Now we get to blame all of the front office guys instead of the players that didn't show up, fun.
Seriously. Literally everything and anything has become a reason to grind an axe. No rational explanation is needed, it's just all Botterill's fault.Now we get to blame all of the front office guys instead of the players that didn't show up, fun.
Now we get to blame all of the front office guys instead of the players that didn't show up, fun.
Taylor isn’t ready for the sabres job.Taylor wants the Sabres job and knows that the longer he stays alive in the AHL playoffs, the better chance the Sabres find someone sooner and he gets frozen out. And this goes double if he outlasts Keefe by winning this series. Hence, he's doing the only thing he can: lose, and lose quickly.
Taylor isn’t ready for the sabres job.
This is the first time I watched the Amerks and they completely outplayed the Marlies at least the third. Blue barely hung on.
Taylor seems to have the same issue as wowie except his team buys in.. They don’t drive the net or take many high danger which I’m sure this Keefe character knows he doesn’t have the talent and they are playing devils d ... with a lead and Taylor didn’t adjust..
What with the kids always doing some arm behind arm front epilepsy repetition all the time.. Are they emulatin the blue guys puffed by an air blower like better call Saul..No wonder the bankers have enslave the population..
The Amerks were the better team and Taylor should stay where he is and teach them to finish..
Exciting.. My girlfriend claims I found a way to extend my Sabre illness by watching this while she watches Enemy..Thanks to whoever suggested Bandersnatch , Dark...,, Anyway I like their effort..and their skill and possession.
Couple thingsThe entire goal of offense is generating quality scoring chances. If a chance turns into a goal or not is basically luck.
A line which is hitting a ton of posts is succeeding at what they’re supposed to do. They need to do more of it, not broken up because a coach like Housley doesn’t understand math.
Tage played well. CJ Smith was good. Olofsson on the other hand started like fire and went out with a whimper.It's good to know that our help on the way are playoff chokers, at least they can help us get there.
Couple things
1) Thanks for fleshing your point out.
2) That line (Olofsson/Asplund/O’Regan) hit a ton of posts and a had a ton of scoring chances in game one, mostly in the 1st period. They had 1 post and some chances early in game 2 but not a lot the rest of game 2. They had no shots as of about 5/6mins left in this game. There was no reason to keep them together when they were that shell shocked as a line. Olofsson slowly disappeared as game 2 moved along and was a no show tonight.
3) The sample size of a game or even 3 games is insignificant statistically. So waiting for things to break your way if you keep doing the same things in a short series, as if it’s like the trends of a regular season, is foolish. Never mind that the Amerks never really got rolling in this game and needed a spark to get on track. They were a long way away from what we saw in the opening period of the series.
4) Whether you intended to or not you effectively argued Taylor could do nothing tonight but roll out the same lines and hope for some luck. That it was out of his control to impact the game and that’s simply not the case
I'm curious who they bring back from the vet group. Porter isn't the offensive player he once was. Criscuolo wasn't the same guy after he got hurt last year, seemed like a letdown this year. The goalies were pretty meh. O'Regan has the rumors about the DEL. Paetsch is around for... what exactly? Tennyson's deal is up. Elie? Leier? There aren't vets beyond Redmond who I look at and think should be back. They still don't have offensive flair from AHL level vets. *shrug*
That said, they built the house. They can stand in it while it gets pulled down.
Belleville game? With all the Cyclones up?
Pegula set the franchise on fire to get McDavid.These guys will fit in just great on the big club.
This makes me so sad. How did they get to this point as an organization? I haven't felt this much dread, for lack of a better term, since I can remember.
Here's the contract status of everyone Rochester related or playing in Cincy on an AHL deal
The biggest AHL related screw-up that falls solely on Botts is Matt Tennyson. You can't place the blame solely on upper management for the rest of the issues.
It's wrong to say it was Pegula driving the tank and wrong to say it was about getting McDavid.Pegula set the franchise on fire to get McDavid.
That's only the guys on NHL contracts btw, the guys on AHL contracts like Paestch (purely a locker room guy who subs on rare occasions) are a tossup, I don't remember their contract lengths tbh.
You think Redmond will re-sign in ROC, or would do it only for a NHL contract? I figure the Amerks have ~5 d-men on NHL contracts to start next year, excluding Borgen and Pilut as likely up full time or essentially full-time.Thanks Keith, it's been a pleasure having you around this season. Now I need someone else to rant at om Twitter.
As far as the UFA's on AHL only deals, I'm hard pressed to find a reason to keep any of em. They're all pretty replaceable.
You think Redmond will re-sign in ROC, or would do it only for a NHL contract? I figure the Amerks have ~5 d-men on NHL contracts to start next year, excluding Borgen and Pilut as likely up full time or essentially full-time.
You think Redmond will re-sign in ROC, or would do it only for a NHL contract? I figure the Amerks have ~5 d-men on NHL contracts to start next year, excluding Borgen and Pilut as likely up full time or essentially full-time.
Is Redmond not an NHL-caliper player? I understand he's on a minor league contract, but they could certainly throw that out for a two-way deal if both parties are on board.