i don’t feel sorry for the Sabres at all but i feel a little bad for their fans
of course we all know they’re gonna finish ahead of the Devils next season.
of course we all know they’re gonna finish ahead of the Devils next season.
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i don’t feel sorry for the Sabres at all but i feel a little bad for their fans
of course we all know they’re gonna finish ahead of the Devils next season.
Well we know Holtz isn’t going to Buffalo
Somebody mentioned it would be funny if we traded him for UPL.
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Sounds like Brendan Smiths getting another NHL contract after all
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C'mon Dougie, swat him he's a fly!
If not Buffalo, I could totally see Lou signing him. It would be such a Lou thing to do.
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I wouldn’t rule it out.
But I also think there’s a good chance no one signs him or that he’s just a PTO somewhere. He’s 35 and 35 year olds don’t get signed very frequently, unless they’re better than Smith is at this point or a much bigger name.
He’s not Chara where he can keep playing as long as he wants and someone will keep signing him well into his 40s. Maybe he gets a contract and maybe he doesn’t.
I’d have to think other older guys will get a contract before him. Maybe even Giordano. Maybe this is when Lou signs Giordano.
i don’t feel sorry for the Sabres at all but i feel a little bad for their fans
of course we all know they’re gonna finish ahead of the Devils next season.
Ruff is probably better at building a team than Adams so its a net positive.
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Wouldn’t surprise me if Ruff is the next GM. I’d have to think Adams will get one more chance to make the playoffs before he’s flushed.
I don’t think Ruff is great or anything obviously, but I bet a ruff coached team of Lindy guys is better than a Ruff coached team of not lindy guys
Buffalo has a bunch of speedy guys who will be able to cover the ground Ruff's system demands, but the youth and lack of experience playing it will hinder them at times like it did NJ.
it’ll be an interesting case study to see if Ruff’s breakout plan is still “give the puck to a young superstar every time and ask them to beat 3+ forecheckers in the neutral zone” or whether that was specific to a team with Bratt and Jack Hughes on it.
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The one thing on the minds of all Utah hockey fans these days... perhaps the only thing... is what will the state's new NHL team be called when puck is dropped later this year.
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absolutely terrible just terrible
fury
venom
outlaws
blizzard
they just all sound like 90s roller hockey against the ny/nj rock n rollers!
yetis are extremely lame but at least not as bad as the names above.
the list is so bad i actually really think utah hockey club is the best name on there
Buffalo has some speedy young skaters that will transition well. Dahlin Peterka maybe Cozens. The bigger issue will be if he has them swarm and fly the zone. That leads to disconnects as we saw.
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I can let the cat out of the bag now.
My longtime Sharks friend/contact is Ray Tufts. Head athletic trainer.
He's no longer with the team after 28 years.
He's the best in the business and that isn't just my opinion. He's highly regarded around the league.
My longtime Sharks friend/contact is Ray Tufts. Head athletic trainer.
He's no longer with the team after 28 years.
He's the best in the business and that isn't just my opinion. He's highly regarded around the league.
I'm sure he will catch on elsewhere then. So Blackwood got pissed at him and forced him out?
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Really what I think pushed it was Blackwood somehow lasting until almost March 1st before his first injury of the year. I think the deciding factor was Blackwood being injured an unavailable for the last 2 games of the season. He took the blame for that.
But seriously, I think this was coming for a while. I don't wanna publicly say too much about what just transpired. He was one of the longest tenured athletic trainers in the league. After the Rangers let go of Jim Ramsay last year (who Gorton immediately brought to Montreal) and the Hawks guy retired after 35 years, I think he was the current second longest tenured after the other Ray in St. Louis, who had I think a year longer with the Blues than Sharks Ray did in San Jose.
Ray was with the 49ers for quite a few years before the Sharks.
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Friends of my family. He's quite a bit older than me (over 11 years older) so it's not like we grew up together. And we didn't live in the same state ever, but our families have known each other since before I was born.
There has to be something going on with the Sharks behind the scenes with the Quinn firing as well. It can't be performance based because the team they put together never had a chance. Really strange part is Quinn was a Grier hire so its not something simple like bringing in your own guys.
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I think what may have done Quinn in was the fact the Sharks had what I believe is the lowest point total in an 82 game season since the second year 00-01 Atlanta Thrashers.
I think if they hit the 50 point barrier or won just 2-3 more games, maybe he stays for just one more year. I would bet he'd be gone after next year though. Most coaches don't get a fourth year after three straight years of no playoffs. It has happened a little in the past few years though, like Blashill in Detroit and DJ Smith (with lame duck owners) in Ottawa.
I also have to think those two 10 goal against games in a row back in October or November probably didn't help.
I was half thinking he'd be fired then.
Its around par for teams throwing the season. Slightly worse than the 2017 Avalanche and slightly better than the 2020 Red Wings. I don't know how you look at that roster and think you can make something out of it.
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You can't make anything out of that roster, it's really bad.
But I do think a few more wins/points buys him the last year on his deal, which is what he had left.
Hopefully he finds a landing spot he is happy with. I'm sure any bad team with new management starts turning over guys in off ice positions.
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If only there was a team with multiple mismanaged injuries this year who could use a competent medical professional, I’m racking my brain trying to think of one
