Confirmed with Link: Krueger fired. Don Granato named interim HC.

[tsujimoto74]

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[TalkingProuder]

Finally someone reached the Pegula yacht...

 

[Fjordy]

 

[Fezzy126]

Well that's disappointing to hear

 

[Djp]

Finally someone reached the Pegula yacht...

the carrier pigeons were all shot down....

 

[Vito_81]

Interim coach for the Julien/Boudreau/Gallant quarantine period only I hope.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Sabre Dance]

What is the point of firing him to just promote from within? Get someone in here to evaluate the rest of the season.

 

[Vito_81]

Well that's disappointing to hear

Very disappointing actually.

If that’s the case, just keep Ralph on for the rest of the year.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

What is the point of firing him to just promote from within? Get someone in here to evaluate the rest of the season.

Because they are only firing him due to fan and media pressure and embarrassment. Ticket sales in the tank.

They still don't want to spend any money on a coaching staff to actually improve the team.

 

[Jim Bob]

What is the point of firing him to just promote from within? Get someone in here to evaluate the rest of the season.

Be prepared for Adams to talk about needing to take time to get the best candidate possible.

Best case is that they are hoping for a UFA-to-be head coach to be available after the season.

I know one of my best case scenarios is Mr. Ugly being available and the Pegulas hire him.

 

[Vito_81]

What is the point of firing him to just promote from within? Get someone in here to evaluate the rest of the season.

Exactly.

One step forward, two steps back.

 

[JLewyB]

Wtf. Ok I’m still out.

 

[5 Minute Major]

Don Granato.

LOL

 

[Gabrielor]

This isn't good news...yet.

Yes, this firing had to be done, but they're still rolling out the cratered remains of the assistant staff, supplemented with the usual eternal Sabres org guys like Ellis.

Kim Pegula is still president, and making hockey decisions. We're still f***ed until that changes.

 

[Montag DP]

Well that's disappointing to hear

Did we really expect anything else? This is the Pegulas we're talking about. I fully expect them to make the worst possible decision.

 

[SackTastic]

What is the point of firing him to just promote from within? Get someone in here to evaluate the rest of the season.

People from within don't need to go through a 2 week quarantine.

 

[Fjordy]

What is the point of firing him to just promote from within? Get someone in here to evaluate the rest of the season.

To destroyed our players even more? Look at Dahlin and Jokiharju, they are literally afraid to cross the blue line, to name just two examples.

 

[TehDoak]

What is the point of firing him to just promote from within? Get someone in here to evaluate the rest of the season.

It's about sending a message at this point

The season is lost. They should focus on organizational goals and fixing the toxicity of the locker room/front office.

Stop digging and start actually building

 

[tsujimoto74]

Oh ffs. Someone just take this team out back and shoot it. Put it out of its misery.

 

[stokes84]

This is the most obvious move that ever needed to be made, but I’m still sad because there needs to be so much reconstruction. It just feels like the start of a tear down.

 

[Caroline Says ll]

Yeah there is no other reason than money to not hire one of the big 3 coaches right now.

If any of them are willing to come here right now we literally have 1st dibs. Instead we are going to wait when other teams also fire their coaches and when Seattle hires one. Great..

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Well that's disappointing to hear

Did you really expect anything else? Hard to believe anyone would really think they’d bring in Boudreau mid-season, from all we’ve seen and heard.

 

[5 Minute Major]

What ever happened to that Swedish coach everyone was so hot and bothered over when Krueger was hired?

 

[Djp]

Remrmber

you can hiring a coach before the end of the season and they observe from the press box.