good decisions. I'm not surprised Pegula did it. NHL is a coaching retread league. They typically just hire the same coaches over and over until they’re too old. The Sabres on the other hand have been hiring inexperienced coaches. The one retread they hired after drafting Eichel was Bylsma and he was considered a moron around the league, no one else would hire. This is a quality hire by NHL standards. Ruff knows what he’s doing. He should do what he’s done everywhere, compete for a presidents trophy and make the playoffs. I wouldn’t expect a cup though as he hasn’t gotten over that hill. 5 1 Quote
njbuff Posted April 22 Posted April 22 22 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: How did they win 52 games? Other teams surprised by how old the system was? Trust me when I tell you...... The Devils won last year in spite of Lindy. This year the Devils totally miscalculated their goaltending situation and Lindy's outdated system and lack of in game adjustments were too much to handle. Lindy was fired WAY TOO LATE from the Devils and there is a reason he was fired in the first place. Good luck Sabres fans. 1 Quote
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted April 22 Posted April 22 I'm usually against retreads but nothing has worked in 14 years. Ruff is literally the last coach to take them to the playoffs. 1 Quote
Buffalo_Stampede Posted April 22 Posted April 22 1 minute ago, njbuff said: Trust me when I tell you...... The Devils won last year in spite of Lindy. This year the Devils totally miscalculated their goaltending situation and Lindy's outdated system and lack of in game adjustments were too much to handle. Lindy was fired WAY TOO LATE from the Devils and there is a reason he was fired in the first place. Good luck Sabres fans. Yeah yeah. The guy 5th in all time wins had nothing to do with the winning. Listen, they said the same stuff about Lindy in Buffalo, multiple times. He won the division 3 different ways in Buffalo. With different systems. Won in Dallas. Won in Jersey. He’ll win again in Buffalo. 4 2 1 Quote
BullBuchanan Posted April 22 Posted April 22 50 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: Yeah. He’s a good coach. was was a good coach 20 years ago. Since 06 he's Been mostly terrible. 3 playoff appearances in the last 12 years and 6th place or worse 5 of the last 7 seasons was the best we could do? He's the Jeff Fisher of the NHL. 1 2 2 Quote
njbuff Posted April 22 Posted April 22 4 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: Yeah yeah. The guy 5th in all time wins had nothing to do with the winning. Listen, they said the same stuff about Lindy in Buffalo, multiple times. He won the division 3 different ways in Buffalo. With different systems. Won in Dallas. Won in Jersey. He’ll win again in Buffalo. I hope it works out for you guys, but Devils fans were calling for his head long before last year ever happened. Trust me, they won 52 games in spite of Lindy. It's all in the past as the Devils have moved on. Good luck to you guys. 1 Quote
BullBuchanan Posted April 22 Posted April 22 9 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: Yeah yeah. The guy 5th in all time wins had nothing to do with the winning. Listen, they said the same stuff about Lindy in Buffalo, multiple times. He won the division 3 different ways in Buffalo. With different systems. Won in Dallas. Won in Jersey. He’ll win again in Buffalo. He "won" once in Dallas in 4 years and then "won" once in NJ in 4 years. The rest of the time he was on the bottom half of the division. Quote
Buffalo_Stampede Posted April 22 Posted April 22 (edited) 6 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said: was was a good coach 20 years ago. Since 06 he's Been mostly terrible. 3 playoff appearances in the last 12 years and 6th place or worse 5 of the last 7 seasons was the best we could do? He's the Jeff Fisher of the NHL. Won 40+ games 3/4 years with Dallas, including a 50 win season. Took over the worst team in hockey in NJ and built them into a contender in 2 years. He’s a coach that has built up bad teams to good teams. Edited April 22 by Buffalo_Stampede 1 3 1 Quote
RunTheBall Posted April 22 Posted April 22 It’s the most Buffalo of Buffalo moves and I absolutely LOVE IT! This is either going to be made into a Disney film when we win the Cup with Lindy or an absolute dumpster fire leading to a full house cleaning and I’m here for all of it! 3 3 2 Quote
Buffalo_Stampede Posted April 22 Posted April 22 Just now, RunTheBall said: It’s the most Buffalo of Buffalo moves and I absolutely LOVE IT! This is either going to be made into a Disney film when we win the Cup with Lindy or an absolute dumpster fire leading to a full house cleaning and I’m here for all of it! Coaches have returned to coach the same team a few times in the NHL. Quote
Mr. WEO Posted April 22 Posted April 22 Pegula's Rolodex has 3 names in it... this should end well! 1 Quote
Buffalo_Stampede Posted April 22 Posted April 22 1 minute ago, Mr. WEO said: Pegula's Rolodex has 3 names in it... this should end well! I wish he did. Quote
BullBuchanan Posted April 22 Posted April 22 Just now, Buffalo_Stampede said: Won 40+ games 3/4 with Dallas, including a 59 win season. Took over the worst team in hockey in NJ and built them into a contender in 2 years. He’s a coach that has built up bad teams to good teams. He finished in 7th place in NJ 3/4 years. He finished in 5th or 6th 3/4 years in NJ. It's honestly not too far off of Don Granato's record except he managed two good years out of 8 and lucked into the playoffs with 91 points another time. 1 Quote
Buffalo_Stampede Posted April 22 Posted April 22 1 minute ago, BullBuchanan said: He finished in 7th place in NJ 3/4 years. He finished in 5th or 6th 3/4 years in NJ. It's honestly not too far off of Don Granato's record except he managed two good years out of 8 and lucked into the playoffs with 91 points another time. He takes bad teams to the playoffs. 1 1 Quote
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