Pat Lafontaine resigns position with team

[Zip15]

This has to be over Nolan. Im going to guess Nolan out as soon as Patty is out.

How hilarious will this be when it's over Murray not willing to give Nolan more than a one-year extension?

Deja vu all over again!

 

[Jacob582]

So if Patty goes... I wonder if Patrick goes...

I would think so.

I would bet Joe Battista would fill the void left by Patty.

 

[Rhett4]

If it's a Murray and LaFontaine power struggle, then I just want Murray. Having a president oversee a GM (who should make all the hockey decisions) seems like a big problem in general.

 

[ZZamboni]

Too many strong knee jerk reactions. Wow. Calm down. Right now, it's nothing. Just a bunch of speculation.

I don't have a worry about any of this until it comes out of the Sabres mouths

 

[ZZamboni]

How hilarious will this be when it's over Murray not willing to give Nolan more than a one-year extension?

Deja vu all over again!

Now THAT would be cold. Funny.... And cold.

 

[couture23]

To many strong knee jerk reactions. Wow. Calm down. Right now, it's nothing. Just a bunch of speculation.

I don't have a worry about any of this until it comes out of the Sabres mouths

I think it's safe to assume LaLa is out.

 

[Sabre Dance]

I would think so.

I would bet Joe Battista would fill the void left by Patty.

Maybe he already had too much power.

 

[Push Dr Tracksuit]

I cant believe its about LaFontaine not having enough influence, Pegula offered him the GM title, why refuse it then get pissed that you cant be GM?

I don't know, the idea that there's a leak and someones trying to pinch it off seams like the most logical, outside of Devine. Is there something we're missing? maybe there's a member of the old guard kicking around that's trying to cut the legs out from under people?

 

[5 Minute Major]

Too many strong knee jerk reactions. Wow. Calm down. Right now, it's nothing. Just a bunch of speculation.

I don't have a worry about any of this until it comes out of the Sabres mouths

Doesn't seem to me like anyone is anything but calm.

Just discussing the possibilities.

 

[ZZamboni]

I think it's safe to assume LaLa is out.

I don't think it's safe to assume anything.... There's nothing here.... Yet.

 

[Jame]

I never thought Patty was remotely qualified for the job he was hired for... So no big deal.

I'm thankful his attempt to find a pawn GM backfired.

 

[Sabre Dance]

If it's a Murray and LaFontaine power struggle, then I just want Murray. Having a president oversee a GM (who should make all the hockey decisions) seems like a big problem in general.

The more I think about it, its probably above Murray. Patty not getting along with Pegula's group of Black, Sawyer, and Battista.

Patty was hired basically on impulse. Not much thought went into it.

 

[EichelsJockStrap]

wow impressive couple days for the sabres. Not often do I refresh twitter/hfboards all day.

 

[couture23]

I don't think it's safe to assume anything.... There's nothing here.... Yet.

I trust Friedman's word saying it's something to do with Pat.

That's all we know now.

 

[Duddy]

Lafontaine and Nolan back out
Darcy and Rolston back in

 

[couture23]

wow impressive couple days for the sabres. Not often do I refresh twitter/hfboards all day.

it's literally all i've been doing for about 21 hours now.

 

[Beerz]

I never thought Patty was remotely qualified for the job he was hired for... So no big deal.

I'm thankful his attempt to find a pawn GM backfired.

Hahaha... No avatar ... Did you go on the main board Miller trade thread?

 

[5 Minute Major]

I never thought Patty was remotely qualified for the job he was hired for... So no big deal.

I'm thankful his attempt to find a pawn GM backfired.

I agree with you.

As long as Murray remains in place, we are fine. Murray is much more qualified to run things than LaFontaine is.

 

[ZZamboni]

Lafontaine and Nolan back out
Darcy and Rolston back in

Shut the front door!

 

[Jame]

Hahaha... No avatar ... Did you go on the main board Miller trade thread?

?
No
?

 

[TheBarnIsElectric]

What a bunch of scandal loving drama queens. I'll go with the simple boring explanation if we're speculating based on nothing, which we are.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Lafontaine and Nolan back out
Darcy and Rolston back in

Agreed. Too many wins lately.

 

[Beerz]

Devine doesn't make sense ... I wouldn't put him in the "Executive Suite" category ... this is most certainly Patty.

 

[CriminallyVu1gar]

I'm not sure what a President of Hockey Operations does with a GM in place and a fairly large team staff. (Other than find the next GM I guess.)

Any movement of Lafontaine is going to be billed as "dysfunction" by national media because it's going to look like a demotion even though it might be a better fit and what Lafontaine wants.

Furthermore it doesn't make sense to have a guy that didn't feel comfortable as GM holding the position of Pres. of Hockey Opp.

Given Lafontaine's inexperience, given the presence of Tim Murray, and given the sheer glut of youth that is and will be coming through the system, is it that much of a stretch for Lafontaine to be moved into a position that is a sort of GM-lite in constructing and maintaining the Rochester - Buffalo pipeline and making sure the development of the youth is done 100% right?

 

[Paxon]

I trust Friedman's word saying it's something to do with Pat.

That's all we know now.

"Something to do with LaFontaine" would be a pretty vague way of saying "LaFontaine is on his way out". The most reasonable assumption if that statement were true would be that, yes, LaFontaine is on the way out, but it's still an assumption based on very little. I don't see why people feel the need to make assumptions (as opposed to speculations) when we'll all know in an hour.