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Wilford has been the D/PK asst coach.Appert or Wilford? Not sure if Wilford is taking the same role.
With these moves, my guess is that Appert is replacing Ellis as the F/PP asst coach.
Wilford has been the D/PK asst coach.Appert or Wilford? Not sure if Wilford is taking the same role.
There’s no way he was cleaning house - there was reallly 1 or 2 spots open and doubt he had “ no say” ….seems like everyone wants to just push that narrative. Also isn’t Lindy the outside voice?! He’s the head coach and maybe what he wants or asks of then is very different than Granato…I mean granato was decent coach - and he was under a disaster of Kruger. He did what Kruger asked but was different not under himI'm pretty down on Appert after this year's playoffs. Pretty bummed to see them run it back with largely the same crew. I was hoping Ruff would clean house behind the bench. Oh Well...
It's the succession plan. Ellis getting training in all the positions so he can take over for Appert as head coach in 2030. Peters and Rivet will be his assistants.Lysowski confirmed Ellie will NOT be in the bench but rather an eye in the sky, so everyone can simmer down about that
Bench or no bench. To me it’s odd to hire a new HC and basically retain the entire staff just reshuffled with no outside assistant.And if he is? Fans seem to be very confident that he won’t be behind the bench, but none of the organizations actions show he will be gone from the bench, and they have the head coach that likes Ellis when he played for him.
Terry is in charge. Not Lindy.Bench or no bench. To me it’s odd to hire a new HC and basically retain the entire staff just reshuffled with no outside assistant.
I thought the best part of the Ruff hire was to pry the franchise from Terry/Kevyn. But this assistant coaching lineup is uninspiring.
I don’t know, maybe Lindy is bringing everybody in close to evaluate? Trying to be glass half full about it…
I think it's more Adams trying to micro manage everything. He seems like behind the scenes he's really a control freak.Terry is in charge. Not Lindy.
This was so predictable.
I heard something else this weekend from someone with the corp staff of the Sabres, that Ruff's almost entire salary is coming from NJ. Adams knew he could flip Granato for Ruff for the same cost to the organization.
The Sabres will continue to be a budget franchise. Pegula can't handle losing money. Everything he does is with at least breaking even in his mind, EVERYTHING. Bills, PSE, Stadium, Sabres, etc. He has zero issue not making a cent on the operations, but he will not lose.
Hi just so you’re aware according to the CBA the coach has to be offered around their market value when they’re signed.This was so predictable.
I heard something else this weekend from someone with the corp staff of the Sabres, that Ruff's almost entire salary is coming from NJ. Adams knew he could flip Granato for Ruff for the same cost to the organization.
The Sabres will continue to be a budget franchise. Pegula can't handle losing money. Everything he does is with at least breaking even in his mind, EVERYTHING. Bills, PSE, Stadium, Sabres, etc. He has zero issue not making a cent on the operations, but he will not lose.
I don't think anyone will hire them however I would have at least seen if Sheldon Keefe was interested. He might not have been able to get the Leafs out of the first round in many people's eyes but I saw the Leafs offense dry up and bad goaltending let them down more so then Sheldon Keefes coaching.It seems like most of the coaching candidates had term left over on their contract.
Should we have hired Q or Babcock to large salary to spend money?
IIRC the Sabres will just pay whatever $ above what he was making in NJ.Hi just so you’re aware according to the CBA the coach has to be offered around their market value when they’re signed.
There’s no such thing as “let’s sign Lindy for $1 then devils pay the rest.”.
I mean this simply isn’t true. Our head scout was in tears last year because he was “finally under a GM who let them do their job.” His words.I think it's more Adams trying to micro manage everything. He seems like behind the scenes he's really a control freak.
This seems to confirm (at least for me) that Lindy wasn’t even allowed to hire his own assistant coaches.
So stupid if that’s what happened.
CorrectIIRC the Sabres will just pay whatever $ above what he was making in NJ.
So if he was making $2m in NJ and he signed for $3m in Buffalo, we will pay him $1m.
Adams knows through experience, no other established coach wants to come to Buffalo.I don't think anyone will hire them however I would have at least seen if Sheldon Keefe was interested. He might not have been able to get the Leafs out of the first round in many people's eyes but I saw the Leafs offense dry up and bad goaltending let them down more so then Sheldon Keefes coaching.
I'm only half-joking when I say bringing in Rivet as a "do the opposite of everything I say" coach/consultant might be worthwhile. Just like a gambling tout who gets 80% of his picks wrong is really an 80% accurate tout if you just know to fade him.It's the succession plan. Ellis getting training in all the positions so he can take over for Appert as head coach in 2030. Peters and Rivet will be his assistants.
The real evidence of the cheapo narrative for me would be if he only has two assistants, Wilford and Appert, behind the bench (who were already on payroll). Lindy (and Donnie) had three bench assistants the last four years.This was so predictable.
I heard something else this weekend from someone with the corp staff of the Sabres, that Ruff's almost entire salary is coming from NJ. Adams knew he could flip Granato for Ruff for the same cost to the organization.
The Sabres will continue to be a budget franchise. Pegula can't handle losing money. Everything he does is with at least breaking even in his mind, EVERYTHING. Bills, PSE, Stadium, Sabres, etc. He has zero issue not making a cent on the operations, but he will not lose.
Hi just so you’re aware according to the CBA the coach has to be offered around their market value when they’re signed.
There’s no such thing as “let’s sign Lindy for $1 then devils pay the rest.”.
It seems like most of the coaching candidates had term left over on their contract.
Should we have hired Q or Babcock to large salary to spend money?
No. I’m not. It was literally discussed on 32 thoughts this morning. Go ahead and listenUmm, I can confirm you are 100% incorrect.